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IGLTA
Please join us in welcoming the four new appointments to the 2018-2019 IGLTA board of directors, who will take their seats during the board meeting at the IGLTA Annual Global Convention: Apoorva Gandhi, Vice President, Multicultural Affairs, Marriott International; Oriol Pamies, Co-Founder, Moovz – The Global LGBT Social Network; Sandi Robinson, Director of Sales, The Godfrey Hotel Chicago; Maria Tuttocuore, Senior Executive Sales & Marketing, Monaco Government Tourist Office. Shiho Ikeuchi, Director, Overseas Marketing, Executive Guest Services & Operations, Hotel Granvia Kyoto (Japan) was reappointed for another two-year term, reflecting the association's continued commitment to more outreach in Asia.
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IGLTA
Congratulations to travel journalist, editor and author Dirk Baumgartl, recipient of this year's Storyteller Award. This award, presented as part of the annual IGLTA Honors, is given to an individual, business or organization that has captured the imagination and interests of LGBTQ travelers through impactful reporting and storytelling. Dirk has been an advocate for LGBTQ travel for the German-speaking community in Germany, Austria and Switzerland for almost 15 years. He is now Head of Travel Content & Strategy for Germany's largest LGBTQ media network Blu.
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RIVENDELL MEDIA is the sales staff for more than 200 LGBT newspapers, magazines & entertainment guides & when you call us you are dealing directly with the publication. Rivendell Media will help you plan & execute media campaigns not only by region, city or budget but also by ethnicity, m/f readership, age & other critical indicators.
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IGLTA
It is with great pride that IGLTA announces that Marriott International has been named a Platinum Level global partner, which places them in the top tier of global brand leaders that have committed to year-round support for the association and LGBTQ-welcoming travel. This year, Marriott became the first global hospitality company to endorse the historic United Nations LGBTI Standards of Conduct for Business, aimed to tackle discrimination globally against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people. Marriott International's move to the top level of IGLTA global partners comes after years of participation in the association’s partner program.
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IGLTA
IGLTA participates in a number of annual events, allowing us to better connect with our global members and share knowledge about LGBTQ tourism. In recent weeks, Clark Massad, VP-Global Partnerships, spoke on our consumer initiatives at a "Petit Déj Pro" breakfast meeting organized by the Paris offices of Hornet, and also traveled to Bilbao, Spain to offer support for their EPOA/Interpride board meeting and FAM. Clovis Casemiro, Membership Coordinator-Brazil, spoke on IGLTA at the third Meeting of the Committee of Presidents, hosted by Uber in São Paulo, which included companies that support the LGBT+ Business and Rights Forum, such as Bayer and AIG. He also had a stand at a recent event presented by Organizational Partner BRAZTOA. Next, Clovis will participate in WTM Latin America, 3-5 April, in São Paulo. Find out where to meet with IGLTA staff, board and ambassadors with a visit to our new Industry Events and Conferences page on our website. And of course, the entire team is excited to greet you in Toronto at our 35th Anniversary Annual Global Convention!
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Adventure Travel News
The International Gay & Lesbian Travel Association (IGLTA) is an extensive global network of LGBTQ-welcoming tourism businesses including accommodations, tour operators, destinations, travel agents, media, and more. The organization houses a wealth of resources and hosts an annual convention (9-12 May in Toronto, Ontario) with networking and marketplace opportunities for tourism professionals interested in offering inclusive services for this specific group of travelers.
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Skift
While Western companies increasingly encourage their employees to be themselves at work, people can run into laws and customs that don't accept their identities when they travel for business.
It's a contradiction that corporate travel managers are trying to cope with as they consider their responsibility to keep lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer or questioning (LGBTQ) employees safe as they travel.
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As the pioneer in luxury river cruising with over four decades of experience, Uniworld sets the standard for excellence in hospitality, culinary and nautical practices. The all-inclusive European cruises include airport transfers; all gratuities; all farm-to-table meals and unlimited beverages onboard, including local wines, craft beers and premium spirits; personalized excursions; and Wi-Fi. Learn more
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Belfast Telegraph
Parallel bills aimed at introducing same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland are set to enter the House of Commons and House of Lords this week.
It was announced last week Northern Ireland-born Labour MP Conor McGinn would be put his Marriage (Same Sex Couples) (Northern Ireland) Bill before the House of Commons on Wednesday.
Conservative peer Lord Hayward will put his identically-titled bill before the House of Lords on Tuesday afternoon.
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Deutsche Welle
Kenya's Court of Appeals on Thursday ruled that the use of forced anal exams used to determine whether homosexual men engaged in sex is illegal.
A day after the court ruled in favor of the lesbian and gay community, community members held an indoor meeting in Mombasa, to celebrate their victory and look at the way forward. Esther Adhiambo was one of the participants. She is an officer at Initiative for Equality and Non-Discrimination. Adhiambo said the meeting was set to understand what it meant exactly to win such a case.
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NBC News
President Donald Trump released an order Friday night banning most transgender troops from serving in military except under "limited circumstances," following up on his calls last year to ban transgender individuals from serving.
The White House said retaining troops with a history or diagnosis of "gender dysphoria" — those who may require substantial medical treatment — "presents considerable risk to military effectiveness and lethality."
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Business Insider
Last week, the Philippines' legislature took major steps towards introducing a law that would legalize divorce in the only country, aside from the Vatican, without a legal provision for ending a marriage.
However, the new law may not make it past fierce opposition in the predominantly Catholic nation, including that of President Rodrigo Duterte, whose spokesman he is "against divorce."
But while the president has taken a hardline view on ending marriages, he has holds liberal views on same-sex marriages and in December said he supported same-sex marriage, which is currently illegal in the Philippines.
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Them.
It might surprise you to learn that queer people in Bermuda enjoy more rights, protections, and privileges under the law than LGBTQ+ people do in much of the world — including the U.S.
In the last six years, Bermuda has passed inclusive adoption legislation, special immigration protections for the same-sex partners of Bermudians, and federal protections that ban discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. In the U.S., in contrast, it remains legal to fire someone over their sexual orientation in 28 states; in at least seven states, it's legal for adoption agencies to turn away same-sex couples.
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Reuters
When Hong Kong property tycoon Cecil Chao offered $65 million to any man who could win over his lesbian daughter and make her straight, he inadvertently laid the ground for her to become one of Asia's most prominent gay rights campaigners.
The bizarre reward in 2012 grabbed international headlines and his daughter, Gigi Chao, was bombarded with thousands of marriage proposals from across the world – from war veterans to a body double of George Clooney in a sports movie.
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The Times-Picayune
The Louisiana Supreme Court has sided with Attorney General Jeff Landry over Gov. John Bel Edwards in a fight over whether the governor had the authority to order protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people who work for state government.
"Hopefully, this will end the Governor's waste of precious taxpayer resources in defense of his unconstitutional actions," Landry said in a written statement Friday (March 23). "The Governor should live within the Constitution; and I will continue to stand for the separation of powers and the rule of law."
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The New York Times
In an effort to shrink the global AIDS epidemic, the world's largest gay dating app is changing its software this week to urge millions of users to get frequent H.I.V. tests.
Grindr, which claims to have 3.3 million daily users from every country in the world, will send men who opt into the service a reminder every three to six months, and simultaneously point them to the nearest testing site. It will also let clinics, gay community centers and other testing sites advertise for free.
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