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Billie Simmons: Daylight October 2021 #ILoveGay Today meets up with Billie Simmons, co-founder of Daylight, the first and only digital banking platform in the US specifically designed for and by the LGBTQ+ community. We chat about what sets Daylight apart, including how it aims to turn the lights on in the world of banking, in what has often seemed a rather opaque and non-transparent business. What sets Daylight apart from an LGBTQ+ a... | [LINK] http://www.joindaylight.com | New York City, NY VIDEOS | @ILoveGayNYC | | Finance VIDEOS | @ILoveGayFinance | | TRANS | 
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#ILoveGay Today - Nathaniel Hill: Broadway Plus August 2021 #ILoveGay Today meets up with Nathaniel Hill of Broadway Plus, based in New York City. We chat about their original business model of bringing a VIP experience to folks attending Broadway shows, and how they pivoted to a virtual experience, bringing Broadway performers and actors to the digital screen and making it easy for them to connect with their fans for meet & greet opportunities, as well as... | [LINK] https://broadwayplus.com/ | New York City, NY VIDEOS | @ILoveGayNYC | | Theatre VIDEOS | @ILoveGayTheatre | | Entertainment VIDEOS | @ILoveGayTV |
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Tristan McAllister & Benton Whitley: Why Here podcast July 2021 #ILoveGay Today connects with Tristan McAllister & Benton Whitley of the hit podcast, Why Here. We chat about their background in theatre and the entertainment industry in New York City, and how their connections and talent allowed them to develop this podcast with amazing guests along the way. They have a unique ability in helping to bring their guests' voices to the forefront, and have had a wid... | [LINK] | New York City, NY VIDEOS | @ILoveGayNYC | | Podcast VIDEOS | @NewMediaLGBT | | Entertainment VIDEOS | @ILoveGayTV |
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Joanne Balady: Balady Promotions June 2021 #ILoveGay Today meets up with Joanne Balady of Balady Promotions, based in the New Jersey/New York area. Her company provides promotional products to businesses large & small, and we chat about how she had adapted over the past year to providing PPE supplies to some of her client base in 2020. It's a new year, and business is picking back up again... between her new website and URL www.Balady.LGBT... | [LINK] | New York City, NY VIDEOS | @ILoveGayNYC | | Business VIDEOS | @ILoveLGBTBiz | | Lesbian |
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Wells Fargo 'Open' Sign Campaign May 2021 #ILoveGay Today meets up with three amazing LGBTQ+ artists who took part in the recent Wells Fargo "Open" Sign Campaign. Just in time for Pride Month 2021, this inspirational campaign is a true post-pandemic story. The campaign's funding came from the Wells Fargo Open for Business Fund, created by donating all processing fees from PPP loans that Wells Fargo made in 2020, totaling $420 million, dir... | [LINK] | New York City, NY VIDEOS | @ILoveGayNYC | | Artist VIDEOS | | Finance VIDEOS | @ILoveGayFinance | | Lesbian |
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David Hatkoff: NewFest NYC LGBTQ+ Film Festival May 2021 #ILoveGay Today meets up with David Hatkoff, executive director of the NewFest NYC LGBTQ+ Film Festival. We chat about how they've both adapted to going virtual over the past year, while simultaneously developing year-round programming, which includes the NewFest Pride program as part of #PrideMonth in NYC, June 4-7, 2021. As part of their larger evolution to going virtual, this Pride program will... | [LINK] | New York City, NY VIDEOS | @ILoveGayNYC | | Movies & Film VIDEOS | @ILoveGayMovies | | Entertainment VIDEOS | @ILoveGayTV |
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LGBTQ+ Bars - Our Safe Spaces Adapting to a Post-COVID world, Part 1 May 2021 Join us as we dive into this ever-evolving story of LGBTQ+ bars around the US and around the world fighting for survival during this past year's pandemic, quarantine and subsequent shutdowns and closures. We meet the owners of Stonewall Inn, Alibi Lounge and Julius' Bar, all in NYC, where they share with us some of their stories as to how they've adapted to keep their businesses afloat long enough... | [LINK] | New York City, NY VIDEOS | @ILoveGayNYC | | Bar Life VIDEOS | @ILoveGayBars | | News & Issues VIDEOS | @ILoveGayViews | |
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Shefik May 2021 #ILoveGay Today connects with Shefik, a man of many talents and a whole lot of experience. Listen in as he tells us about his start in music PR, and how that expanded into film and club events as well. In addition to a strong foundation in technology, Shefik's main interest lies in the development and hosting of a variety of online shows, including "In Our Time" and "Conversations from the Culture... | [LINK] | New York City, NY VIDEOS | @ILoveGayNYC | | QPOC/African-American VIDEOS | @IHeartQPOC | | Lifestyle VIDEOS | @ILoveGayViews | |
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Stonewall Inn March 2021 #ILoveGay Today meets up with Stacy Lenz and Kurt Kelly, two of the owners of the historic Stonewall Inn in NYC. We chat about their iconic history, as well as designation as a National Monument, while touching on how they've adapted and survived the pandemic and shutdown, including working with the folks at the Gill Foundation and GoFundMe to carry them through some of the rougher patches over th... | [LINK] | New York City, NY VIDEOS | @ILoveGayNYC | | Bar Life VIDEOS | @ILoveGayBars | | History VIDEOS | @ILoveGayHistory | |
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Helen Buford: Julius Bar NYC March 2021 #ILoveGay Today connects with Helen Buford, owner of the historical Julius Bar in NYC. We chat both about the history of the bar, as well as how Helen came to own it. There's now light at the end of the tunnel in terms of how this pandemic and shutdown has affected her business, and the financial assistance from the Gill Foundation has played a major part in that. | [LINK] | New York City, NY VIDEOS | @ILoveGayNYC | | Bar Life VIDEOS | @ILoveGayBars | |
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Alibi Lounge: Alexi Minko March 2021 #ILoveGay Today connects with Alexi Minko, owner of the Alibi Lounge in Harlem. His interview is the first in a series of interviews we're doing, documenting the fight for survival happening in the LGBTQ+ bar and restaurant industry, both here in the US and around the world. We chat about the history of the Alibi Lounge, as well as how his entrepreneurial focus on keeping the bar alive has cost hi... | [LINK] | New York City, NY VIDEOS | @ILoveGayNYC | | Bar Life VIDEOS | @ILoveGayBars | |
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James Felton Keith: Inclusion Score March 2021 #ILoveGay Today meets up with James Felton Keith, LGBTQ+ business, finance and tech pioneer and leader. He's had an amazing history with the Detroit LGBT Chamber of Commerce, as well as a number of Fintech and LGBTQ+ STEM projects in the NYC area [including OSTEM). He also ran for Congress in 2020. His latest project is Inclusion Score, a technology firm focused on elevating the world of divers... | [LINK] | New York City, NY VIDEOS | @ILoveGayNYC | | QPOC/African-American VIDEOS | @IHeartQPOC | | Science & Technology VIDEOS | @ILoveGayTech | |
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Travel Influencer Series: David Perry October 2020 #ILoveGay Today presents our special edition "Travel Influencer Series", where we'll be interviewing a group of LGBTQ+ travel bloggers, vloggers and influencers and then weaving their interviews into a virtual conference panel, bringing together 3-4 folks into one session. Today we meet up with David Perry, where we chat about some of what makes his work unique, including his travels and work i... | [LINK] | New York City, NY VIDEOS | @ILoveGayNYC | | Blogger VIDEOS | @NewMediaLGBT | | Travel VIDEOS | @ILoveLGBTTravel | |
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Marc Levine: Gemini Theatrical September 2020 #ILoveGay Today connect with Marc Levine of Gemini Theatrical Investors, where we chat about his most recent production "Fly More Than You Fall," which opened in Utah before the pandemic, and is now continuing development virtually, in hopes of being released again soon when more local, regional theatres open up in 2021. About Fly More Than You Fall: FLY MORE THAN YOU FALL introduces a young g... | [LINK] | New York City, NY VIDEOS | @ILoveGayNYC | | Theatre VIDEOS | @ILoveGayTheatre | | Entertainment VIDEOS | @ILoveGayTV | |
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DJ Lorant Duzgun: Royal Advisor Records September 2020 #ILoveGay Today connect with DJ Lorant Duzgun, local NYC DJ, music producer and founder of Royal Advisor Records, a label providing an open space for queer artists and allies to develop fresh, original work to express their unique visions. We chat about how the local DJ work in NYC will be on hiatus for a while, which has allowed him to put greater focus on both producing music and developing new... | [LINK] | New York City, NY VIDEOS | @ILoveGayNYC | | Music VIDEOS | @ILoveGayMusic | | Entertainment VIDEOS | @ILoveGayTV | |
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