Using her superstar prowess, Ellen DeGeneres will raise awareness for the global AIDS epidemic now that the TV funny gal has accepted her more serious post as Special Envoy for Global AIDS Awareness. DeGeneres accepted her new role on Nov. 8 in a major address presented by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. “By lending…
Mayor Jerry Sanders has officially proclaimed Tuesday, Nov. 8 as Broadway/San Diego Day in an effort to recognize the value of the New York-based Nederlander Organization in America’s Finest City. The Nederlander Organization has brought culture, economic value, and the theater arts to San Diego, contributing to our thriving artists and community as a whole….
Chaz Bono is a perfectly healthy, functioning transgender person – and that’s why the reports at the National Enquirer are so distributing for the former Dancing With The Stars contestant. The gossip magazine will feature Bono in their upcoming issue where they claim he will die within four years of purported health issues as a…
The glitterbombing continues, and this time, it’s Dan Savage under heat after his visit to the University of Oregon Tuesday turned sparkly as a representative from the “Dan Savage Welcoming Committee” rushed to the stage to dump a bucket of glitter on the sex columnist, the Huffington Post reports. Not all was fun and games:…
It’s another wedding celebration in New York as funny guy Conan O’Brien officiated the nuptials of longtime costume designer Scott Gornick and partner David Gorshein at their wedding extravaganza. Conan’s TBS show has been a hit since he left primetime, due in part to the show’s desire to “push the envelope” – a welcome treat…
While the chain denies its anti-gay agenda, Chick-Fil-A was discovered to have donated more than $1 million to anti-gay causes between 2003 and 2008, according to reports at Equality Matters. In 2009, the chicken fast food chain donated nearly $2 million more to anti-gay groups including the Marriage & Family Legacy Fund, the Fellowship of…
A US Airways flight attendant, Nick Aaronson, who was also openly gay, was found murdered Monday in his hotel room in Mexico City, according to reports on behalf of the flight attendant union. The death of Phoenix-based Aaronson is being investigated after initial reports have confirmed that he sustained strangulation, ABC News reports. A break-in…
Glee fans everywhere are looking forward to a new gay villain after an interview at Billboard magazine confirmed that Grant Gustin will play the menacing role of Sebastian, a gay character who will shake things up romantically with Blaine, played by Darren Criss. Gustin is a long-time theater veteran with his previous role in “West…
Councilmember Todd Gloria will present a check to San Diego’s Storefront homeless shelter for monies raised by Canvas for a Cause in a ceremonial event to be held Nov. 14. Nine volunteers from CFAC have helped to make the money possible. The group of volunteer activists took to the streets Sept. 20 in an effort…
Nearly 343 lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender activists and allies concluded the 15th annual ILGA-Europe’s Annual Conference in Turin, Italy on Oct. 30. The event served as the largest LGBT event occurring on an annual basis in Europe’s history. Conferences, workshops, and discussion panels centered around the event’s theme: “Human Rights and “Traditional Values”: Clash…
