VA San Diego Health Care System to honor LGBT veterans: July 14

VA San Diego Health Care System will host a Pride Flag ceremony to honor LGBT military veterans  Monday, July 14 at 8:30 a.m. on the San Diego VA Medical Center lawn. The ceremony will feature five flags donated from LGBT community organizations and will be flown during Pride Week July 14-20. Organizations providing flags are The Center,…

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Philippines afternoon prime time TV to feature serial about a gay father

MANILA — A Filipino comedy-family drama serial that tells the story of a gay father is to feature on afternoon prime time television, reports GayAsiaNews.com. Dading, the new GMA 7 Afternoon Prime series that premiered June 23 will begin public broadcast worldwide via GMA Pinoy TV tomorrow. “We have to be careful in portraying a…

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HRC’s Project One America releases videos for ‘Summer of Conversations’ (VIDEO)

WASHINGTON D.C.—The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) has released three emotional and inspiring videos highlighting lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Mississippians, Alabamans, and Arkansans sharing their courageous stories. The video is part of HRC’s Project One America Summer of Conversations story-telling campaign announced earlier this month. “We want people to start a conversation about equality whether on front porches, in…

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Martinis Above Fourth’s AIDS Walk Team kick off party to feature Linda Ronstadt tribute show, May 29 (VIDEO)

http://youtu.be/kSBUrhYFHxI SAN DIEGO – Martinis Above Fourth will welcome Broadway World winner Robyn Spangler for her venue debut with her one woman show Why I love Linda Ronstadt with musical direction from fellow Broadway World Winner and San Diego favorite, Todd Schroeder  Thursday May 29 at Martinis Above Fourth, 3940 Fourth Ave. in Hillcrest. Linda…

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Behind the Candelabra

Michael Douglas and Matt Damon in Behind the Candelabra dvd of the week Steven Soderbergh’s film about Liberace and his last lover, the young, blond and clueless Scott Thorson, was too gay and too sexy to be a feature film, supposedly. HBO, however, was thrilled to produce Behind the Candelabra, which stars Michael Douglas as…

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Obelisk Mercantile (formerly Obelisk Bookstore) relaunches after 2011 fire

After two years of waiting for reconstruction to complete, Obelisk Mercantile is hosting a “Grand Opening Weekend” event to feature their new location, new design and new retailing focus. The “Grand Opening Party” is Friday, Aug. 16 from 7-11 p.m. Sip champagne in the pink glow of the old Hillcrest street sign, now a featured showpiece…

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