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Posted on Advocate.com February 04, 2010 By Julie Bolcer Citing the growing influence of gay and lesbian consumers, Galileo Capital Management announced Tuesday that it would set up LGBT Capital, a corporate advisory and investment management unit believed to be the first to deal exclusively with the LGBT market. LGBT Capital, which also is planning […] The gay and lesbian cruise industry raised more than $50,000 within the first two hours that its plea for donations to Haiti went out late Friday. Organizer Claire Lucas, an activist and fundraiser, said she thinks the figure has hit $100,000 by now. “In a world where gay people can get killed for being gay we […] It’s easy to understand why we celebrate the New Year, but you may not have given much thought to celebrating 2010 as a census year. Most everyone knows what the U.S. Census is — a count of the people — but in these challenging economic times, it’s important to spread the word about what the Census […] New Williams Institute Study Estimates that Extending Marriage to Same-Sex Couples in New Jersey Would Boost State Economy by $200 Million; Create over 1,400 Jobs This week the Williams Institute released a new study estimating the impact of New Jersey extending marriage to same-sex couples. The report estimates that extending marriage to same-sex couples would boost […] By Carol Morello When the U.S. Census Bureau counts same-sex married couples next year, demographers expect hundreds of thousands to report they are spouses — even though legal same-sex weddings in the United States number in the tens of thousands. Gay advocates say they plan to use “A Census that Reflects America’s Population,” as the Census Bureau calls its plan to report same-sex marriage statistics, to push for legislative and policy initiatives, while groups opposed to same-sex marriage weigh a counteroffensive. Particularly at the state and local levels, gay advocacy groups say census data on income for same-sex couples will show the need for more protections against job discrimination. Statistics on households with children will help them challenge laws limiting gay adoptions and legal guardianship. With raw numbers to illustrate the need, it will be easier to demand services, they say. “Why does the census ask if people are young or old, black or white, married or single?” said Joe Solmonese, president of the Human Rights Campaign, which promotes civil rights for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people. “It’s because we want to understand if the country is meeting the public-policy needs of those Americans. That’s particularly so for LGBT Americans.” But conservatives say the tally could just as easily support their position that most gay people aren’t looking to get married. They say they will oppose attempts to make policies more gay-friendly. Survey Shows GLBT Adults More Confident and Hopeful than Others on Economy When it comes to their outlook on the economy and their own personal financial Ben & Jerry’s grand pooh-bah of PR talks to Advocate.com about his company’s decision to honor Vermont marriage equality with peanut butter and fudge. The term “crunchy Vermonters” typifies the corporate culture of Ben & Jerry’s, the ubiquitous ice cream company begun by two hippies — Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield — in 1978. It didn’t seem like a stretch that Ben & Jerry’s supported marriage equality (which became a reality in the company’s home state Tuesday), since the firm’s leaders have already voiced support for social justice causes like nuclear disarmament and health care. But the maker of Phish Food went a step further, renaming its Chubby Hubby flavor “Hubby Hubby” at Ben & Jerry’s Vermont shops for the month of September. The company also partnered with the group Freedom to Marry to spread the word on its support of marriage equality, urging people to visit Freedom to Marry ’s website to sign a marriage resolution petition and learn how they can support the cause. Continue reading Why Ben & Jerry’s Honored Marriage Equality Vandals in the Washington, D.C., area attacked a display of pro-gay T-shirts at an American Apparel store on Wednesday and telephoned a follow-up threat to another store, reports the Washington City Paper . Glass was shattered around 5 a.m. at the Silver Spring, Md., store location, but nothing was stolen, according to the manager. T-shirts against Proposition […] By Neal Broverman After taking a drubbing from the gay community, Rockstar Energy Drink CEO Russell Weiner — son of antigay shock jock Michael Savage — announced on Thursday that his company is donating a total of $100,000 to a slew of gay rights groups. The move comes after several gay websites reported that Weiner was Savage’s son; many assumed that Savage helped fund Rockstar and played a role in its business dealings. Continue reading Rockstar Makes Good With Gays • The study of 1,452 gay and lesbian respondents between the ages of 18–64 uncovered insights about the media habits, technology ownership and purchasing behaviors of this audience, which represents projected buying power of $835 billion by 2011. June 28, 2009 — Gays and lesbians are much more likely to invest in technology than heterosexuals, according […] |
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