LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Point Foundation (Point) will honor innovative TV and film writer, director, and producer Jill Soloway with the Point Impact Award at the Point Honors Los Angeles gala Oct. 7. The award is presented to an individual who has made a significant impact on improving the lives of the lesbian, gay, bisexual,…
Tick. Tick. Tick. Your grandmother used to warn you not to wish your life away. The years pass quickly enough, she said, so hold each minute. Savor what you have. Enjoy your days, months, years and The Ada Decades by Paula Martinac. Ada’s daddy needed help around the house. Once, that was Clay Jr.’s job…
SAN DIEGO, Calif. — This Saturday, City Heights residents and Latino-immigrant business owners invite San Diego to Salsa Sabado, a salsa dance rally to both protest Washington, D.C.’s attempts to divide and to build bridges across San Diego’s El Cajon Boulevard “border wall.” At the event, free Salsa lessons will include the unveiling of a…
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – San Diego Opera’s 2017-2018 season continues on November 10, 2017 at the Joan B. Kroc Theatre with As One, part of the Company’s dētour Series. San Diego Opera’s dētour Series premiered in the 2016-2017 season and is dedicated to exploring lesser known operas and works that fall outside of the Company’s…
NEW YORK, NY – International pop icon Pink is back with her new single, “What About Us” today at all digital providers via RCA Records (click here to listen). The pop anthem was written by Pink, Johnny McDaid of Snow Patrol and Steve Mac and produced by Mac. “What About Us” is the first official single from Pink’s…
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – San Diego Oasis, a non-profit organization with office locations in La Mesa and Escondido, is working with the LGBT community to bring awareness to the issues that impact older LGBT Americans. As a result, Oasis will be hosting a class, “LGBT Issues and its Aging Population” Monday, Sept. 25 at 1:00…
LOS ANGELES , Calif. — Watching transgender characters on fictional TV shows has the power to influence attitudes toward transgender people and policy issues, according to new research from USC Annenberg. Just published in the peer-reviewed journal Sex Roles, the research further highlights the ways political ideology shapes viewer responses to transgender depictions in entertainment….
Friday afternoon, ELLE.com released a video featuring Nemis, an eight-year-old boy who transforms into his drag queen alter ego Lactatia. Since it was posted, the video has been viewed more nearly 25 million times, shared more than 200K times and received more than 50K comments. In the video, Nemis opens up about his love for…
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. – Cinema Diverse: The Palm Springs LGBTQ Film Festival (Cinema Diverse), which is celebrating its tenth anniversary this year, will open with The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin – the new documentary about the beloved writer of the Tales of the City novels, which were set in San Francisco, beginning in…
In her first solo painting exhibition, legendary artist and activist Joan Baez celebrates the “Mischief Makers”—portraits of people who have brought about social change through nonviolent action—the risk-taking visionaries. The exhibition runs from September 1 through October 1, 2017 at Seager Gray Gallery in Mill Valley, CA. A portion of the paintings’ sales will go to Carecen…
