GENEVA —Everyone will have experienced discrimination of some kind during their lives; however, non-discrimination is a human right. Equally, states and individuals have a legal obligation not to discriminate. This year, on 1 March, Zero Discrimination Day, UNAIDS is urging people to make some noise around zero discrimination, to speak up and prevent discrimination from…
WASHINGTON — Today, the American Military Partner Association (AMPA), the nation’s largest organization of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) military families, expressed outrage over the Trump Administration’s decision to rescind Obama administration guidance from the Department of Justice (DoJ) and Department of Education (DoE) that ensured transgender students are treated with dignity and respect….
SAN DIEGO—Two years after making its debut as part of Balboa Park’s centennial celebrations, the San Diego Sings! Festival will return Saturday, March 25, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., at Spreckels Organ Pavilion in Balboa Park. San Diego Sings! Festival 2017, planned and presented by the Choral Consortium of San Diego, will feature 22 of…
During the Grammy awards last Sunday, the notoriously anti-LGBT restaurant chain Chick-fil-A debuted a new commercial featuring the voice and hit song, “Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now,” of Grace Slick, a member of legendary rock bands Jefferson Airplane and Starship. Chick-fil-A has a well-documented history of funding anti-LGBT organizations through their philanthropic foundation WinShape. In…
Exciting new sponsors for 2017 Los Angeles Leather Pride! CLAW (Silver Level), TEAM EAGLE (NYC)(Partner Level) and G2 Leather (Partner Level) join the Sponsors Roll for the first time, bringing increased national and international visibility to the LA Leather Scene. CLAW (Cleveland Leather Annual Weekend) is a large annual hot as hell conference held each…
With the 89th Academy Awards just five days away, WalletHub today released its 2017 Oscars Fun Facts Report, which includes an infographic (below) filled with fun facts about the event as well as a Q&A with a panel of leading entertainment experts. Below, you can find a handful of highlights from the report: 1st: Year…
It is time to cast your vote for the San Francisco Pride 2017 Community Grand Marshals! Annually, the general public votes for both an individual and an organization to be honored at the parade and celebration, which is held on the last weekend in June. Voting is live and will continue until 12:00 Noon on…
World surf champion now turned cutting edge DJ Keala Kennelly is about to pack the Dinah dance floor with high voltage vibes taking the epic all-girl party to a whole new zenith. Kennelly not only made a big splash playing herself in the 90s cult movie Blue Crush but also made history for female surfing winning the first women’s…
SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Lambda Archives has announced that they will be resuming the Hillcrest LGBT history walking tours next month. The next walking tour is set for Sunday March 19 at 11 am. The starting point has moved to the corner of 5th and Robinson, the corner of the Rite-Aid parking lot right across…
SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Have you heard stories of the Fruit Loop? Maybe you lived some of them! Learn the history of this interesting part of LGBTQ history as Parkeology presents Queen’s Circle. Friday, Feb. 24 from 5:30-11 come cruise the Marston Point parking lot in Balboa Park to hear the stories of Queen’s Circle—the good,…
