The writer-director of the Alzheimer’s drama Still Alice Richard Glatzer died Tuesday in Los Angeles. He was 63. Glatzer co-wrote and directed the movie alongside his husband, Wash Westmoreland, while battling ALS. The Huffington Post reported that the pair took on the project of Still Alice in a very early stage of Glatzer’s disease. Their…
Grassroots non-profit Canvass for a Cause, in conjunction with the Black Students Justice Coalition, has launched a letter writing campaign this week to engage the San Diego community in pressuring District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis to honor Proposition 47 and release nonviolent offenders whose offenses have been reclassified under the new law. In the fall, Canvass…
BERKELEY, Calif. — April 16-17, the Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies in Religion and Ministry (CLGS) at Pacific School of Religion will host a symposium addressing the ways in which the concept of “religious liberty” is being used to justify and further discriminatory actions, such as denying service to same sex couples or limiting…
An E! series documenting Bruce Jenner’s transition to a woman has been put on hold reports Variety. The untitled project had not been given a premiere date and E! had not confirmed development of the series although the Variety report stated that E! had consulted GLAD on transgender issues. In recent months the tabloid press…
The award winning gay comedy mystery web series, Where the Bears Are is in the final week of its Season 4 Kickstarter campaign. Where the Bears Are is The Golden Girls meets Murder, She Wrote with big, gay, hairy men! (aka “Bears”) The award-winning web series is raising funds for a Season 4 through Kickstarter! The campaign will…
WASHINGTON – The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) today announced that U.S. Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) will be the featured speaker at the 2015 Los Angeles Gala Dinner this Saturday, March 14. “Senator Franken is an unapologetic supporter of fairness and equality,” said HRC President Chad Griffin. “A leader in the successful effort to repeal ‘Don’t…
The American Conference on Diversity will recognize Barbra “Babs” Casbar Siperstein with the 2015 Advocacy Humanitarian Award during a Statewide Fundraising Gala in West Orange, N.J., April 2. Ms. Siperstein is a member of the Executive committee of the Democratic National Committee (DNC), Deputy Vice Chair of the New Jersey Democratic State Committee, and Political…
Anthemic indie pop act The Score have released a new track titled “Catching Fire” on the heels of their initial track “Oh My Love.” Originally from New York City and now based in Los Angeles, The Score are comprised of songwriting producers Eddie Anthony and Edan Dover. Fittingly, the transcontinental favorites will keep fans and…
The Professional Diversity Network, Inc. (Nasdaq: IPDN) has released its latest Diversity Jobs Report (DJR) and Diversity Jobs Index (DJI), which analyzes the employment situation for women, minorities, veterans, the disabled and LGBT professionals for the month prior. In honor or Women’s History Month, the new DJR honors women who, throughout their careers, put millions…
SAN DIEGO – San Diego Opera has announced the appointment of David Bennett as the company’s new general director. Bennett is the former executive director of Gotham Chamber Opera, a New York City based opera company which has made its mark in the international arts community by presenting fully staged productions, from the Baroque era…
