A standing-room-only crowd packed the Marriott Mission Valley Hotel last week for the 37th annual Nicky Awards, sometimes called the “gay Oscars of San Diego.” True to that billing, the Nickys included a live red carpet kick-off where interviews were conducted with local VIPs and personalities en route to the ballroom. Allan Spyere, president of…
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has cancelled her speaking engagement at the Australian Christian Lobby (ACL) national conference following ACL Managing Director Jim Wallace’s statement that smoking is healthier than a homosexual lifestyle. LGBTweekly.com reported yesterday that Wallace made these remarks in a debate on gay marriage with Green leader Christine Milne at the University…
Citing her right to be free from cruel and unusual punishment as guaranteed by the Eighth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, Chief Judge Mark Wolf of the U.S. District Court for Massachusetts has ordered that an inmate serving time for murder be given gender reassignment surgery “promptly as possible.” This is the first time a federal court…
thursday, aug. 30 The Mystery Plays Inspired by H.P. Lovecraft, Alfred Hitchcock and The Twilight Zone, Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa’s The Mystery Plays is comprised of two intertwined, spine-tingling one-acts. In the first – The Filmmaker’s Mystery – a young horror film director survives a train disaster only to be haunted by a passenger he met briefly…
‘Legally Blonde’ or willfully blind? An open letter to Broadway star and Chick-fil-A supporter, Bailey Hanks Dearest Bailey Hanks, My name is John Carroll. Like you, I am a Broadway performer. I am also gay. While I very much support your right to free speech and free association, I would like to hold you accountable…
If you don’t know the show La Cage aux Folles, don’t tell anyone. Your gay card may be revoked and you’ll be exiled to Santee. Here’s the 411. The show is endearingly known as La Cage. In 1973, Jean Poiret’s play La Cage aux Folles opened in Paris and ran for 1,800 performances. The play…
“I am a great believer about timing and about magic,” says Neon Hitch, on the eve of her debut album release. “It’s all about timing and yeah, I feel it’s good right now.” Hitch has waited a long time for this moment – she started writing songs as young as 10 years old – and…
Hello all. I would like to give a little “Trendy wave” to the fierce Ms. Counterfeit Jones. Ladies, she knows how to throw a party. But I digress. This month I thought I would let my readers take a little glimpse into my “boudoir;” the perfect blend of high fashion couture and interior design, if…
We did it! We survived The Walking Dead Escape July 12. I know we said we were going to be spectators, but we just couldn’t give up the opportunity to experience it as survivors. The people around us were prepared with knee and elbow pads, helmets and Go Pro cameras strapped to their heads. By…
thursday, july 19 Leo Kottke Leo Kottke is an acoustic guitarist widely known for an innovative finger picking style that draws on influences from blues, jazz, and folk music, and his syncopated, polyphonic melodies. Kottke has overcome a series of personal obstacles including partial loss of hearing and a nearly career-ending bout with tendon damage…
