Out Leadership has released its State LGBTQ+ Business Climate Index for 2021 and accompanying U.S. State CEO Business Briefs. The 3rd annual “State LGBTQ+ Business Climate Index” is being published against a backdrop of sustained attacks on transgender and LGBTQ+ rights in state legislatures around the US. The State LGBTQ+ Business Climate Index gives each … Continue reading Out Leadership 2021 LGBTQ+ State Business Climate Index

Join a panel discussion featuring leaders from all sectors of our community on a “Conversation on Race in Hawaii – History, Current Issues and The Future: We Must Respond." Opening remarks by Marissa Machida of NAPABA-Hawaii and Bank of Hawaii. Participants include: • Noelani Kalipi (Kalipi Enterprises) - Moderator • Camille A. Nelson (William S. … Continue reading A Conversation on Race in Hawaii

In a brief special session, the Hawaii State Legislature overrode six bills that Gov. David Ige had vetoed and amended three others. The governor has until July 22 to sign the amended bills or they won't become law. Among the bills that were overrode was one that would yank dedicated funding for the state’s tourism … Continue reading Civil Beat Reporters Roundtable

The Los Angeles LGBT Center’s Advocate & Gochis Galleries are excited to announce a new online exhibition, Arrested Movement, featuring the photography of Anthony Patrick Manieri.  Arrested Movement is an inclusive portrait series and awareness initiative celebrating and promoting positive body image for men. What started out for professional photographer Manieri as a single photo … Continue reading Anthony Patrick Manieri: Arrested Movement | online exhibition

Companies and brands take part in LGBTQ+ Pride celebrations across the globe. While it’s meaningful to see allyship and support from their platforms, advocacy and showcasing authentic and diverse representation are important as well. There’s a fine balance between meaningfully celebrating Pride as an organization and performative marketing that falls short. FreeWheel invites you to a conversation about sustainable solutions for how organizations … Continue reading Pride: Beyond A Logo

Community Marketing & Insights has completed and updated its research on LGBTQ Travel and COVID-19, covering topics including the financial impact of the epidemic, its affect on desire to travel in the future, and how new state legislation targeting voter registration and the transgender community is impacting attitudes toward various travel destinations. The report and … Continue reading CMI Report: COVID-19 and LGBTQ Travel

The LGBTQ Victory Institute’s Victory Congressional Internship is developing the next generation of out public leaders. Each semester, the Victory Congressional Internship brings outstanding LGBTQ college students to Washington, D.C., for an intensive leadership program and an internship with an LGBTQ-friendly member of Congress. Learn about careers in policy-making and engage with subject-matter experts in … Continue reading Application deadline: Fall 2021 Victory Congressional Internship Application

A recording of the May 25 Engagement Party Rainbow Town Hall, presented by the Hawaii LGBT Legacy Foundation, is now streaming on our website.  Watch this fascinating discussion about Hawaii's early, pivotal role in achieving marriage equality, featuring Sasha Issenberg, author of the new book "The Engagement: American's Quarter-Century Struggle Over Same-Sex Marriage". Joining Sasha were the … Continue reading Now online: Engagement Party Rainbow Town Hall

Nominations close on Sunday, July 4, 2021 for the Pacific Business News 2021 Women Who Mean Business Awards. PBN is looking for outstanding women from public and private companies of varying sizes, nonprofits and startups who have made a difference in their businesses, their industries and their communities. Candidates should reflect the diversity of business … Continue reading Nomination deadline: 2021 Women Who Mean Business

LGBTQ+ films have been a staple of the Sundance Film Festival for decades—since the Institute’s inception back in the early 1980s. The history of Sundance’s work nurturing and presenting stories from and about the queer community is deep and resonant, and during June they're looking back at that legacy. Click here to see their amazing … Continue reading The Pride of Sundance: 400 LGBTQ+ Films from Festival History