LGBTQIA Inclusive Businesses and Organizations

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  The Dangers of Leadership Opposed to LGBTQIA+ Rights: Why Unity, Support, and Inclusive Businesses Matter
  In any society, the decisions and beliefs of those in power play a critical role in shaping the lives of citizens. For the LGBTQIA+ community, having leaders who are against their rights is a dangerous prospect that can lead to the rollback of hard-won freedoms, encourage prejudice, and even put lives at risk. It is… Read more: The Dangers of Leadership Opposed to LGBTQIA+ Rights: Why Unity, Support, and Inclusive Businesses Matter
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  Las Banderas del Orgullo
  Existen tantos tipos diferentes de banderas del Orgullo que han evolucionado a lo largo de los años, que es difícil conocer los numerosos grupos que representan. Siendo gay, siento que debería conocer intuitivamente los significados, pero lamentablemente no es así. Así que investigué algunas para compartir sus significados. Muchos enlaces remiten a una historia más detallada de cada bandera en diferentes sitios web. (hay más banderas de las que he incluido aquí)
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  Gay Bars: Gone But Never Forgotten
  Some of the Best Gay Bars are No More The 90s were a great time to ‘come out’. It was during this time that i first went to gay bars. These bars were an important part of community where I could feel like I was ‘normal’ and had no fear about how I acted. Although,… Read more: Gay Bars: Gone But Never Forgotten
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  The Many Pride Flags Explained
  There are so many different types of Pride flags that have evolved over the years, it’s hard to know the many groups which they represent. Being gay I feel like I should intuitively know the meanings, but alas, I do not. So I researched a few to share their meaning. Many links refer to more… Read more: The Many Pride Flags Explained
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  USE YOUR LGBTQIA POWER
  Supreme Court Ruling and the LGBTQIA Community On June 30, 2023, the Supreme Court Ruled that a company, in this case 303 Creative, can deny services to people because of who they are and because it goes against there religion. This ruling will affect not only the LGBTQIA community, but any group that is not… Read more: USE YOUR LGBTQIA POWER
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  Single Gay Traveler in Paris
  Paris Unknown I didn’t know what to expect when I planned on visiting Paris. I was traveling alone and I was a bit intimidated from everything that I had heard. “Parisians are not the friendliest”, “they don’t (or won’t) speak English”, “the city is dirty” etc. Being far from true, I only encountered friendly people,… Read more: Single Gay Traveler in Paris
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  Traveling through London’s Heathrow Airport
  I recently booked a last minute trip from Europe to Washington D.C. I don’t purposely select any airline based on their reward programs, usually my decision is based on price and travel time. I do sometimes pay higher for few hours of travel and fewer connections. This trip had me going through London’s Heathrow Airport.… Read more: Traveling through London’s Heathrow Airport
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  LGBT PRIDE
  Understanding Each Other LGBT Pride month exists to make people aware of LGBT people and to do away with an unknown that often produces fear and anxiety.  Throughout history many groups of people have been persecuted because one group of people doesn’t understand a different group.
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  Why Gay Pride is Important
  Celebrating Diversity and Fighting for Equality What is Gay Pride? Gay Pride is an annual celebration that takes place around the world, usually during the month of June, to honor the LGBTQ+ community’s history, culture, and achievements. While the event is known for its vibrant parades, colorful costumes, and festive atmosphere, it has a deeper… Read more: Why Gay Pride is Important
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  The Importance of LGBTQ+ Business Listings
  One of the main benefits of these directory listing services is that they increase visibility for LGBTQ+ friendly businesses.
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  encryption – keep it safe
  Encryption you can use What is encryption? You don’t have to be paranoid to want to secure your digital communications.  But being a little bit leery of the internet isn’t a bad thing either.   Encryption is like putting a lock on a trunk that contains important items.  Sure, someone can break in but they will… Read more: encryption – keep it safe
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  Mastodon – A New (old?) Way to Toot
  The rush to leave Twitter Mastodon is the new Twitter (even thought it’s been around since 2016). At least that is what I have been reading. I decided to give it a try since I wasn’t having any luck with Twitter (GFBus Twitter) other than a few likes and fewer ‘re-tweets’. I had promoted random… Read more: Mastodon – A New (old?) Way to Toot
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  Dall-E: Unique Business Images
  I like to take photos and I think I have some interesting ideas for a novel but I don’t consider myself creative or an artist by any means I created this website as a hobby and didn’t want to spend too much money doing it. So I used free clip art or common images that I found on the internet. These weren’t really interesting or eye catching. But then I read about this company Open Ai that has a program called Dall-E that enables anyone to great art by just typing a few words. All category logos were created this way
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  RIP Leslie Jordan
  Leslie Jordan was killed in a car accident on October 24, 2020. This is such sad news, not only for the gay community, but for everyone who needed a laugh during #Covid. I have watched Leslie in Will and Grace, American Horror Story, Sordid Lives and most recently Call Me Kat. He stole the scenes… Read more: RIP Leslie Jordan
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  Taliban Kill Man for being Gay
  Hamed Sabouri , a gay Afghan, murdered by his own country man who pose as religious figures