SAN DIEGO – San Diego Opera will present Rossini’s La Cenerentola, his opera based on the beloved fairy tale Cinderella that has entertained generations and inspired different versions throughout history from Charles Perrault, The Brothers Grimm, to Walt Disney. La Cenerentola (Cinderella) opens the maintage season at the San Diego Civic Theatre Saturday, Oct. 22…
NEW YORK, NY – Today, LOGO announced the launch of it’s LGBT-focused 2016 election coverage with a digital series hosted by celebrated LGBT advocate and social media star, Raymond Braun. The announcement includes Braun’s sit down interview with Chelsea Clinton at the DNC (watch above), which centered on her her parents views on LGBT rights…
thursday, july 28 Jesus Christ Superstar It seems especially fitting that the first rock opera, created as a concept album at the end of the turbulent ‘60s, should have at its center a social and political rebel. Jesus’ meteoric-like rise in renown provides a parallel to contemporary celebrity worship. As his radical teachings are evermore…
A new exhibit opens at the Museum of Photographic Arts in Balboa Park with an opening wine reception Aug. 11th at 7 p.m. Redemption is a provocative photography exhibition that explores the complexity of self-definition for a gay man of color. Photographer David Quintanilla drew inspiration for Redemption after reading some of black gay novelist…
Being on a Wheaties box has been an honor bestowed on dozens of Olympians through the years, yet despite winning gold and setting Olympic records diver Greg Louganis never made it onto the Wheaties box. Speculation was that the reason he wasn’t considered was the fact that he is a gay man. Now following a petition…
Strength for the Journey is a 5 day retreat providing a safe, caring, and healing community that fosters spiritual and emotional growth. In addition to providing the physical needs of a retreat, the program also offers various group workshops on health and wellness, medication adherence, nutrition, and diet and exercise. One of the main intentions…
SAN FRANCISCO – GLAAD today announced that it will honor Salesforce Chairman & CEO Marc Benioff at GLAAD Gala San Francisco at City View at Metreon Sept. 8. Benioff will receive the Ric Weiland Award, which honors innovators who advance LGBT equality and acceptance through tech and new media. The award is named after Ric…
SAN DIEGO – Teams are forming – and fundraising – for the 27th annual AIDS Walk/Run San Diego. The event will take place Saturday, Sept. 24. Teams play a crucial role in the success of AIDS Walk, and last year helped raise approximately 70 percent of the event’s total. “AIDS Walk teams not only make…
NEW YORK — Construction of the New York City AIDS Memorial is now underway at the recently named New York City AIDS Memorial Park at St. Vincent’s Triangle, located at the intersection of West 12th Street and Greenwich Avenue in the West Village. The Memorial organization expects final completion by early November, in advance of a public…
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Compton’s Cafeteria Riot in San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood, one of the first recorded transgender riots in United States history. In a recent NPR story, it was called “the transgender community’s debut on the stage of American political history” by Susan Stryker, one of the directors of the…
