Save the date: April 30 is ninth annual ‘Dining Out for Life San Diego’

San Diego’s ninth annual Dining Out For Life® event, which allows everyone to help raise funds for the San Diego LGBT Community Center’s HIV/AIDS programs by simply dining out for breakfast, lunch and/or dinner at participating restaurants, takes place Thursday, April 30. More than 75 participating San Diego restaurants, bars, coffee shops and ice cream…

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Gay Chicago man is finalist in PETA’s ‘Sexiest Vegan Next Door’ contest

CHICAGO — It’s time for PETA to name this year’s Sexiest Vegan Next Door—and 27-year-old gay Chicago resident Shane Devins might just take home the title. He beat out hundreds of other entrants from across the U.S. to become one of 10 male contestants to advance to the final round. Visitors to PETA.org can now…

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Fifth annual ‘Ex 4 Vets’ event to be held May 2

SAN DIEGO -This year’s Ex4Vets invites San Diego college students, military personnel and the general public to an hour-long workout at San Diego State University’s Student Union on May 2, 2015. The event, formerly took place on deck of the USS Midway. This year’s location change will accommodate increased attendance from years past. The event…

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Basic Rights Oregon shifts to new leadership model for next chapter in LGBTQ movement

PORTLAND, Ore.—Today, Basic Rights Oregon’s Board of Directors announced a new leadership structure for the organization, shifting to a co-director model from the current executive director and deputy director model. Basic Rights Oregon is the state’s largest nonprofit gay and transgender advocacy group. Jeana Frazzini and Nancy Haque will serve as co-directors of the 19-year…

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The San Diego Museum of Art celebrates ‘Art Alive 2015’

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The San Diego Museum of Art will be transformed into a gorgeous vision of art and flowers as more than 100 floral designers bring the Museum’s renowned Permanent Collection to life during the 34th annual Art Alive. The Museum’s signature fundraiser and a highly anticipated San Diego tradition, Art Alive 2015…

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Walter Naegle, partner of civil rights icon Bayard Rustin to attend LGBT 50th Anniversary event

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – The organizers of the National LGBT 50th Anniversary Celebration (July 2 to 5) today announced that Walter Naegle, Bayard Rustin’s surviving life partner, will attend the National LGBT 50th Anniversary Ceremony at Independence Hall July 4th. Said Naegle: “Bayard would be amazed to see this historic and diverse celebration of the Gay…

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‘Sábado Gigante’ ends but pro-LGBTQ stance lives on

Sábado Gigante, the longest running television program of all time, has announced that the Latin American variety show behemoth will end its spectacular commercial run in September. The show, which debuted Aug. 8, 1962 as Show Dominical (“Sunday’s Show”) and left an indelible impression on millions of Latin Americans across multiple generations, will also leave…

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