thursday, april 27 Scott Thompson Well known to fans as a member of the sketch comedy troupe The Kids in the Hall, Scott Thompson is anything but your average comedic talent. After Lorne Michaels discovered them in the late eighties, The Kids in the Hall created a groundbreaking television series which ran from 1989 to…
PORTLAND, Ore. / MIAMI, – adidas today announced a collaborative partnership with World OutGames Miami 2017, a 10-day, multi-sport human rights and cultural event from May 26 to June 4, 2017. Making its U.S. debut, the highly-anticipated event will welcome LGBTQI athletes from more than 40 countries – many where homosexuality remains illegal and hidden….
LONG BEACH, Calif. – For the 20th year, Long Beach’s drag queens and LGBTQ leaders led a month-long effort to raise money for services for People Living with HIV at the CARE Center of Dignity Health – St. Mary Medical Center. Their effort was focused on building awareness around the critical need for these services….
Yesterday Mark Green, Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of the Army, took to Facebook to address the anti-transgender statements he made in a radio interview last year. In fact, Mark Green’s response was an about-face statement as he voiced his support for LGBTQ equality in the U.S. Army. “4) I believe that every American has…
MONTGOMERY, AL – The Heart of Dixie has grown colder today. This afternoon, the Alabama House of Representatives passed HB24, deceptively named the Alabama Child Placing Agency Inclusion Act, on a 87-0 vote with 6 abstaining. The bill now heads to Governor Kay Ivey’s desk. HB24 would create a broad license to discriminate in the…
Today, United States District Judge William H. Orrick III blocked President Trump’s executive order against sanctuary cities. Trump’s order was challenged by the city and county of San Francisco and the county of Santa Clara, California, two of the jurisdictions under presidential fire for limiting their cooperation with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, reports The…
Caitlyn Jenner sat down with Kelly Ripa and guest co-host John Leguizamo on this morning’s “LIVE with Kelly” to discuss her memoir “The Secrets of My Life.” She spoke about her relationship with Kris Jenner and how Kris has helped turn Caitlyn’s life around: She also told Kelly and John what was really going through…
“Are trans actors playing the parts of the transgender characters in the play?” That was the foremost question I had when Matt Harding, general manager of Diversionary Theatre, reached out to me via email and asked me to promote their upcoming world premiere of Ballast, a trans-centered play. I had to know. As a trans…
NEW YORK– The New York City Gay Men’s Chorus (NYCGMC) have announced that they will welcome their siblings in song from the London Gay Men’s Chorus (LGMC) to join them on stage for I See Fire: Anthems for a New Era, Saturday, May 20 at 8pm at NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts. I…
WASHINGTON – Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation announced the selection of ten outstanding, young leaders for the second year of its fellowship program focused on elevating the work of young people on the front lines of the HIV and AIDS epidemic. The HRC Foundation’s HIV 360° Fellowship Program, made possible with the generous…
