Projects tagged "gay rights"

Rainbow Crossing
Practitioner:
Local LGBT activists
Date:
Aug 12 2013
Swedish lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights advocates offered their colorful stance on Russia's controversial anti-gay legislation over the weekend.
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Grammys featured on-air weddings of 34 couples
Practitioner:
Grammy Awards
Date:
Jan 26 2014
LOS ANGELES — At the Grammy Awards on Sunday night, pop’s megastars will compete for the music industry’s most prestigious trophy, and put on flashy performances that are sure to ricochet through social media.
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AIDS Memorial Quilt
Practitioner:
Cleve Jones
Date:
Nov 1 1985
In June of 1987, a small group of strangers gathered in a San Francisco storefront to document the lives they feared history would neglect. Their goal was to create a memorial for those who had died of AIDS, and to thereby help people understand the devastating impact of the disease.
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No Pride in Incarceration!
Practitioner:
QLatinx, Familia TQML
Date:
Jun 24 2021
❗❗PRIDE REQUIRES ACTION❗❗ Celebrating Pride? What better way to uplift LGBTQ people’s lives than by joining our campaign to #EndTransDetention? Honor the legacy of Pride by taking action until all of us are free. Sign here & share with 3 friends:https://www.endtransdetentions.org/petition
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Political Pieing: Anita Bryant
Practitioner:
Thom Higgins
Date:
Dec 16 1977
Gay rights activist, Thom Higgins, pied Anita Bryant, singer, former Miss Oklahoma beauty pageant winner, Florida Orange Juice Representative, and anti-gay rights activist, at a press conference in Des Moines IA. Bryant was a relentless crusader against gay rights.
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Music video in support of gay marriage rights
Practitioner:
Sam Smith
Date:
Feb 5 2015
Grammy nominee and Rolling Stone cover star Sam Smith unveiled the video for his new single "Lay Me Down," the latest track off his platinum-selling debut album In the Lonely Hour. The video, filmed at the parish church of St.
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Kurt Hiller's Literary Activism
Practitioner:
Kurt Hiller
Date:
Sep 23 1928
Kurt Hiller’s Literary Activism 
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Same Love
Practitioner:
Macklemore and Ryan Lewis
Date:
Jul 1 2013
The rap duo Macklemore and Ryan Lewis has broken records with their hits “Thrift Shop” and “Can’t Hold Us.” And now, with their pro-marriage equality hit “Same Love,” which features out lesbian Mary Lambert, they’re shattering stereotypes.
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No Soy Tu Chiste. I Am Not A Joke.
Practitioner:
Daniel Arzola
Date:
Oct 1 2013
Daniel Arzola, a digital artist and activist originally from Maracay, Venezuela, began his series, 'No Soy Tu Chiste' ('I Am Not A Joke') in 2013 intent on combating the stereotypes and cruelty so often facing LGBT identifiers; youth in particular. The project went viral in 2014, around the same time it teamed up with the It Gets Better Project based in the United States.
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Facebook: Visual Platform for Marriage Equality Activism
Practitioner:
Global
Date:
Mar 26 2013
Marriage equality activism has taken aim at a new platform for global exposure: facebook. The social media website has seen swarms of users change their profile picture to a red image with a pink equal sign on top, signifying the user's support of marriage equality. Other users are using a blue image with a yellow equal sign, the Human Rights Campaign logo.
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Social media may be key factor to passage of Amendment One
Practitioner:
Coalition to Protect All North Carolina Families
Date:
Apr 25 2012
From The Seattle TimesBy Elizabeth WileyRALEIGH, N.C. —Foes of the North Carolina amendment to limit marriage to one man and one woman have two paths to victory: Persuade lots of people or mobilize supporters far beyond expectations. To try to make it happen, they have gone all-in with social media.Nearly all the data suggest Amendment One should pass. If it doesn't, social media may make the difference.
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