International Women’s Day: Does Protest Send a Loud Enough Message to Trump?
“First they ignore you. Then they ridicule you. And then they attack you and want to burn you. And then they build monuments to you,” said trade unionist Nicholas Klein
Disney Stands by Same-Sex Kiss
The Disney Channel reiterated the network’s mandate to reflect themes of diversity and inclusiveness in their programming despite backlash around its first same-sex kiss. Disney’s first gay kiss was
5 Questions for Stoney Michelli
Stoney Michelli is one half of the Los Angeles-based duo behind Stuzo Clothing, a fashion line founded in 2010 to serve a clientele that is non-conforming and bold at heart.
5 Questions for K. Martinez
K Martinez (they/them) is an Afro-Latinx based out of Oakland, California, but originally from Boston with a significant lay-over in New Orleans. They’re currently the Associate Director of the Diversity
Celebrating 25 Years: The Abbey Owner Talks Cocktails, Politics and The “L” Word
Twenty-five years ago, Ohio native, David Cooley, decided to take a break from his career in banking and follow his passion so that he could live life openly at gay
5 Questions For Kathryn L. Wood
Seasoned is an understatement when describing this actor/director/costumer who has a track record spanning over 25 years in the San Francisco Bay Area. She is a graduate of University of
Virginia Trans Teen Gets Grammy Shout Out
Sunday night’s Grammy Awards was abounding with protest against intolerance and bigotry, with everyone from Katy Perry to A Tribe Called Quest calling out the discriminatory policies pushed by the
“Portrait of a Queer” at SomaR, Oakland
Oakland-based portraitist Cori N. Pillows’ debut solo art exhibition “Portrait of a Queer” is currently showing at SomaR Bar and Lounge in her native city. The emerging artist’s body of
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Returns With New and Loaded Work
While Revelations remains the draw card of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s annual D.C. showcase, a new haunting original work is bound to capture the imagination because of its unnerving
HRC protests “License to Discriminate” Executive Order
The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) and other civil rights leaders gathered last week to speak out against the Trump administration in light of media reports about a leaked “License to