Album review: Andy Bell of Erasure shines in the spotlight as ‘Torsten, The Beautiful Libertine’

Erasure lead singer Andy Bell has released his sixth solo album, “Torsten, The Beautiful Libertine,” a jaunt through theatrical compositions of a ‘polysexual semi-immortal’ character known as Torsten. “Torsten, The Beautiful Libertine” extends the show that began with 2014’s “Torsten, The Bareback Saint.” Originally a theatrical one-man performance written by composers Barney Ashton-Bullock and Christopher…

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New study shows that Uganda has as many gay people as countries where homosexuality is legal

Despite criminalizing homosexuality, Uganda has as many gay people as countries where homosexuality is legal, a new study has found. Pink News reports that the survey of 3,000 Ugandan students found that one in three of the respondents had been in love with a person of the same gender. In addition, the study found that…

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GLBT History Museum to honor performers lost to AIDS

SAN FRANCISCO — The GLBT History Museum has announced it will present a special traveling exhibit beginning April 1, Dancers We Lost: Honoring Performers Lost to HIV/AIDS. Featuring beautiful photographs and other documentation, Dancers We Lost is a comprehensive dance history project honoring performers who died due to complications of HIV/AIDS. The exhibit runs through…

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Imperial Court de Tijuana presents their Gran Gala Fiesta de Tijuana, April 2

TIJUANA, BC, Mexico — The Imperial Court de Tijuana (ICTJ) will be presenting the Gran Gala Fiesta de Tijuana Saturday, April 2 at the International Night Club, Ave. Revolucion #645, Zona Centro, in Tijuana, Mexico (north of the famous Arch at Plaza de Cecilia). Doors will open at 6 p.m. with showtime at 7 p.m….

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Transgender advocates applaud Los Angeles City officials for creating the Transgender Advisory Council

The City of Los Angeles has become the nation’s largest city to establish a permanent council of transgender community leaders to advise the City on how to best serve the needs of transgender Angelenos. Mayor Eric Garcetti joined Councilmembers Mitch O’Farrell and Mike Bonin, Controller Ron Galperin, and members of the Human Relations Commission at…

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Watch: Trailer released for Nigerian LGBT-themed short film (VIDEO)

The Initiative for Equal Rights in partnership with Asurf Films Limited has released the trailer for a short film themed around the traumatic experiences arising from socially constructed expectations imposed on persons who self identify as lesbian, gay and bisexual. The movie narrates the realities faced by LGBT persons in the Nigerian society where heteronormative…

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