Section 4A

NBA Referee Violet Palmer to be honored at fourth annual Truth Awards honoring African Americans in the LGBTQ community

Steve Lee, Editor7 years ago07 mins

LOS ANGELES — The Better Brothers Los Angeles (BBLA) in association with award-winning actress/activist Sheryl Lee Ralph and her non-profit organization, the DIVA Foundation, have announced that NBA referee Violet Palmer will receive the Lifetime Achievement at the Fourth Annual Truth Awards. The Truth Awards will be held on Saturday, February 24, 2018 at the Taglyan Cultural Complex, located at 1201 Vine…

Huddle, the first peer-to-peer mental health platform launches

Steve Lee, Editor7 years ago06 mins

NEW YORK, N.Y. — Once a taboo topic, conversations around mental health are on the rise in the U.S. Today, people across varying demographics are starting to speak candidly about their problems, experiences, and how to get the help they need. This discourse, especially through the internet and social media, has led to a wealth…

UN member states maintain non-discrimination based on sexual orientation in Olympic Truce Resolution

Steve Lee, Editor7 years ago04 mins

NEW YORK — Today, all 193 United Nations Member States adopted the Olympic Truce Resolution maintaining language protecting against discrimination based on sexual orientation. The resolution, which passed by consensus, included the contested reference to non-discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation in the Olympic Charter. The non-discrimination clause is housed in Principle 6 and prohibits…

Inside Danica Roem’s historic victory (VIDEO)

Steve Lee, Editor7 years ago02 mins

Danica Roem made history Nov. 7, becoming the first transgender person to be elected and seated to a state legislature. Diana Tourjee, Broadly’s (the women’s site at VICE) beat reporter covering issues facing the trans community, spent the final 48 hours of Roem’s campaign with exclusive access to the candidate, and the resulting documentary is an immersive, emotional…

Key West’s LGBT Visitor Center moves to ‘Pink Triangle’

Steve Lee, Editor7 years ago03 mins

KEY WEST, Fla. — The Key West Business Guild and its LGBT Visitor Center have relocated to a new, larger location. The guild, acclaimed as one of America’s leading gay business associations and among the oldest in the nation, and its visitor center are now located at 808 Duval St. The new location is within…

Candis Cayne and Raymond Braun swap stories for ‘One Stride, Many Journeys’ (VIDEO)

Steve Lee, Editor7 years ago7 years ago01 mins

Actress and activist Candis Cayne and TV host and influencer Raymond Braun joined OUT and Barefoot Wine to discuss their different experiences coming out and the role social media plays in the process. The video is the fourth and final in a series of stories from a partnership between Barefoot Wine and OUT, titled “One…

John Kelly needs a queer history lesson on the Civil War

Steve Lee, Editor7 years ago7 years ago09 mins

Boston-born White House chief of staff John Kelly’s recent remark on Laura Ingraham’s new Fox News show reopened a divide so deep in this country about slavery that I am reminded of American novelist William Faulkner’s quote “The past is never dead. It’s not even past.” Kelly told the conservative media television host that he…

Homeless and Hunger Awareness Week at UC San Diego empowers students to help needy

Steve Lee, Editor7 years ago7 years ago09 mins

SAN DIEGO, Calif. — As soon as Stephany Gonzalez enrolled at UC San Diego, she decided to volunteer at the campus’ food pantry. Her service was a thank you to her parents, who had to deal with food insecurity before emigrating from Guatemala to the United States, where they raised Stephany and her sister and…

Cannabis business groups raise over $50,000 for California’s fire relief efforts this week

Steve Lee, Editor7 years ago03 mins

SANTA ROSA, Calif. – The National Cannabis Industry Association (NCIA), the nation’s largest trade association representing legal marijuana businesses, and its California affiliate, California Cannabis Industry Association (CCIA) hosted a fundraiser on the evening of Monday, Nov. 6 in support of the Redwood Credit Union’s Fire Relief Fund. Held at the Hyatt Vineyard Creek in…

Boy Culture

LGBT Weekly7 years ago011 mins

When Boy Culture, the movie, came in 2006, queer cinema was still evolving from story lines that revolved around “coming out” to more nuanced understandings of the LGBTQ experience, especially among communities of color. Films like Quinceañera (United States), Love My Life (Japan) and Queens (Spain) may have incorporated “coming out” as a leitmotif, but…

HRC releases 2018 Buyer’s Guide just in time for holiday shopping season

LGBT Congressional Staff Association joins call for action to address sexual harassment

Jeff Sessions joins anti-LGBTQ Heritage Foundation in a closed door meeting

Fourth annual Truth Awards to honor and recognize African Americans in the LGBTQ community

Sen. Toni Atkins to become first woman to lead California Senate

HRC joins allies to demand a clean DREAM Act

NBA Referee Violet Palmer to be honored at fourth annual Truth Awards honoring African Americans in the LGBTQ community

Huddle, the first peer-to-peer mental health platform launches

UN member states maintain non-discrimination based on sexual orientation in Olympic Truce Resolution

Inside Danica Roem’s historic victory (VIDEO)

Key West’s LGBT Visitor Center moves to ‘Pink Triangle’

Candis Cayne and Raymond Braun swap stories for ‘One Stride, Many Journeys’ (VIDEO)

John Kelly needs a queer history lesson on the Civil War

Homeless and Hunger Awareness Week at UC San Diego empowers students to help needy

Cannabis business groups raise over $50,000 for California’s fire relief efforts this week

Boy Culture