WASHINGTON – For the third consecutive year, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation and prominent food writer David Hagedorn are once again bringing together more than 100 of Washington, D.C.’s top chefs, pastry chefs and mixologists for Chefs for Equality, an evening of food, cocktails, fashion and music to benefit the fight for marriage and…
SAN DIEGO – Saturday Aug. 2 from 1-4 p.m., The San Diego LGBT Community Center, 3909 Centre Street in San Diego will host the first ever LGBTQ Spiritual Summit in San Diego. Faith leaders from such diverse religious traditions as traditional Christianity, Humanism, Buddhism, Judaism, Catholicism, New Thought/Religious Science and others will answer questions about…
TEL AVIV — Israel’s popular TV host, Assi Azar, has volunteered for this year’s annual gay youth organization campaign to encourage LGBT teens to be who they are, reports GayAsiaNews.com. The purpose of the new campaign is to show LGBT youth that they have someone to turn to, and to expose them to the variety of…
The White House Office of National AIDS Policy (ONAP) has announced that it will host a series of regional listening sessions this summer on the implementation of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS). Mr. Douglas Brooks, ONAP’s newly appointed director, will lead the listening sessions, which will be part of a visit to each community that…
The San Diego Wrestling Club will be hosting their 8th annual Bulldogs Wrestling Tournament Saturday Feb. 15 starting at 1 p.m. in the main auditorium of The Center in Hillcrest. Spectators are welcome to come and check out the wrestling competition during the tournament for a $5 donation to the club. The annual San Diego wrestling…
http://youtu.be/2FScfWx0wKA NEW YORK — This Friday, during the Opening Ceremonies of the 2014 Sochi Olympic Winter Games, restaurants, bars, and clubs across the nation will donate $1 of every drink sold from 9 p.m. to midnight as part of a new national initiative called Uprising of Love: Pride House 2014. All proceeds raised during the three-hour timeframe will be donated to…
NEW YORK, — Uprising of Love, the It Gets Better Project and other leading LGBT organizations have launched a week-long series of Google+ Hangouts called “Uprising of Love Hangouts on Air” to explore a variety of LGBT and human rights issues that have surfaced in connection with the upcoming Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics. The series aims to…
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — The Academy launched its Oscar season with a trailer starring show host Ellen DeGeneres and 250 tuxedo-clad men and women dancing to “The Walker” by indie pop band Fitz and The Tantrums. The Oscars® will air Sunday, March 2, 2014, live on ABC. “I had the best time making this,” said…
The European Gay & Lesbian Sport Federation (EGLSF) has appointed Stockholm the host of EuroGames 2015. EuroGames is one of the biggest LGBTQ events in the world, and comprises a cultural, political, and sports program. EuroGames is open to everyone who wants to participate, regardless of age, gender, sexuality or religion. EuroGames was founded in…
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. – Organizers of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force’s Winter Party Festival have announced that the Shelborne Wyndham Grand South Beach Hotel will once again serve as the host hotel for the 21st edition of this iconic celebration. Before that, the Shelborne will undergo a $150 million room and common area…
