Show posts for May, 2011
Photos: SKYY Sipper Competition
May 26, 2011 CommentsWe kicked off Frameline35 in style this week! On Tuesday we launched the full Festival website and on Wednesday, May 25 we held the SKYY Sipper Competition at QBAR to celebrate the release of a new infusion flavor, SKYY Dragon Fruit.
Read more »Recap of the GLAAD Media Awards: Part 3, in San Francisco
May 18, 2011 CommentsKim Cattrall, via GLAAD Blog
Read more »Progress: Sports, homophobia, and coming out
May 16, 2011 CommentsQuite a few stories have hit the news wire this week concerning LGBTQ figures in athletics. We've witnessed a surge of coming-out moments in the past year or so from high profile people -- Chely Wright came out as the first lesbian in country music, Ricky Martin confirmed what we'd all been hoping for, and Chaz Bono bravely publicized his transition.
Read more »"Matt Shepard Is a Friend of Mine" Documentary seeks funding
May 5, 2011 CommentsIn a hate crime that defined the late-90s and sparked interest in hate crime legislation at state and federal levels, Matthew Shepard was tortured and murdered in Laramie, Wyoming in October 1998.
Read more »Recommended Reading: Gay boxer in a straight sport, JCrew: intentional ally, HBO, and Frameline Voices
May 2, 2011 CommentsFrom Ringside, Gay Man's Play Packs a Punch (New York Times) Peter Griggs of San Francisco began boxing eight years ago when he came up with the idea to write a screenplay about a gay boxer.
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