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Bookwatch: Freddie Mercury — the man who loved to put on a show
Last year was a particularly rough one. Every time you open a newspaper or turned on the computer or TV, it seemed as though someone – a Hollywood actor, singer, or stage performer you liked – had died. Even now, whether it was six months, a year or, as in Somebody to Love by Matt…
EXPANDED COVERAGE: Meth-death at Democratic donor’s home
Thom Senzee, author of this article, is a West Coast-based freelance journalist, and a regular contributor to San Diego LGBT Weekly. In the weeks since news outlets across the globe picked up a story that WeHo Times broke about the death of a 26-year-old Texas youth at the home of politically influential West Hollywood resident,…
YouTube Space LA hosts launch party for new interactive music video ‘Click’
Independent singer-songwriter Tom Goss just released a super fun music video called “Click,” an interactive video on YouTube that allows YOU to be the star… The video first takes you to a party with dozens of beautiful guests, and along the way you’re asked to click a number of thumbnails that will eventually lead you…
Bill to track sexual assault evidence kits clears Senate Appropriations Committee
SACRAMENTO, Calif.–The Senate Appropriations Committee Friday passed a bill authored by Assemblymember David Chiu (D-San Francisco) and sponsored by Alameda District Attorney Nancy O’Malley that would help reduce the number of untested sexual assault evidence kits throughout California. AB 41 will for first time require law enforcement agencies to report to the California Department of…
EQCA applauds Rocklin School for supporting transgender student
ROCKLIN, Calif.—Equality California has sent a letter to Rocklin Academy officials applauding the school for its support of a transgender kindergarten student following the reading of a book geared toward that age group by transgender teen and reality TV star Jazz Jennings. As a result of activities by right-wing advocacy groups, a number of parents…
Civil rights groups ask for comprehensive review of law enforcement efforts on hate crimes
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Citing escalating hate crimes by both organized hate groups and individuals, Equality California joined eight other major civil rights organizations to call on the California Legislature to order a comprehensive evaluation of law enforcement agencies’ efforts to protect Californians from hate crimes. The civil rights groups support a request by Assemblymember Kansen…
September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month
September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month—a time to share resources and stories in an effort to shed light on this highly taboo and stigmatized topic. The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) uses this month to reach out to those affected by suicide, raise awareness and connect individuals with suicidal ideation to treatment services….
NAMIC announces winners of the 2017 Excellence In Multicultural Marketing Awards
NEW YORK, N.Y. — The National Association for Multi-ethnicity in Communications (NAMIC) today announced the winners of its Excellence in Multicultural Marketing Awards (EMMA). The competition recognizes excellence in marketing efforts designed to attract and retain culturally diverse audiences and customers among African American, Asian, Latinx, LGBTQ, disabilities communities and other market segments. This year’s EMMA…
HRC stands with Dreamers and against plans to rescind DACA
WASHINGTON, D.C. — HRC has joined governors, attorneys general and hundreds of elected officials and other civil rights organizations across the country in a letter supporting the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program and Dreamers. The letter comes amidst reports that Donald Trump is considering ending DACA after ten attorneys general from across the…