WASHINGTON, D.C.– Today Victory Fund, the only national organization dedicated to electing LGBTQ leaders to public office, endorsed nine candidates in state and local races. Jenny Durkan, running to be mayor of Seattle, received a spotlight endorsement, and if elected would become the first lesbian mayor of Seattle and just the second woman. Spotlight Endorsements…
MIAMI, Fla.– The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) was founded more than a century ago in response to the rampant and violent lynching of black Americans. Over the past 100 years, the black community and communities of color as a whole have experienced tremendous advancements. Yet, as the NAACP continues to march…
You must not tell. You cannot breathe a word to anyone who doesn’t already know. That Which Cannot Be Spoken must remain buried, put away, frozen, lips sealed, or in the closet. You cannot tell because, as in the new novel This Is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel, secrets change everything. In the…
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – Utah Film Center announced Thursday the first round of films selected to screen in the 2017 Damn These Heels Film Festival. Damn These Heels will run July 14 – 16, 2017 at the Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center and is a celebration of independent, documentary, and foreign films from around…
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Psychotherapist and author, Michael Dale Kimmel, Friday announced the release of The Gay Man’s Guide to Open and Monogamous Marriage (ISBN 9781442268012), a nonfiction handbook for gay couples that provides an easy-to-follow, practical framework for helping create, adjust, and structure their marriages. Legal gay marriage is still a relatively new phenomenon,…
SAN DIEGO, Calif. — More than 1,000 people gathered at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront this morning to mark the city’s ninth annual Harvey Milk Diversity Breakfast. The event featured human rights activist Cleve Jones, who was presented with the Harvey Milk Lifetime Achievement Award, and Bishop Yvette A. Flunder, who received the Champion of…
NEW YORK, NY — Yesterday, thousands of members of the LGBT community and their allies gathered all across the nation to celebrate SAGE Table, a one-day event that encouraged participants to break bread, have a conversation, and create connections across generations. Produced by SAGE: Advocacy & Services for LGBT Elders with major support from AARP,…
South Asia’s biggest and India’s only mainstream LGBTQ film festival – KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival – returns for its eighth edition in May 2017. Registrations have opened on BookMyShow.com for the festival that will be held from May 24-28, 2017. 147 films from 45 countries that reflect the diversity of the lives of lesbian, gay,…
SAN DIEGO, Calif. — The Board of Directors of San Diego LGBT Pride has announced the selection of Eric Heinritz as its new executive director. The selection was made after an extensive search and comprehensive selection process managed by Nonprofit Management Solutions, a San Diego nonprofit management support organization. “We are very pleased to announce…
Thursday, may 18 The Music Man The classic tale of a travelling salesman who arrives in town to swindle its residents is a family favorite and one of the most beloved musicals of all time. Director Ray Limon brings the magic to life with his intricate, feel-good choreography and a veteran cast behind familiar roles…
