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Get to know the Rainbow Center for LGBTQ+ Center Awareness Day

Get to know the Rainbow Center for LGBTQ+ Center Awareness Day | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

The University of Connecticut Rainbow Center encourages students to show their pride or support of the queer community this LGBTQ+ History Month by supporting the actual student center, located on the fourth floor of the Student Union.

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Gay Spirit Radio was Connecticut’s ‘original queer social media’. It’s celebrating 40 years on Thanksgiving

Gay Spirit Radio was Connecticut’s ‘original queer social media’. It’s celebrating 40 years on Thanksgiving | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

When ‘queer' was more a slur than an accepted identity and homophobia was cemented in culture, media and public policy, the warm sound of Keith Brown’s voice connected Hartford’s gay community. Brown’s show, Gay Spirit Radio on WWUH, is one of the oldest gay radio shows in the U.S., marking 40 years in November. Through four decades the show has served as a weekly lifeline, as well as th

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‘TransGeek: Transgender in Tech’ and ‘Passage to Womanhood’ at Bethel Cinema

‘TransGeek: Transgender in Tech’ and ‘Passage to Womanhood’ at Bethel Cinema | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

Two documentaries exploring what trans people face in certain communities will be screened at Bethel Cinema on Wednesday, May 8. The directors of " TransGeek: Transgender in Tech" and "Passage to Womanhood" will be on hand for a reception/Q&A at this FilmFest52 event.

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Rainbow Wave In Connecticut: GOP Fields 6 LGBTQ Candidates For Legislature In General Election

Rainbow Wave In Connecticut: GOP Fields 6 LGBTQ Candidates For Legislature In General Election | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

A businessman, an ambulance company administrator, a health care executive, a distant cousin of writer Jack Kerouac and a financial services executive are all seeking seats in the state House of Representatives. The common denominator? They are all gay Republicans.

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Playful, Subtly Political SAMESEX LGBT Exhibit At City Lights

Playful, Subtly Political SAMESEX LGBT Exhibit At City Lights | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

SAMESEX, the annual summer exhibit of LGBT-themed art, is at City Lights Gallery in Bridgeport.

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Bridgeport Pride Walk struts to Bijou Theatre for fifth annual Samesex Variety Show

Bridgeport Pride Walk struts to Bijou Theatre for fifth annual Samesex Variety Show | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

An exuberant and joyful celebration of gay pride and acceptance marched its way through downtown Bridgeport Thursday evening with many of its participants in drag.  This is the fifth year for the short, spirited Bridgeport Pride Walk that spilled into the Bijou Theatre for the annual Samesex Variety Show. Thursday also marked the opening of the eighth annual Samesex Art Exhibition, which is being held at City Lights Gallery, 265 Golden Hill.

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CCSU Aims To Become Center For LGBT Culture And Scholarship

CCSU Aims To Become Center For LGBT Culture And Scholarship | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it
Central Connecticut State University has hired a full-time director for its LGBT Center , in what the university says is an effort to become a more
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Connecticut sees ‘gay baby boom’

Connecticut sees ‘gay baby boom’ | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

The day Mark Leondires first held his baby in his arms, he felt a surge of love and responsibility. Finally his dream of being a father had become reality.  Like countless parents before him, he and his partner learned how to give a bath and change a diaper, guided by a helpful nurse. And like countless parents before him, he marvelled over his newborn son. 

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LGBTQ Film Festival returning in June, both in-person and online

LGBTQ Film Festival returning in June, both in-person and online | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

The 34th Connecticut LGBTQ Film Festival will take place June 4-13, lasting a day longer than usual and holding screenings both online and in-person.

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Connecticut celebrates LGBTQ pride with two months of festivities. Here are 26 of them.

All through May and June, Connecticut is celebrating LGBTQ culture with a variety of events, which include concerts, parades, art exhibits, a fashion show and a talk by film legend John Waters.

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Fertility doctor creates ‘roadmap’ for aspiring LGBT parents

Fertility doctor creates ‘roadmap’ for aspiring LGBT parents | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

When Dr. Mark Leondires first embarked on his journey toward parenthood more than seven years ago, he was stunned by how few resources there were for him. As gay men, he and his husband, Greg Zola, faced daunting challenges on the way to becoming parents, which included finding someone to actually carry and have the baby. In many ways, Leondires, who lives in Westport, was prepared for the journey.

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New London Hosts Pride Festival Weekend At Ocean Beach Park

New London Hosts Pride Festival Weekend At Ocean Beach Park | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

New London Pride Festival, the annual celebration of all things LGBT, is Aug. 25 in Ocean Beach Park.

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Fairfield County LGBT Youth to Receive Better Access to Life-Saving Technology

On Tuesday afternoon, Triangle Community Center launched its partnership with PowerOn, the national program to put life-saving technology into the hands of America’s housing-insecure and at-risk LBGTQ youth.

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LGBT Standup Comedy 'Out On Stage' Showing One Night Only

LGBT Standup Comedy 'Out On Stage' Showing One Night Only | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it
Manchester and Danbury cinemas will show “OUT on Stage," a night of standup comedy featuring some of the country’s leading LGBT standup stars.
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Connecticut recruiting LGBT families to adopt, foster kids

Connecticut recruiting LGBT families to adopt, foster kids | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it
Connecticut’s child welfare agency has launched an initiative to actively recruit members of the state’s LGBT community to become foster and adoptive parents, bucking recent efforts in some states to curtail gay adoptions.
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