SAN DIEGO – The San Diego LGBT Community Center announced today that the Dr. A Brad Truax Award Ceremony and Reception will be held on World AIDS Day, Dec. 1 from 4 – 5 p.m. at The Center, 3909 Centre Street in San Diego. The awards ceremony is a free event that will include light…
Former San Diego City Councilmember Barbara Warden, a Republican who represented the same Council district that Carl DeMaio later represented, has endorsed Rep. Scott Peters and will record a phone call urging voters to support Peters. “I’m a Republican and I feel strongly that Scott Peters is the right choice,” Warden said Monday. “Scott works…
The United Nations human rights office has expressed regret over a recent Singapore Supreme Court ruling to uphold a law criminalizing consensual same-sex relations between adult men, calling the directive a “missed opportunity” to strike down the law. Speaking at a press briefing in Geneva, Rupert Colville, spokesperson for the Office of the High Commissioner…
http://youtu.be/5xIA-7-A97E In episode seven of Lisa Ling’s CNN series This is Life with Lisa Ling, airing this Sunday Ling travels to Santa Fe where she gets to know, in-depth, members of the International Gay Rodeo Association. The episode, titled Gay Rodeo, airs Sunday, Nov.9 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on CNN. Watch the trailer above. We…
Elle Fanning has been cast as a transgender teenage boy in a new film. Pink News reports that the 16-year-old actress – sister to Dakota Fanning – has been cast alongside Susan Sarandon and Naomi Watts in the indie drama Three Generations, which will follow Fanning’s character Ray as he transitions to male. Written by Nikole Beckwith,…
We’re all familiar with the mega-event known as Comic Con, the wildly costumed affair which takes over the Convention Center for several days in July. But did you know there is a convention designed with the LGBTQ geek in mind? Bent-Con proudly acknowledges and celebrates the presence and contributions of LGBTQ creators and their “ungay”…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Family Equality Council has announced its 2014 “Allies for Adoption” Campaign to coincide with National Adoption Month in November. The initiative will draw attention to the obstacles LGBTQ people confront when trying to secure legal ties for their families. In the majority of states across the country, LGBTQ people encounter barriers when…
Bears San Diego have announced that HuggyBear 2014, Mark Newsome is stepping aside to allow a new HuggyBear to take his place. Contestants are being sought to run for HuggyBear 2015. The winner will get a medal, a prize basket, this very cool title and the knowledge that they have made a difference in the…
Starbucks released what is reportedly its very first lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT)-themed commercial this week starring the top two contestants from Drag Race season six: Adore Delano and Bianca Del Rio. The commercial is cheeky, fun and a little bit silly –Take a look.
SAN FRANCISCO, WASHINGTON and NEW YORK — Twenty years after its introduction, the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) is still being debated in Congress and across the United States. While most Americans continue to give the bill strong support, a new national survey shows that most Americans simply don’t believe that employer exemptions are justified when it…
