Monthly Archives: April 2014
Miranda Lambert Exhibit to Open at Country Music Hall of Fame
From Country Weekly: If you love all things Miranda, then you’ll want to make your way to Nashville for the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s upcoming exhibit, Mranda Lambert: Backstage Access. The display features awards-show gowns and performance … Continue reading
Quote of the Day: We Don’t Care that You’re Gay
The Washington Blade reports on a new ally campaign from the University of Virginia: CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Five members of the University of Virginia swim team appeared in a pro-gay spot as part of an ad campaign promoting diversity. The … Continue reading
Vatican-Condemned Gay Kiss Photo Series Get Exhibition in New York
From The Huffington Post: A stunning yet Vatican-condemned photo series featuring same-sex couples in passionate embraces inside Roman Catholic churches will get a new life in New York. The Leslie-Lohman Museum of Gay & Lesbian Art will display Rome-based artist … Continue reading
LGBT History: the Mundane and Milestone in Photos
Huffington Post has a slide show of 42 Historical LGBT Moments. What I love about the slide show is that the photos range from the ordinary to the organized: wedding photos, Christine Jorgenson at a book signing, gay pride marches … Continue reading
Music Review: Tim McGraw’s ‘Meanwhile Back At Mama’s’ Single
Tim McGraw revisits his 90s hit ‘Where the Green Grass Grows’ with a kinder, gentler version. Listen to both below: I like ‘Mama’s’ for the return to the simpler, quieter, less electronic and poppy sound that I love in country … Continue reading
LGBT Couples ‘Absolutely’ Welcome to Enter Radio’s ‘Dream Wedding’ Contest
WPOC, the country station out of Baltimore, Maryland, is holding a Dream Wedding contest. Since Maryland is a state where gay couples can marry legally, I wondered if the contest was open to same-sex couples. The official rules had notes … Continue reading
Today in LGBT History: The Announcement of the Discovery of the AIDS Virus
MSNBC brings us a reminder of a dark time in the history of the gay community. After three years of a new, unnamed plague that devastated people’s immune system, science finally began to understand the virus that caused AIDS. In … Continue reading
Catholic Mother Shares Her Journey of Loving LGBT Family Members
Originally posted on Bondings 2.0:
Rosa Manriquez An LGBT storytelling project recently profiled Rosa Manriquez, a Catholic mother and church justice advocate, as she tells the story about the LGBT people in her family. In the seven-minute video, she discusses the…
Affordable LGBT Senior Home set to open in Chicago September 2014
From ChicagoPride.com: Chicago, IL — One of America’s first affordable LGBT senior homes is set to open in Boystown by end of August or early September 2014. Heartland Housing, a nonprofit specializing in affordable housing, and Center on Halsted have … Continue reading
