Dawn Wells, the girl-next-door actress and former beauty queen who played the sweet Mary Ann Summers on the iconic CBS sitcom Gilligan’s Island, died Wednesday morning, reports The Hollywood Reporter. She was 82. Wells died in Los Angeles of causes related to Read more
The Los Angeles LGBT Center began to administer the first batch of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine yesterday to its frontline workers, including Health Services staff members and the Security and Facilities workers who support the Center’s various health care sites. Read more
Marcus D’Amico, the actor perhaps best known for his portrayal of the original Michael “Mouse” Tolliver on the Armistead Maupin miniseries Tales of the City, has died. He was 55, reports The Hollywood Reporter. D’Amico died Dec. 16 of pneumonia Read more
(Bruce LaBruce. Photo by Raul Hidalgo) On Sunday, December 13, 2020, Tom of Finland Foundation (ToFF) proudly presented awards to stellar individuals who have demonstrated their vast commitment to our community. These awards were given on the final Read more
Former Congresswoman Katie Hill has filed suit against her ex-husband and media outlets that published revealing photos of her and reported on her relationship with a campaign staffer, reports The Advocate. Hill, a Democrat and one of the highest-profile bisexual Read more
INNdulge, Palm Springs’ long-running clothing optional gay resort in the Warm Sands neighborhood, can be yours for a cool $10.8 million, reports Towleroad. The Bay Area Reporter reports that owners Jon Jackson and his partner, Sandy Miller, have “stipulated that whoever buys it Read more
(Kirk Cameron. Photo: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons) Actor Kirk Cameron is facing criticism for organizing at least two events in Southern California in recent weeks, where dozens of mask-less people stood shoulder-to-shoulder to sing Christmas carols in Read more
There’s buzz again in Hollywood that Sex and the City is coming back, reports Page Six. A well-placed industry insider exclusively tells Page Six that the hit franchise will return to the small screen, with a limited series reboot coming Read more
The UCLA Fielding School of Public Health has launched a new center to promote the health of sexual and gender minorities through research and partnerships with the LGBTQ community, community-based organizations, public health officials and policymakers in Los Angeles and beyond. The UCLA Read more
California Governor Gavin Newsom has re-entered quarantine after a staffer tested positive for COVID-10, reports Towleroad. The L.A. Times reports: “Newsom tested negative but will enter quarantine as a precaution, in accordance with state public health guidelines. Other staffers in the governor’s Read more
(Photo: Billy Porter) Dozens of celebrities who started their careers in musical theater have come out to sing in support Democrats Rev. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff in the upcoming Georgia special elections, reports LGBTQ Nation. They’ve released a charity Read more
Funny Boy is a coming of age story of a privileged Tamil young man – Arjie – against the backdrop of the late 1970s and 1980s, as ethnic tensions between Sri Lanka’s Sinhalese majority and Tamil minority explode into full blown conflict, Read more
By Alejandro Cervantes There are some bars that ascend beyond being merely a place to get a drink. For many in LA, Akbar has been a space to build a community and a home. Monday night, December 14th, they launched Read more
Pete Buttigieg is emerging as a leading contender to be Joe Biden’s Transportation secretary, multiple sources familiar with the transition’s deliberations tell CNN. The possible nomination would vault the 2020 Democratic presidential candidate into the federal government, getting the former Read more
The U.S. Supreme Court declined Monday to take up an Indiana case seeking to reverse a lower court’s ruling that allows both members of same-sex couples in the state to be listed as parents on the birth certificates of their Read more
Hig Roberts, a two-time national champion in Alpine skiing, came out as gay, telling the New York Times, “It’s part of me and I’m proud of it, and I’m ready to be happy,” reports Towleroad. Roberts: “Not being able to be who Read more
Time magazine has named Joe Biden and Kamala Harris 2020’s Person of the Year, reports CNN. “For changing the American story, for showing that the forces of empathy are greater than the furies of division, for sharing a vision of Read more
Ellen DeGeneres announced on Twitter that she has been diagnosed with the COVID-19 virus, reports LGBTQ Nation. “Hi Everyone, I want to let you all know that I tested positive for Covid-19,” she wrote in a statement, adding that she’s Read more
In an interview with THE FIGHT, Los Angeles based Mexican-American singer/songwriter JAMMISON says that “growing up in the church, I was taught that being gay was an automatic ticket to hell, and it was very difficult to come out or Read more
Conrad Pratt in Monsters Of Man Monsters of Man, a Sci-Fi Action feature film by Australian director/producer/writer Mark Toia, is set to make it’s global debut this winter. The movie, shot in Cambodia, centers around a group of young American Read more
