I will repeat what everyone else has said over and over again: 2016 was dreadful, and as I write this, it continues to be wretched, with George Michael and Carrie Fisher dying as Donald Trump provokes a new Cold (or World) War. In times like these, with our waking lives enveloped by evil and despair,…
President Obama has urged Democrats to protect the Affordable Care Act from Republican efforts to repeal it. The Huffington Post reported that Obama, on his last visit to Capitol Hill, sought to rally his party to do whatever it can to thwart them, despite the terrible odds. “Despite the negativity, you have a big chunk…
Moxie Theatre is unleashing the powerful influence of The Bechdel Brigade, a task force of lesbian community leaders supporting women’s voices and support for female playwrights and directors. This new group of lesbian community leaders are uniting to increase awareness and support for female playwrights and directors. The Bechdel Brigade will act as advocates for…
On the first night back from a holiday break, James Corden takes a minute to remember music icon George Michael and the impact he had on his life, including the Comic Relief’s Red Nose Day charity sketch the two shot in 2011 that ultimately inspired Carpool Karaoke. “I feel like I’ve loved George Michael as…
“I’m honored and grateful,” author Jake Biondi said about his Boystown book series being included in the BookLikes.com “Best of 2016” book list. With an average customer rating of five stars, the “I’m honored and grateful,” author Jake Biondi said about his “I’m honored and grateful,” author Jake Biondi said about his Boystown book series…
PINOLE, Calif.— Clinical psychologist and author Liz Dale is asking anyone — but especially those in the LGBT community — who has had a near-death experience (NDE) to participate in an online survey regarding the experience and its consequences. Survey results will inform a groundbreaking study and a new book to be published by Balboa…
LOS ANGELES — As we begin a new year, the February/ March issue of the The Advocate looks ahead at America in the age of Trump. Following the 2016 Presidential election, Russian-American journalist Masha Gessen turned to legendary LGBT advocate Larry Kramer for guidance on turning despair into action. Gessen came to the United States…
In a transcript from a private meeting with the Rockettes and Madison Square Garden executive chairman and Cablevision CEO James Dolan, Marie Claire reveals that Dolan encouraged the Rockettes to “tolerate” Trump supporters, some of whom belong to the sexist and white nationalist alt-right movement ― seemingly no matter what. Acording to the Marie Claire…
Sales of a special edition of Hitler’s Mein Kampf have soared in Germany. The book which outlines Hitler’s ideology that formed the basis for Nazism and sets out his hatred of Jews, which led to the Holocaust went on sale a year ago. The Huffington Post reports that the new edition is the first reprint…
A federal judge has decided to issue an injunction blocking enforcement of federal protections that were set to go into effect Jan. 1 barring discrimination in health care services based on an individual’s gender identity, as well as reproductive health services. U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor’s decision came in response to a lawsuit filed by…
