Club Skirts welcomes the first transgender DJ to the Dinah roster

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. – In an industry that is categorically dominated by males, female DJs have been progressively multiplying in the nation’s clubs, bringing their own unique sounds and individual talent. Club Skirts Dinah Shore Weekend has continuously been championing this blossoming movement, year after year, proving these DJs can more than rise to the occasion….

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Grindr sells majority stake to Chinese gaming company

Grindr, the hugely popular mobile hook-up site have announced that they have sold a majority stake in their company to Chinese gaming company Beijing Kunlun Tech company, reports Business Insider. The deal, valued at $155 million, is the second announcement this week of a Chinese company taking over a recognizable American brand with Dalian Wang’s…

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Gov. Andrew Cuomo and award-winning actor Sigourney Weaver to be honored at HRC Greater New York Gala

WASHINGTON – Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) announced that New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and award-winning actor Sigourney Weaver will be honored at the 2016 Greater New York Gala on Saturday, Feb. 6. In addition, HRC announced Grammy Award-winning British singer and songwriter Jess Glynne will perform for the gathering. During his tenure, Governor Cuomo has made…

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Tom Daley and Dustin Lance Black cover OUT Magazine’s annual ‘Love Issue’

LOS ANGELES — In the cover story for OUT magazine’s annual “Love Issue” Olympic diver Tom Daley and Oscar-winning Hollywood screenwriter Dustin Lance Black open up about their relationship and recent engagement. On their initial encounter, Daley recalls, “We spoke every day, nonstop. My phone would buzz, and we’d just be in constant communication, it…

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‘Wood’ A Furniture Show VII, Jan. 8-Feb. 6

The Escondido Arts Partnership Municipal Gallery will present their seventh exhibition highlighting works created in wood, sponsored by Murphy’s Fine Woodworking. Wood workers from the So Cal region will present contemporary furniture, art furniture, traditional furniture, veneering and marquetry furniture and wood turning in the exhibition. Juror: Brian Murphy WOOD, A Furniture Show VII Jan…

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