SAN DIEGO, Calif. – San Diego Opera’s 2016-2017 season continues Nov. 11, at 7 p.m. with the West Coast Premiere of David T. Little’s opera Soldier Songs. Soldier Songs also marks the Company’s first opera in the newly created Shiley dētour Series which explores lesser known operas and works that fall outside of the Company’s…
LOS ANGELES, Calif.– St. John’s Well Child and Family Center, creators of one of the largest transgender health programs in the country, has announced the lineup of films and celebrity talent who will be featured at their first annual TransNation Festival. The event will raise funds for the Imperial Court of Los Angeles and Hollywood’s…
San Diego’s LGBTQ sisters and brothers in North County have sometimes been considered an underrated and overlooked Cinderella community. However, this past Oct. 8, North County’s LGBTQ Resource Center and the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence strutted their stuff with their 9th annual Pride by the Beach festival. The event was held in Oceanside, on two…
https://youtu.be/yisD3t9cAQw “Sweet Transvestite” from The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let’s Do the Time Warp Again, performed by Laverne Cox as Dr. Frank-N-Furter with Ryan McCartan as Brad, premiered Friday on VanityFair.com. Listen above. “I had a conversation [with director] Kenny [Ortega]. We talked about the word ‘transvestite,’ ” the Emmy nominee tells Vanity Fair. “That…
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Consulting firm Great Place to Work® and Fortune magazine announced that Renovate America has earned a place among of the country’s Best Small and Medium Workplaces. This list recognizes the top performing companies across the nation in terms of the workplace they have created for employees, with the understanding that a…
NEW YORK, N.Y. – After a season filled with ferocious runway looks, buzzworthy choices and cutthroat competitors, Alaska has been crowned the winner of Logo’s “RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars” season 2. Sashaying away with the title of America’s Next Drag Superstar and a $100,000 prize, Alaska beat nine of the nation’s fiercest all star…
WASHINGTON — Today, the Human Rights Campaign announced two endorsements in North Carolina. The first endorsement is of Linda Coleman for the office of North Carolina lieutenant governor. The office is currently held by Dan Forest. “Working with Roy Cooper as governor, Linda Coleman will help repair the damage inflicted on North Carolina and ensure…
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Beginning this month, more than a million Californians are poised to renew their health coverage through the Affordable Care Act — proof that health reform in California has taken hold and is working, says the head of Covered California. “To date, upwards of 2.5 million people have come through our doors to…
SAN DIEGO – The San Diego Unified School District is among 12 large urban school districts that are collaborating for the first time to help solve major issues—finding new sources of effective teachers and education-related support staff while providing opportunities for veterans and spouses to continue to serve in their own communities. Large urban school…
SAN DIEGO – Mara Elliott has earned the endorsement of all five Democratic San Diego City Councilmembers, her campaign announced Thursday. The Democratic leaders endorsing Mara Elliott are Council President Sherri Lightner, Council President Pro-Tem Marti Emerald, and Councilmembers David Alvarez, Todd Gloria, and Myrtle Cole. Council President Sherri Lightner said: “Mara Elliott understands that the City…
