Mayor Bob Foster will deliver the 2010 State of the City on January 12 at the Terrace Theater, at the Long Beach Performing Arts Center. All Long Beach residents are invited to attend for free, but you must reserve a ticket for admission. “The State of the City is the people’s speech and plays an important [...] [...more]
Organizers have planned a night rally for Wednesday, November 4th! The protest in response to Maine’s decision to overturn Same Sex Marriage and other equality unjustices. A New Orleans-style funeral, full of jazz and charisma, will lead us around the march route until we finish in front of “The Black Cat”/Le BarCito, where WE FOUGHT [...] [...more]
[ May 26, 2009; 7:00 pm; ] Day of Decision on Proposition 8 Rally at 7:00 PM on Tuesday, May 26 Meet at the corner of Alamitos/Broadway and March to Bixby Park Bandshell (Junipero/Second) for rally. The California Supreme Court will announce its decision on Proposition 8 Tuesday, May 26th. If it follows past practice, the court will make its announcement at about 10 AM Pacific [...] [...more]
Success and the Human Rights Campaign seem to go hand in hand. This past Friday at 6:30 pm, the HRC hosted another social event at Wokcanos, one of Downtown Long Beach’s newest and hippest restaurants. The HRC is one of the largest GLBT political organizations in the United States working to end discrimination in the workplace, [...] [...more]
[ April 23, 2009; 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm. ] On April 23, at 7pm - 8:30pm, The Center Long Beach and Long Beach Equality will be hosting a townhall meeting at The Art Theater in Long Beach, CA. These townhall meetings are happening through Centers across California. Come and participate in this live webcast townhall where the following will occur: ~ D-Day ~ Meet in the [...] [...more]
[ April 17, 2009; 8:00 am; ] The National Day of Silence brings attention to anti-LGBT name-calling, bullying and harassment in schools. Each year the event has grown, now with hundreds of thousands of students coming together to encourage schools and classmates to address the problem of anti-LGBT behavior. For more information visit the day of silence website. [...more]
[ March 21, 2009; 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm. ] There will be a rally for Marriage Equality in downtown Los Angeles today from 1:00pm to 5:00pm at L.A. City Hall. The concept of “Always a bridesmaid and never a bride” will be visually displayed at this rally in an attempt to convey the reality most GLBT people feel as they are consistently participants of [...] [...more]
[ May 26, 2009; 10:00 am to 1:00 pm. ] Tuesday will be yet another day in history for our community. The Prop 8 decision will be announced by Supreme Court of California and should be shown beginning at 10:00 am on Tuesday on the California Channel, available to cable customers. ForLong Beach area it appears only Charter subscribers will be able to watch a live television feed on [...] [...more]
[ March 4, 2009; 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm. ] The California Supreme Court will hear oral arguments challenging the legality and passage of Prop. 8 on Thursday, March 5th, 2009. The hearings will begin at 9am and will be broadcast live. Check your local listings for times and channels. California sits on the cusp of history. Will March 4th, 2009 be an Eve of Justice? [...] [...more]