NEW YORK — Time has named RuPaul and Gavin Grimm among its annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. The 2017 Time 100 full list and related items appear in the May 1, 2017 issue of Time, available on newsstands Friday, April 21, and now at time.com/time100. RuPaul is the Emmy Award-winning host and executive producer of RuPaul’s Drag Race…
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – San Diego City Commissioner Nicole Murray Ramirez has been elected as a national co-chair of the upcoming National March for Equality set for June 11 in Washington, D.C. Commissioner Ramirez, who has been a Latino gay activist now for almost half a century, holds the distinction of being the only gay activist…
thursday, april 20 Seeds of Inspiration The San Diego Watercolor Society presents Seeds of Inspiration, an art exhibition juried by award-winning artist, Helen Schafer Garcia. The exhibit runs through April 29. San Diego Water Color Society, Liberty Station, 2825 Dewey Rd #105 in San Diego, 10 a.m.- 4 p.m., 619-876-4550, sdws.org friday, april 21 Lil…
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Dekkoo.com’s third original series, “I’m Fine” debuts today on Dekkoo. Watch the trailer above. Set in West Hollywood, “I’m Fine” tells the story of Nate, who just broke up with his boyfriend – BUT IS TOTALLY FINE! – and in doing so takes a fresh, honest, and humorous look at gay…
Today, Fox News let go of their long-time host Bill O’Reilly. According to media reports a slew of sexual-harassment claims scared off “O’Reilly Factor” advertisers in droves. For most of his career, O’Reilly was staunchly against LGBT rights. After the Supreme Court ruled against DOMA and Prop 8, he insisted “I don’t buy into the…
MUMBAI, India — For the fifth year in a row, Kashish Mumbai International Queer Film Festival will be raising funds to hold the eighth edition of South Asia’s biggest LGBTQ film festival through crowdfunding. The global campaign to raise funds was launched on India’s leading crowdfunding portal – Wishberry. India’s only mainstream LGBTQ film festival…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTAD), a leading non-partisan non-profit association that represents public health officials who administer HIV and hepatitis programs in the U.S. and around the world, announced today that CDC-funded local jurisdictions will join its membership—a first in the organization’s 25-plus year history. Public health…
San Diego’s 14th annual Transgender Day of Empowerment ceremony was held Friday April 14 at Hillcrest’s LGBT Center. An estimated 200 + audience heard local professionals, community organizers, and youth leaders bring home again and again the message “We are here to help make it easier for you”. Scholarships were awarded to give transyouth the…
NEW YORK — Researchers announced findings today from the largest-ever combined sample of homeless youth in the United States and Canada, revealing that nearly one-fifth are victims of human trafficking, including those trafficked for sex, labor, or both. The dual studies by researchers at The Field Center for Children’s Policy, Practice & Research at the…
LOS ANGELES, Calif.– Teachers play a major role in building brighter futures for our children in communities around the country. This May, Teleflora, the world’s leading floral delivery service and GLSEN, the leading education organization focused on ensuring safe and LGBTQ-inclusive K-12 schools, are partnering to help you express your gratitude for all the teachers that…
