PALM SPRINGS – The LGBT Community Center of the Desert (The Center) has announced that it has named Gary Costa as their new executive director. Costa has served as The Center’s interim executive director since November, 2012. A nationwide search for the position was conducted by McCormack & Associates, a national executive search provider specializing…
We made our way to Dinah Shore Thursday April 4. Our first stop was the opening night party at Zelda’s Nightclub and it was packed. You could barely move around without bumping into someone. We got to see K. Rose perform her hit “Sleep When I’m Dead.” We decided to get some air after her…
(CNN) — “Glee” star Naya Rivera has earned accolades as the tough and proud Santana Lopez on the Fox comedy, but one of her prior gigs wasn’t as rosy. The 26-year-old actress used to work at Hooters, she tells the May issue of Allure magazine, and she admits that she has “nightmares about that job.”…
(CNN) — At 7, Analouisa Valencia was crowned Palmetto Princess in Spartanburg, South Carolina. She relished it — and like a lot of little girls, she dreamed of becoming Miss America one day. In a few months, Valencia, now 19, will take the stage for the Miss South Carolina contest, hoping for victory and a…
Catch the video on the red carpet at Club Skirts Dinah Shore Weekend 2013 “Monte Carlo” Party in Palm Springs. Featuring exclusive interviews with Karmin, Uh huh Her, Fortune Feimster, Julie Goldman, Jessica Clark, The cast of The Real L Word, Katy Tiz and so many more. Held Saturday, April 6, The Monte Carlo Party at The…
Women’s Fest expressions Women’s Fest was a day-long festival of workshops, entertainment and resources for all women and their allies. The goal of this free festival was to empower women to cultivate new skills, celebrate creativity, build a stronger community and gain access to essential resources. We shared two tables with our friend Sonia to…
SAN DIEGO – The San Diego Women’s Chorus (SDWC) has announce that tickets are now on sale for its spring concert, Still We Rise,to be held May 4 and 5 at the University Christian Church in Hillcrest. With special guests Black Storytellers of San Diego (BSSD), Still We Rise will offer a glimpse at women’s legacy…
BY ANA PINES AND KIM RESCATE It’s that time of year again when women from San Diego and all over the world take over Palm Springs for Club Skirts’ Dinah Shore Weekend. Now in its milestone 23rd year, this 5-day event, happening April 3-7, is already on its way to be the biggest its ever…
(CNN) — Edith Windsor, who filed the original case that could upend the Defense of Marriage Act, says just getting the case to this point is a kind of victory. “We’ve made a huge step forward and a huge difference in how people look at us,” she said. “And so, it’ll happen. Another year if…
The BIL 2013 conference was held in the heart of downtown Long Beach with an attendance of more than 600 people. If TED is mostly attended by over-achieving baby boomers, BIL caters to the boomer’s tech-crazed offspring. It is a quirky, populist unconference that’s named from the 1989 science-fiction comedy film, Bill & Ted’s Excellent…
