2011 GLBT Travel Expo Tour

The 2011 Travel Expo Tour is an exciting new event where you can learn about new travel destinations, rediscover old ones, find glbt friendly travel providers and get information to plan your next vacation. Exhibitors will include: Airlines Hotels Trains Cruise lines Car Rentals Resorts Exotic Destinations Convention & Visitors Bureaus Travel Magazines

Every one of them reaching out to the glbt consumer.

Attendees will be able to get the latest travel information, get special travel packages and great deals from the very best travel providers as well as win great prizes.

Face to face promotions still represent one of the best ways to promote your services. This afternoon event will draw 500-1,000 elite consumers from a great demographic group.

THE TOUR

Atlanta – January 30, 2011 – The Four Seasons Hotel

Ft. Lauderdale – February 1, 2011 – The Embassy Suites Hotel

New York City – April 26, 2011- The LGBT Center

Philadelphia*– April 28, 2011 – The William Way Center

For More Information Go To:

www.glbttravelexpo.com

Filmmaker Maurice Jamal Announces Launch New TV Network

Maurice Jamal, Award Winning Filmmaker, announced yesterday at the Flipping The Script: Beyond Homophobia in Black Hollywood panel the launch of GLO Television Network coming Fall 2010. The event moderated by actress Sheryl Lee Ralph at the Writers Guild of America, examined the issues regarding the African-American gay and lesbian community in film and television and how to make a positive change within black entertainment and the community at large.

“This is a new day. We need to take the lead in creating opportunities and making the quality entertainment we deserve. GLO TV is innovative and forward thinking. This network is our network: with quality programming geared towards the urban LGBT audience, family, friends and allies. Our community is more than just one ethnicity, one race, one body type, one region or creed. GLO TV is about showing us in all our vibrant colors,” Jamal states. The urban LGBT community, our family, friends and allies are diverse, valuable, powerful and important: The time has come for us to stand up and be counted. The time has come for our stories to be told. The time has come for us to show just how amazing we can be. The time has come for GLO.

“This is a major shift in my career and I did some soul-searching, but it was so clear that this was right.” says Jamal. “My partners and I understood the risks with this new and exciting venture; we have faith that it’s the right decision for gay and lesbian community, it’s something we deserve, something that’s overdue. There were no national platforms for the urban LGBT community to share our stories, but now we have GLO TV.”


About The GLO Television Network:
The GLO TV Network is the first network dedicated to the Urban LGBT audience, families and allies. GLO TV will feature a full slate of programming: From original series and feature films, to classics we've grown to love; with cutting edge news programs, documentaries and music that breaks boundaries; presenting artists you can't see anywhere else to our favorite celebrities.

The mission of GLO TV is to present you with what you want, how you want it, when you want it. You'll be able to find GLO TV across the country, in every market. 24 hours a day. 7 days a week.

Each of us laughs cries, sometimes we jump for joy, sometimes we struggle in life, and we hope for love. We each do our best, day by day. GLO is about showing all of who we are with programs that are entertaining, informative, affirming and sometimes provocative. GLO understands that within each of us is a unique story to be told. We have a range of perspectives, ideals and beliefs as varied as we are. We will present these stories with creativity, quality and integrity.It's time for us to get our "shine" on. That's you. That's us. That's GLO.

For additional information, events and release dates go to:
www.gloTVnetwork.com.

Party with your favorite GAYWOOD Stars in ATL for Labor Day 09

I think that it is really great how with the advancement of technology we have advanced different areas of our lives. One area that is really booming is the arena of creation; with creation we have all taken the Internet by storm. Individuals have created their own soaps, news shows, 106 and Parks, and Entertainment Tonight. Along with creating independent programing, the independent self made celebrities are growing rapidly creating what I like to call IndieWOOD and GAYWOOD. For all of you Atlanta patrons for In the Life Atlanta Labor Day weekend PRIDE celebration you have the wonderful opportunity to meet and greet your favorite online stars, please enjoy these two videos brought to you by the Skorpian Show and 3LWTV.

Drama from Queenz

YouTube is a video sharing website on which users can upload and share videos. Three former PayPal employees created YouTube in February 2005. In November 2006, YouTube, LLC was bought by Google Inc. for $1.65 billion, and is now operated as a subsidiary of Google.With YouTube being the new second choice for watching television and a first for many, you have to credit them for offering their viewers unique content along with regular programming. I personally spend a few hours on YouTube per day catching up on my favorite shows and the new web-series Drama Queenz is one of them. Drama Queenz created by Dane Joseph is a replica of his life with his two other roommates, it explores the life of the up and coming actors Preston, Davis, and Jeremiah, DRAMA QUEENZ is a comedy web series composed of ten-minute episodes about three actors dealing with life, love, and auditioning in Queens, New York, hence “Drama Queenz”. I had the wonderful opportunity of speaking with the creator and star of the show Dane Joseph and this is what he had to say…

1.What inspired you to create Drama Queenz? In real life, Troy (Preston), Kristen (Davis), and I (Jeremiah) are roommates and have been best friends for over ten years. People were always telling us that we should have a reality TV show because they thought we were so funny. One day, I was thinking about our lives in the City as actors, and thought it would make a great series. I sat down and wrote the ten page pilot episode, showed it to the boys, and the rest is history, as they say.

2. Who are your main characters and what are their deepest secrets? The three main characters are Jeremiah (a dreamer with incredibly bad audition luck), Davis (a perfectionist who produces uneven results), and Preston (the realist whose personal hang-ups creates sensational drama). As far as their deepest secrets, I'm not sure. I think their biggest dream is just to be happy here in the City, which is probably some combination of success, love, and friendship. How to formulate that concoction is what causes all the drama!

3. What kind of comparisons have you heard your work up against? Of course, we hear NOAH'S ARC, but I believe any show with black, gay characters will get that comparison. With that said, we're honored to be compared to such a show, as well as SEX AND THE CITY, which we also get a lot. Those shows clearly moved people and set a precedent, and we'd love to reach that level of success one day.

4. What's do you like most about your production? The fact that I get to do with my best friends is the most amazing thing. I love, appreciate, and cherish their talents and opinions so much, and it's great to produce something you're proud of in such an environment. It's also a great feeling once an episode is completed and you know that you were responsible for that. The creativity aspect is priceless. It also helps that the fans have been overwhelmingly positive about our work, which only makes us want to work harder.

5. Did you come up with your concept of your series before the title? It kind of happened concurrently. We were living in Astoria, Queens at the time, and being that the show is about actors, the name DRAMA QUEENZ instantly came to me.

6. For real life Drama Queenz what is some advice you can give them about getting into the world of entertainment in New York? You just have to jump in there and do what you want. I make a personal commitment to always do something for my passion everyday. If you're serious about getting started, pick-up a Backstage and go to an audition, or get in class or just do your own thing. If you just start doing something and stay committed, you're destined to go somewhere.

7. How similar is the series to your real life?The show is loosely based on our real lives, but is definitely heightened. Many of the audition situations were handpicked from stories we have or our friends have, but the majority of things we just think are interesting and funny...and we hope others do, too.

Drama Queenz Episode 1

The Modern Renaissance Man: DWIGHT O'NEAL

Gay men of color (and everyone else) will find a lot to love in Christopher Street, the groundbreaking new show from model/actor/producer/handsome charmer DWIGHT O’NEAL

INSTINCT: Give us a glimpse of your entertainment industry resume, please.

DWIGHT O’NEAL: Call me a Renaissance Man—fashion, writing, producing, directing, modeling, acting, singing, dancing, rapping, hosting, promoting!

Whew! Your most recent venture is Christopher Street: The Series.

I was inspired to create it to showcase positive role models for the young LGBT community. When I was growing up, I did not have an openly gay person to admire or seek advice from. My characters are great examples of why many of us move to the Big Apple—to reinvent themselves in pursuit of their true happiness.

Was your show inspired a little by another four-friends-in-NYC series?

Sex in the City was definitely a huge inspiration for my baby, but I’d say Christopher Street is the young, gay 90210, with a pinch more of comedy. Christopher Street is the title character who holds within him every characteristic that the infamous street in NYC possesses. As for Jharemy (the drama queen), Ashton (the quiet one) and Shawn (the diva), they keep "Street" from becoming a maniac. I mean, with so many characteristics, a guy could go insane. [Laughs]

Tell us, as a Southern boy turned New Yorker: who really took Manhattan: Jason or the Muppets?

The Muppets! They are far more powerful by ruling with sweetness and kindness.

So much of pop and LGBT culture seems dominated by white faces.

In the past, LGBT of color have not always been given equal representation, and when we have, it’s not always in a positive light. With Christopher Street, I want to tell the good, the bad and—most importantly—the funny. Noah’s Arc is the only major program I can think of that really focused on what it means to be an LGBT person of color, and now Christopher Street is carrying the torch.

What advice do you have for aspiring LGBT creators of color?

All things are possible. Just hang in there and know that you can have whatever you truly desire. Ask, believe and receive.

What's the most fun thing about creating, writing and producing your 
own show?


I always get to decide how hot my character's boyfriends are! [Laughs]

Tell me about the "Beyond The Street” tour—the HIV/AIDS charity work you are spearheading that’s tied into the show.

TO READ MORE OF THIS INTERVIEW WITH OUR VERY OWN DWIGHT ALLEN O'NEAL GO TO http://instinctmagazine.com/celebrity-interviews/the-modern-renaissance-man-dwight-o-neal

CONGRATS DWIGHT ON ALL YOUR SUCCESS... INSTINCT IS A HUGE HONOR FOR PEOPLE OF COLOR!!!!