Jeffrey Sanker, RIP. Photo courtesy of WEHO TIMES. Jeffrey Sanker, the CEO and Founder of WHITE PARTY circuit party events died yesterday, Friday, May 28, 2021, reports WEHO TIMES. The cause of death according to several sources was liver cancer. Read more
Justice Minister Yvonne Dausab Namibia could soon scrap a colonial-era law that criminalises gay sex between men, the justice minister said on Friday, calling the legislation “outdated and discriminatory,” reports Reuters. The law is rarely enforced in the Southern African Read more
Kay Lahusen, a pioneering gay rights activist who chronicled the movement’s earliest days through her photography and writing, has died. She was 91, reports Associated Press. Known as the first openly gay U.S. photojournalist, Lahusen died Wednesday at Chester County Read more
Longtime artistic director of Celebration Theatre, the city’s leading LGBTQ stage, Michael A. Shepherd, has been accused of sexual misconduct by two men, reports the Los Angeles Times. The men accused Shepperd of sexual misconduct in incidents spanning 13 years. Read more
The San Francisco 49ers have announced month-long plans for the organization’s annual celebration of June LGBTQ+ Pride month. Led by 49ers PRIDE, the official fan club of 49ers Faithful who identify as LGBTQ+ and allies, the 2021 celebration will be Read more
The far-right continues to freak out over a cereal released for Pride month, with one pundit bellowing about how the leprechaun from Lucky Charms is gay and Kellogg’s is “forcing our kids to be confused about their gender first thing Read more
Alexandra Grey. Photo by Ent1media A live read marking Legally Blonde‘s upcoming 20th anniversary will honor Pride Month by featuring an all-LGBTQ+ cast, Entertainment Weekly reports. Leading the charge as bubbly-yet-brilliant law student Elle Woods (played by Reese Witherspoon in the films) is Alexandra Grey, known for her Read more
Stoli® Vodka and The Harvey Milk Foundation are continuing their partnership with the launch of the limited stock Stoli® Harvey Milk Global Collector’s Edition Bottle, featuring art from Paraguayan artist Oz Montania. Stoli has worked with The Harvey Milk Foundation Read more
Kevin Nascimento Bueno, RIP Brazillian rapper Kevin Nascimento Bueno, who performed as MC Kevin, fell to his death in Rio de Janeiro after he jumped off a balcony and plunged several floors, reports LGBTQ Nation. Bueno was having a threesome with Read more
Oliver “Ollie” Taylor, a trans teenager, was kidnapped and shot dead in Gervais, Oregon. He was 17, reports Pink News. Taylor, a student at Gervais High School, was kidnapped after a shooting in the 1000 block of Depot Court on Read more
Alec Mapa Come celebrate this year’s PRIDE live with THE LAVENDER EFFECT® Star-studded Live Virtual Pride Parade which will be broadcast on Sunday, May 30, 2021 at 12 noon PST/3p EST via YouTube.com/c/TheLavenderEffect. The Virtual Pride Parade will launch Pride Month and benefit Read more
Controversial right-wing pastor Andrew Wommack wants LBGTQ Americans to have a warning label on their foreheads, reports Raw Story. “Homosexuals have like three times as much suicide as heterosexuals, and then you go into transgenders, and it just continues to Read more
Today, Lady Gaga’s iconic album Born This Way celebrates its 10 year anniversary. To commemorate and recognize its cultural impact, the City of West Hollywood has officially declared May 23rd as “Born This Way Day”, and is celebrating with a street painting on Robertson Blvd in tribute to the Read more
Lil Nas X has dropped a new video for “Sun Goes Down.” The track follows the release of the video for the self-directed “Montero (Call Me By Your Name),” which arrived in March, reports Rolling Stone. In the new clip, Read more
Among the hosts of tonight’s Eurovision is Nikkie de Jager who is making history as the first ever transgender host of the wildly popular song contest, reports Irish Mirror. Although many Eurovision viewers may not have heard of her before Read more
In a collaborative effort to protect transgender and non-binary people from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Los Angeles LGBT Center’s Senior Services will host a pair of walk-in vaccine clinics on Saturday, May 29, and Saturday, June 5, from 5–7 Read more
On Thursday, June 3, beginning at 6 p.m. PT (9 p.m. ET), TogetheRide presents Frankie Grande’s second annual Rainbowthon! The concert will be streamed live across the Los Angeles LGBT Center’s social media platforms with proceeds benefiting the Center’s life-saving and life-enhancing programs Read more
Each year, the City of West Hollywood celebrates the artistic contributions of the LGBTQ community with its vibrant One City One Pride LGBTQ Arts Festival. The festival runs for 40 days, from Harvey Milk Day on Saturday, May 22, 2021 Read more
Paul Mooney, RIP. Photo: Timothy M. Moore at https://www.flickr.com/photos/photocology/ Paul Mooney, the comedian, actor and writer for Richard Pryor, died on Wednesday morning, his representative Cassandra Williams confirmed to Variety. He was 79. He died at his home in Oakland, Calif., after suffering a Read more
LA Pride just added two outdoor, in-person events to its monthlong “Thrive with Pride” June calendar. LA Pride goers will be able to celebrate Pride in-person at two events on June 11 and June 26. The first in-person event for Read more
