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Morrison Media Group Announces Founding Clients and Philanthropic Efforts in LGBTQ Visibility and Community Action
Morrison Media Group (MMG), the impact communications and media company founded by Emmy-winning journalist and cultural strategist Tony Morrison, today announced its founding client roster alongside its philanthropic efforts supporting LGBTQ visibility and community action — formally introducing a media company built to operate at the intersection of culture, power, and public consequence. Launched to meet a moment of accelerated cultural change, MMG partners with talent, bra
Feb 4


The Advocate and Morrison Media Group Announce Fellows for Inaugural Future of Queer Media Fellowship
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA — THURSDAY, JANUARY 29, 2026 — The Advocate , the world’s leading source of LGBTQ news and information, and Morrison Media Group (MMG) , today announced the fellows chosen for the inaugural Future of Queer Media Fellowship , a program designed to invest and develop the next generation of LGBTQ journalists, editors, and leaders in media. The initiative prioritizes emerging powerhouse storytellers whose work will center LGBTQ communities, transgender
Jan 29


Endurance Athlete Nick Davis Calls for Greater LGBTQ Inclusion in Sport as New Data Shows LGBTQ Discrimination Limits Participation in Sport and Fitness
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – JANUARY 27, 2026 – Endurance athlete, fitness coach, and reality TV competitor, Nick Davis, issued a renewed call for greater LGBTQ inclusion in organized sports in a r ecent interview with Gayety's Andy Lalwani , as new data and a wave of global media coverage underscore how discrimination continues to limit participation for LGBTQ people. Davis, who’s currently appearing on the reality competition show, Trainer Games , streaming on Prime Video, has eme
Jan 27


Javier Muñoz on CNN: Military Bans on Recruits Living with HIV Will Fuel Discrimination — Proposed Federal Cuts to HIV Funding Will End in Death
"Without access to HIV treatment, people will die...it’s murder." NEW YORK, NEW YORK — MONDAY, JANUARY 19, 2026 — Actor and HIV/AIDS activist Javier Muñoz appeared on CNN to condemn the Pentagon’s decision to pause initial military training for recruits living with HIV, warning that the move — alongside current proposed cuts to HIV funding and access to treatment & care — represents a dangerous rejection of medical science with deadly consequences. Muñoz, who has lived op
Jan 18


SAVE HIV FUNDING CAMPAIGN SOUNDS ALARM ON PERFECT STORM EMERGING FOR HIV CARE WITH STATE AND FEDERAL CUTS COLLIDING ACROSS THE COUNTRY, RELEASES RAPID RESPONSE MEDIA RESOURCE KIT AND STATEMENTS
FOR URGENT RELEASE NEW YORK, NEW YORK – JANUARY 14, 2026 – Organizers of the Save HIV Funding campaign, together with its partner organizations, today announced the release of a rapid response media resource kit as HIV/AIDS advocates across the nation sound the alarm on multiple, devastating funding threats converging at once, creating a perfect storm for people living with and vulnerable to HIV, with a priority on an unfolding public health crisis in Florida brought on by
Jan 13


Morrison Media Group Talent and Publishing Clients Earn First-Time GLAAD Media Award Nominations, Spotlighting the Power of LGBTQ Storytelling For Creatives Spanning Career Stages
MMG talent roster gets nods from GLAAD's Outstanding Reality Program and Print Journalism categories NEW YORK, NEW YORK — JANUARY 7, 2026 — Morrison Media Group (MMG), the impact communications studio formally founded last fall by Emmy Award–winning journalist and media strategist, Tony Morrison, today announced that MMG clients Robbie Simpson and Tim Schraeder Rodriguez were nominated for the 37th Annual GLAAD Media Awards , honoring media that advances fair, accurate, an
Jan 6


Finance Columnist and Author Nick Wolny Releases “Money Proud,” a Queer-Forward Playbook for Building Wealth in Any Economy
Get Money Proud anywhere books are sold and at NickWolny.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE LOS ANGELES , CALIFORNIA – TUESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2025 — Morrison Media Group (MMG) today announced that Money Proud: The Queer Guide to Generate Wealth, Slay Debt, and Build Good Habits to Secure Your Future , the new book by author and personal finance expert Nick Wolny , is out today — offering a long-overdue reframing of money advice through a queer lens. In Money Proud, Wolny breaks down
Dec 29, 2025


SAVE HIV FUNDING RESPONDS TO REPORTS THAT HIV RATES IN NEW YORK CITY HAVE RISEN, AMID PROPOSED FEDERAL CUTS TO ESSENTIAL AND LIFE-SAVING HIV PROGRAMS
OR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: New York, NY - Wednesday, December 10, 2025 – In response to news that HIV rates have risen in New York City, the Save HIV Funding Campaign today released a statement calling on New Yorkers to contact their federal representatives and let them know that cutting vital federal investment in HIV infrastructure would be devastating to their communities. According to the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene’s HIV Surveillance Annual R
Dec 9, 2025


SAVE HIV FUNDING CAMPAIGN RINGS NASDAQ OPENING BELL, MARKING A WORLD AIDS DAY NATIONAL WEEK OF ACTION
“Whereas silence equals death, our voices and bold actions will mean life.” FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEW YORK, NEW YORK – THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2025 — This morning, the #SaveHIVFunding campaign rang the NASDAQ Opening Bell at the cross-roads of the world, Times Square, at the NASDAQ Marketsite in honor of World AIDS Day and a national week of action , sending a powerful message of unity, resilience, and national resolve to protect the lifesaving HIV programs that millions of
Dec 3, 2025


Work for America Debuts New Digital Video Series Highlighting the People Who Keep America Moving
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: press@workforamerica.org BROOKLYN, NEW YORK – WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2025 — Work for America (WFA), the nonprofit organization solving the nationwide public sector staffing crisis by helping governments better recruit, hire and inspire the next generation of public servants , today launched a new national digital video series spotlighting the everyday heroes who keep our communities running, and the organization’s modern hiring solutions hel
Nov 18, 2025


ROBBIE SIMPSON IS HALLMARK'S NEWEST HOLIDAY HUNK, BRINGING HEART, TALENT, AND HUMOR TO “FINDING MR. CHRISTMAS” SEASON 2 — WATCH TONIGHT ON HALLMARK CHANNEL
“Being a Hallmark leading man isn’t just about acting, it’s about who you are as a human being and how you bring that kindness to every moment.” New York, NY – October 27, 2025 – Move over mistletoe, there’s a new holiday heartthrob in town, and his name is Robbie Simpson. He officially steps into the Hallmark spotlight as one of the featured contestants in Season 2 of Finding Mr. Christmas , premiering tonight at 8/7c on Hallmark Channel. Hosted by Mean Girls alum and cer
Oct 27, 2025


ADVOCATE OP-ED BY 'CONVERSION THERAPY' SURVIVOR TIM SCHRAEDER RODRIGUEZ SOUNDS ALARM ON THE "SOFTER" RETURN OF THE DISCREDITED IDEOLOGY
"I believed the lie that loving myself meant losing God" New York, New York — October 27, 2025 — Ahead of the spring 2026 release of his book Conversion Therapy Dropout: A Queer Story of Faith and Belonging , writer, digital strategist, and "conversion therapy" survivor, Timothy Schraeder Rodriguez has called out the dangerous resurgence of the ideology of the discredited practice, in a new op-ed for The Advocate titled: I survived Conversion Therapy. Now It’s Coming Back i
Oct 24, 2025


SAVE HIV FUNDING CAMPAIGN UNVEILS #CUTSKILL QUILT IN ATLANTA AS NATIONAL OUTCRY OVER HIV FUNDING CRISIS GROWS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ATLANTA, GEORGIA – MONDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2025 — Yesterday, the #SaveHIVFunding campaign unveiled the #CutsKill Quilt in Atlanta, as a powerful visual call to action, reminding policymakers and the public that cuts to HIV programs cost lives. The installation, assembled by community advocates around the world, including health care providers and people living with HIV, served as a continuation of a national response to the ongoing HIV funding crisis t
Oct 19, 2025


TIME Op-Ed by Conversion "Therapy" Survivor Tim Schraeder Rodriguez Spotlights the Discredited Case Before the Supreme Court
The author and survivor behind 'Conversion Therapy Dropout'' calls for national accountability and reminds the nation that faith should never demand self-erasure: “I Mistook Shame for Faith” FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New York, New York — October 7, 2025 — TIME has published a powerful new op-ed by author and survivor Tim Schraeder Rodriguez , bringing national attention to the human toll of so-called “conversion therapy” as the U.S. Supreme Court considers a pivotal case that co
Oct 8, 2025


HIV FUNDING CRISIS: HOUSE ADVANCES $2B IN DEVASTATING CUTS – SAVE HIV FUNDING CAMPAIGN RESPONDS
"This Devastating Vote Puts Lives At Risk And Undermines Decades Of Bipartisan Progress In The Fight Against HIV.” FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE...
Sep 9, 2025


“HAMILTON” STAR JAVIER MUÑOZ TO ABC NEWS: AN HIV-FREE GENERATION IS WITHIN REACH — BUT CONGRESS IS TRYING TO TAKE THAT AWAY
Javier Muñoz, Who Spent Last Week On Capitol Hill With Lawmakers, Sounds the Alarm In Powerful Interview with ABC’s Kyra Phillips As $2B...
Sep 8, 2025


THE ADVOCATE ANNOUNCES INAUGURAL “FUTURE OF QUEER MEDIA FELLOWSHIP”
LOS ANGELES (September 9, 2025) — The Advocate , the world’s leading source of LGBTQ+ news and information, today announced the launch of The Future of Queer Media Fellowship , a program created to identify, develop, and uplift the next generation of LGBTQ+ journalists. Underwritten by Morrison Media Group (MMG), the 16-week, paid fellowship provides early-career journalists with direct experience inside The Advocate ’s newsroom beginning January 2026. “We have seen it over
Sep 8, 2025


#CUTSKILL QUILT UNVEILED ON CAPITOL HILL AS ADVOCATES WARN LAWMAKERS THAT $2B IN PROPOSED CUTS TO HIV PROGRAMS AND SERVICES WILL COST LIVES
Devastating Federal HIV Funding Cuts Download PHOTOS – courtesy Getty Images for Save HIV Funding campaign HERE . Download VIDEO –...
Sep 5, 2025


JAVIER MUÑOZ, PEPPERMINT HAVE POWERFUL CONVERSATIONS WITH LAWMAKERS ON CAPITOL HILL, SPEAK AT RALLY IN PROTEST $2B IN PROPOSED HIV PROGRAM CUTS
VIDEO – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senate Allies Reaffirm Commitment to Protecting HIV Care Amid Escalating Attacks FOR...
Sep 3, 2025


TONY MORRISON ANNOUNCES EXIT FROM GLAAD, LAUNCH OF THE MORRISON MEDIA GROUP TO ELEVATE BRANDS & PEOPLE THROUGH INNOVATIVE STORYTELLING, STRATEGY & SOCIAL IMPACT
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – JULY 17, 2025 – Three-time Emmy Award-winning journalist, producer, host and impact strategist, Tony Morrison ,...
Jul 17, 2025
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