The Next Generation Leadership Foundation (NGLF), the local nonprofit dedicated to mentoring and fostering potential LGBT leaders in various fields, is accepting nominations for the 2015 Next Generation Awards, presented by Metro Weekly.
Now in its seventh year, the Next Generation Awards honor young LGBT leaders or activists under the age of 30 who have demonstrated outstanding leadership and achievement in both their career and in their contributions to their community. Past award winners include leaders in the labor movement, equal rights advocates, business leaders, community activists and professionals in various fields. All award winners are chosen from a pool of nominations submitted by community members. Nominations can be submitted online through Friday, April 10th.
“We’re very excited for this year’s awards,” said Sean Bugg, the executive director of NGLF. “It’s always an honor for us to be able to recognize such amazing young LGBT leaders in such a prominent way through Metro Weekly.”
The awards were first launched by Metro Weekly in 2009. The magazine announces and profiles each winners — four in total — in a special edition of the magazine, this year slated to hit newsstands on April 30. The awards inspired the formation in 2013 of the independent NGLF, best known for its Leadership Institute — a national program that brings LGBT high school students to Washington during the summer for leadership training and networking opportunities.
“We’re proud to not only continue our support of the awards but to support the work of NGLF,” said Randy Shulman, publisher of Metro Weekly. “As always, we look forward to creating a unique showcase for these outstanding LGBT youth and young adults.”
The Next Generation Awards will be presented on Thursday, May 7, at the Beacon Bar and Grill, 1615 Rhode Island Ave. NW. Tickets can be purchased online at NGLF’s website for $55, or are available for $60 at the door. Nominations may be submitted online through Friday, April 3 via nglf.org/nga-nominations. For more information on NGLF, visit nglf.org.
Owners of several D.C. LGBTQ bars and nightclubs say the federal takeover of the city’s police force -- and the surge of federal agents stationed on 14th Street NW and along the U Street corridor -- cost them thousands of dollars in lost business this past weekend.
Mark Rutstein, co-owner of Crush Dance Bar at 14th and U Streets NW, told CBS affiliate WUSA that August 15 was the worst Friday the bar has seen since opening last year. He estimated losses to be approximately $15,000 for the night.
Rutstein told The Advocate that Crush sat near a multi-agency checkpoint, including agents from the Department of Homeland Security, set up on Wednesday evening. Authorities reportedly made 45 arrests, 29 of them immigration-related.
California Democrat says House Oversight Chair James Comer made a "homophobic" remark after Democrats challenged his handling of the Epstein investigation.
U.S. Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.), the ranking Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, fired back at Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) after Comer dismissed him as a "real big drama queen."
Comer's jab came after Democrats released a sexually suggestive letter allegedly sent to Jeffrey Epstein, the financier and convicted sex offender who died in jail while awaiting trial on federal sex trafficking charges.
The letter, featuring a drawing of a curvaceous woman used as the backdrop for birthday wishes, was allegedly signed by Donald Trump and included in a 2003 album celebrating Epstein's 50th birthday. Trump had been friendly with Epstein during the 1980s and 1990s.
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