CALIFORNIA – The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) has released its fifth annual Network Responsibility Index (NRI), a report that maps the quantity, quality and diversity of images of LGBT people on television. Primetime programming on the five broadcast networks was evaluated as well as original primetime programming on 10 major cable networks….
CALIFORNIA – Richard Chavez, pioneer in the farm workers movement and champion of full equality for all Californians, has passed away. Chavez was the brother of legendary civil rights activist Cesar E. Chavez and lifelong partner of Dolores Huerta. Huerta is a co-founder of the United Farm Workers union, president of the Dolores Huerta Foundation,…
UTAH – Nearly 1,000 gay Mormons are sharing their experiences with researchers at Utah State University, in an online study of LGBT attitudes. Renee Galliher, a USU associate professor of psychology who is leading the study, said this research is believed to be the first of its kind, in that it specifically focuses on gay…
QATAR – A new study has indicated that HIV epidemics are emerging in North Africa and the Middle East among men who have sex with men. The study conducted by researchers from Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar is believed to be the first study of its kind in countries where homosexuality and bisexuality are…
This month is my fifth year anniversary of living in Shady Pines, which I lovingly call my senior living complex. I feel like I’m one of the Golden Girls (I’m Blanche, of course, and my manager Carl is Sophia.) It’s a wonderful complex with really nice neighbors and I live with my very fat black…
As I learned during San Diego’s recent Pride weekend, the Art of Pride continues on throughout the year with a new exhibition of art every month and a reception at San Diego’s Pride offices on the second Saturday of the month, coinciding with North Park’s Ray at Night festivities. This month Art of Pride showcases…
U.S. audiences of the new Torchwood series were able to see the show’s bisexual captain, Jack Harkness played by openly gay actor John Barrowman, in a steamy guy-on-guy romp – even though the scene was cut out of the British airing, where the series is filmed. “You can get away with scenes like that on…
The newly-released Momentum Report by the Movement Advancement Project (MAP) shows the majority of LGBT Americans still face inequities, hardships and laws that are hostile to their well-being, despite the latest high-profile advances in equality. “There has been a tremendous amount of important progress over the last few years,” said Ineke Mushovic, executive director of…
Jai Rodriguez says his feet hurt. He’s stepping into the role of Chita Parol, a hot Latin mama in Chico’s Angels 2: Love Boat Chicas, and the Queer Eye veteran is not used to wearing heels. “It’s such a challenge, the things I have to do in heels,” Rodriguez says of his current cross-dressing role….
What do you get when you replace the iconic Charlie’s Angels with three sassy Latin beauties in drag, put them on The Love Boat (with Charo, of course) and then kill off a character? You get Chico’s Angels 2: Love Boat Chicas, just one of four original full-length stage musicals starring Kay Sedia, Chita Parol…
