Chaz Stevens, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Date of Birth: 31-Aug-1964
Place of Birth: Newton, New Jersey, United States
Profession: LGBT rights activist
Zodiac Sign: Virgo 
About Chaz Stevens
- Chaz Stevens (born August 31, 1964) is an American entrepreneur, journalist, and constitutional activist.
- He is the executive director of The Humanity Fund which focuses on the separation of church and state by lobbying against any religious expression on government property.
- He was the founder and executive director of the Religious Liberty Project, which focused on First Amendment issues.
- In 2015, Stevens launched the Gay Pride Festivus Pole Generosity Fund, with donations supporting various LGBT youth organizations.
- Stevens was twice appointed Commissioner to the Deerfield Beach Housing Authority.
- Stevens is the founder and CEO of ESADoggy, a global organization that provides emotional support animal-related services.
- Stevens and his projects have been recognized in the New Times Best of Broward-Palm Beach.
- Stevens himself was named one of the Best Activists in Broward County.Stevens first made headlines in 2013 by winning the right to install a Festivus pole made of Pabst Blue Ribbon beer cans in the Florida State Capitol in Tallahassee.
- Stevens’ investigative reporting and subsequent criminal complaints led to the arrest of Deerfield Beach Mayor Al Capellini and Commissioners Steve Gonot and Sylvia Poitier.
- Stevens is popularly known for his innovative methods of promoting the separation of church and state.The Daily Show's Jon Stewart referred to Stevens as the "General Patton of the War on Christmas." Fox News host Gretchen Carlson said she was personally outraged by his Festivus displays.
- Bill O’Reilly called Stevens a "pinhead."“Stevens is the face of the new media.
- He is the new version of a city hall gadfly– electronically empowered, fighting the power structure with bits and bytes," writes Buddy Nevins of Broward Beat.“Once upon a time, activists and gadflies could be laughed off by politicians.
- No more.
- With the reach and permanence of the Internet on their side, activists can investigate wrongdoing and post damning documents on self-published blogs.
- Activist Chaz Stevens has been a one-man wrecking crew," wrote the Sun-Sentinel's Michael Mayo.In an interview with Slate Magazine, Stevens said, "It's all about our First Amendment.
- Freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom to redress your grievances.
- Freedom to yell at the government and not get arrested.
- That's what we’re doing here.
- We’re stretching the very fabric of the First Amendment.
- That's what this is all about."
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