dvd of the week It’s a tale as old as time: A young gay man and his best girlfriend fall in love with the same beautiful boy. This plot and its lesbian equivalent have been at the center of entirely too many bad independent films. So, you might expect that Heartbeats, a film about such…
dvr this Fox, Mondays, 9 p.m. The premise of Sleepy Hollow is absurd: Ichibod Crane and the Headless Horseman are suddenly brought back to life in modern-day Massachusetts, and they are linked to a massive, supernatural worldwide conspiracy. The ridiculousness works, mostly because of Tim Mison as Crane; he is arch and serious and very…
I was disappointed that Interim Mayor Todd Gloria didn’t run to keep the job. I thought he (along with Assembly Majority Leader Toni Atkins) had the best chance of defeating more conservative candidates to keep working on the progressive promises of former Mayor Filner. As one of his District 3 constituents, I also thought he…
thursday, oct. 17 The Wanted U.K.’s new boy band sensation, The Wanted, is made up of Jay McGuinness, Max George, Nathan Sykes, Siva Kaneswaran and Tom Parker. The Wanted are already rivaling some of the biggest music acts around today. “Most boy bands have very similar sounds,” explains Nathan. “We wanted to make ours different…
In April of 2011 the Williams Center, released a brief entitled “How many people are lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender?” It was a brief that, compiling, weighting and aggregating data from several studies estimated the size of the LGBT population in the United States. Among the key findings was that “an estimated 3.5 percent of…
The girl group best known for throwing an illegal dance party on a moving NYC subway train for their debut video, “Party Girl”, is showing their serious side this week with a brand new single and music video that strike back against the growing anti-gay sentiment occurring domestically and abroad. “Red Flag” is a call-to-action,…
BETHESDA, Md. — Residence Inn by Marriott is partnering with Mombian.com and the Family Equality Council to host a travel-focused Twitter party for all parents who are lesbian, gay, bisexual and/or transgender (LGBT). Nov. 6, from 9:00-10:00 p.m. EST, families and experts representing the LGBT community will participate in a conversation that aims to provide travel resources, tips, as…
The Complete Frida Kahlo—Her Paintings. Her Life. Her Story, making its North American premiere in San Diego, was due to open Oct. 19, and run through Jan. 19, 2014, at historic NTC at Liberty Station. The opening has been delayed due to complications at U.S. Customs in Los Angeles as a result of the government…
Oct. 17, Johnson & Johnson is “going purple” in support of Spirit Day. Spirit Day started in 2010 as a response to young people who had taken their own lives as a result of bullying. Observed annually, participants wear purple as a visible stand against bullying and in support of LGBT young people. In honor…
WASHINGTON — The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force celebrates the confirmation by the United States Postal Service that it will introduce a stamp commemorating LGBT rights pioneer and one of the first openly gay elected officials in the U.S., Harvey Milk. He will become the first openly LGBT elected official to be featured on…
