As an artist, Matt Zarley has made many proclamations through his music; whether it was his CD Debut in 2002, or reiterating Here I Am in 2008, to his latest, Change Begins With Me, he utilizes his songwriter/singing talents to their fullest effect by affording listeners a look (and listen) into where he is at…
ABC has announced that Chaz Bono will partner five-time veteran Lacey Schwimmer in Dancing with the Stars Season 13. Schwimmer placed second with Disney star Kyle Massey in Season 11. The New York Daily News reported Schwimmer as tweeting, “I’m so thrilled. He is such an amazing person! And so sweet!” She later added, “Such…
The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) has condemned MTV for giving a VMA award to Tyler, The Creator, a rapper, record producer and music video director from Los Angeles. Tyler, whose real name is Tyler Okonma, won Best New Artist for the music video for “Yonkers,” the first single from his second album,…
Comedians Sean Wherley and Sarah Burford bring another round of the Laugh Out Proud Comedy Show to Martini’s Above Fourth on Sept. 8. The show will feature four LGBT comedians and one allied comedian including Los Angeles headliner Steve Hasley. Hasley, best known for his stints on television shows like Will & Grace, How I…
If an evening filled with dancing, silent auctions, gourmet appetizers and wine sounds like a good time, come out on Sept. 8 to support the Red Ribbon Dance Project, a benefit event that raises funds for AIDS research. Three years ago, the Red Ribbon Dance Project began an annual performance to raise money for the…
Singer and gay-rights campaigner Lady Gaga is coming to Springfield for a guest appearance on TV’s The Simpsons. Recorded earlier this month Gaga plays herself in a role where she tries to cheer Lisa up and ends up kissing Marge. Yeardley Smith, who voices Lisa Simpson and currently appears in off-Broadway’s Love, Loss and What…
I’m back from a brief drive up California’s spectacular central coast just in time for this year’s Art San Diego Contemporary Art Fair. The weekend-long event (Sept. 1-4) that aims to put San Diego artists and galleries on the national radar has grown significantly since it’s inception in 2009, becoming a cultural highlight in our…
Country music star Chely Wright, 40, has married her girlfriend Lauren Blitzer, 30, in a ceremony in Connecticut just over a year since she came out. At the time of her coming out, Wright talked about the difficulties artists faced after admitting being gay. Wright had told the Los Angeles Times, “You get good money…
In an interview with Out magazine The Voice judge Adam Levine has hit out at the producers of American Idol for not finding more gay contestants. The Maroon 5 lead vocalists told Out, “What’s always pissed me off about Idol is wanting to mask that, for that to go unspoken. C’mon. You can’t be publicly…
FilmOut San Diego’s 13th LGBT Film Festival continues this weekend with three more days of film screenings at the historic Birch North Park Theatre (2891 University Ave.). FilmOut San Diego annually affirms the ongoing integrity and boundless imagination of our community and the artists who tell our stories. The festival board of directors believes its…
