We at MCC San Diego (The Met Church) have given voice to justice for the LGBT community here in San Diego since 1970. We are proud to be partners within a vibrant LGBT Community in America’s Finest City. I echo this sentiment as expressed so well by Rev. Durrell Watkins of Sunshine Cathedral MCC in…
thursday, may 19 Barry Rothbart Barry Rothbart is one of the young rising stars in comedy today, appearing recently on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno, starring in the new season of MTV’s “Punk’d” and landing a role as “Ben” on TNT’s “Men of A Certain Age”. He also co-wrote and starred in the IFC…
The Levi’s brand has announced its global Pride Collection for 2016 in partnership with the Harvey Milk Foundation. A long-standing ally to the LGBTQ community, the Levi’s brand will commemorate the election and legacy of Harvey Milk through a range of gender-neutral product with a portion of the proceeds benefiting the Harvey Milk Foundation. As…
SAN DIEGO – An estimated 33 percent of San Diego County’s food-insecure households are eligible for, but not enrolled in, CalFresh, an effective anti-hunger program that supplements a household’s food budget. San Diego Hunger Coalition, an organization working to ensure that no one in San Diego County has to go to bed hungry, welcomes the…
LOS ANGELES— Equality California has endorsed California Attorney General Kamala Harris for U.S. Senate in 2016. “Among the candidates running for U.S. Senate this year, we were fortunate to choose from two strong LGBT allies, Attorney General Kamala Harris and Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez,” said Rick Zbur, executive director of Equality California. “However, Harris has an…
NEW YORK — The Urban Rainbow Film Festival is seeking works from screenwriters, filmmakers and web-content creators from the LGBT(Q)I(A) community to be featured at an event sponsored by Final Draft, Inc and FilmFreeway.com. It is a live and online film festival to be hosted at New York City, from July 27-31. Deadlines for Submissions…
As the final lights of day set on May 17, it is time to look back on what this hugely exciting edition of the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOT) brought us. One of the major features this year is the huge visibility of politicians and officials during the Day. Never have so many…
Today, OUT.com published its annual Hit List, formerly known as the Hot List, for 2016 containing the summer’s hottest names and projects slated for this year. Each year, OUT magazine curates its Hit List containing the most influential names across music, fashion, and entertainment that are currently shaping our culture today. Check out this year’s…
WASHINGTON – Today, Representatives Joe Kennedy III and Bobby Scott introduced the “Do No Harm Act.” The Act clarifies that the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) is intended to protect religious freedom without allowing the infliction of harm on other people. The Do No Harm Act would amend RFRA and restore the original intent of…
WASHINGTON – Today, the House Republican Leadership prevented a debate and vote on an amendment to remove an anti-LGBT provision from the Fiscal Year 2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Rep. Charlie Dent (R-PA) offered the bipartisan amendment to strike the provision, which would allow, under the guise of religious liberty, taxpayer-funded discrimination in contracts…
