October is LGBT History Month! Each day in October, a new LGBT icon is featured and celebrated. Background In 1994, Rodney Wilson, a Missouri high school teacher, believed a month should be dedicated to the celebration and teaching of gay and lesbian history, and gathered other teachers and community leaders. They selected October because public schools are…
SAN DIEGO – In celebration of National Coming Out Day, and in honor of the political achievements of the local LGBT community, Lambda Archives of San Diego (LASD) will be hosting an open reception of its latest exhibit, 20 Years at the Table, Oct. 11 from 5 – 7:30 p.m. The exhibit, currently open, showcases…
http://youtu.be/5Deo28B0MJc http://youtu.be/GH4qAEXcv9A DALLAS, — A rare chance to join a movement and make history kicks off today with the AT&T* “Love, Making History” project. It’s an opportunity to share personal stories and two online films that show how lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) love is making history every day. Individuals are encouraged to share…
LOS ANGELES, — Grindr has announced the launch of the new version of the all-male mobile location-based app, which has been rebuilt from the ground up to deliver a faster, more engaging experience for its seven million-plus users around the globe. The latest iteration of Grindr and Grindr Xtra for iOS and Android devices features a…
SAN DIEGO — The rich and colorful life of Frida Kahlo is revealed in The Complete Frida Kahlo: Her Paintings. Her Life. Her Story. The Exhibition, making its North American premiere in San Diego from Octo. 19 through Jan. 10, 2014, at historic NTC at Liberty Station. This is the only exhibition worldwide where all of her…
Don’t miss the 8th annual Harvest Howl for Youth Housing hosted by The Metro Area Real Estate Professionals for Young Adult Housing (MARYAH) Wednesday, Oct. 30, from 6-9 p.m. at Top Of The Park at Park Manor Suites, 525 Spruce St. Enjoy food from more than a dozen restaurants, a hosted bar for the first hour,…
BERWYN HEIGHTS, Md. In celebration of LGBT History Month, which starts today in the United States, the free mobile app Quist announces it will release it’s 2.0 version this October. The new version will include a frequently requested keyword search feature to sort the 800 LGBTQ historical events in the app’s database. Quist is also teaming…
In what may be the very first case of its kind, Argentina has officially recognized the gender of a six-year-girl who was born a boy. England’s The Telegraph reported Friday that Luana, aka Lulu, was born as Manuel but, according to her parents, behaved as and identified as a girl. “By accepting that my son was not…
BELGIUM — A transsexual in Belgium chose to die by euthanasia after a sex change operation to complete his transformation into a man left him a ‘monster’. MailOnline reports that Nathan Verhelst, 44, died yesterday afternoon after being allowed to have his life ended on the grounds of ‘unbearable psychological suffering’. Born a girl named…
WASHINGTON — The American Foundation for Equal Rights (AFER), the sole sponsor of the landmark federal constitutional challenge that eliminated California’s Proposition 8, today announced that it has joined the federal constitutional challenge to Virginia’s ban on marriage equality, Bostic v. Rainey. The Bostic case contends that the Virginia Marriage Amendment and otherVirginia laws that prohibit gay and lesbian couples from marrying are…
