Steve Lee, Editor

San Diego Opera presents ‘As One’, an opera about transgender acceptance and identity

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – San Diego Opera’s 2017-2018 season continues on November 10, 2017 at the Joan B. Kroc Theatre with As One, part of the Company’s dētour Series. San Diego Opera’s dētour Series premiered in the 2016-2017 season and is dedicated to exploring lesser known operas and works that fall outside of the Company’s…

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AMPA responds to President Trump’s comments on transgender servicemembers

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Thursday, the American Military Partner Association (AMPA) responded to comments made by President Donald Trump regarding the service of transgender troops and his move to ban them from the military. Regarding his recent tweets announcing his ban, President Trump said, “As you know, it’s been a very complicated issue for the military. It’s been…

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Pink releases new single ‘What About Us’; new album ‘Beautiful Trauma’ out Oct. 13

NEW YORK, NY – International pop icon Pink is back with her new single, “What About Us” today at all digital providers via RCA Records (click here to listen). The pop anthem was written by Pink, Johnny McDaid of Snow Patrol and Steve Mac and produced by Mac. “What About Us” is the first official single from Pink’s…

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San Diego Oasis offers class on LGBT issues and its aging population

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – San Diego Oasis, a non-profit organization with office locations in La Mesa and Escondido, is working with the LGBT community to bring awareness to the issues that impact older LGBT Americans.  As a result, Oasis will be hosting a class, “LGBT Issues and its Aging Population” Monday, Sept. 25 at 1:00…

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New research shows transgender TV characters have the power to shape audience attitudes

LOS ANGELES , Calif. — Watching transgender characters on fictional TV shows has the power to influence attitudes toward transgender people and policy issues, according to new research from USC Annenberg. Just published in the peer-reviewed journal Sex Roles, the research further highlights the ways political ideology shapes viewer responses to transgender depictions in entertainment….

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Latino legislators call for decriminalizing cannabis, LGBTQ rights in historic resolutions

BOSTON — For the first time in its history, the National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators (NHCSL) has taken a bold stance on two issues directly related to correcting chronic injustices committed against Latinos and many other Americans. NHCSL today approved two separate resolutions calling for the decriminalization of cannabis at the state and federal…

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New survey reveals 13 percent of the Canadian population belongs to the LGBT community

MONTREAL – According to the recent Fondation Jasmin Roy survey “LGBT Realities”, 13% of the Canadian population belongs to the LGBT community. Because they fear being rejected, hindered from progressing in their careers or mocked and bullied, 54% of LGBT respondents have not come out to their work colleagues, and 45% have not come out to…

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Watch this 8-year-old boy transform into drag queen Lactatia (VIDEO)

Friday afternoon, ELLE.com released a video featuring Nemis, an eight-year-old boy who transforms into his drag queen alter ego Lactatia. Since it was posted, the video has been viewed more nearly 25 million times, shared more than 200K times and received more than 50K comments. In the video, Nemis opens up about his love for…

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Equality California launches new logo, tagline and mission statement

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Equality California today announced the launch of a new logo and visual identity for the organization as well as the adoption of a refined mission statement and tagline. “Our new logo, mission statement and tagline embrace California’s leadership as a beacon of hope for LGBTQ people and the role Equality California…

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