2011 CALENDAR OF EVENTS

LGBTQ Organizations
JANUARY

January 15-17, 2011

Organization: Children of Lesbians and Gays Everywhere (COLAGE)
Event Title: Northeast Regional Retreat
Location: New York, NY
Website: http://www.colage.org/programs/events/upcoming.htm

January 19, 2011

Organization: National Youth Advocacy Coalition (NYAC)
Event Title: Webinar Series: Youth Relationships and Intimate Partner Violence
Location: Webinar
Website: http://www.nyacyouth.org/events/index.php
Notes: This webinar series will be ongoing throughout the Winter and Spring of
2011; however a complete listing of dates has not been released as of this
date.

January 29, 2011

Organization: Family Equality Council
Event Title: Annual Awards Dinner
Location: House of Blues – West Hollywood, CA
Website: http://www.familyequality.org/site/PageServer?pagename=events_la

January 30, 2011

Organization: Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN)
Event Title: ‘Another American: Asking and Telling’ Performance
Location: Kansas City Repertory Theatre – Kansas City, MO
Website: http://www.kcrep.org/our_season/2010-2011/Another-American-Asking-
and-Telling.php

FEBRUARY

February 2-6, 2011

Organization: National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
Event Title: 23rd National Conference on LGBT Equality: Creating Change
Location: Hilton Minneapolis; Minneapolis, Minnesota
Website: http://www.creatingchange.org/
February 5, 2011
Organization: Human Rights Campaign
Event Title: 2011 Greater New York HRC Gala
Location: The Waldorf Astoria Hotel; New York, New York
Website: http://www.hrc.org/get_involved/events/15041.htm

February 5, 2011
Organization: API Equality Los Angeles
Event Title: Chinatown Golden Dragon Lunar New Year Parade & API Equality Los Angeles
Annual Banquet
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Website: http://www.apiequalityla.org/events_020511.php

February 12, 2011

Organization: Human Rights Campaign
Event Title: 2011 Austin Gala – ‘Love’
Location: Austin, TX
Website: http://www.hrc.org/get_involved/events/15042.htm

February 25, 2011

Organization: National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR)
Event Title: Dissolutions of Domestic Partnerships and Marriages for Same-Sex Couples
Location: Milton Marks Conferencie Center - San Francisco, CA
Website: www.nclrights.org/site/PageServer?pagename=nclr_getinvolved_events
Notes: This is a workshop within the broader 2011 ‘Family Law Conference’

February 26, 2011

Organization: Human Rights Campaign
Event Title: Annual Human Rights Campaign North Carolina Gala
Location: Raleigh Convention Center - Raleigh, North Carolina
Website: http://www.hrccarolina.org/default.htm

MARCH

March 6, 2011
Organization: Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders (GLAD)
Event Title: Rhode Island: Making History, Changing Lives
Location: CAV Restaurant – Providence, Rhode Island
Website: https://www.glad.org/event/2011-rhode-island

March 7, 2011
Organization: International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission
Event Title: A Celebration of Courage: Annual Fundraiser Gala
Location: Landmark on the Park- 160 Central Park West, New York, NY
Website: http://www.iglhrc.org/cgi-bin/iowa/content/support/coc/index.html
March 12, 2011
Organization: Human Rights Campaign
Event Title: Los Angeles Gala Dinner
Location: Ritz-Carlton/JW Marriott LA Live; Los Angeles, California
Website: http://www.hrc.org/get_involved/events/15050.htm

March 14, 2011

Organization: Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG)
Event Title: 3rd Annual Straight for Equality Gala
Location: Marriott Marquis Time Square – New York, NY
Website: http://community.pflag.org/Page.aspx?pid=1341

March 19, 2011

Organization: Human Rights Campaign
Event Title: 7th Annual Arizona Human Rights Campaign Gala Dinner
Location: Phoenix Convention Center – North Ballroom; Phoenix, Arizona
Website: http://www.hrcazdinner.org/

March 19, 2011

Organization: Human Rights Campaign
Event Title: The Philadelphia HRC Gala Dinner
Location: Hyatt Regency - Penn's Landing; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Website: http://www.hrc.org/get_involved/events/15151.htm

March 19, 2011

Organization: The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD)
Event Title: 22st Annual GLAAD Media Awards
Location: Marriott Marquis; New York, New York
Website: http://www.glaad.org/mediaawards/22/ny

March 19, 2011

Organization: Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN)
Event Title: Annual National Dinner
Location: National Building Museum – Washington, DC
Website: www.sldn.org/dinner

March 20, 2011

Organization: Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund
Event Title: National Champagne Brunch
Location: Washington Hilton - Washington, DC
Website: http://www.victoryfund.org/about_us/events/id:97
March 20-22, 2011
Organization: National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE)
Event Title: Public Policy Conference & Lobby Day
Location: Washington, DC
Website: http://transequality.org/lobby_day/lobbyday11.html

March 26, 2011

Organization: Gay Straight Alliance Network
Event Title: Expression not Suppression (ENS) Conference
Location: Fresno, CA
Website: https://gsanetwork.org/ens

APRIL

April 1-4, 2011

Organization: Gay Straight Alliance Network
Event Title: Youth Leadership Training Gayla
Location: Sacramento, CA
Website: http://gsanetwork.org/events/gayla

April 4, 2011
Organization: Gay Straight Alliance Network
Event Title: Queer Youth Advocacy Day
Location: Sacramento, CA
Website: http://gsanetwork.org/events/queer-youth-advocacy-day

MAY

May 19, 2011

Organization: The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD)
Event Title: 22st Annual GLAAD Media Awards
Location: Marriott Marquis - San Francisco, California
Website: http://www.glaad.org/mediaawards/22/sf

May 21, 2011

Organization: National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR)
Event Title: 2011 Anniversary Celebration
Location: Metreon City View - San Francisco, CA
Website: http://www.nclrights.org/site/PageServer?pagename=nclr_getinvolved_events

JUNE
 JULY

July 1-4, 2011

Organization: DignityUSA
Event Title: Biennial Convention
Location: Renaissance Hotel – Washington, DC
Website: www.dignityusa.org

AUGUST

SEPTEMBER

OCTOBER

October 5 or 6, 2011
Organization: Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund
Event Title: Annual Leadership Awards
Location: The W Hotel - Washington, DC
Website: http://www.victoryfund.org/about_us/events/id:97

October 14 & 15, 2011

Organization: Matthew Shepard Foundation
Event Title: Annual Gala and Celebrity Teddy Bear Auction
Location: Denver, CO
Website: http://www.matthewshepard.org/event/bear-to-make-a-difference

NOVEMBER

DECEMBER

December 1-4, 2011

Organization: Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund
Event Title: Annual Leadership Conference
Location: Houston, TX
Website: http://www.victoryfund.org/about_us/events/id:97

December 11, 2011

Organization: Queers for Economic Justice
Event Title: Stakeholder’s Meeting
Location: 147 West 24th Street, 4th Floor – New York, NY
Website: http://q4ej.org/1211-qej-stakeholders-meeting
December 2011 (TBD)
Organization: Gay Straight Alliance Network
Event Title: Youth Empowerment Summit
Location: San Francisco, CA
Website:

TBD
FALL 2011
Organization: Children of Lesbians and Gays Everywhere (COLAGE)
Event Title: Family Weekend in Saugatuck
Location: Saugatuck, MI
Website: