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Velvetpark's Official Top 25 Most Significant Queer Women of 2009, Velvetpark, December 29, 2009

New Yorkers Resolve to Make City Cleaner, Greener and More Polite, amNY, December 29, 2009

One to One: Glennda Testone, Exec. Dir., New York City Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual Transgender Center, CUNY TV, December 20, 2009

2000-2009: The Last 10 Years of Gay Life in New York , The New York Times, December 18, 2009

Building a Baby, With Few Ground Rules , The New York Times, December 13, 2009

Where Have All The Ribbons Gone?, NEXT Magazine, November 27, 2009 (article currently unavailable)

Center Shows Off New Chief, Gay City News, November 12, 2009

Women at the Helm, GO Magazine, November 12, 2009

An Evening with Jane Lynch at LGBT Center, Times Square Gossip, November 10, 2009

The Essential New York Gayborhood, Time Out New York, November 5, 2009

Withers: Gillibrand Meets with the Community, 365gay.com, October 26, 2009

Gillibrand for New York, The Hill, October 26, 2009

Gillibrand says she would add gay rights amendment to the 1964 Civil Rights Act, The Hill, October 26, 2009

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand: I Would Support Amending 1964 Civil Rights Bill to Cover Gay Rights, Towleroad, October 26, 2009

Is Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand Your Next Civil Rights Hero?, Queerty, October 26, 2009

Senator Gillibrand LGBT Meet and Greet- binationals ask for UAFA answers., Lez Get Real, October 26, 2009

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand to Speak at NYC Gay and Lesbian Center, Towleroad, October 23, 2009

Senator Gillibrand To Be At The LGBT Community Center in New York, Lez Get Real, October 22, 2009

Sunday: Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand To Appear At NYC LGBT Center, Joe. My. God, October 22, 2009

LGBT's 'Newsmakers' Launches with GLEE's Jane Lynch, 11/9, BroadwayWorld.com, October 20, 2009

Glee's Jane Lynch Set for November 9 Newsmakers at LGBT Center, TheaterMania, October 20, 2009

City Schools Step Up Anti-Bullying Push, Gay City News, October 2, 2009

Cleve Jones: "We Can Do This"The Advocate, September 24, 2009

Cleve Jones At NYC LGBT Center , Joe. My. God, September 24, 2009

Gay, and Seeking a Job, NYTimes.com, September 18, 2009

NYC Community Center names new executive director, PageOneQ.com, September 17, 2009

Glennda Testone Named Executive Director Of NYC LGBT Community Center, Joe. My. God, September 17, 2009

On Our Gaydar: How Much Did The Eagle Raid Cost Taxpayers? … Attacking Cleve Jones … Zac Efron's Twink Calendar, Queerty, September 17, 2009

Glennda Testone, WMC’s VP, Becomes Executive Director of the LGBT Center in NYC, Women's Media Center, September 17, 2009

Glennda Testone Named Executive Director of NYC LGBT Community Center, World Daily News Blog

LGBT Center Names New Executive Director, Gay City News, September 17, 2009

LGBT Community Center Names Executive Director, Philanthropy Journal, September 16, 2009

First women exec director named for NYC LGBT Center, Fort Pride, September 16, 2009

Coming Home, The Bilerico Project, September 16, 2009

Glennda Testone Named Executive Director of the New York City LGBT Center, First Woman to Fill The Post, PinkBananaWorld.com, September 16, 2009

Glennda Testone Named Executive Director of the New York City LGBT Center, First Woman to Fill the Post, Out Gay Life, September 16, 2009

Glennda Testone Named Executive Director of the New York City LGBT Center, First Woman to Fill The Post, glaadBLOG, September 16, 2009

NYC LGBT Community Center Appoints First Female Executive Director, Go Magazine, September 16, 2009

Testone New ED at LGBT Community Center, New York Nonprofit Press, September 16, 2009

Glennda Testone named Executive Director of the NYC LGBT Center, National Youth Advocacy Coalition Blog, September 15, 2009

Glennda Testone to Head LGBT Center, Velvetpark, September 15, 2009

First women exec director named for NYC LGBT Center, 365 Gay, September 15, 2009

Testone to Head NYC LGBT CenterThe Advocate, September 15, 2009

NYC LGBT Center Announces New Executive Director, EdgeNewYork.com, September 15, 2009

Double Pregnancy, Double the Fun?, Mombian, July 8, 2009

Pregnant Together, Cookie, July 2009

Fire Island's Gay History, Edge NY, July 15, 2009

Scene and Heard, Next Magazine, July 3-9, 2009

Video: The Stonewall Riots 40 Years Later - Part 2, RNN, July 3, 2009

There at the Start, Gay City News, June 29, 2009

A Community Reflects on Stonewall, NYC Independent Media Center, June 29, 2009

Gay Pride Parade marks 40 years after NYC uprising, The Associated Press, June 28, 2009

Forty years after famous riots at Stonewall Inn, gays are still 'fighting to be seen as full humans', NY Daily News, June 28, 2009

Age Old Questions, Next Magazine, June 26-July 2, 2009

Family Values a Winner in Contest for Best Short Video Promoting Marriage Equality, FoxBusiness, June 24, 2009

Celebrating Gay Pride 2009, Google Blog, June 30, 2009

GLAAD Attends National Summit on "Putting the "B" in LGBT," GLAAD Blog, June 29, 2009

NYC Pride March: 40 years after Stonewall, AMNY, June 25, 2009 (Download PDF)

Be Proud, New York, Idealist in NYC, June 24, 2009

Foodies with Pride, Zagat.com, June 17, 2009

SECOND IN COMMAND: A LAWYER'S ARGUMENT, CityLimits.org, June 15, 2009

Get Ready to Pride Pre-Game, Out.com, June 15, 2009

40 Years After Stonewall: New York's Role in the Movement, Gotham Gazette, June 15, 2009

Cher's daughter Chastity Bono is changing gender from female to male, NY Daily News, June 11, 2009

Chastity becomes Chaz: Cher's daughter is having a sex change, Daily Mail, June 11, 2009

Barebacking and AIDS 2009, Edge NY, June 8, 2009

Viral Videos Hope to Sway Marriage Debate (Video), WNBC-LA, June 4, 2009

Vote for Best Marriage Equality Video, The Advocate, June 4, 2009

Project Pushback Voting Underway, Towleroad, June 3, 2009

Gay Pride Begins With CAUSE AND EFFECT At The LGBT Community Center 6/12, 6/13, BroadwayWorld.com, June 3, 2009

Garden Party Promises to Be a Gay Old Time, Grub Street, New York Magazine, May 29, 2009

Braking the Cycle at the Brooklyn Brewery, Greenpoint Gazette, May 28, 2009

The Center Presents a 20th Anniversary Celebratory Brunch for LGBT Families, Proud Parenting, May 4, 2009

LGBT Activists Pour Into Albany, Gay City News, April 29, 2009

Butler, Colella, Gets & Kudisch Among Guests for 'When You're Good to Mama' Benefit 5/10, BroadwayWorld.com, April 24, 2009

Headlines: Butler, Kudisch, Jbara, Gets & More Set for When You're Good to Mama Concert, Broadway.com, April 22, 2009

NY gov to call on lawmakers to pass same-sex marriage bill, CNN Political Ticker, April 14, 2009

Stonewall Uprising Given Role in Tourism Campaign, The New York Times, April 7, 2009

For Charities, the Road Ahead is Uncharted: As the economy shrinks, LGBT nonprofits must find creative ways to stay, New York Blade, April 3, 2009

Video: Bringing Art Out of the Closet, NYC24, April 3, 2009

Center Dinner 2009 Press, March 26, 2009

Elaine Stritch And Liz Smith In Conversation, OurScene TV

Press about "Real World: Brooklyn" Roommates Interning at the Center - see "Real World" press page

From pubs to clubs to Wall St.,Obama-mania sweeps Downtown, Downtown Express, January 23 - 29, 2009

LGBT New Yorkers celebrate Obama's inauguration, Edge New York, January 22, 2009

Gays Swept Up in Obama's Day, Despite Rick Warren Prayer, Gay City News, January 22, 2009

The Obama Conundrum, WNYC News Blog, January 20, 2009

Anderson to Lead LGBT Center as Interim Executive DirectorNew York Nonprofit Press, January 13, 2009