All registrants for the 2014 Gay Games presented by the Cleveland Foundation will receive the unique beautifully designed, well-crafted 3-inch participant medal to wear around their necks. First, second and third-place finishers in the various divisions and categories of the 35+ sports happening Aug. 9-16 will take home gold, silver and bronze versions. Graphic designer Jamey…
Being Alive San Diego and Babycakes have teamed up for the World AIDS Day on December 1. Babycakes will be selling a special Red Ribbon cupcake through the month of December and $1 will be donated to Being Alive. “We thank Babycakes for their support of Being Alive” states Shannon Wagner, executive director at Being Alive. …
NEW YORK, NY – The National Board of Directors of GLAAD, the nation’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) media advocacy organization, have announced the election of Sarah Kate Ellis as the organization’s new CEO and president following a nationwide search. “GLAAD’s unparalleled history in shifting American beliefs on LGBT families paved the…
SAN DIEGO – San Diego Armada Rugby Football Club (RFC) is hosting a rugby tournament Saturday Dec. 7. Four gay-inclusive rugby teams – San Diego Armada, Los Angeles Rebellion, San Francisco Fog and Seattle Quake – will all compete in the Rucktacular tournament at Robb Field, starting from 9:30 a.m. Matches will take place until…
SAN DIEGO, – San Diego Opera has announced that Pagliacci by Ruggero Leoncavallo will open their 2014 season Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014 for four performances only. Making his return to the Company to sing the role of the murderous clown Canio, is American tenor Frank Porretta who was last heard as the Duke in Rigoletto in 2002. Soprano…
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. – Organizers of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force’s Winter Party Festival have announced that the Shelborne Wyndham Grand South Beach Hotel will once again serve as the host hotel for the 21st edition of this iconic celebration. Before that, the Shelborne will undergo a $150 million room and common area…
The United States Air Force Academy is continuing to defend the hiring of conversion therapy advocate Dr. Mike Rosebush. Dr. Rosebush, hired by the Academy in 2009, works for the Academy’s Center for Character and Leadership Development. The academy insists the conversion therapy advocate doesn’t counsel cadets, instead claiming he simply coaches them in developing…
Creators of the Gender book, a colorful visual primer on the world of gender, have announced their manuscript is complete and they are ready to go to press. The Gender book has been called “clear enough for your mom to understand, real enough to hit home on every page.” (Lily Hiott-Millis, buzzfeed.com). It discusses terms…
Media Matters for America latest post reveals the actor who plays a transgender character on the Fox television series Glee has responded to criticism from Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly, who warned that allowing “dopey kids” to watch a transgender character on television might encourage them to experiment with homosexuality. In April 2012, O’Reilly criticized Glee for introducing a transgender…
