The LGBT Academy of Recording Arts will host the 7th Annual OUTMUSIC Awards show at Irving Plaza in New York City on May 23. This year’s show will celebrate the past 20 years of music history and showcase the achievements of gay and lesbian contributors to the music industry. While originally scheduled to take place…
Here’s to J. Crew for (gently) pushing the social envelope, one ad campaign at a time. The preppy retailer’s a-traditional, LGBT-friendly take on family values began with last month’s pink-toenail-painting ad in an online newsletter; now, a shot of gay designer Somsack Sikhounmuong and his boyfriend dressed in J. Crew casual wear features among the…
Popular British boyband Blue has reunited after an initial split back in 2005. While the megahit Eurovision Song Contest is the primary reason for their reunion, the boys also seized the opportunity presented by Prince Williams’ royal nuptials to celebrate with a “saucy performance” at London’s famous G-A-Y bar on Saturday night. Front man Duncan…
Alice Hoagland, whose son Mark Bingham was killed on September 11, 2001, appeared on NBC’s “Today Show” in the wake of terrorist leader Osama bin Laden’s death and spoke of her pride in both her son’s heroism and the actions of the U.S. military and intelligence community. Senator John McCain, who delivered a eulogy at…
After learning the City Council did not allocate them any federal grant money for fiscal year 2012, four LGBT organizations have chosen to join forces and raise the money needed to keep their doors open themselves. The organizations include: Stepping Stone, an addiction treatment and recovery service; Being Alive San Diego, a volunteer group offering…
Felicity Huffman was nominated for an Oscar for playing Bree, a neurotic male-to-female transsexual who drives cross-country with the son she fathered but never knew. As amazing as the performance was, the film itself is more than one great impression. It’s also an enormously sweet and moving story about the relationship between a parent and…
Award-winning singer/songwriters, Eric Himan and Namoli Brennet perform songs from Himan’s latest release, Supposed Unknown, and Namoli’s CD, Black Crow, on The Center’s stage, May 11 at 7 p.m. “I have been a fan of hers for quite some time,” Himan said. “It was such a privilege to get the chance to produce my newest…
Mastering the art of wine drinking is not as easy as it sounds. The path that goes along with the study can be a lot of fun, but the study itself is where the challenge lies. Tasting wine and drinking wine are two very different things and there is a science to both. I have…
The first day of my transition from male-to-female was Feb. 6, 2003. I had been retired from the U.S. Navy for about 2 1/2 years, and was attending classes at National University in a bid to obtain a Bachelor of Science for Information Systems (IS). Since I’d been awarded a 60 percent Veterans Administration (VA)…
At military bases across the nation, servicemen are undergoing special training to prepare for the final end to the 17-year-old “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy against gay and lesbian individuals serving openly in the military. From Washington D.C. to San Diego’s own Camp Pendleton, members of the Army, Navy, Marines and Air Force are being…
