Honey Lee Cottrell: lesbian photographer, filmmaker, pioneer of women’s erotica, dies at Age 69

Honey Lee Cottrell, a visionary photographer and filmmaker who pioneered lesbian erotica in the 1980s through her contributions to the women’s erotica magazine On Our Backs, died on Monday, Sept. 21, in Santa Cruz, Calif. The cause was pancreatic cancer. She was 69 years old. Cottrell revolutionized the female nude, validated women’s right to pleasure,…

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Joe Biden to deliver keynote address at 19th Annual HRC National Dinner

WASHINGTON – Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) announced that Vice President Joe Biden will deliver the keynote address at the 19th annual HRC National Dinner on the evening of October 3, 2015, in Washington, DC. In addition, HRC announced that seven-time Emmy Award winner Allison Janney will present HRC’s National Vanguard Award to Academy…

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AHF: $750 drug that sells for $1 to government agencies underscores need for drug pricing reform

LOS ANGELES —AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the largest global AIDS organization that currently serves over 486,000 patients around the world each year, today denounced the lack of regulation and pharmaceutical industry greed that has led to record drug prices for specialty medications and billions of dollars in profits for drug manufacturers.  Most recently, Turing Pharmaceuticals…

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Carly Rae Jepsen, A Great Big World, and Futuristic to perform at 19th annual HRC National Dinner

WASHINGTON – Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC)  announced that multi-platinum selling Grammy nominated singer and songwriter Carly Rae Jepsen and multi-platinum selling Grammy award-winning act A Great Big World – joined by Hip-Hop artist Futuristic – will perform at the 19th annual HRC National Dinner on October 3, 2015, in Washington, DC. “We are excited…

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The City: Top to Bottom

thursday, sept. 24 Carlos Mencia Carlos Mencia is undoubtedly one of today’s most popular entertainers and comics. Whether it is man-on-the-street interviews, studio comedy, commercial parodies, nationwide sold-out tours, or films, Mencia demonstrates an extraordinary ability to connect with a wide and diverse audience. Sycuan Casino, 5485 Casino Way in El Cajon, 8 p.m., tickets…

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Lambda Archives and Diversionary Theatre celebrate the Hispanic LGBT community

Lambda Archives will be continuing an exciting ongoing series of programs featuring the people, organizations and events that have made LGBT history in San Diego Monday, Sept. 28 at 7:00 p.m. Diversionary Theatre is proud to host this Out at the Archives event as part of its Open Monday series. People of color account for…

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Utah governor to participate in anti-LGBT hate group’s gathering in Salt Lake City

Utah governor, Gary Herbert has decided to address thousands of attendees at a massive gathering hosted by the World Congress of Families (WCF) this October.  Designated an anti-LGBT hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center, WCF’s upcoming conference in Salt Lake City will convene some of the most virulently anti-LGBT extremists from across the…

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