WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the American Military Partner Association (AMPA), the nation’s largest organization of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) military families, announced that Aaron Belkin will be honored with the AMPA Distinguished Leadership Award at the inaugural AMPA West Coast Gala on Saturday, September 17, 2016, in San Diego, Calif. At the incredible…
thursday, aug. 11 Mark Normand Mark Normand is known for his “relentlessly punchy writing and expert delivery” (The Laugh Button) that has made him an internationally known touring comedian. 2016 has included multiple appearances on Louis CK’s Horace and Pete, and an upcoming appearance on Seeso’s “What’s Your F@%king Deal?!” and return appearances on Comedy…
Tuesday, Aug. 16, City Commissioner Nicole Murray Ramirez will lead a San Diego delegation to San Francisco for the official naming ceremony of the Harvey Milk Navy ship to be built and dedicated in San Diego. Among the San Diego delegation will be Councilman Todd Gloria, Ben Dillingham III, (Member of the San Diego County…
Today, Grindr debuts their first-ever full range menswear line, The Varsity Collection, in collaboration with innovative printing design studio, Print All Over Me (PAOM). In order to increase awareness and raise funds for LGBTQ athletes, all proceeds will go to Athlete Ally’s Principle 6 campaign, a non-profit focused on ending homophobia and transphobia in the…
NEW YORK — Colton Haynes, the 28-year-old actor and newly out heartthrob, sat down with OUT magazine’s R. Kurt Osenlund to lift the veil on what many perceive as his picture-perfect life. Haynes, hailing from a small town in Kansas with a population of fewer than 1,000, has experienced a full fledge Hollywood rollercoaster since…
Earlier this week in Rio, LGBT Olympic analyst, Charley Walters sat down with Olympian and LGBT advocate, Greg Louganis to discuss the pitfalls and pleasures of coming out, his Wheaties box cover and posing for the ESPN body issue. The out Olympic legend dispenses his considerable wisdom on the coming-out process for athletes. Watch the…
A Care2 petition is asking General Mills’ Wheaties breakfast cereal to put Chris Mosier, the first openly transgender athlete to qualify for a U.S. national team, on its iconic box. The petition has gathered nearly 4,000 signatures. View the Care2 Petition here: http://www.thepetitionsite.com/722/790/427/ If Mosier snags a spot on the Wheaties box, he’d be the…
MIAMI, Fla.,—Broadway musical theater producers Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley will be honored at the 2016 National LGBTQ Task Force Gala—Miami. The annual fundraising gala will take place on Saturday, October 8, at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach (4441 Collins Ave, Miami Beach, FL 33140). Rudetsky and Wesley will be presented with the National Leadership Award…
Latino Public Broadcasting (LPB) today announced that their short film, Gold Star, written and directed by Karla Legaspy, won the top award at this year’s PBS Online Film Festival. Gold Star follows a young girl who dedicates a love song to her teacher during an elementary school talent show. The ensuing homophobic reactions from school…
Sharp Senior Resource Centers today announced the free programs offered at Sharp Memorial and Sharp Grossmont Hospitals. These are free programs offered to the community at large, not just Sharp members. Sharp Memorial Hospital Senior Resource Center, 7901 Frost St., CA 92123 858-939-4790 September 2016 Programs The Senior Resource Center at Sharp Memorial Hospital offers…
