This week, CNN Films released a digital short about Ryland, a 6-year-old transgender boy and his parents. San Diegans were introduced to Ryland at last year’s Harvey Milk Diversity Breakfast as his parents Jeff and Hillary presented a video of the background and transition of their son Ryland. The CNN film, directed by Sarah Feeley,…
In the aftermath of GOP 2016 presidential contender Dr. Ben Carson’s recent stunning “prison” explanation for homosexuality, it is illuminating to look at some of his past statements on the subject. For the uninitiated, Carson, a retired Johns Hopkins neurosurgeon, New York Times bestselling author, and columnist for the conservative press, told CNN that being gay was…
Who would have thought that kitschy, disco hits from the mega platinum pop group ABBA would turn into a Broadway show and major motion picture? Well, producer Judy Craymer did. Back in 1983 she met with group members and songwriters Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson while they were working with Tim Rice on the musical…
In 1991, Mariah Hanson held the first Dinah in the Palm Springs Museum. It was out of control: 1,500 girls were climbing the walls, the ceiling reverberated, shirts came off and the party-goers brought the roof down. Needless to say, Hanson was no longer invited to the museum. Twenty-five years later, the City of Palm…
Sometimes, you have to do it straight. I don’t mean that you need to be heterosexual – perish the thought – but rather that you sometimes need to resist the temptation to change a classic. You don’t have to set Hamlet in 21st century Manhattan, sing “Billie Jean” as a guitar ballad, turn Hansel and…
dvd of the week Alan Turing was the gay British man who broke the Nazi codes during World War II and more or less invented the computer. Despite his key role in winning the war, Turing was arrested for his homosexuality and forced to undergo chemical castration to avoid prison; he killed himself after a…
dvr this FOX, Friday, March 20, 8 p.m. The two-hour final episode of the once-groundbreaking, then nationally joked about and finally begrudgingly respected musical comedy about a high school show choir arrives after a strangely brilliant final season. Almost all of the plot threads were tied up by last week’s episode. A double gay wedding…
A perfectly blended Manhattan served straight up reflects the dim light of the low-ceilinged dining room. A jazz combo grooves softly in the corner. The burgundy Naugahyde booth is thickly upholstered and tucked with brass buttons. A scene from the AMC hit series Mad Men? No, just a typical night at the Red Fox Steakhouse…
thursday, march 19 Anna in the Tropics Be transported to Miami of 1929 to a rundown Cuban cigar factory where the workers discover the relevance of literature in their lives. In these factories, “lectors” are employed to read to the workforce while they roll. The arrival of a handsome new lector straight off the boat…
In its fifth and most ambitious event to date, youTurn Contemporary Arts Exhibition is bringing the internationally accomplished choreographer, teacher and performer Mark Haim to San Diego April 3 – April 11. Haim will present This Land Is Your Land, his most current work, which is critically acclaimed and has been performed in major cities…
