Una Voce introduces new director
Tampa – Una Voce: The Florida Men’s Chorale, welcomed Joseph Caulkins as their new director in February 2015. But as the group’s summer concert approaches, its members are excited to introduce the...
View ArticleThe men of Spathose create wearable art using Florida’s ecological gifts
St. Petersburg – Appreciation of art is subjective, they say. But there’s no denying that the artwork created by Spathose is distinctive. Partners Scott Durfee, 48, and George Medieros, 53, created...
View ArticleMama Dragons lead the fight for their gay Mormon kids
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — For these Mormon moms, their “coming-out” — as activists — often follows the same storyline. They are fairly traditional Latter-day Saints. Their sons or daughters announce they...
View ArticleBoy Scouts’ president says ban on gay adult participants ‘cannot be sustained’
NEW YORK (AP) — The national president of the Boy Scouts of America, Robert Gates, said May 21 that the organization’s longstanding ban on participation by openly gay adults is no longer sustainable,...
View ArticleIrish people from around the world travel #HomeToVote for gay marriage
DUBLIN (AP) – Ireland’s voters were deciding May 22 whether to legalize gay marriage in this once-staunchly Catholic land in what the government’s equality minister called “a referendum like no other.”...
View ArticleLean, Mean, Queen and no, she’s not in drag— she’s Lisa Lampanelli
Let’s face it—we’re Lisa Lampanelli’s bitch. We’ve interviewed her just about as many times we’ve run stories on gay-hate-spewing conservative politicians getting caught having some clandestine...
View ArticleUS ambassador praises Australian gay rights progress
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) – The U.S. ambassador to Australia told Australian marriage equality supporters on Monday that although their nation continues to ban same-sex marriage, it remains more...
View ArticleThe Emboldened Girls: A candid conversation with Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin
Lily Tomlin is watching Jane Fonda weep. As the showbiz icon releases a steady stream of waterworks—she’s “wiping tears away,” Tomlin notes—Fonda pauses slightly to collect herself before answering....
View ArticleAs same-sex marriage spreads, ranks of gay dads increase
Fatherhood has been exhilarating for Weston Clark, who put aside a teaching career to be a stay-at-home dad for a 4-year-old son and 17-month-old daughter adopted by him and his husband. Yet Clark...
View ArticleHilary Duff on marriage equality, her fascination with Grindr and why she...
“I’m like the dorky kid on the bus who’s like, ‘Hiiii.’” Wait a minute. Is that you, Lizzie McGuire? Maybe? No. It’s Hilary Duff, razzing on her cold-ridden, congested-sounding self as she does a...
View ArticleScreened Out – Trainwreck
Schumer’s first movie lead definitely proves she has a future in acting. However, it doesn’t completely show how great a writer she usually is. Especially in the first half, there’s some great comedy –...
View ArticleScreened Out – Southpaw
Once again, Jake Gyllenhaal transforms both physically and mentally – this time as a championship boxer. Director Antione Fuqua (Training Day) finds many fascinating shots both in and out of the ring....
View Article10 LGBT+ YouTubers you should check out
In the last few years, the LGBT+ community on YouTube has really flourished. YouTube has become a place for members of the LGBT+ community to seek advice, find like-minded people, make friends, and...
View ArticleThe Zebra Coalition celebrates their first college graduate
Peter Ruiz was only 14-years-old when he had to start looking out for himself. He was living at home with his mother and siblings, and she had just moved them from New York City to Orlando. Ruiz’s...
View ArticleHRC heads up new group pushing for global LGBT rights
NEW YORK (AP) – A dozen corporations, including Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., and Coca-Cola Co., are joining a new coalition to push for LGBT rights in the workplace in places beyond the U.S. and...
View ArticleTIGLFF showcases a world of LGBT films
The Tampabay Gay International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival (TIGLFF) injects the arts with some international flavor. Besides the wonderful Indian Margarita, With a Straw – playing Sunday, Oct. 4 –...
View ArticleBiden backs transgender military service
WASHINGTON (AP) – Vice President Joe Biden is throwing his unequivocal support behind letting transgender people serve openly in the U.S. military, as the Obama administration considers whether and...
View ArticleOverheard in Tampa Bay: Rocky Horror, Nick Carter’s strip club advice and Ben...
Let’s do the Time Warp right meow! Few things scream Halloween more than a public showing of the cult classic The Rocky Horror Picture Show and it’s made even better when it’s done for charity. The...
View ArticleMETRO announces new service program for LGBT elders
St. Petersburg – METRO Health, Wellness and Community announced the launch of SAGE Tampa Bay in a press release Nov. 2. SAGE, or Services and Advocacy for GLBT Elders, is the country’s largest and...
View Article11.19.15 Editor’s Desk
I can still remember the scents, the sounds, the television movies and the intentional distractions associated with my first encounters with the HIV virus: its full-blown AIDS inevitability (at the...
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