thursday, april 18 Art History Lecture Series: Romantic Castles of Europe Castles adorn the cityscapes and landscapes of virtually every part of Europe. Many are crumbling ruins that evoke their origins as fortresses and are populated by ghosts of bygone eras, while others have been lovingly maintained and serve today as palaces, museums or…
In the week since I wrote my last column, scheduled Michigan Womyn’s Music Festival (MWMF) performer Ubaka Hill released a statement in response to the Change.org petition asking that this year’s performers at the festival boycott the event. She stated, “My response to your courageous request that I cancel my Drumsong Workshop and the Drumsong…
I am sometimes asked that if Jesus were walking the earth today, whether he would be standing up for social justice issues and promoting human rights. I immediately answer, “Yes.” In looking at his life, all he did and all he was, that answer is a no-brainer. From tax collectors to shepherds to fishermen to…
SAN DIEGO — The San Diego County Bicycle Coalition has launched Bike Local Sundays, a monthly line-up of events encouraging folks to ride bikes to local businesses and support neighborhood economies. Bike Local Sundays kicks off in fabulous Hillcrest Sunday with free bike valet parking at the Hillcrest Farmer’s Market and Earth Fair in Balboa…
The Oscar winning British actor, Jeremy Irons, tells the BBC’s Stephen Sackur that his words are often taken out of context and that his strong opinions often get him into trouble. Hr told Sackur that he didn’t have any problem with gay marriage, despite controversial comments he made while speaking with HuffPost Live host Josh…
It seems universally agreed that Brad Paisley and LL Cool J’s “Accidental Racist” is just terrible. On Wednesday night, Stephen Colbert debuted his new track “Oopsie-Daisy Homophobe”, joined on stage by MacBeth star Alan Cumming. Just watch!
Singer and songwriter Ryan Amador just released his new video, “Define Me,” featuring Jo Lampert. Directed by Tom Gustafson, The impactful video shows Amador and Lampert stripping down to their underwear to reveal gay slurs and negative stereotypes written across their bodies. As the video continues the pair washes away the words, while singing powerful…
Amid the controversy surrounding transgender individuals using public bathrooms one McDonald’s franchise in Seattle Wash. is very clear on their policy. Huffpost reported that Tuesday a Reddit user posted a photo of a memo hung in a downtown Seattle, Wash., McDonald’s. “This was posted up in my local McDonald’s. Made me smile,” the user wrote….
(CNN) — “Glee” star Naya Rivera has earned accolades as the tough and proud Santana Lopez on the Fox comedy, but one of her prior gigs wasn’t as rosy. The 26-year-old actress used to work at Hooters, she tells the May issue of Allure magazine, and she admits that she has “nightmares about that job.”…
SYDNEY, Australia (CNN) — The competitive spirit between Australia and New Zealand rarely dims, but New Zealand has sprinted ahead of its trans-Tasman rival to become the first country in the Asia Pacific region to legalize same-sex marriage. The move has left Australia’s gay community feeling behind in terms of gay rights. The New Zealand…
