Ari Getty had a dream. “My goal has always been that I’ll be somebody that would give to community, to be a part of philanthropy on a larger scale,” she says. “It’s been many years that I’ve known that — I can’t shy away from the question completely — that I would inherit money. And the first thing that I did was set up the foundation and that’s become my passion.”
Read MoreThe 2020 Rally for Equality Caravan, held across the street from the Catholic Center, home of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis and near the Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral, was held on Saturday, July 11, 2020. The caravan protest looped around the building. The action was a partnership between The Ariadne Getty Foundation, Shelly's Voice, GLAAD, Indiana Youth Group, Dignity USA, PFLAG Indianapolis, GEKCO, Q+ Council, GenderNexus, Inclusive Cathedral Family and Allies, and The Ariadne Getty Foundation. The goal was to amplify trans voices, educate Hoosiers on LGBTQ+ needs, and demand full inclusion and protection of the LGBTQ+ community in Indiana schools.
Photos by Michelle Pemberton in Indy Star
Read More“During the last few months, Gigi and I have been unified in our views and passion for the issues that we’ve all been trying to navigate. We’ve been each other’s rock,” Nats told the Los Angeles Blade. “There are so many important issues that have been pushed to the forefront, and Gigi and I have looked at ways to use our platform for good, to offer comfort and influence positive change.”
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Read MoreAt age 18, August became one of the youngest designers to ever debut at Mercedes Benz New York Fashion Week.
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Read More“This landmark ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court in favor of the Title VII Civil Rights Acts is a major victory for the LGBTQ community and our country. I have dedicated my foundation to working towards LGBTQ protections and equal rights across the globe,” Ariadne Getty, president and executive director, The Ariadne Getty Foundation, tells the Los Angeles Blade. “While today we celebrate, tomorrow we must continue our fight for the freedom of all marginalized people.”
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Read MoreAriadne Getty, granddaughter of billionaire oil tycoon J. Paul Getty, has become a leading LGBT+ activist since her two children Natalia, 27 - who is known as Nats - and August, 24, both came out as gay in their teens.
Read MoreHer interpretation of that stewardship merges money and mouth. Not content to simply write a check—millions have been donated to organizations including the Los Angeles LGBT Center and GLAAD, via the Ariadne Getty Foundation—she works the phones and speaks at public events, in the service of securing and protecting LGBTQIA rights.
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Read MoreMarriage equality may be the law of the land, but at Roman Catholic Church-run Roncalli High School in Indiana, the lesson being taught is that having a same-sex marriage, or standing in solidarity with those who do, will cost you your career.
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Read More“I’ve never taken any of this for granted,” the philanthropist tells me when she is read that quote from her grandfather. “I’ve never pretended that I made a penny in my life. I inherited this money and I’m a steward. I have to honor it. Actually, I have to honor my great-grandmother who set up the trust. She didn’t trust my grandfather because he was a womanizer,” she says, confirming this lede paragraph and letting loose a signature burst of laughter, a quick gale of it that can blow through a conversation like a gust of gumption.
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Read MoreNewly married YouTube star/trans activist Gigi Gorgeous and her wife, Nats Getty, were excited to be honored at the Family Equality 2019 LA Impact Awards. The nonprofit organization strives to help LGBTQ families, who seek to form or expand their families through adoption, foster care, and surrogacy.
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Read MoreActress and #MeToo advocate Alyssa Milano will be honored by GLAAD on Saturday, Sept. 15, at the Hyatt Regency in San Francisco for her work amplifying acceptance of the LGBTQ community. However, the GLAAD award she receives has been renamed for Ariadne Getty, another LGBTQ activist.
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Read More#MeToo advocate and actress Alyssa Milano will be honored with GLAAD’s inaugural Ariadne Getty Ally Award at the GLAAD Gala in San Francisco on Sept. 15.
The Ariadne Getty Ally Award is presented to an LGBTQ ally who uses their voice and public platform to accelerate and affect acceptance for the LGBTQ community …
Read More#MeToo advocate and actress Alyssa Milano will be honored with GLAAD’s inaugural Ariadne Getty Ally Award at the GLAAD Gala in San Francisco on Sept. 15. The Ariadne Getty Ally Award is presented to an LGBTQ ally who uses their voice and public platform to accelerate and affect acceptance for the LGBTQ community.
Read MoreA fabled family finds their showbiz portrayals “demonizing,” “disgusting” and unrepresentative of their super-L.G.B.T.Q. values.
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Read MoreThe movement for LGBT rights has made stunning progress in recent years. But the latest results of an ongoing poll commissioned by the gay rights organization GLAAD, which is releasing the results at the World Economic Forum in Davos today, suggests that just because change has come swiftly doesn’t mean it’s durable.
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Read MoreThe LGBTQ community is close to the philanthropist's heart.
Ariadne Getty knows intimately the power of storytelling to shape perception. Plenty of stories have been told about her famous family, including the new Ridley Scott film All the Money in the World, …
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