SAN DIEGO, Calif. — STRIP: Caricatures, Satire and The Funnies opens July 3 at The Studio Door, 3750 30th St. in San Diego. The show will present new, independent voices of the comic strip. The month-long exhibition of original art takes its inspiration from traditional strips, single gag panels and caricatures that have entertained us…
WASHINGTON — Last week, anti-equality Rep. Raul Labrador (R-ID) and Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced the so-called First Amendment Defense Act (S. 1598, H.R. 2802) – legislation that would create a breakdown of government services and runaway litigation by giving federal employees and contractors a right to sue the federal government over opposition to marriage…
The Texas Supreme Court on Friday upheld a divorce granted in a lower court for a same-sex couple, a rare decision in a state that has a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage, reports Reuters. The court ruled that state authorities, who tried to block the divorce, did not have appropriate standing in the matter and…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In recognition of LBGT Pride month, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell announced Friday that the Henry Gerber House in Chicago, Illinois, has been designated a National Historic Landmark, becoming the nation’s second LGBT related property to achieve such recognition. Once the residence of noted gay rights activist Henry Gerber, the…
The County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency released a health alert today to inform local healthcare providers about clusters of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) cases in men who have sex with men (MSM) in Chicago and other cities. At this time, there have been no reported IMD cases in MSM in San…
Fandor, the leading curated subscription streaming service today announced a mid-June spotlight on trans films, entitled Breaking Binary. Kicking off June 19, the films include narratives and documentaries by such esteemed filmmakers as Monika Treut, Doris Wishman, Xavier Dolan and even non-LGBTQ legend Ernst Lubitsch, films that challenge misconceptions and shine a light on the…
Anti-gay pastor and Fox News contributor E.W. Jackson said yesterday that people shouldn’t “jump to conclusions” that the Charleston shooting was “some sort of racial hate crime,” reports Right Wing Watch. Instead, Jackson told radio host John Fredericks that the shooting may have been a result of the “growing hostility and antipathy to Christianity and what…
Robin Williams gave his final dramatic performance in indie movie Boulevard. Boulevard follows a married but closeted 60 year-old bank employee (Williams) whose life changes in unexpected ways after recklessly picking up a young male hustler. Kathy Baker, Bob Odenkirk and up-and-comer Roberto Aguire costar. Boulevard opens in New York July 10. Watch the first…
Logo TV Logo TV The PBS documentary series Point of View (POV) and Logo TV today announced a new partnership to simulcast the television premiere of Out in the Night, an award-winning film by Blair Dorosh-Walther, Monday, June 22 at 10 p.m. ET. (Check local listings.) The simulcast kicks off the 28th season of POV and launches the new Logo…
Celebrating 100 years of Balboa Park, Visions Art Museum have announced that four new exhibitions will run in Balboa Park, July 18 through Oct. 4. Collectors’ Showcase Collector’s Showcase is an opportunity to discover what compels collectors to add a particular quilt to their collection. This exhibition offers four distinct views with a broad range…
