A day-of-performance lottery to be held for ‘Wicked’ seats

SAN DIEGO –A day-of-performance lottery for a limited number of orchestra seats will be held for Wicked, which is returning to The San Diego Civic Theatre with performances from Nov. 12-Dec. 7.  Two and one-half hours prior to each performance, people who present themselves at the San Diego Civic Theatre box office will have their…

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Naked rowers choose K Anderson’s ‘Cocoon’ to soundtrack new video

Warwick Rowers 2015 Calendar: The Story from Sport Media Productions on Vimeo. The Warwick University Rowing Club, who have recently released their 2015 naked calendar, have chosen K Anderson’s “Cocoon” to soundtrack the accompanying promotional video. (Watch above) The calendar, now in its fifth year, was originally produced to help raise funds for the running…

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Professional Strongman champion Rob Kearney comes out

In a groundbreaking moment for the sports world, professional Strongman champion Rob Kearney has come out, reports The Huffington Post. Not only is Kearney ranked as the second strongest middleweight champion in the world, but his coming out makes him the first openly gay man to actively compete in a strongman competition at a professional,…

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This is Life with Lisa Ling: ‘Gay Rodeo’ airs Sunday on CNN (VIDEO)

http://youtu.be/5xIA-7-A97E In episode seven of Lisa Ling’s CNN series This is Life with Lisa Ling, airing this Sunday Ling travels to Santa Fe where she gets to know, in-depth, members of the International Gay Rodeo Association. The episode, titled Gay Rodeo, airs Sunday, Nov.9 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on CNN. Watch the trailer above. We…

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Elle Fanning cast as trans boy in new film

Elle Fanning has been cast as a transgender teenage boy in a new film. Pink News reports that the 16-year-old actress – sister to Dakota Fanning – has been cast alongside Susan Sarandon and Naomi Watts in the indie drama Three Generations, which will follow Fanning’s character Ray as he transitions to male. Written by Nikole Beckwith,…

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Bent-Con: A home for LGBTQ geeks (and their allies) Nov. 7 – 9

We’re all familiar with the mega-event known as Comic Con, the wildly costumed affair which takes over the Convention Center for several days in July. But did you know there is a convention designed with the LGBTQ geek in mind? Bent-Con proudly acknowledges and celebrates the presence and contributions of LGBTQ creators and their “ungay”…

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Family Equality Council launches ‘Allies for Adoption’ campaign (VIDEO)

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Family Equality Council has announced its 2014 “Allies for Adoption” Campaign to coincide with National Adoption Month in November. The initiative will draw attention to the obstacles LGBTQ people confront when trying to secure legal ties for their families. In the majority of states across the country, LGBTQ people encounter barriers when…

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Bisexual characters fare poorly on America’s cultural grid

Last Friday, NBC debuted Constantine, an American television series based on the characters appearing in the comic series Hellblazer published by DC Comics under their Vertigo imprint. The series will focus on John Constantine, a dark exorcist, occult detective and con man who is struggling with his past sins as he tries to protect humanity…

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