George Aumoithe, Jr. of Bowdoin College and Stephen Lucas of Penn State chosen for national LGBT honor recognizing extraordinary contributions

(Charlotte, NC, February, 15, 2010) -- Campus Pride (www.CampusPride.org) recognizes George Aumoithe, Jr. of Bowdoin College (Class of 2011) and Stephen Lucas from Pennsylvania State University (Class of 2010) with the 2010 National Voice & Action Leadership Award. The annual honorary recognition is the only one of its kind focused nationally on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) and ally college students. Every year the award is bestowed upon young adults who have made extraordinary contributions as LGBT and ally leaders at colleges and universities across the United States.

“Campus Pride created the Voice & Action National Leadership Award to showcase the amazing work and commitment by young adult leaders in our movement for fairness and equality. Indeed, both George and Stephen exemplify this award and Campus Pride honors both of them and all the outstanding leaders who applied this year,” Christopher Bylone, Campus Pride volunteer program coordinator, said.

OUTmedia's
"BE QUEER, BUY QUEER!"
INTERNATIONAL VIDEO CONTEST

in partnership with Campus Pride

WIN $10,000
in FREE OUTmedia Entertainment for Your Campus

LEARN MORE

In partnership with Campus Pride, OUTmedia is seeking college students throughout the world to submit original videos on the theme,“Be Queer, Buy Queer!”

Slams,rants, stand up, sketch, music frenzy, spicy splicing are all welcome.We want you to speak boldly, and outrageously on the vision, expressed by OUTmedia’s Founder, Shelly Weiss, “care about where you spend your every dime, invest in the businesses that believe and invest in you.Build your queer vision of your future, with what and where you buy today!”

Submit your own video responding to concept of "Be Queer Buy Queer," with a friend,your LGBTQQIA campus group, or run wild with your entire campus community! Present in video form "What Does Be Queer Buy Queer Mean To You?"

PRIZE: One winner will receive $10,000 in OUTmedia entertainment* and the opportunity to host the First Annual OUTmedia Queer Campus Culture Fest! at their university --hosted by Kit Yan and being developed for TVairing.

An additional prize of a performance by one OUTmedia artist will be given to the school with the most number of registered voters.

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: Submissions will be accepted through April 15, 2010, voting from April16-29, 2010 -- and the winner announced at the culmination of Diversity Month on April 30, 2010.

Saturday, February 6, 2010
8:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m.

Sheraton Dallas Ball Room
400 North Olive Street
Dallas, TX 75201

The 2010 Creating Change Youth Hospitality Subcommittee Presents Mas-Queer-Ade Ball headlining Vidur Kapur and Kit Yan. OUTmedia honors your activism and brings you: international comedy sensation, Vidur Kapur and internationally renowned trans slam poet Kit Yan. Vidur's credits include MTV LOGO, NBC's Stand Up for Diversity. Vidur has moved South Asians and LGBTQ students from the margins and into the campus core. Kit is a Curve Magazine favorite, OUTmusician of the Year nominee, and a speaker at the National Equality March.

Kit will premiere OUTmedia's "Be Queer Buy Queer!" national video contest. Bring your cameras and be the first to enter!

The event will also feature local queer youth artists, singers, and dancers. This is an alcohol and drug free event for all ages. A dance party for guests under age 24 will follow the performance.

Creating Change is the nation's pre-eminent political leadership and skills-building conference for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) social justice movement.

This event is free and open to the public. RSVP here for the event.

Click here to register for the Creating Change Conference.

Tonight on the campus of University of Georgia, Shawna Scott, one of the 2009 Voice & Action Award Recipients, has a special comedy night with international sensation Vidur Kapur. The night of comedy was part of her Voice & Action Award made possible by OUTmedia. Learn more about OUTmedia online at http://www.outmedia.org and Vidur Kapur at http://www.vidurkapur.com. Vidur Kapur was also recentl recognized by Campus Pride's HOT LIST as one of the Top 25 LGBT college acts -- Learn more.

Campus Pride, the leading national nonprofit 501(c)(3) which serves LGBT and ally student leaders and, or campus organizations, awards the Campus Pride Voice & Action National Leadership Awards annually. The honorary recognition highlights the extraordinary contributions of LGBT young adult leaders at colleges and universities across the United States. Out of nearly thirty student leaders, only three students Justin Hager from University of Wisconsin-Madison, Shawna Scott from University of Georgia and Celso Perez from Boston College were chosen this year for the prestigious honor.

Apply now for the 2010 Voice & Action Awards -- click here.

Campus Pride & OUTmedia Establish Partnership for Education & Activism

Say "Campus Pride" when booking; Nationally-recognized agency partners with Campus Pride for greater LGBTQQIA diversity through entertainment and programming at colleges and universities

CHARLOTTE, NC; September 3, 2009 – Campus Pride (www.campuspride.org) and OUTmedia (www.outmedia.org) announced today a partnership to support lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex and ally (LGBTQQIA) students and to promote visibility of out LGBTQQIA artists and entertainers at colleges and universities across the country. As part of the partnership, OUTmedia pledges to support Campus Pride programs and services with every dollar spent with booking this year.

OUTmedia has been key in Campus Pride’s growth and sustainability. This past July, Campus Pride honored OUTmedia’s founder and president Shelly Weiss with the first-ever Campy Award for “Distinguished Service to LGBT and Ally Youth.” As a result, Campus Pride encourages colleges and universities to invest in OUTmedia, a social enterprise that for 15 years has taken enormous risks, and devoted itself to being on the forefront of promoting queer visibility on US campuses, and that continually invests in LGBTQQIA youth.

“OUTmedia, for over a decade, has transformed campus communities with a diverse understanding and unparalleled vision for queer-affirming entertainment,” said Shane Windmeyer, executive director and founder of Campus Pride. “OUTmedia believes in what we do and we appreciate this partnership to support our work across the country.”