HBO: ‘Vice’ follows stories of homosexuals and transsexuals in Iran (VIDEO)

Ep. 305 Preview In Friday’s episode of HBO’s Vice, Vice Correspondent Thomas Morton follows the stories of homosexuals and transsexuals in Iran as they navigate a terrifying cultural landscape. Post-revolution Iran is notorious for its religiosity: when Ayatollah Khomeini came to power in 1979 he enforced strict Islamic custom that made homosexuality punishable by death….

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Vixen Productions to host third annual ‘San Diego’s Most Stylish Man’ runway and trunk show April 24

SAN DIEGO — Vixen Productions of Encinitas will host the third annual “San Diego’s Most Stylish Man” fashion and trunk show  April 24 in downtown San Diego where 10 guys will strut their stuff to be coined “San Diego’s Most Stylish Man,” selected by a panel of fashion experts. The “San Diego’s Most Stylish Man”…

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Elton John and Michael Stipe call for better protections for transgender inmates

New York, N.Y. — In response to coverage of the conditions faced by transgender inmates in Georgia State prisons, Sir Elton John, the founder of the Elton John AIDS Foundation and foundation ally Michael Stipe, musician and activist, issued the following statement: “Transgender women in male prisons have an equal right to protection from violence…

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Oregon author Karelia Stetz-Waters nominated for Lambda Literary Award

Portland, ORE.— Ooligan Press has announced that Oregon native Karelia Stetz-Waters has been nominated for a Lambda Literary Award for her young adult novel Forgive Me If I’ve Told You This Before, published October 2014. Forgive Me If I’ve Told You This Before has been nominated in the LGBT Children’s/Young Adult category. The book tells…

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San Diego LGBT musician creating video for LGBT rights beyond marriage equality

SAN DIEGO, – Rob Lord, San Diego-based, LGBT singer-songwriter, is producing a music video whose aim is to bring all types of LGBT citizens and their allies together. The goal is to raise awareness about LGBT rights beyond the Marriage Equality movement.  Music for the video is from a song he wrote titled “Together Now.”…

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‘Spring to the Past:’ a Centennial celebration in Balboa Park, April 11

The Balboa Park Heritage Association and its community sponsor  the Women’s Museum of California present Spring to the Past, the first Balboa Park Centennial event for 2015, celebrating the Panama California Exposition of 1915. Turn the clock back to the 1915 Exposition with hundreds of period costumes, Penny Farthing riders of period velocipedes and bicycles,…

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