When Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber wrote Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, neither one expected it to be the colossal hit it has turned into. It started out as a 15-minute piece in 1968, and then a concept album was recorded in 1969. Since then it has been on Broadway, in 1982, and…
CHICAGO — A generation is growing up thinking an AIDS diagnosis is no big deal, but the Center for Disease Control estimates that more than 1 in 2 young gay men will be HIV-positive by the time they’re 50 years old. The second book in Victoria Noe’s award-winning series on grieving the death of a…
PHILADELPHIA – Breaking Glass Pictures and QC Cinema will present the award-winning documentary Breaking Through on DVD and cable (Comcast, Time Warner, Verizon) and Internet VOD (iTunes) June 3. A documentary about people, pride and power, Breaking Through features several openly LGBT elected officials and their journeys from self-doubt to triumph. The Special Edition DVD of…
http://youtu.be/xoEW9aTbFoc NEW YORK, — The whole world is watching Russia. As the Sochi Olympics approach the halfway mark, a new law from Moscow bans international adoptions by gay couples as well as single people from nations that allow same-sex marriage — just in case these singles are gay. Russia’s so-called “gay propaganda law” also has stirred…
BROOKLYN, NY — LGBTQ organization, Everyone is Gay has released The Gayest Compilation Ever Made: Volume II. The album features artists like Ingrid Michaelson and Greg Laswell (performing “Everybody Loves”), Greg Holden(“Boys in the Street”), Justin Pierre of Motion City Soundtrack (“Everything That Hurts”), Jenny Owen Youngs, Mal Blum, Allison Weiss, and more. Everyone is…
Good Morning America anchor Robin Roberts has come out. Celebrating 100 days since her bone marrow transplant in her battle with myelodysplastic syndrome she wrote in a Facebook post on Sunday, “At this moment I am at peace and filled with joy and gratitude. I am grateful to God, my doctors and nurses for my restored good…
http://youtu.be/lD9zARX5_IM The Huffington Post reports on an incredible new web series that has hit the Internet that seeks to break down the stigma sometimes associated with LGBT people being involved in the lives of children. With three episodes currently available, Sez Me is a hilarious, family-friendly program hosted by drag queen Charmin Ultra. Created by…
From the Huffington Post comes a story about a gay marine. On his last day of service the Marine received a rainbow flag with the phrase “Served With Pride” stitched under the Marine Corps logo. Originally posted on Reddit, the rainbow flag acted as a parting gift from the soldier’s unit. The photo was posted with…
In the gloam of the Senate immigration debate, despite conservative Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio’s religious harrumphing about how any measure that included allowing bi-national LGBT couples the same opportunities as heterosexual ones have to apply for citizenship would derail reform, he, and many others, could not have possibly imagined what would happen Wednesday, June…
Ask anyone about RuPaul’s Drag Race, Season Two and the name Pandora Boxx comes to mind. Boxx has become an LGBT household name and while she didn’t win, she represented and proved herself a strong up and coming performer with an array of talents. Drag Race Season Two proved to be a fierce competition that…
