Legendary pop goddess Cyndi Lauper, a strong advocate for the LGBT community, will have the duty of Grand Marshal in the 2012 New York City LGBT Pride March. The 43rd annual event will take place on June 24 and joining Lauper will be Kiehl’s Since 1851 President Chris Salgrado plus Phyllis Siege and Connie Kopelov, NYC’s first ever same-sex married couple.
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Welcome to New York. Here, drag queens seem to be a dime a dozen as of late. What’s your schtick? Big blonde wig; tight sparkly dress; bitchy attitude; innuendo chocked covers of awful pop music? Yeah, we’ve seen it all before. Give me some true originality, girls. Read more
A new proposal by the University of California may force incoming freshman to declare not only their race, gender and ethnicity, but also their sexual orientation. If passed, an additional question will appear on the Statement of Intent to Register asking high school seniors to check whether they are gay, straight, bi or transgender upon acceptance of admission. The question will not be asked on applications as students may be uncomfortable disclosing such information to their parents. The proposal was introduced by the University of California Academic Senate in hopes to promote diversity as well as make sure that their colleges have the proper resources and support available for their incoming LGBT students, say Robert Anderson, chair of the academic senate.
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