LGBT – Spotlight
Warning: A non-numeric value encountered in /home/smchigho/public_html/resources/wp-content/themes/AegaeusWP/includes/theme-likes.php on line 72
Laverne Cox
Laverne Cox is an American actress, reality television star, television producer, and LGBT advocate. She became known for her portrayal of Sophia Burset on the Netflix television series Orange Is the New Black, for which she became the first openly […]Warning: A non-numeric value encountered in /home/smchigho/public_html/resources/wp-content/themes/AegaeusWP/includes/theme-likes.php on line 72
Tim Cook
Following Steve Jobs as CEO of Apple, one of the world’s most valuable companies, was always going to be tough. But Cook is putting his stamp on the company. The son of a shipyard worker, he worked at Compaq and […]Warning: A non-numeric value encountered in /home/smchigho/public_html/resources/wp-content/themes/AegaeusWP/includes/theme-likes.php on line 72
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin, the Democratic senator for Wisconsin, has chosen to ignore those she calls “the naysayers, the cynics, and the keepers of the status quo; those who say ‘you can’t, you shouldn’t, or you won’t'”. Her career is a perfect […]Warning: A non-numeric value encountered in /home/smchigho/public_html/resources/wp-content/themes/AegaeusWP/includes/theme-likes.php on line 72
Sir Elton John
Singer-songwriter Elton John has been funneling money into his Aids Foundation since 1992. Every year, he opens his house to hundreds of celebrities and invited guests for a ball to raise money for the foundation, and also holds post-Grammy and […]Warning: A non-numeric value encountered in /home/smchigho/public_html/resources/wp-content/themes/AegaeusWP/includes/theme-likes.php on line 72
Charles Rice – Gonzalez
Charles Rice-González, born in Puerto Rico and reared in the Bronx, is a writer, long-time community and LGBT activist, co-founder of BAAD! In 1998, Charles co-founded, with award-winning choreographer/dancer Arthur Aviles, BAAD! – The Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance, […]Warning: A non-numeric value encountered in /home/smchigho/public_html/resources/wp-content/themes/AegaeusWP/includes/theme-likes.php on line 72
Deray McKesson
Black Lives Matter activist Deray Mckesson took the stage at a San Francisco gala on Saturday and opened up about the complexities of being black and gay. “I stand here as a proud black gay man,” said Mckesson, who has […]Warning: A non-numeric value encountered in /home/smchigho/public_html/resources/wp-content/themes/AegaeusWP/includes/theme-likes.php on line 72
Ellen DeGeneres
Multi-Emmy-award-winning actor, writer and standup comedian, Ellen came out in 1997 and faced down criticism to reposition herself as the host of one of America’s most successful chat shows, The Ellen DeGeneres Show. DeGeneres moved into the mainstream by hosting […]Warning: A non-numeric value encountered in /home/smchigho/public_html/resources/wp-content/themes/AegaeusWP/includes/theme-likes.php on line 72
Jane Addams
Jane Addams (September 6, 1860 – May 21, 1935) was a pioneer American settlement activist/reformer, social worker, public philosopher, sociologist, author, and leader in women’s suffrage and world peace. She created the first Hull House. In an era when presidents […]Warning: A non-numeric value encountered in /home/smchigho/public_html/resources/wp-content/themes/AegaeusWP/includes/theme-likes.php on line 72
Harvey Milk
Born in New York in 1930, gay rights activist and community leader Harvey Milk made history when he became one of the first openly gay officials in the United States in 1977, when he was elected to San Francisco’s Board […]Warning: A non-numeric value encountered in /home/smchigho/public_html/resources/wp-content/themes/AegaeusWP/includes/theme-likes.php on line 72
Margaret Cho
Margaret Moran Cho is an American comedian, actress, fashion designer, author, and singer-songwriter. Cho is best known for her stand-up routines, through which she critiques social and political problems, especially regarding race and sexuality. She has created music videos and […]Site Visitors Map
