This film is a Jaye Bird production!

The Queer Film Festival aims to support LGBTQ community through films. We are a multicultural, multiethnic festival that is open to many different ways of expression.

The main objectives of the film festival are:

• To give a voice to LGBTQ community.
• To bring those voices to a educational setting for exposure and discussion.
• To showcase the talent of our international and domestic filmmakers

You can make the jump to their website here!

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This evening we passed a benchmark here at Project Q: We surpassed the 100,000 views mark as our new national and global platform is really starting to take off. This is great news for our writers, our readers, and our sponsors and supporters. We’re growing by leaps and bounds and we’re excited about building and growing our unique brand of news and commentary.

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SAME-SEX COUPLES, FRIENDS, FAMILY AND CLERGY TO GATHER AT 9:45 AM, TUESDAY, FEB. 7 AT NINTH CIRCUIT COURTHOUSE TO RECEIVE PROP. 8 RULING

WHEN:  Tuesday, February 7, 2012, 9:45 am

WHERE: James R. Browning U.S. Courthouse
95 7th Street (at Mission)
San Francisco, CA

San Francisco, CA — Same-sex couples, friends, family and clergy will gather at the steps of the Ninth Circuit Federal Courthouse at 9:45 AM tomorrow to receive the Ninth Circuit’s ruling on Proposition 8.   The Court will release the ruling at 10:00 AM.  Those gathered will then walk to the steps of San Francisco City Hall, where clergy will bless the unions of couples unable to marry because of Prop 8.

At 5:00 PM, a community rally will be held at Market and 17th (across from Castro & Market) in San Francisco.  Similar events will be held in communities across California, including Fresno,  Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Diego, and Santa Barbara.

“We are very hopeful that the Ninth Circuit will rule in favor of fairness and equality, once and for all putting an end to Prop. 8’s exclusion of loving, committed couples from marriage,” said John Lewis, Marriage Equality USA’s Legal Director.

“We are a loving couple who have committed our lives to each other for the past nine years, and we will be at the courthouse in the morning to receive the decision,” said Thom Watson, who shares his life and a home in Daly City with his partner Jeff Tabaco. “We are a family and we want to be married. We are on pins and needles waiting to see if the Ninth Circuit will enable us to fulfill the American dream of marrying the one you love,” added Tabaco.

“Love is a blessing, and we will celebrate tomorrow’s ruling by blessing same-sex couples at San Francisco City Hall to recognize that love and commitment make a marriage,” said Rev. Roland Stringfellow, Director of Ministerial Outreach for the Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies.

A diverse coalition of community organizations came together to create events statewide :

Contra Costa County
What: Community gathering at the Rainbow Community Center
Where: Rainbow Community Center
3024 Willow Pass Road, Suite 200, Concord, CA 94519
When: 6:00–7:00 PM Tuesday, February 7
Contact: Leslie Stewart (925) 765-6064

Fresno
What: Community Rally
Where: Corner of N. Blackstone Avenue and E. Shaw Avenue, Fresno, CA 93726
When: 5:00-7:00 PM Tuesday, February 7
Materials: Bring pro-equality, No on 8 signs.
Contact: Jaymi Morgan (559) 704-7683

Los Angeles
What: Community Rally, then a march down Santa Monica Blvd.
Where: West Hollywood Park on N. Robertson Blvd. (next to the Abbey Bar),West Hollywood, CA 90069
When: 6:00 PM Tuesday, February 7
Materials: Signs will be provided, but please bring your own as well.
Contact: Tristan Blaine (805) 657-4150

Sacramento
What: Informal gathering at The Cornerstone inside Headhunters in midtown Sacramento to await the posting of the decision to the 9th Circuit’s website.
Where: The Cornerstone inside Headhunters, 1930 K Street, Sacramento, CA 95816
When: 9:30 AM Tuesday, February 7
Materials: Wear Marriage Equality USA, Equality Action NOW, No on 8 t-shirts and be prepared to talk with media.  Bring $$ for coffee, etc.
Contact: Ken Pierce (916) 718-3464

San Diego
What: Street Protest/Celebration, then proceed to Community Center Rally
Where: Meet at 6th Avenue and University Avenue, San Diego, CA 92103
Then proceed to the LGBT Community Center, 3909 Centre Street, San Diego, CA 92103
When: Time TBD; Tuesday, February 7
Materials: Bring signs to celebrate or protest the outcome of the case.
Contact: Fernando Lopez (619) 861-7939

San Francisco
Morning
What: Gather on the steps of the Ninth Circuit Federal Courthouse, San Francisco to receive the ruling (anticipated at 10:00 AM).  Afterwards, we will proceed to San Francisco City Hall, where clergy will be available to bless couples who are not able to marry because of Prop. 8.
Where: Ninth Circuit Federal Courthouse, 95 7th Street at Mission, San Francisco, CA 94103
When: 9:30 AM Tuesday, February 7
Materials: Signs will be provided – you’re welcome to also bring your own.
Contact: Billy Bradford (415) 716-6315
Evening
What: Community Rally with music and speakers. We will either celebrate or protest the decision, and either way, re-dedicate our resolve to achieve full equality nationwide.
Where: This venue has been updated/changed to the SF LGBT Community Center
When: 5:00 PM Tuesday, February 7
Materials: Wear your pro-equality, pro-marriage equality, or No on 8 t-shirts.
Contacts: Rev. Kelly Rivera Hart (415) 260-5704 and Billy Bradford (415) 716-6315

Santa Clara County
What: Community rally gathering to celebrate or protest the decision, and to rededicate our resolve to achieve full equality nationwide.
Where: Mountain View City Hall, 500 Castro St, Mountain View, CA 94041
When: 6:00–7:00 PM Tuesday, February 7
Materials: Bring your pro-equality posters, banners, etc., wear pro-equality t-shirts
Contact: Lisa Liu 408-741-4824

Suzanne will be in Houston to Celebrate the Love and 20 years of changing and saving lives.  Since 1992, the Lesbian Health Initiative of Houston, Inc. (LHI),  a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit, has been successfully eliminating barriers to healthcare and promoting health and wellness for  LGBT-identified women.

This very special evening features entertainment from the hilarious, nationally known and iconic lesbian comedian, Suzanne Westenhoefer, emcee Ginger Leigh, a silent auction, raffle, dinner and dancing.

Lesbian Health Initiative of Houston, Inc.’s 2012 Celebration of Love GALA/Benefit
February 11, 2012
Doubletree Downtown Houston
400 Dallas Street
Houston, TX 77002

Tickets on sale now:
Lesbian Health Initiative of Houston, Inc.

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