One of the problems with the takeover of popular culture by Marvel and DC superheroes is how seriously the stories take themselves, how easy the morality is and how family-friendly everything is. Monster-budget films like The Avengers and the upcoming Batman vs Superman, or network dramas like The Flash and Agents of SHIELD, aim to…
Director of Thailand’s gay-themed entry for the 2016 Academy Awards Best Foreign Language Film How to Win at Checkers (Every Time) Thailand’s official entry for ‘Best Foreign Language Film’ for the 2016 Academy Awards is a gay-themed parable titled How To Win At Checkers (Every Time). Though it was released last spring here in the…
SAN DIEGO– Fire up the spotlights and start praying for a win! It’s time for Hollywood’s most glamorous and glorious night – the Academy Awards! Yes, it’s the Gay Super Bowl day of days as the San Diego Gay Men’s Chorus (SDGMC) hosts the biggest Academy Awards viewing party in San Diego Sunday, Feb. 28,…
NAPA, Calif. – Napa Valley Wine Train, offering guests a 36-mile round-trip journey from Napa to St. Helena through beautiful Wine Country vineyards and past famous and historic wineries, has announced the “The Napa Valley Pride Ride,” the inaugural LGBT wine expert event, on Saturday, March 19 with a portion of the proceeds benefiting The…
SAN DIEGO – San Diego Opera have announced a group of dedicated donors will match up to $500,000 in donations from the community to create a new vision for San Diego Opera. This $1 million campaign will keep San Diego Opera strong, and ensure the company will continue to present world-class opera for many more…
LOS ANGELES – Today, Here Media, the world’s leading LGBT media and marketing strategy firm, and video streaming platform, Vimeo partnered on a new initiative to spotlight the groundbreaking work being created by LGBT filmmakers. The partnership extends Vimeo’s commitment to diversity in the LGBT space with an investment in quality LGBT programming. The deal…
WASHINGTON – Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) announced that the critically acclaimed television series “Empire” will be honored at the 2016 HRC Los Angeles Gala Dinner. HRC also announced that producer Nina Jacobson, whose work includes the blockbuster hit “The Hunger Games” and FX’s “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story” will be…
American Idol singer Rayvon Owen has come out in his new music video. At the end of the video titled “Can’t Fight It,” released on Valentine’s Day, Owen meets a mysterious man across the room – Shane Bitney Crone, reports The Advocate. Crone is known for his 2013 documentary, Bridegroom, which is about the discrimination…
New Orleans Queen of Bounce, Big Freedia, had to explain to fans on social media why her recent show was cancelled at The Dollar Box Showroom in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The show, which was scheduled for Friday February 12, was cancelled after the club owner, Ben Shemper, got a call from a State Alcohol Beverage Control…
What traditionally goes ignored by the mainstream media is an epidemic that disrupts the status quo of reporting. We commonly do not see abuse as something that affects men, however a CDC/DOJ National survey and statistical analysis points to men being the primary recipients of intimate partner violence. A Man Is The Victim Of Domestic…
