LOS ANGELES – Due to popular demand, The Hollywood Museum has announced that Reel to Real: Portrayals and Perceptions of Gays in Hollywood – an entertaining and informative retrospective of LGBT images in film and television throughout the decades – has been extended to Sept. 28. Launched in June in honor of LGBT Heritage Month, this exclusive exhibition…
Oakland- the East Bay’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (LGBTQ) Pride festival is celebrating its fifth year Sunday, Aug. 31, and expanding the festival with a Pride parade down Broadway. Spring boarding off of 2013’s success where more than 30,000 people attended, Oakland Pride is happy to announce the largest celebration yet. The newly…
Today, Broward Circuit Judge Dale Cohen struck down Florida’s marriage ban, affirming that the denial of marriage equality to same-sex couples in Florida is unconstitutional. The judge’s ruling applies to recognition of out-of-state same-sex marriages, as well as overturning Florida’s ban on same-sex marriage – Broward County only. This marks the third time in the…
Bishop James Mathes and The Episcopal Diocese of San Diego will be honored with the prestigious annual Mayor George Moscone Humanitarian Award. State Assembly Speaker Toni Atkins will be presenting the award. The Episcopal Church has been in the forefront of accepting, welcoming and standing for the equality of all LGBT people. The 1st Annual Trans…
SAN DIEGO — The Old Globe has announced the creation of an exciting new producing platform, Globe for All. This free-of-charge tour of a professional production of Shakespeare will allow the theatre to serve more communities throughout San Diego by collaborating with a diverse range of local organizations. Old Globe Artistic Director Barry Edelstein will direct the first production,…
For many European cities August is Pride month, and celebrations will soon be underway in cities like Brighton, England; Amsterdam, Antwerp and Copenhagen to name a few. For Escapade, a fancy dress retailer based in Camden, London Pride season is one of the busiest times of the year. The store, which has been in Camden…
KEY WEST, Florida Keys — A hot lineup of musical and comedy talents and a warm welcome await attendees Thursday through Sunday, Sept. 4-7, at Key West’s Womenfest, a celebration for lesbians and their friends in the island city known for its all-welcoming diversity. Thousands of singles, couples and groups of women are expected to flock…
From the Human Rights Campaign comes news that rock band Panic at the Disco are continuing their fightback against the notorious hate group Westboro Baptist Church (WBC). After the WBC announced a protest at Panic! At the Disco’s concert last week, the rock band upped the ante in the fight for LGBT equality by pledging support to…
WASHINGTON – For the third consecutive year, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation and prominent food writer David Hagedorn are once again bringing together more than 100 of Washington, D.C.’s top chefs, pastry chefs and mixologists for Chefs for Equality, an evening of food, cocktails, fashion and music to benefit the fight for marriage and…
WASHINGTON – Today the Human Rights Campaign (HRC),released a video ad featuring professional skateboarder and CEO Tony Hawk. In the video, Hawk states, “We all deserve to follow our hearts, and we need to continue working until every state recognizes marriage as an equal right.” Past videos include Kristen Bell, Bryan Cranston, Stanley Tucci, Busy Philipps, Cybill…
