LOS ANGELS, Calif. — L.A.-based cartoonist Sonya Saturday has launched a Kickstarter campaign to publish her latest satirical coloring book, this time featuring “portraits of sexy White Ladies giving empty lip service to some of today’s major social issues.” From a bikini-clad poser “supporting” Standing Rock to selfie-styled ladies stating platitudes like “I don’t see…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Reps. Joe Kennedy (D-Mass.) and Bobby Scott (D-Va.), with the full support of the American Civil Liberties Union, reintroduced the Do No Harm Act in Congress today to ensure that the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) continues to protect religious freedom without being used to discriminate against women, the LGBT community, and…
Monday, Oscar-nominated actor James Woods attacked the family of a gender nonconforming child, C.J. Duron, and C.J.’s parents, Lori and Matt, celebrating their city’s 2017 Pride celebration. The Durons faced intense and relentless harassment on social media following Woods’ tweet, but rather than retreat against the barrage of hate, they chose to speak to HuffPost about their…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump granted a one-on-one interview with Pat Robertson, a longtime anti-LGBTQ activist and Televangelist. The interview aired today at 10 a.m. on the Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN). Robertson is infamous for calling for so-called “religious exemptions” to push a dangerous anti-LGBTQ agenda, accusing LGBTQ people of deliberately spreading HIV and…
FTW+ Liberation, wrote this Letter to the Editor in direct response to Nicole Murray Ramirez’s recent commentaries on San Diego Pride: Reclaiming Pride: A response from FTW+ Liberation Anyone who grew up under the tyranny of sodomy laws should remember the fear the police could instill in queers and gays. So when the San Diego…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Vicky Hartzler (R-MO) introduced an amendment onto the National Defense Authorization Act Wednesday evening that would deny health care coverage for transgender service members and their military dependents. Hartzler earlier tried to ban transgender people from serving altogether in the House Armed Services Committee, and when that failed, she turned to…
As a Latino and gay activist for over 45 years who has organized, led and participated in demonstrations, sit-ins, marches etc., and one who has been beaten and arrested by police in the 1960s and 70s, it is indeed upsetting to see my last column so misrepresented. As I stated, as the 2017 Grand Marshal…
RuPaul’s Drag Race: Werq The World Tour from Voss Events on Vimeo. NEW YORK, N.Y. — After a sold out 16-city tour through Europe, the queens of RuPaul’s Drag Race will unleash their own brand of hilarity and hijinks upon the USA this fall with the extension of their Werq The World tour. Produced by Voss Events…
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – “Something Like Summer,” David Berry‘s feature directorial debut, is a musical romance based on Lambda Literary Award-winning author Jay Bell’s novel of the same title. “Something Like Summer” will screen at Outfest LA 35 in Los Angeles July 15, at 11:00 a.m. at the Directors Guild of America on Sunset Blvd….
NEW YORK, N,Y. – July 21, gay streaming service Dekkoo will release “Stray”, a bromantic comedy series in which Jay, a brash gay dude, and Rich, a nerdy straight guy, talk sex and relationships while reconnecting in New York City years after college. The teaser clip, titled “How Gay Are You?”, unambiguously sets the tone…
