MYANMAR — LGBT activists have used the popular Nat ‘spirit’ festival in Myanmar to provide HIV related information and promote blood tests and condoms to combat the spread of HIV/AIDS among gay men in the country, reports GayAsiaNews.com. The annual spirit festival is a socially accepted gathering point for members of the gay community even though same-sex relations are…
SAN DIEGO — Aug. 17, Candi Samples present’s a benefit, Back to School, supporting Family Matters and the Backpack/School supplies Program, providing backpacks and school supplies to deserving children. The event will be held at Numbers, 3811 Park Blvd. from 4- 8 p.m. Admission is $5 at the door or a backpack/school supplies. There will be a…
SAN DIEGO – At least 20 restaurants are expected to join the third annual Super Tasty 5K, scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 6 in Solana Beach, Calif. Once again, the event is a fundraiser for Promises2Kids, a San Diego nonprofit working for the benefit of children in foster care. Nichole Peterson, Executive Director of the Solana…
A post by Jeremy Hooper, Special Projects Consultant on the GLAAD blog, reveals quite a line-up of anti-LGBT speakers at the forthcoming Family Leadership Summit and also some special comments from the Benham Brothers: This Saturday, Aug. 9, when they take the stage at the annual summit of Iowa’s leading anti-LGBT group, called The Family Leader, David and…
CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Club Skirts Dinah Shore Weekend – the biggest lesbian event of its kind in the world – is readying to host the only official Gay Games-sanctioned Female Pride party in Cleveland, Ohio. The bash will be held Wednesday, Aug. 13 at Velvet Dog in association with Aqua Girl, and will feature a special headlining…
Predictably, just days after Target finally came out in support of marriage equality by signing an amicus brief in a case before a federal appeals court in Chicago, the National Organisation for Marriage (NOM) has announced a boycott of the chain. In a statement Brian Brown, president of NOM said, Target and other companies need to…
INDIA — The Indian federal Cabinet has decided to officially bar same-sex couples from adopting children, a move that some say can also be extended to single members of the LGBT community, reports GayAsiaNews.com. The cabinet took the decision, Aug. 6 while considering amendments to the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000,…
WASHINGTON – New reports indicate that protesters will greet Congressman Ed Whitfield (R-KY) and other attendees at his three-day fundraising gala in Beverly Hills this weekend because the venue’s owner, the Sultan of Brunei, has implemented new laws that could lead to citizens in his country being stoned to death. Whitfield’s events at the Sultan’s…
For Daniel Innis, a successful businessman and professional academic and one of three openly gay candidates vying for a Republican seat in this year’s upcoming House elections, the question of same-sex marriage is becoming increasingly opaque as a hot-button issue. “I think as people like me run and get out into the communities and make…
CLEVELAND — Ernst & Young LLP will expand its engagement in Gay Games 9 through volunteerism, event participation and more as the largest diverse amateur sporting event in the world takes place from Aug. 9-16, complementing the firm’s previously-announced Platinum Sponsorship. More than 30,000 visitors from around the world, including nearly 11,000 participants, will convene in Cleveland andAkron, Ohio,…
