Oh, the Bible! That precious book that we love – or maybe not. The great teachings and life of Jesus recorded. The book that gives direction and teaching, life and hope. The book full of promises on which we can stand. The book that has sadly been used against some of us – as a…
Paul Rudd’s first film after breaking out in Clueless was this stunningly good comedy about the friendship between a gay man (Rudd) and his straight girlfriend, played by a pre-superstar Jennifer Aniston. Directed by the great Nicholas Hytner and written by the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Wendy Wasserstein based on Stephen McCauley’s wonderful novel, the film…
This classic film about show people stars Ethel Merman, Donald O’Connor and Marilyn Monroe and features some amazingly bombastic Merman numbers, including her signature tune “There’s No Business Like Show Business.” Campy, earnest, fun and a must-see for lovers of the old school musical.
friday, aug. 26 What will you believe? Ion Theatre Company presents Grace by Craig Wright. A deeply religious couple moves to Florida with dreams of a real estate boom bonanza. When a badly scarred neighbor, who once worked for NASA and a mysterious exterminator, who is still troubled about the Allied bombing of Hamburg come…
The Uganda cabinet sealed the fate of a controversial bill that would make homosexuality punishable by death in the country. Cabinet members barred legislators’ attempts to reintroduce the measure last week, citing that the country already has “sufficient law to take care of all crimes envisaged by the proposed anti-homosexuality bill.” Several Members of Parliament…
The Independence Party of Minnesota announced Tuesday its intent to join the campaign to defeat a ballot measure that, if passed, would amend the Minnesota Constitution to ban same-sex marriage. As one of three political parties in the state with majority status, the party plans to actively campaign against the recently-passed ballot initiative in hopes…
Republic Party officials denied gay presidential candidate Fred Karger’s request to participate in the upcoming California GOP Convention. The Orange County native is the only gay candidate in the presidential race – a fact that may lend to party officials’ decision to exclude Karger from the event. In a recent interview with the San Francisco…
As part of their initiative to create a safer, equality-conscious college, Elmhurst College in Elmhurst, Ill. will now include an application question that asks about a student’s sexual orientation and gender identity, according to Campus Pride, an non-profit organization that applauds the college’s efforts in promoting LGBT equality. The demographic question will help administrators select…
