http://youtu.be/bj8gySRem6w At a recent signing for his new book, My New Teacher and Me!, parody legend “Weird Al” Yankovic talked to online talk show personality and award winning social justice activist, Jeff 4 Justice about why he donated money from his Lady Gaga “Perform This Way” parody to HRC, his support for marriage equality, and why…
As cross-cultural pollinization accelerates, its various permutations can seem both jarring and perfectly normal. Take, for example, the wholly natural assimilation of the story of Sherlock Holmes and his unwavering sidekick Dr. Watson in Chinese culture. Since 2011, when millions of television viewers first laid eyes on Benedict Cumberbatch as the iconic sleuth and Martin…
It’s about time! Truly, that is how so many of us San Diego wedding professionals felt on July 1st, when we could finally celebrate our LGBT couples FULLY! For years we had happily been celebrating the love and commitment and connection of all of our couples, but with our LGBT couples we could only do…
Iconic New York City venue Roseland Ballroom is closing its doors for good in 2014, and Lady Gaga will help shut down her hometown venue with a real New York theatrical affair! Gaga will play the final shows ever at the Roseland in a very intimate residency March 28, 30, 31 and April 2, it was announced…
WASHINGTON — Television star, actress and activist Laverne Cox will be the keynote plenary speaker at the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force’s 26th Annual National Conference on LGBT Equality: Creating Change , in Houston, Texas, Jan. 29–Feb. 2, 2014, 8 p.m. Cox plays Sophia Burset, a transgender woman, in the hit Netflix series, Orange is the New Black. “As…
LOS ANGELES — Emmy Award® nominated actor, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, husband, Justin Mikita and their non-profit advocacy organization, Tie The Knot, have announced their fourth collection of bow ties. Personally designed by Ferguson and Mikita, the brand new bow ties will be available at the store and online. All proceeds from the sale of the bow ties will be…
For same-sex couples, the decision to marry is not as simple as saying, “I do.” Complex issues due to recent court and legislative actions, which affect couples in some states differently than those in other states, have created a complex web of legal and tax issues for same-sex couples. Whether to Wed: A Legal And…
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. – The Dinah Comedy Night brings together three of the most acclaimed female stand up comics, Thursday, April 3, 2014 at 8 p.m. at The Palm Springs Convention Center, in what is poised to be an unforgettable evening of hilarious stand-up comedy. Fortune Feimster, who landed her writer/performer spot with Chelsea Lately six…
SAN DIEGO – Urban Pride – San Diego, along with Common Ground Theatre (CGT), in collaboration with San Diego Continuing Education, will host a special LGBT Night at the Theatre for the production of Christmas Is Comin’ Uptown – Dec. 13 at 7 p.m. at the Educational Cultural Complex Theater. The theater is located at…
SAN DIEGO – The San Diego Gay Men’s Chorus (SDGMC) is singing a happy tune thanks to a matching grant from the San Diego Human Dignity Foundation (SDHDF) totaling more than $10,000. “Ticket sales only cover about half of our expenses, so we are incredibly grateful for the help of groups like the San Diego…
