CALL TO ACTION: Gay Groups Call on the Recording Academy to Denounce Music that Promotes Murder
January 29, 2010
Today, GLAAD and the Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Center published a full-page ad in Variety that calls on Recording Academy President Neil Portnow to use Sunday’s Grammy Awards telecast to denounce artists who promote or celebrate bias-motivated violence.
The ad, in the form of an open letter signed by 20 progressive organizations, comes in response [...]
Student Non-Discrimination Act of 2010 Introduced in U.S. House
January 29, 2010
On Wednesday (1/27/10) the Student Non-discrimination Act of 2010 (SNDA), H.R. 4530, which would prohibit discrimination against any public school student on the basis of actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity, was introduced into the U.S. House. In addition, the SNDA prevents discrimination against any public school student because of the actual or [...]
Lt. Dan Choi Responds to Obama’s DADT Repeal Promise
January 28, 2010
Dan Choi, a native of California and an Army Lieutenant fighting a discharge under “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell (DADT),” is asking for support in urging the President to immediately act on his commitment to repealing the policy. Choi has distributed the following appeal:
I have a message for President Obama: Don’t wait, don’t delay.
Last [...]
Lesbian and Gay Community Tops List of Donors to Haiti Relief Fund
January 28, 2010
Within days of the creation of the American Red Cross LGBT Haiti Relief Fund, a Red Cross representative stated the fund had already raised more money than many of the huge corporate donors. This was accomplished by significant outreach efforts to the LGBT community via donors and activists along with a massive email campaign to [...]
Focus Picks Up Lesbian Themed “The Kids Are All Right”
January 27, 2010
From Q Movie Blog -
The big news at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City today: Variety reports that Focus Features (the folks who brought us BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN and MILK) are closing a $4-5 million dollar acquisition deal today for the new Lisa Cholodenko film, THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT. Regular QMovieBlog readers will recall [...]
MANIFEST EQUALITY Announces National Art Contest, Gallery Show, Performance/Event Space & Public Awareness Campaign
January 27, 2010
MANIFESTEQUALITY (www.manifestequality.com) unites art, activism and the message of universal equal rights into a memorable multi-media ‘moment’, from Wednesday, March 3 – Sunday, March 7, 2010. Through Suffrage, the Equal Rights Amendment, the Prop 8 shockwaves, the legal battle for equal rights has been fought at different times, on differing fronts, for varied communities. In [...]
VIP Fave Q Movie Pick: Alison Reid (director, THE BABY FORMULA)
January 26, 2010
Welcome to VIP Fave Q Movie Pick… where we ask today’s hottest queer and queer-friendly filmmakers, stars and community leaders to answer the question: “One of my favorite LGBT movies is…”
Today’s pick: Alison Reid (director, THE BABY FORMULA). Be sure to check back soon for more!
(Thanks to our friends at QMovieBlog.com for sharing these great [...]
Big Gay Sketch Show Live On Stage in San Francisco
January 26, 2010
On Monday, February 1, 2010 from 8:00pm – 10:00pm at Cobb’s Comedy Club (915 Columbus Avenue) in San Francisco, CA, Big Gay Sketch Show (BGSS) cast members Stephen Guarino, Nicol Paone, Kate McKinnon, and Johnny “Gay Pimp” McGovern will be performing their show live. For 75 minutes the group will be giving attendees the best [...]
HRC Releases Comprehensive State-By-State Legislative Report
January 26, 2010
The Human Rights Campaign Foundation, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization, today released a comprehensive state-by-state report detailing LGBT-related legislation in 2009 and an outlook for 2010. The report indicates that despite disappointments in 2009, we witnessed a banner year for positive legislation affecting the LGBT community with as many [...]
“Off and Running” Opens January 29th in NYC
January 26, 2010
With white Jewish lesbians for parents and two adopted brothers – one mixed-race and one Korean – Brooklyn teen Avery grew up in a unique and loving household. When her curiosity about her African-American roots grows, Avery decides to contact her birth mother, which thrusts her into a complicated exploration of race, identity, and family [...]
