‘America’s Got Talent’ Season 11 nationwide open auditions coming to San Diego Jan. 12

The No. 1 show of the summer for the past decade, America’s Got Talent (AGT), will host Season 11 open call auditions in San Diego Tuesday, Jan. 12 at the San Diego Convention Center. San Diego is the seventh stop on a 12-city nationwide search for America’s next big undiscovered entertainer. Those interested in auditioning…

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Trans actress Hari Nef: ‘Trans people deserve to tell their own stories’

In a conversation with HuffPost Live today, trans actress and model Hari Nef said that “some recognition is always better than no recognition,” when it comes to the depiction of the transgender experience onscreen, but she hopes to see more trans individuals telling their own stories. Nef: “I feel like the clock is ticking in…

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Florida same-sex couples sue state to list both parents on their children’s birth certificates

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—The married same-sex couples suing the State of Florida have asked a federal court to order state officials to list both parents on their children’s birth certificates as Florida already does for children born to married different-sex couples. Aug. 13, the couples, along with Equality Florida Institute, the largest organization representing lesbian, gay, bisexual,…

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Listen here: Cyndi Lauper’s ‘Hard Candy Christmas’

https://youtu.be/1VRk12ktZok Music icon Cyndi Lauper adds to her vast history of memorable holiday classics with her new cover of “Hard Candy Christmas.” Famously recorded by Dolly Parton and written by Carol Hall, the song originated in the play and film The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas. This adds to Lauper’s veritable canon of Christmas songs…

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Arkansas Supreme Court blocks birth certificates for same-sex partners

Thursday, the Arkansas Supreme Court temporarily blocked the ruling of Pulaski Circuit Court Judge Tim Fox, who ruled in favor of three same-sex couples who sued to be listed on the birth certificates of their children. The State Supreme Court ruled that, “the best course of action is to preserve the status quo with regard…

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Coming January 2016: ‘The History and the Hair Story: 400 Years Without A Comb’ exhibition

ESCONDIDO, Calif. — Opening Jan. 16, 2016, and running through the entire month of February 2016 (Black History Month) until March 6, 2016, the unveiling of “The History and the Hair Story: 400 Years Without A Comb” takes place at The Museum at the California Center for the Arts, Escondido. The exhibition transforms The Museum…

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