Congratulations to all the San Diego Film Festival winners this year. “Where the Road Runs Out” starring Isaach De Bankolé as Professor George Mensa, not only had its world premiere at the festival but also won Best Narrative Feature. After an old friend unexpectedly passes away the professor finds himself inheriting a field station in…
Sometimes, you wonder how Grandma coped. For most (if not all) of her life, she lived without a computer or cell phone. She made meals for her family without a microwave, sewed her own clothing and enjoyed each of the four channels she got on her small-screen TV. So how did she do it? Conveniences…
USAToday.com announced this week that Louisiana State University has piloted a new course of studies this fall offering, for the first time, a minor in LGBT studies. The program, established by School of Social Work associate professor Elaine M. Maccio, hopes to fill in the gaps left behind by more traditional heteronormative studies while keeping…
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. – The LGBT Community Center of The Desert – a Palm Springs organization serving the desert LGBT community – is honoring Club Skirts Dinah Shore Weekend founder and producer, Mariah Hanson, with the first ever “ Legacy Award” for her invaluable contribution to the Coachella Valley LGBT community. The 5th Annual Center Stage…
The view from your office is quite magnificent. When you moved into that space, you also got the perfect desk, a credenza to match and a plushy, throne-like chair. It’s a workspace anyone would envy. Yes, your office is well-appointed. But your closet …? Not so much. Therefore, according to John Browne in his new…
NEW YORK – The Ad Council’s Board of Directors announced today that Lisa Sherman will serve as the organization’s next president and CEO. Ms. Sherman was most recently the executive vice president and general manager of LogoTV, part of Viacom Media Networks. She succeeds Peggy Conlon, who announced her retirement in April after 15 years…
Mexico (Ana) I went to visit La Casa Azul – Museo Frida Kahlo (The Blue House – Frida Kahlo Museum) in the Coyoacan section of Mexico City. Frida Kahlo lived in this house most of her life, it’s where she was born and where she died. Her father, Guillermo Kahlo, built the house in 1904….
Throwing a dart at a board. That’s one way to decide where you’ll go on vacation. You could also call a travel agent, hop in a car, or head to the backyard. No matter what you do with those precious weeks of vacay, you’ll definitely use them. So how about a whirlwind tour of the…
Martina Navratilova proposed to her girlfriend, Julia Lemigova, at the men’s semi-finals at the U.S. Open tennis championships in New York City over the weekend. “I have been waiting for the right time to ask Julia to marry me. I thought this was the right place and the right time to pop the question and…
WASHINGTON – The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation today condemned another Catholic school firing of LGBT employees and cited it as more evidence of the church’s efforts to shove these workers – and potentially thousands of others – back in the closet. “There is a sad and troubling narrative of increasing discrimination by Catholic institutions…
