TAIWAN — Taiwan is getting ready to host its first International Queer Film Festival which organizers say is an endeavor to showcase LGBT themes to the Taiwanese people as well as highlight awareness about issues the community faces, reports GayAsiaNews.com. “We hope that the Queer Festival will not only play an anchor role in showing to…
The Gay European Tourism Association (GETA) has teamed up with the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office to offer travel advice to LGBT travelers in Europe. In a new travel advice section on its Web site, GETA explains the difference in legal and social attitudes to homosexuality across Western, Central and Eastern Europe. “Most countries in…
The Boulevard BOO! Parade is returning to the College Area, Oct. 25 starting at 10 a.m. This free, family event is bigger and spookier than ever! More floats, more zombies, more music and more surprises. More of what makes the Boulevard BOO! Parade San Diego’s only Halloween Parade. The fun doesn’t stop after the parade….
WASHINGTON – On the third anniversary of the successful repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” (DADT), the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), has highlighted the numerous challenges that LGBT service members, veterans, and their families continue to face. The repeal of the discriminatory DADT policy allowed lesbian, gay, and bisexual individuals to serve in the military…
http://youtu.be/eubWYPhcEEo Budweiser’s latest responsible drinking ad, which rolled out Friday for Global Be(er) Responsible Day features a dog’s unceasing loyalty. Dog lovers everywhere will warm to this tear-inducing ad, part of Bud’s excellent dog-based TV commercials.
Four men who participated in the “pistol-whip” robbery series in Hillcrest, North Park, and elsewhere were sentenced Sept. 19 to terms ranging from 11 to six years in prison. The series was noted for four victims being hit over the head with a gun and other victims being ordered at gunpoint to lay prone on…
http://youtu.be/RdsmPLzz7_U LOS ANGELES — In a night that celebrated the achievements of those working to champion diversity in the advertising, marketing, PR, media and entertainment industries, ADCOLOR® recognized some of the best and brightest at their annual ADCOLOR® Awards ceremony, Saturday, Sept. 20. The event, hosted by CNN’s Don Lemon, was filled with rousing moments from…
BANGKOK — The Thai LGBT community encounters great social stigma and limited job opportunities despite the country’s tourism authority actively promoting Thailand as a gay-friendly tourist destination, says a recent international report. According to GayAsiaNews.com, the ‘Being LGBT in Asia’ Thailand Country Report released Sept. 16, “highlights a contradiction between Thailand’s public face of tolerance…
With more than 4,500 hotel nights booked and with over 1,000 visitors from over 20 countries, the seventh Pink Lake International LGBT Festival (Aug. 28-31) on Lake Woerthersee in Velden, Southern Austria was a great success for the LGBT community . “The most important thing for us is that the festival guests are happy, have…
WASHINGTON – Today the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) and Freedom to Marry, on behalf of the Respect for Marriage Coalition, sent a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder asking that the Department of Justice act to ensure federal respect for the marriages of same-sex couples in Arkansas, Indiana, and Wisconsin, consistent with the approach taken…
