SAN DIEGO – Cygnet Theatre kicks off 2014 by presenting the San Diego premiere of a new comedy that stirs up powerful questions about what people are willing to sacrifice for happiness. Cygnet has snagged the rights to present the Southern California premiere of Jordan Harrison’s Maple and Vine, a sensation last season Off-Broadway at…
SAN DIEGO – The Greater San Diego Business Association (GSDBA) Charitable Foundation and the Hillcrest Business Association (HBA) have announced that the Mardi Gras celebration in Hillcrest will continue. Absolut Hillcrest Mardi Gras has been held for the last twelve years and the HBA hopes to bring new and exciting elements to the longstanding event….
Media Matters for America reveals its response to Fox News’ Keith Ablow claim that “marriage died in 2013.” Fox News’ resident anti-LGBT pop psychologist Keith Ablow boldly declared that “marriage died in 2013,” badly misreading a recent court decision in Utah to blame same-sex marriage supporters for turning marriage into the “the Wild West.” In…
Here’s a behind-the-scenes video from Attitude’s Ben Cohen cover shoot for The Awards Issue (issue 237) filmed earlier this year. The LGBT rights advocate got together with the UKs leading online gay magazine after receiving the magazine’s “Ally Award” late last year. Cohen is founder and chairman of the Ben Cohen StandUp Foundation which is focused on combating…
Marking its third anniversary Jan. 13, San Francisco’s GLBT History Museum has grown into an institution recognized by media worldwide as a reference for queer public history. The museum also is increasingly earning notice in travel guides beyond the United States. The visibility of the museum has drawn media attention to the archives of the…
Media Matters for America have announced their LGBT Misinformer of the Year … The Pacific Justice Institute (PJI). The Pacific Justice Institute (PJI), a California-based right-wing advocacy organization, set a new standard for dishonesty on LGBT issues in 2013, concocting a story about bathroom harassment by a transgender student in an effort to deny transgender…
Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes has told reporters that the state is ready to appeal US District Judge Robert Shelby’s landmark ruling by taking it to the US Supreme Court. Just minutes after being sworn in on Monday, Reyes said, “We’re willing to spend whatever it takes to protect the laws and the will of…
http://youtu.be/In3q9kiVFbM In this year of marriage equality, up pops a Facebook post of one sister’s gift to her gay brother on his wedding. This sister got an old Bert and Ernie pop-up book and reworked with pictures of her brother, husband and their entire wedding party. The post states: “My brother finally got the chance to marry the…
SAN DIEGO,– The San Diego Gay Men’s Chorus (SDGMC) announced today the selection of RC Haus as its interim artistic director. Haus begins his role immediately and will conduct the chorus’s spring show Wow! The Chorus Sings the ‘90s. “I am thrilled to be rejoining the chorus in this role. With almost three decades of…
The Glenner Memory Care Centers, a local nonprofit providing programs and resources for those living with dementia, was the lucky beneficiary for the very popular San Diego Gay Men’s Chorus (SDGMC) holiday concerts in mid-December. Representatives dropped off a check Dec. 23 for $2,128 from donations collected in a giant ruby red slipper in the…
