The nation’s top five ruling Drag Pageant Queens come together for historic portrait

NEW YORK, NY – The history of legendary drag pageants in the U.S. dates back to the 1970s. This year in Orlando, Fla., five reigning national pageant title holders  came together to shoot a commemorative photograph as a symbol of unity and to wish everyone Happy New Year. This historic portrait was the brainchild of…

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Local arts organizations announce scholarship program for emerging artists

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Mission Federal ArtWalk, San Diego Visual Arts Network and The Studio Door have announced a unique opportunity for local artists with this year’s The Business of Art scholarship in conjunction with the 33rd Annual Mission Federal ArtWalk in Little Italy held on April 29 and 30. The Business of Art scholarship…

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Samira Wiley and Lauren Morelli/ Gus Kenworthy and Matt Wilkas cover OUT’s annual ‘Love Issue’

LOS ANGELES— OUT magazine released its annual “Love Issue” today, and for the first time the issue features dual covers. Two couples, Olympic free-skier and medalist Gus Kenworthy and actor Matt Wilkas as well as actress Samira Wiley and writer-producer Lauren Morelli, strike intimate poses on this year’s sensual covers. OUT sat down with the…

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San Diego’s New Fortune Theatre Company announces new show: ‘Les Liaisons Dangereuses’

San Diego’s New Fortune Theatre Company has announced that their next show will be a San Diego premiere of Christopher Hampton’s Les Liaisons Dangereuses, better known as Dangerous Liaisons. ​Set in sumptous 1780s France, Les Liaisons Dangereuses is adapted by Christopher Hampton in 1985 from an epistolary novel of the same title by Pierre Choderlos…

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Dramatic new artwork on new New York subway station features gay couple

NEW YORK — Dramatic new artwork will adorn the new Second Avenue Subway stations when it opens in the New Year becoming the largest permanent public art installation in New York State history. The art will include a depiction of two married gay men holding hands by artist Vik Muniz. At 72nd Street, Vik Muniz’s installation,…

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Israeli TV authority bans PSA for backing gay marriage and Arabic language (VIDEO)

A PSA entitled “Human Rights: Because without I’m not Equal,” produced by the Association for Civil Rights (ACRI) in Israel has been banned from Israeli TV because of its backing of gay marriage. The ad ad includes appearances by such well-known Israeli celebrities as model and actress Galit Gutmann, former Miss Israel Titi Aynow, social…

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The Studio Door kicks off the New Year with a new art exhibit featuring four established painters

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – 4•UP art show opens after the new year at The Studio Door at 3750 30th Street (North Park, San Diego). The show appears in two distinct exhibitions that run back to back for two weeks each.  First, Sherry Krulle-Beaton and Jackson Thilenius will be featured from January 6 – 15 with…

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George Michael’s boyfriend speaks about finding the singer’s body

George Michael’s boyfriend, Fadi Fawaz, a celebrity hairdresser, who had been in a relationship with the star since 2011 has told The Telegraph how he found the singer’s body on Christmas Day. Fawaz revealed how the singer-songwriter had died alone on Christmas morning, at the age of just 53. “We were supposed to be going…

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