Imperial Court emperor and empress candidate screenings to be held Dec. 11

The Imperial Court de San Diego’s board of directors will be conducting candidate screenings for the positions of emperor and empress Dec. 11, 6:30 p.m. at the LGBT Community Center, 3909 Centre Street in San Diego. Those interested in applying should bring a completed application form and $100. Applications may be downloaded here. For questions…

Read More

Homosexuality at the forefront of this year’s Academy Award ‘Foreign Language Film’ contenders

With just over three months to go before Neil Patrick Harris takes center stage at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood for the 87th annual Academy Awards, Peter Debruge, the chief international film critic for Variety.com, takes an incisive look at the upcoming foreign language film contenders and what it says not only about the state…

Read More

Zachary Quinto responds to controversy over his OUT100 interview

Zachary Quinto has issued a response to the heated discussion generated by his OUT100 interview where he commented on the “complacency” of the gay community when it comes to the spread of HIV and the use of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). The debate has centered around the concept of monogamy within gay relationships and whether PrEP…

Read More

Ohio married same-sex couples take their case back to the Supreme Court

Same-sex marriage is heading back to the Supreme Court as married same-sex couples asked the Supreme Court Friday to hear their appeal of a recent appeals court ruling upholding Ohio’s ban on recognizing their marriages, which were granted in other states, reports Buzzfeed. “These cases are about love, from birth to death,” the lawyers for…

Read More

Culture Club cancel North American and UK tour dates

Culture Club have announced the cancellation of their forthcoming North American and U.K. tour because Boy George has developed a throat condition that may need surgery. In a statement the band said that the cancellation was necessary this week, ” … when a polyp was discovered in George’s throat. The throat specialist has ordered George…

Read More

HRC: Committee recommendation on change to blood donation ban continues to stigmatize gay and bisexual men

WASHINGTON – The Human Rights Campaign, (HRC),  has reacted to the decision by the nation’s Advisory Committee on Blood and Tissue Safety Availability (ACBTSA) which met to review the latest research on the current ban on blood donation from gay and bisexual men. The committee concluded that it would be reasonable to move to a…

Read More

Marina Rice Bader launches special giveaway contest as thank you to fans

LOS ANGELES — Out filmmaker Marina Rice Bader, profiled last month in LGBT Weekly,  has launched an exclusive online contest to celebrate the success of her directorial debut Anatomy of A Love Seen. The filmmaker is personally saying “thank you” to her fans with 10 exclusive gift bags to be given out Dec. 27, Bader’s…

Read More