A veteran animator for the Disney corporation stated recently that the company is open to the idea of homosexual characters in their animated feature films, provided the story and concept fit the bill. Andreas Deja, an animator interviewed for the Australian website News.com.au, expressed the belief that Disney films featuring homosexual families are a realistic…
On the surface, there’s nothing especially gay about Austin’s massive South by Southwest music festival. But according to The Dallas Voice, a little digging yields myriad LGBT festival features including artists, films, events, venues…and plenty of eye-candy to go around. In light of this discovery, the Voice published a list of the top ten LGBT…
This Wednesday will mark the inaugural Wall Street summit on LGBT community issues and involvement. The event, hosted by Deutsch Bank and titled ”Out on the Street”, will include six of Wall Street’s biggest banks and focus on panel discussions highlighting culture change, recruitment, client development and business impact with regard to LGBT employees and…
Farley Granger, stage and screen star and author of the 2007 memoir “Include Me Out,” passed away Sunday at his home in New York. Most known for his roles in Hitchock thrillers like the 1951 classic Strangers on a Train and the 1948 murder mystery Rope, Granger got his start in Hollywood before buying out…
On January 24, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) proposed new rules designed to improve equal housing access for LGBT individuals. The measure would prohibit any housing aid groups that receive federal funding from discriminating against gays, lesbians or transgender persons. In an explanation of the proposed rules, HUD cited recent studies indicating…
This week marks the 9th Annual National LGBT Health Awareness Week from March 28 to April 1. Celebrate in style by getting tested and sharing the importance of LGBT health to your health provider. LGBT Health Awareness Week aims to shed light on the devastating cycle of healthcare discriminatory acts against the LGBT community. According…
