Taja Gabrielle DeJesus, a transgender woman living in San Francisco who volunteered at a shelter for transgender people, was brutally murdered on Sunday morning. Her death and the deaths of three other trans women of color this month are a stark and horrifying reminder that for trans people, discrimination, violence and prejudice are all too…
Judy and Dennis Shepard joined “The View”, Friday to talk about the new documentary about their son, “Matt Shepard is a Friend of Mine.” The film tells the story about their son, Matthew, and his life and tragic death. Michele Josue, a close friend of Matthew’s, directed the film and also appeared with the family…
GLAAD’s video series, GLAAD: All Access, features interviews with newsmakers, hit-makers, and people making a difference. This week, host Claire Pires sat down with Lance Bass and his husband, Michael Turchin, to discuss their E! special “Lance Loves Michael: The Lance Bass Wedding” and how they feel as a newly married couple. Bass talks openly…
When seated next to one of Russia’s most anti-gay pundits a lesbian couple decided to take a selfie of themselves kissing, reports The Huffington Post. The couple had wound up next to Russian councilman Vitaly Milonov, the man behind St. Petersburg’s infamous “homosexual propaganda” law, on a flight from Moscow to St. Petersburg. They shared…
Madonna has released a music video, “Living for Love” as she moves closer toward the official release of her 13th studio album, Rebel Heart, March 10. The video shows Madonna playing matador to a host of men dressed as bulls in a red arena in a display that critics are hailing as her best work in…
The recent transgender protest at Creating Change in Denver, led by activist Bamby Salcedo, created quite the stir at the event and in the media. Salcedo cried from the stage “We are here demanding intentional, meaningful investment in our community.” The uncovered story is what was going on behind the scenes and how it sheds…
In a move to promote a culture that embraced diversity, the Australian bank chain ANZ has unveiled four “GAYTMs” in Auckland and Wellington to celebrate diversity and inclusion for New Zealand’s LGBT community. The concept originally appeared last year when ANZ in Australia introduced GAYTMs to celebrate Sydney Mardi Gras. Dripping with rhinestones, the customized…
The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) has made revisions to the state’s certificate of marriage, which allows loving, committed LGBT couples to marry in the state. According to published news reports, the forms will also enable the state to track and record how many LGBT couples marry. Despite statements and arguments by the Attorney…
SAN DIEGO – Frenchie Davis will join the San Diego Women’s Chorus (SDWC) for an exclusive performance at the Balboa Theatre Sunday, May 17 at 7 p.m. The concert, Broadway, Our Way is a fundraising event benefiting the Lesbian Health Initiative of the San Diego Human Dignity Foundation. Broadway, Our Way will present songs from…
SAN DIEGO — The Old Globe’s West Coast Premiere of The Twenty-seventh Man by award-winning novelist Nathan Englander, directed by Globe Artistic Director Barry Edelstein, will now play an extra week of performances—through March 22—due to ticket demand for the originally announced run. Tony and Emmy Award winner Hal Linden (“Barney Miller,” The Rothschilds) leads…
