November 25, 2013
San Diego Armada RFC hosts ‘Rucktacular’ rugby tournament, Dec. 7
SAN DIEGO – San Diego Armada Rugby Football Club (RFC) is hosting a rugby tournament Saturday Dec. 7. Four gay-inclusive rugby teams – San Diego Armada, Los Angeles Rebellion, San Francisco Fog and Seattle Quake – will all compete in the Rucktacular tournament at Robb Field, starting from 9:30 a.m. Matches will take place until…
Leoncavallo’s ‘Pagliacci’ opens San Diego Opera’s 2014 season
SAN DIEGO, – San Diego Opera has announced that Pagliacci by Ruggero Leoncavallo will open their 2014 season Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014 for four performances only. Making his return to the Company to sing the role of the murderous clown Canio, is American tenor Frank Porretta who was last heard as the Duke in Rigoletto in 2002. Soprano…
Renovated Shelborne Wyndham Grand South Beach Hotel to host 21st NGLTF Winter Party Festival
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. – Organizers of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force’s Winter Party Festival have announced that the Shelborne Wyndham Grand South Beach Hotel will once again serve as the host hotel for the 21st edition of this iconic celebration. Before that, the Shelborne will undergo a $150 million room and common area…
Air Force Academy continues defending employment of conversion therapy advocate
The United States Air Force Academy is continuing to defend the hiring of conversion therapy advocate Dr. Mike Rosebush. Dr. Rosebush, hired by the Academy in 2009, works for the Academy’s Center for Character and Leadership Development. The academy insists the conversion therapy advocate doesn’t counsel cadets, instead claiming he simply coaches them in developing…
‘Gender’ book about to go to print
Creators of the Gender book, a colorful visual primer on the world of gender, have announced their manuscript is complete and they are ready to go to press. The Gender book has been called “clear enough for your mom to understand, real enough to hit home on every page.” (Lily Hiott-Millis, buzzfeed.com). It discusses terms…