A study by Music Magpie has revealed the books people could read if they reduced their digital intake over a month. In the 23 hours we spend on our phone social networking, we could of read the following five books: The Handmaid’s Tale To Kill a Mockingbird Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland Dr Jekyll and Mr…
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Well over fifty community members turned out last Thursday night for an update on the new architectural and landscape redesign of The Wall Las Memorias AIDS Monument in Lincoln Heights, Los Angeles. The Wall Las Memorias Project was founded in 1993 with the intent to build an AIDS monument to address…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation and prominent food writer David Hagedorn are bringing together the capital region’s top culinary talent for Chefs for Equality, Washington, D.C.’s premier food event. For the sixth consecutive year, the evening of food, cocktails and music will benefit the fight for full LGBTQ equality. The event will be held…
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Fort Worth Opera and San Diego Opera will formally announce the 2020 world premiere of The Last Dream of Frida & Diego in Mexico City on Aug. 24, written by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Nilo Cruz and Latin Grammy winner, pianist, and classical composer Gabriela Lena Frank. A co-commission with Fort Worth…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Tello Films has received its first Emmy nomination for their original web series “secs & EXECS.” Actress, Mindy Sterling received the nomination for her role in the series. This makes Tello Films the first lesbian network to receive such an honor. Sterling, best known for her role as Frau Farbissina in the…
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Lambda Literary has announced that it has been awarded a grant of $30,000 from the Amazon Literary Partnership for the eighth year in a row, a continuation of Amazon.com’s support for the Writers Retreat for Emerging LGBTQ Voices. This year’s Retreat will be held Aug. 5 through Aug. 12, 2017 on…
MONTREAL – Pride Montreal, which is organizing this year’s first edition of Pride Canada, from Aug. 10 to 20, has unveiled the list of its 17 Grand Marshals, whose exceptional contribution to the cause and to the rights of the sexual diversity and gender plurality it wishes to recognize. “We are extremely proud these remarkable…
NEW YORK — In response to the rise in LGBT hate crimes since the 2016 US Election, Jack’d, a gay social app, has heightened security with a new feature that blurs the GPS of its members. “The blurring feature was originally created as a tool to protect gay men in countries such as Russia, Saudi Arabia,…
LOS ANGELES, Calif.– GFet, a new dating app for gay men into BDSM, fetish and kinks, has been launched globally through the App Store. It’s the first Tinder-style app for gay men who are into the kink lifestyle. It’s no secret that dating in the gay world is hard. Gay people are still discriminated against…
LOS ANGELES, Calif.– According to Professor Stacy L. Smith, author of a new study on inclusion in 900 top movies of the last decade, “Privilege still speaks, as white, straight, able-bodied men remain the norm on screen in film.” The report “Inequality in 900 Popular Films,” released today, from Smith and the Media, Diversity & Social…
