@RyanNewYork
He sits on the Broad of Directors of The Ali Forney Center, where he is the founding producer of their annual Broadway Beauty Pageant fundraiser. He's also on the Board of Directors of The Deconstructive Theatre Project and the Board of Advisers of the startup TV Dinner.
He's also a director/producer, who lives in Brooklyn, NY and created the musical White Noise. Ryan writes about politics for The Huffington Post & The Hill. He has been a guest editor for Queerty and is the host of the podcast Gay History: Uncut.
Here Ryan blogs about politics, film, TV, history, religion, science, books, theater, digital media, LGBT issues, Bushwick & Williamsburg, New York City, and anything else he's interested in at the moment. Oh, and he'll probably talk a lot about himself.
This is a personal blog. Any opinions expressed here and on my Twitter represent my own and not those of my employer or clients.
I know your email boxes are overflowing today with opportunities to give to your favorite causes and organizations, but still I wanted to share three organizations that I supported in 2012.
Since today’s your last chance at 2012 deductions, don’t miss your chance to give to something important and take from the IRS at the same time. Even a $5 gift helps make the work these organizations do possible.
Tithing shouldn’t just be a religious concept.
- The Ali Forney Center: One of my favorite organizations out there, AFC works directly with LGBT homeless youth in New York City. There are 1,800 homeless LGBT youth each night on the streets of NYC and AFC spends each dollar they receive on comprehensive programs that really help.
- The Deconstructive Theatre Project: An innovative young theatre company that produces work and provides community education projects in Brooklyn.
- All Out: An international LGBT watchdog organization that keeps an eye on vital gay and human rights issues from Uganda to Russia. They were also the parent organization of the 2012 marriage equality effort The Four 2012 that I co-founded.
Of course, at Blue State Digital I’m lucky enough to work with dozens and dozens of amazing organizations that deserve support including The NAACP and Freedom To Marry.
Thanks and have a lovely New Year.
Too funny.
Update: Zack Ford tells me this is photoshopped. It’s still really funny.
(via jaredgeller)
Change Happened is a terrific video highlighting the many successes of President Obama’s first term.
