Pop artist and equality activist Holly Elle performs at Atlanta Pride

Nashville based pop artist and equality activist Holly Elle performed at the Atlanta Pride Festival earlier this month alongside Bonnie McKee and Steve Grand. Holly Elle has long been a supporter of LGBT rights as well as an advocate for anti-bullying so performing at Atlanta Pride was a natural progression for her. Her song “Freak” (watch the…

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‘Rupaul’s Drag Race’ to bring Red Ribbon event to Kimpton’s Hotel Palomar

SAN DIEGO – The world’s top drag superstars, the winners of RuPaul’s Drag Race and All Stars Drag Race, will rev the crowd up into a heated frenzy at an out of the box charity event held for Mama’s Kitchen at Kimpton’s Hotel Palomar Nov. 15. The fundraiser will be part of Kimpton’s nationwide Red Ribbon Campaign…

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Retired Supreme Court justice officiates at same-sex marriage

WASHINGTON – A retired Supreme Court justice has performed a same-sex marriage ceremony joining Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg to become only the second past or present justice to officiate  at a same-sex wedding ceremony. Buzzfeed.com reports that retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor officiated at the wedding of Jeff Trammell and Stuart Serkin last…

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No ‘gay’ apparel in Hallmark’s 2013 keepsake ornaments

Hallmark has decided to re-write one of the lines of the traditional holiday carol “Deck the Halls.” The re-write appears on one of the company’s 2013 keepsake ornaments named “Holiday Sweater.” Splashed across the front of the ornament is the line, “Don we now our fun apparel,” clearly an intentional edit from the more familiar…

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Equality House holds ‘Drag Down Bigotry’ event in front of Westboro Baptist Church

Oct. 26, the Equality House hosted its first drag show in front of the Westboro Baptist Church. The event was held to raise money for anti-bullying programs and was appropriately given the name Drag Down Bigotry. The Equality House is a project of the non-profit Planting Peace. The Equality House serves as a symbol of…

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Artists and celebrities donate to crowdfunding campaign for LGBTQ history app (VIDEO)

BERWYN HEIGHTS, Md. — The free mobile app Quist has launched a $15,000 crowdfunding campaign to be able to expand its research, functionality and reach. “To maintain and improve this free resource for the community takes funding” said Sarah Prager, 27, Quist’s founder and director. “We have depended on the community for support so far and…

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