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It’s Back to School time… This year that means online classes mostly. And very few campuses are having full-time in-person class participation. We continue to struggle with health and safety and a return to “normal.” For LGBTQ college students, many …
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Campus Pride schedule announced online for the 14th annual Camp Pride Summer Leadership Academy Digital three-day livestream event takes place on Friday, July 24, Saturday, July 25 and Sunday, July 26, 2020. Camp Pride is one of the longest-running LGBTQ+ …
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Meet the 2020 Camp Pride Team Delfin Bautista J Whitlow Daijah Dixon Vati Pham Michael Fisher Lisa Simmons-Barth Katie Simmons-Barth Charlese Ramos Eddie Vera Robyn Ochs Shane Windmeyer CHARLOTTE, NC — Campus Pride announces the 14th annual Camp Pride …
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Upwork recently gave $1 million dollars in Work Together Talent Grants to support businesses working to counter the impact of COVID-19. Campus Pride applied for a Work Together Talent Grant and was awarded a $25,000 talent grant in freelance hours. The …
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Campus Pride wins $5,000 from #SpotlightOnCLT contest to vote for your favorite local LGBTQ nonprofit organization. Campus Pride was among seven LGBTQ local nonprofits that individuals could vote for that do work in the Charlotte area. Campus Pride received the …
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THANK YOU! Campus Pride had 150+ donors and raising $4554 (just shy of our $5000 goal) for Give OUT Day this June 30, 2020. We placed 4th among LGBTQ nonprofits in the South on the Southern Leaderboard and in the …
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Guest Editorial Confronting Systemic Racism: “Interest Convergence” at the Inflection Point By Warren J. Blumenfeld Why has the video exposing the brutal inhumane execution of George Floyd, an unarmed black man by three Minneapolis police officers, one who pressed his …
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Today is a really important day for us at Campus Pride. It’s GiveOUT Day, which means we’re in a tight competition with other LGBTQ organizations to get the most number of individual donors by midnight. And if we win, Campus …
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Guest Editorial LGBTQ Pride Is Not Fair Because There’s No Straight Pride??? By Warren J. Blumenfeld The town council of the small town of Emo, Ontario, population 1,333, voted by a margin of 3-2 to turn down a resolution to …
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Sunday, June 28, 2020 – Charlotte, NC — Today we express our unequivocal support for the #BLACKLIVESMATTER statement written by Charlotte Black Pride and signed onto by 40+ Charlotte LGBTQ+ community organizations. Campus Pride stands united in solidarity with the …
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Guest Editorial White Supremacy, Systemic Racism, Violence, Mass Incarceration, Culture of Firearms Equals Perpetual Injustice By Warren J. Blumenfeld The United States, with its foundation of white supremacy and systemic racism, in addition to its overarching climate and promotion of …
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Today, Campus Pride joins letter with over 350 prominent LGBTQ and civil rights organizations, calling for structural change, for divestment of police resources and reinvestment in communities and for long-term transformational change in policing. __________________ LGBTQ Organizations Unite in Calling …
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The rankings weigh inclusivity, academic support, and affordability to determine which colleges provide the best support for LGBTQ+ students June 16, 2020 (Seattle, WA) – BestColleges, in partnership with Campus Pride, released its 2020 college rankings for LGBTQ+ students in …
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Guest Editorial Supreme Court Fills Cup Half Full in Momentous LGBTQ Employment Non-Discrimination Decision By Warren J. Blumenfeld, Guest Contributor At this momentous time, I see the cup half full. “Today, we must decide whether an employer can fire someone simply for …
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“Truly a historic and significant step forward for LGBTQ rights. Let us celebrate the SCOTUS decision today – and recognize that there is still more work necessary for the U.S. Congress to protect LGBTQ youth at colleges who still openly …
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