Marina Rice Bader’s directorial debut ‘Anatomy of a Love Seen’ premieres at ‘Outfest 2014’ (VIDEO)

LOS ANGELES – Writer/director Marina Rice Bader (Exec. Producer of Elena Undone, A Perfect Ending) will make her directorial debut at the 32nd Annual Outfest Los Angeles LGBT Film Festival with the world premiere of her feature film entitled Anatomy of a Love Seen. Outfest – the Los Angeles-based nonprofit organization that promotes equality by…

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‘Fête de la Musique’ music festival – Balboa Park, June 21

Celebrate the Summer Solstice, June 21, at the Fête de la Musique at the International Cottages lawn in Balboa Park, 5-8 p.m. The  fifth annual Fête de la Musique is a free popular music festival featuring both amateur and professional performers across all genres of music. Appealing to all, The Fête aims to popularize musical performance from…

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Marriott International launches ‘#LoveTravels’ celebrating inclusion

BETHESDA, Md. — Marriott International has launched #LoveTravels, a multicultural campaign that conveys the company’s commitment to make everyone feel comfortable being who they are, everywhere they travel. To bring #LoveTravels to life, Marriott has partnered with photographer Braden Summers to share exclusive and powerful images celebrating inclusion as part of its new Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT)…

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Rugby League stars the Burgess Brothers support gay friends and urge people to take part in new study on Homophobia in Sport (VIDEO)

Australian/U.K. Rugby League stars Sam and Thomas Burgess have joined their South Sydney Rabbitohs teammate, Greg Inglis, in calling for an end to homophobia in sport. Sam and Thomas Burgess have also recorded a video, to be distributed by the NRL and others, encouraging people to take 10 minutes to tell their story in the…

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AFA advising recipients of mail with Harvey Milk commemorative stamp to return unopened to sender

The American Family Association (AFA) has doubled down on their initial outrage after the announcement that the Harvey Milk commemorative stamp would be released May 22. In an April 22 press release, Tim Wildmon, the president of the nationally recognized hate group wrote at the time that: “Milk used his charm and power to prey on young…

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Sultan of Brunei cancels annual ‘Dorchester Collection Fashion Prize’

In the wake of intense criticism of  Brunei’s planned implementation of new laws that could lead to women and LGBT Bruneians being stoned to death, the Dorchester made public this morning its decision to cancel its annual fashion competition and gala, known as the Dorchester Collection Fashion Prize. The decision by the hotel company was made…

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‘What’s the T?’ – documentary explores lives of five transgender women (VIDEO)

http://youtu.be/YPgoLY7KmCE On the Heels of Laverne Cox’s Time magazine cover comes What’s the T? a documentary that explores the lives of five transgender women. What Paris is Burning was to drag balls – What’s the T? is to transgender life – a documentary that explores the challenges, successes and lives of five transgender women; a…

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