The City: Top to Bottom

thursday, oct. 29 Hay Fever Retired stage star Judith Bliss, her novelist husband and their two bohemian adult children have each invited houseguests for the weekend. But as the Blisses indulge their artistic eccentricities in a hilarious whirlwind of flirtation and histrionics, the guests begin to wonder if they’ve landed in a madhouse – and…

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Defending equality in Houston – Raymond Braun ft. Aaron Rhodes (VIDEO)

https://youtu.be/R9IvvbsdAjs Houston’s Equal Rights Ordinance (HERO) is one of the biggest votes facing the LGBT community this election day. The ordinance will protect the city’s residents and visitors from discrimination in housing, employment and business services based on sexual orientation, gender identity, race, religion and 11 other characteristics. YouTube LGBT content creator Raymond Braun recently…

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HRC Foundation and Partnership for Drug-Free Kids join forces to prevent LGBTQ teen substance abuse

WASHINGTON – Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation and Partnership for Drug-Free Kids released Preventing Substance Abuse Among LGBTQ Teens, an issue brief focusing on helping parents, educators and other youth-serving professionals understand the unique challenges – including bullying and family rejection – faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) youth that…

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San Diego Human Dignity Foundation selects Archbishop Carl Bean for Sunshine Brooks HIV/AIDS Advocacy Award

SAN DIEGO –  The third and final honoree has been selected to receive an award of distinction from the San Diego Human Dignity Foundation (SDHDF) to be presented at their upcoming Nov. 7 Aston-Brooks Gala. Archbishop Rev. Carl Bean, D.Min. will receive the Sunshine Brooks HIV/AIDS Advocacy Award. As a young singer, Carl Bean brought…

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UC San Diego launches Sally Ride Science STEM program

Blasting aboard space shuttle Challenger in 1983 to become the first American woman—and at age 32, the youngest American in space—the late Sally Ride captured the nation’s imagination by breaking barriers. Her legacy also includes inspiring generations of students to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) through Sally Ride Science, a science education company…

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Sylvia Rivera, first transgendered person in the National Portrait Gallery’s collection

Earlier this year, the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery installed the portrait of Sylvia Rivera in the “Struggle for Justice” exhibition. Rivera is the first transgendered person in the museum’s collection. A forerunner in the fight against gender identity discrimination, Ray Rivera rechristened himself as Sylvia as a teenager. When cast out by her family, she…

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‘White Christmas’ is back at San Diego Musical Theatre

San Diego Musical Theatre announced today the final production of their 2015 season, Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, Nov. 27 – Dec. 6 at the Spreckels Theatre. Based on the beloved, timeless film, this heartwarming musical adaption features seventeen Irving Berlin songs, played by a live 22 piece orchestra! Veterans Bob Wallace and Phil Davis have…

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