WASHINGTON – The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation, has announced that Michael Sam, who made history as America’s first openly gay professional football player, will be honored at HRC’s national Time to THRIVE conference in February. “We are excited and privileged to recognize Michael Sam, and his brave commitment to leading an authentic life in…
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – San Diego Pride is kicking off 2015 by adding some well-known and highly-regarded talent to its staff. Sarafina Scapicchio is the new Director of Development. Ms. Scapicchio had been Director of Major Gifts and Corporate Giving at the San Diego LGBT Community Center (The Center) and had previously served as The…
WASHINGTON – As 2015 begins, The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) takes a closer look at a few of the many countries where the fight for equality is making progress, as well as those where the fundamental rights of LGBT people are increasingly under attack. Good news: Ireland Ireland is set to vote in May on…
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – San Diego Opera has announced the return of Opera on the Concourse, a series of free lunchtime concerts held for the public on the San Diego Civic Concourse with the stars of San Diego Opera’s season. Discontinued in 2007, San Diego Opera announced the return of this beloved program as a…
After a successful premiere, Ricky Martin’s new single “Disparo al Corazón” is now available on all digital-music outlets. Written by Ricky Martin, Pedro Capó, Yoel Henríquez and Rafael Esparza Ruíz, and produced by the multiple Latin Grammy® winner Julio Reyes, “Disparo al Corazón” is the second single from A Quien Quiera Escuchar. A Quien Quiera…
California Atty. Gen. Kamala Harris announced today her plans to run for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Barbara Boxer. “I’m excited to share with you that I’m launching my campaign to represent the People of California in the United States Senate,” Harris wrote in an email to supporters. “Your support has been crucial…
At first blush, an article from the Salt Lake Tribune by Peggy Fletcher Stack reads like something you might find on TheOnion.com: Gay men – or in Mormon parlance ‘same-sex attracted’ – who marry heterosexual woman are two-to-three times more likely than opposite couples to call it quits. It’s tempting to shrug it off with…
TLC has created an arsenal of wildly successul reality television shows by sensationalizing the stories of unusual people. Media Matters for America’s latest piece looks at what happens when a network’s search for ratings gold comes at the expense of vulnerable LGBT people. Jan. 11, TLC aired its controversial one-hour special, My Husband’s Not Gay. The…
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — The Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association (GALECA), comprised of over 100 critics and entertainment journalists nationwide, today unveiled its first-round picks for the best in movies and television of 2014. The nominations come across 25 categories, from mainstream to LGBTQ-centric, including four newly-added runs such as Film Director of the Year,…
U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier ruled today that denying marriage for same-sex couples in South Dakota is unconstitutional. The ruling is stayed, meaning same-sex couples cannot yet receive marriage licenses in South Dakota. The ruling was in the case Rosenbrahn v. Daugaard, which was filed in May of 2014 by private lawyers with National…
