Milk Screenwriter To Be Honored By Charity

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 11:30:00 -0000

Academy Award-winning screenwriter, director, film and television producer Dustin Lance Black will be honored at a special gala event in Hollywood this weekend.

Best known for being the screenwriter of Milk, starring Sean Penn, Dustin Lance Black will receive the honor at the New Technicolor Building Plaza at Sunset Gower Studios on Saturday, June 13, in an event that promises to feature a festive cocktail party and silent auction. Proceeds from the event will go to LifeWorks, an organization that offers mentoring opportunities for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender youth ages 14-24.

Look To The Stars had the pleasure of talking to the writer earlier this year about the inspiration behind Milk and his charity work: "I thought there is so much of [Milk] that is inspiring to today’s generation, not just the gay and lesbian generation but also to say to all the groups of people who are very different, we can come together and when we can work together accepting each others differences, and if we fight for each others civil rights we can win all of our civil rights. That is a message I think should be out there. That not only inspires gay kids but racial and religious minorities. If a kid out there can go and see ‘Milk’ and be like “Yeah I’m really different and that’s really fabulous”, then I think we’ve done our job’."

To find out more info about Saturday’s gala – which will be attended by TR Knight – click here.

Laugh Out Loud With LifeWorks

Mon, 23 Mar 2009 11:30:00 -0000

Written by Tim Saunders

An organization that offers one on one, peer, and group mentoring opportunities for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender youth is to hold a special fundraising comedy night on Tuesday, March 24.

The Laugh Out Loud comedy night will benefit LifeWorks, and will be headlined by drag queen Miss Coco Peru, best known for roles in the 1999 independent film Trick and as the voice of Mama Hippo in 2006’s The Wild. Also on the bill are acclaimed stand up comedians such as Alec Mapa, Jason Stuart, Judy Tenuta, Scott Thompson, Tony Tripoli, and Sabdy Valls.

Lifeworks was set up in 2002 to create a positive, non-crisis-based approach to supporting and empowering LGBT youth through mentoring. Their One on One Mentoring Program is a 12-month program that matches clients with adult professionals from the community specially trained to be LifeWorks Mentors. This offers clients the advantage of having a caring adult role model with the age and experience to provide guidance in the achievement of their goals. Lifeworks staff work with each client to develop a Life Plan that includes short and long term goals in five achievement areas: home, health, education, career, and personal development. They then offer referrals and resources tailored to her/his needs, and support the Mentor and Mentee in getting to know each other and in making those goals a reality.

The Laugh Out Loud event will take place at The Laugh Factory on Sunset Blvd, with general admission tickets priced at $30. The show begins at 8pm, and tickets and info are available here.

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