thursday, sept. 24 Carlos Mencia Carlos Mencia is undoubtedly one of today’s most popular entertainers and comics. Whether it is man-on-the-street interviews, studio comedy, commercial parodies, nationwide sold-out tours, or films, Mencia demonstrates an extraordinary ability to connect with a wide and diverse audience. Sycuan Casino, 5485 Casino Way in El Cajon, 8 p.m., tickets…
Lambda Archives will be continuing an exciting ongoing series of programs featuring the people, organizations and events that have made LGBT history in San Diego Monday, Sept. 28 at 7:00 p.m. Diversionary Theatre is proud to host this Out at the Archives event as part of its Open Monday series. People of color account for…
NEW YORK, NY – Antigone Rising has announced the launch of their foundation dubbed Girl Bands Rock. The official kick off, which took place during the band’s 2nd Annual Antigone Rising BeachFest in Sea Cliff, NY Sept. 19th, comes on the heels of a two-week-long trip as Cultural Ambassadors of the United States to Vietnam performing outreach programs, master classes and public…
SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco’s Folsom Street Fair, hailed as “the world’s biggest leather event,” will get even bigger this weekend with the world premiere of Tom of Finland condoms from ONE®. Tom of Finland (Touko Laaksonen, Finnish, 1920-1991) is widely considered the most influential creator of homoerotic art. Now, through an exclusive partnership between ONE®…
LOS ANGELES – Saturday, Oct. 3, Point Foundation, the nation’s largest provider of financial support, leadership training and mentoring to LGBTQ students of merit, will host their signature gala Voices On Point, at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles. Caitlyn Jenner will present the Point Horizon Award to two Point Alumni, Rhys Ernst…
After Sunday’s 67th Primetime Emmy Awards, YouTube LGBT content creator Raymond Braun caught up with the cast and crew of Transparent, the winner of five Emmy Awards, live on the red carpet at Amazon’s Emmy celebration. Watch above as Raymond talks with the cast and creators of Transparent, including Emmy winners Jeffrey Tambor (Outstanding Lead…
Today Athlete Ally, a nonprofit focused on educating and activating athletes to champion LGBT equality, announces it will honor basketball legend Grant Hill, tennis champion Dr. Renée Richards and corporate leader Salesforce at this year’s Athlete Ally Action Awards. Grant Hill is an ally to LGBT people, who most memorably spoke out in a PSA video…
Who’s at risk if trans people have equal access to restroom facilities? In Houston and across the country, Mike Huckabee and friends love to claim that nondiscrimination bills mean that “men could use the women’s bathroom,” which simply isn’t true. In his latest video, Matt Baume pushes back against the transphobic lie that men are…
NEW YORK, NY – NewFest, in partnership with Outfest, today announced the lineup of their 27th annual celebration of the year’s best LGBT films from around the world. The program of nearly 100 narrative features, documentaries and shorts runs October 22-27 at the newly renovated Bow Tie Chelsea Cinemas, and at the recently completed screening room at…
Jeffrey Tambor won the award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series at the Emmys Sunday night for his role in Transparent. Tambor, who plays a trans woman on the Amazon show dedicated his award to the transgender community. “I’ve been given the opportunity to act because people’s lives depend on it,” Tambor said….
