SDGMC seeking new directors

The San Diego Gay Men’s Chorus (SDGMC) is seeking talented and energetic individuals to join their board of directors. SDGMC is a non-profit organization that currently has over 150 singing members who participate in more than 50 community events annually. Funding for SDGMC is generated from three annual concerts and through community philanthropy, community partnerships,…

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Golden Globe winner Shonda Rhimes to be honored at 2015 HRC Los Angeles Gala Dinner

WASHINGTON – The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), today announced that Shonda Rhimes will be honored at the organization’s 2015 Los Angeles Gala Dinner Saturday, March 14, 2015. “We are thrilled to honor such a fierce and longtime advocate for LGBT equality at this year’s HRC Los Angeles Gala Dinner,” said HRC President Chad Griffin. “Shonda…

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The state of LGBT equality in Africa

Months after Uganda’s Constitutional Court overturned its Anti-Homosexuality Act, which prescribed life in prison for many instances of gay sex, nearly identical legislation returned — this time in the Gambia, reports Thom Senzee for The Advocate. In October, Chad took up a sweeping bill that calls for 20-year prison sentences for those percieved to be…

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New HRC ad in ‘All God’s Children’ LGBT public education campaign features trailblazing state lawmaker (VIDEO)

JACKSON, Miss.—Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), released the second ad in its groundbreaking LGBT public education campaign, All God’s Children. Representative Alyce Clarke, who is the first black woman to serve in Mississippi’s state legislature, speaks about accepting and loving her gay son in the commercial. Representative Clarke’s ad will begin to run today,…

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Imperial Court emperor and empress candidate screenings to be held Dec. 11

The Imperial Court de San Diego’s board of directors will be conducting candidate screenings for the positions of emperor and empress Dec. 11, 6:30 p.m. at the LGBT Community Center, 3909 Centre Street in San Diego. Those interested in applying should bring a completed application form and $100. Applications may be downloaded here. For questions…

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Homosexuality at the forefront of this year’s Academy Award ‘Foreign Language Film’ contenders

With just over three months to go before Neil Patrick Harris takes center stage at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood for the 87th annual Academy Awards, Peter Debruge, the chief international film critic for Variety.com, takes an incisive look at the upcoming foreign language film contenders and what it says not only about the state…

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