Friday, December 13, 2013

Living for the Weekend

The Gays Have Spoken
G-List Society Offers Online Original Content and More!

Imaging within the same gender loving community has had its ongoing challenges and barriers that are still being assessed and unpacked to further understand how the impact of far and few positive "images" are being offered in whether its mainstream or gay themed media. The Living Affected Corporation has been exploring this issue via its RZN2LV ( Reason to Live) campaign as a result of its contracted HIV /AIDS prevention work with the Arkansas Department of Health.

 Launched on World AID Day 2013, the campaign sought to make connections as to how social determinants as well as the barrage of negative messaging about Black gay men and firmly directed toward them often create a since of hopelessness including depression.

Through its internal research the group believes that countering this type of "message" atmosphere with refreshed positive images within the campaign could be beneficial as an intervention tool while ultimately encouraging those at risk to seek testing opportunities. Another interesting website that is also apart of this movement to create affirming content comes from the producers of The G-List TV.

Headquartered in Chicago, IL. they travel to cover events and interview captivating personalities to share with their readers and viewers. Since 2012, they have covered events in New York City, Washington DC, Atlanta, Chicago, Milwaukee and Dominican Republic, followed by an upcoming trip to St. Maarten, Anguilla and St. Barths in May 2013. Could Little Rock be a stop in 2014?

THE G-LIST SOCIETY is a collective of people and ideas whose passions build on creating a unique platform that speaks to the conversations, challenges and celebrations among gays and lesbians in the form of opinions added to news. Their tagline “We’re not finding our space. We’re creating our space.” refers to that unique platform.

The G-List TV will feature original online video series and episodes that highlight LGBT notables and events.  At The G-List Society they have been covering a variety of LGBT-themed events and interviews. The site features a host of  LGBT personalities from around the world and debut the web series "KEN" episodes which chronicle the struggles of a Black gay man journey into embracing himself and grasp how he will move to garner acceptance from those in his circle. Even though we are offering a sneak preview here, you can get the full series on their YouTube channel.  Also check out their website at www.glistsociety.com

 

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