Actor Pekka Strang plays one of the most celebrated figures of LGBTQ culture, Touko Laaksonen, in the biopic film, Tom of Finland (out Oct. 20). During World War II Laaksonen was a decorated military man who served his country valiantly. The film begins as we meet a soldier who fights out of love for his…
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Veteran lesbian filmmaker, Nicole Conn has announced the cast of her latest endeavor, “Nesting Doll” a story about three broken women whose lives intersect at a lakeside community and who are forever changed through their shared love of a boy with special needs. Celebrated and beloved Australian actress, Zoe Ventoura (Packed…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Amanda Werner, the activist who dressed up as the Monopoly Man at a U.S. Senate hearing on Equifax and “won the Internet,” recently came out to the nation as genderqueer, nonbinary and bisexual. Werner made an announcement to professional colleagues last week on National Coming Out Day, one week after becoming a…
A new drop-in center for LGBT youth has opened in Chula Vista. Called Our Safe Place the center is for LGBTQ youth up to age 21 at South Bay Community Services, Trolley Trestle Teen Center. “Our Safe Place” will provide participant-driven supportive services and on-site clinical services to meet LGBTQ youths’ social, emotional, health and…
CHICAGO and ATLANTA — As people across the country wear purple in support of GLAAD’s Spirit Day, which is a means of speaking out against LGBTQ bullying and standing with LGBTQ youth, new research indicates that LGBT workers are facing bullying in an area that should be a safe place – their workplace. Two in five…
George Michael – “Fantasy” (Official Video) ft. Nile Rodgers premiered Wednesday, taken from Listen Without Prejudice/MTV Unplugged. The reissue of the late George Michael’s iconic album, Listen Without Prejudice Vol.1 will be released Oct. 20. George Michael: Freedom will air this Saturday Oct. 21 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Showtime. A remastered version of George’s…
This LGBT History Month, marriage equality champions Paul Katami and Jeff Zarrillo, the plaintiffs in the Supreme Court Case that struck down Prop. 8 in California, sat down with newlyweds Niki and Carole Nakayama, owners of n/naka and known for Chef’s Table, to discuss their relationship and how Paul and Jeff’s story paved the way…
NEW YORK, N.Y. — Monday, SAGE, the nation’s largest and oldest organization dedicated to improving the lives of LGBT elders, held its 22nd Annual Awards & Gala, which celebrated SAGE’s national achievements and honored three leaders. SAGE also offered a moving tribute to beloved hero and pioneer Edie Windsor and announced the renaming of SAGE…
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – MB Books, LLC, (MB Books) today announced that the third and final installment of Quentin Crisp’s autobiography, The Last Word, will be published worldwide Nov. 21, 2017. The publication date will coincide with the eighteen-year anniversary of Crisp’s passing, which occurred on November 21. The Last Word will be available in…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) have announced that U.S. Senator Kamala D. Harris will speak and two-time Emmy Award-winning actress Uzo Aduba will be honored at the 21st annual HRC National Dinner Saturday, Oct. 28, 2017, at the Washington Convention Center. “Sen. Kamala Harris is a champion of equality who is committed to helping us fight…
