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Welcome! 

What do these Famous Fourteen have in common?  Argentina, Belgium,

Uruguay, South Africa, Iceland, Denmark, Spain, Norway, Portugal,

Canada, France, Sweden, The Netherlands and New Zealand?  

 

MARRIAGE EQUALITY!

 

Congratulations to Britain's House of Commons for passing a bill on May 22,

2013 legalizing same sex marriage in England and Wales! The legislation passed 366-161.

The measure has now moved to the House of Lords, whose members are expected to hold

their first debate in July. If approved, the law will go into effect in 2015.

Seems to me a long wait to get started! 

CONGRATULATIONS!

 

Minnesota passed their Marriage Equality a week after Delaware!

Delaware USA on passing Marriage Equality on May 7th, 2013!

Rhode Island, USA on passing the MARRIAGE EQUALITY Bill!

Philadelphia, PA City Council for passing the First LGBT Rights Bill!

Now on to Minnesota, New Jersey, Illinois and the rest of the USA!

  

 

Welcome to May 2013!    Season is almost upon us! Are you ready for the beaches? On the East

Coast of the the USA there are a number of great places to visit: Martha's Vineyard, Provincetown, Nantucket,

the Hamptons,  Jersey Shore, Rehoboth Beach, Virginia Beach, Cape Charles, Myrtle Beach, the Outer Banks,

Hilton Head, Jacksonville, Palm Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Miami Beach and Key West! Heading West? Hello Seattle,

San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Diego! Heading south visit New Orleans, Pensacola, Tampa, St Petersburg,

Sarasota, and Naples! We love the beaches!

Progress is being made! In Rhode Island, Minnesota and Delaware, we now have Marriage Equality!

In California, the Assembly passed the Transgender Identity Bill! In Philadelphia the City

Council enacted a tremendously pro LGBT bill in the City Council chambers.

New Zealand and France passed Marriage Equality for their citizens!

Now the attention is on  Illinois, New Jersey and more!

We have much to celebrate in the LGBT World!

To have change in your life, true change,

YOU MUST BE THE CHANGE.



Pride Festivals are gearing up for celebrations all over the world! Are you going to celebrate?

You can find us at the Provincetown International Film Festival in Ptown, MA in mid June.

We are sponsoring Baltimore Pride, DC Pride, Asbury Park, NJ Pride, NYC Pride all in June!  Stop by and say hello!

Dont forget the Saints and Sinners Conference in New Orleans!

How are you changing to be a better, healthier, more well rounded

person in 2013?

Stop going to wells that are dry to get fed. Choose differently. Face your fears.

Make a choice to learn something new. Meet new friends.

Do something new each week until you are comfortable enough to do something new everyday!

Be kind to a stranger. Help someone. Donate to one of our LGBT Charities.

Give from your HEART. Trust the process. Trust the Universe. Get a spiritual life. 

Give hugs! Get an attitude of gratitude. 

Think about the words you say...are they kind? loving? true?  Speak only positive.

Let go of your internal homophobia. Face your fears. Send love out to all.

BE THE LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS! 

In the United States, the Supreme Court will  issue a historic ruling this June that could set the course of Marriage Equality nationwide.

We have been waiting, dreaming, about this day for our entire lives.

 As we speak, campaigns are gearing up to pass marriage equality in the state legislatures of  Hawaii and 

Illinois  in 2013!  Donate some of your time or some of your money to help us help ourselves.

Instead of spending as much out partying...take a percentage of that money and send it to one of our Political Charities.

Don't know which one? HRC is one of the best!  Human Rights Campaign found at www.hrc.org!

With the stakes this high, it's time to get to work passing Marriage Equality in as many states as possible in the lead-up to the Court's decision.

We are looking to have 100 Million people with Marriage Equality before the Supreme Court issues their ruling.

Then there will be even more to celebrate!

We are grateful to be here sharing a diverse information website with all of you!

More and more information is being programmed onto our site to serve you better!

The other day someone defined this site to me in a conversation by calling us the "Google of Gay" and the "Angie's List of LGBT"!.

That is quite the compliment! We intend to only get better as time goes by!

Please share our site with your friends!

We now have a youtube channel:  Localgaybusiness! Check us out! 

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Make sure to go to the email on our Home Page and sign up for our email list.

It's free!  We have created our first LGBTQ survey. Fill it out. It is easy, quickly done and fun.

Do you want to be an active part of our LGBT Community?

Then make sure to be staying in touch with us as 2013 moves us even more forward.  

CELEBRATING LESBIAN COMEDIANS AND ENTERTAINERS BEGINS THIS YEAR!

Upcoming Spotlights include Kate Clinton, Mimi Gonzalez, Vickie Shaw, Poppy Champlin, Jenny McNulty, Suede, Karmic Tattoo, Zoe Lewis and many more!

LESBIAN AUTHORS - We started off our  Lesbian Authors project last year.  Authors will be sharing info on their lives and their writing.  This year we honor Janice Mann, our Publisher! She has written two remarkable books. The first is titled Transforming Fear and Anxiety Into Power! The second is Daily Affirmations for Spiritual Transformation for those in 12 Step Addiction Recovery. To order  copies of the books in paperback or digital we have you covered!

Transforming Fear and Anxiety Into Power is becoming a best seller!

To purchase books do the following:

If you want an autographed copy for yourself or a loved one send $20 Money order or certified bank check to Janice Mann, PO Box 530923, St. Petersburg, FL 33747. Don't forget to tell us who to address the signed copy to and where to send it! You can use your debit and credit cards by going to the Advertising Link on our site and filling out Section Two for payments.

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We celebrate that we have readers on 5 Continents, in over 60 Countries and in over 8000 cities! We continue to grow at amazing speed! Please share our site with your friends!

Please tell our business folks where you saw their advertising. This is important to them. They need to know where their marketing dollars are being best served.

Gay friendly and Gay/Lesbian owned Business owners:

Are you looking to brand your business and reach new clients?

Does your company have a clever way to showcase your company's unique products and services?

We are your customers ! How will we find you if you are not advertising with us? Go checkl out our Media Guide and read the statistics on marketing to the LGBT Community!

Add us to your Facebook... click "like" on our Facebook page: localgaybusiness.com and friend us at "Janice Equality Mann".

May Peace and Justice belong to us all!

 

Janice M. Mann, CEO 

Anyone looking for a job? Are you a Great Salesperson? Do you know the Gay community in your area? Are you a team player? We are in the process of hiring a sales team! Looking for folks in Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Dallas, Houston, Denver, DC, New Orleans, Chicago, New York, Maine, Miami, Massachusetts and Vermont. We want only the best....so if that is you...send your resume to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it !

 

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