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Not sure how to honor World AIDS Day? Playbill and Gilead have you covered with their production of the third annual Remember the Ribbon: A Tribute to World AIDS Day.Taped live last month at Sony Hall in New York, Remember the Ribbon features storytellers, songs, tributes, and reflections on those affected by HIV. ABC entertainment journalist and Plus Life Media co-founder Karl Schmid serves as host, with appearances from Broadway luminaries like Carolee Carmello (1776), Anthony Harper (Kinky Boots), and with mainstays of television and film like Judith Light and Ariana DeBose (pictured above, left to right).Bryan Campione and Leonard Rodino co-directed the show, with music by Broadway Sings."Playbill is proud to host Remember the Ribbon for our third year, as we continue to honor our beloved friends, members of our community, and beyond who have been affected by HIV and AIDS," Playbill Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Alex Birsh said in a statement.

NEW ORLEANS (WDSU) – A New Orleans family is searching for answers after their loved one died under mysterious circumstances in Mexico over the weekend.Cortez Hall was a social studies teacher at KIPP Morial School in New Orleans.“My son was a joyous child,” said Ceola Hall, Hall’s mother. “He loved me, he loved his family. He loved to make everyone laugh.”The students and teachers are heartbroken by the loss of their beloved teacher.

Time once again for some Pride on the court — the basketball court, that is. The Dallas Mavericks are hosting another Pride Night at the American Airlines Center on Friday, Nov. 4, when the Mavs host the Toronto Raptors. There will be a Pride Night Pre-Game Party in the AAC’s Mic Ultra Lounge starting at 6:30 p.m., and tip-off is at 7:30 p.m. Kathy Jack, the Mavs’ ambassador in the LGBTQ community, says the team will have lots of “Pride Night swag” to give away, and there will be plenty of new Pride items for sale in The Hangar. Tickets start at $35; get your tickets at https://tinyurl.com/mwessnps and you get access to the pre-game party and you get a Mavs Pride t-shirt.

Pride in London will deliver the capital’s Pride celebrations up to and including 2027, the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has announced.

Free State Justice will host its annual Jazz Brunch on Saturday, Oct. 15 at 1 p.m. at Guilford Hall Brewery in Baltimore, Md. The event is the first for the organization since its former executive director resigned after accusing the board of racism. 

In a rally ceremony that resembled a political convention on Sept. 30, Russian President Vladimir Putin celebrated his signing a degree that Russia had annexed four regions of Eastern Ukraine that were overrun by Russian military forces and Russian-backed separatists.

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Pride is the commemoration of the Stonewall’s queers publicly pwning the NYPD, Folsom stems from confronting draconian authority. Folsom Street and San Francisco’s fetish community was first entwined in 1966 with the opening of Febe’s, the thoroughfare’s first leather bar. By the late ’70s, Folsom had developed its own “Miracle Mile” strip, which featured over 30 gay bars, shops, and bathhouses, cementing it as the epicenter of SF’s leather community.

Billy Porter arrives at the 75th annual Tony Awards this past June at Radio City Music Hall in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

I’ll never forget the energy in the room at Sydney Bi+ Network’s first Bi+ Visibility Day event, BiLines, back in 2019. With standing room only at Redfern Town Hall, we gathered for our storytelling event to celebrate bi+ people and communities, our unique experiences, and joys.

Recently retired and/or disgraced far-right wrestling mogul Vince McMahon is once again having his past aired out by his own former wrestlers.This most recent display of the former CEO’s business was made on wrestler Kevin Nash’s Kliq THIS podcast. On it, Nash re-aired a story told by his late friend and colleague Scott Hall, in which he recounts McMahon’s “first homosexual experience.”It apparently all started with McMahon pitching a new storyline to the wrestlers.

Related: Ask and you shall receive: Lil Nas X invites fans to “a big orgy” at his concertIn other Lil Nas X news, he played Radio City Music Hall in NYC last night. One of the VIP guests was Madonna.

More than two dozen HIV organisations and charities are partnering to hold a march, vigil and rally in order to fight stigma.

Britain has been graced with another beautiful rainbow ahead of Queen Elizabeth II‘s funeral Monday. On September 8, when Buckingham Palace announced the death of Her Majesty, onlookers in England marveled at a double rainbow appearing opposite the Palace, popping up after a morning of dark clouds and rainfall.

Queen Elizabeth’s funeral.Numerous Brits in the capital were left in awe at the sight as dozens of images were posted across social media. Journalist Annelise Nielsen captured the amazing sight on camera, saying “A rainbow has just appeared in the Sky next to Buckingham Palace while the diplomatic reception is underway.

Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, has been seen in public for the first time following the death of the Queen on Thursday, 8 September. Fergie, as she's known, was seen looking at floral tributes left to the late Monarch outside Windsor Castle with her ex-husband Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, with both looking solemn and dressed in black. Sarah, 62, is known to have a close relationship with her former husband Prince Andrew, also 62, with whom she shares two daughters, Princesses Beatrice, 34, and Eugenie, 32, and she and Andrew still live together in the Royal Lodge on the Windsor Estate.

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By Dale BarrettA bid to change the name of the space outside Newtown’s Town Hall to ‘Pride Square’ has been approved by the Geographical Naming Board of NSW.  The Board is currently seeking community feedback on the renaming, coinciding with Sydney’s hosting of WorldPride in February 2023.Inner West Councillor Mat Howard made the proposal to rename Bedford Square in March, where it was passed unanimously by council. A proposal by Councillor Pauline Lockie for the installation of a rainbow crossing in Newtown coincided with Cr Howard’s motion for ‘Pride Square’.Councillor Mat Howard (centre) at a trans and gender diverse swim night organised by Inner West Council.

Sarah Ferguson, who had a close relationship with Queen Elizabeth II, has not attended any royal events since the queen's death on Sept. 8. Despite her absence, the Duchess of York, fondly known as Fergie, will attend the state funeral, royal expert Shannon Felton Spence told Fox News Digital.

Long Live Montero Tour kicked off last week in Detroit and will call in at over a dozen North American venues before moving on to Europe.A lighthearted tweet from the chart-topping, rapper has gone viral. It appears to be encouraging his audience to have sex.It comes off the back of an earlier tweet in which the gay performer said, “not going to be proud of myself until furries show up at my concert.”A couple of furries (people who cosplay in furry animal costumes) duly turned up at one of his shows.This prompted a second tweet in which Lil Nas X, having achieved his furries goal, set the bar a little higher.“Not gonna be proud of myself until there is a big orgy in the audience at one of my concerts.”He retweeted screenshots of both tweets, along with the caption, “Now we wait.”now we wait pic.twitter.com/qsNfILVaZp— NASARATI (@LilNasX) September 11, 2022OK then!That tweet has received over 190k likes at the time of writing.Knowing Lil Nas X’s loyal fans, we would not put it past some of them to rise to this challenge.Related: Lil Nas X reveals why he’s not taking his tour to TexasReviews of the tour have been favorable, even if Lil Nas X’s back catalog means it’s a tight, 65-minute show.

When Peyton Manning appeared on Saturday Night Live he declared his love for Netflix’s Emily in Paris.

Dallas Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Omar Narvaez joined fellow city council members, Dallas Sport Commission Executive Director Monica Paul, sponsors and GSWS director Ryan Haushusen at Dallas City Hall to welcome the softball games to Dallas. (David Taffet/Dallas Voice)

To escape what she says has become “really bad” harassment in her country, transgender activist Clara Sorrenti, from London, Canada, is decamping for now. As she prepares to head to Europe, following online harassment and doxxing campaigns led by users of the notorious Kiwi Farms message board, supporters of the young victim are trying to convince Cloudflare to drop the right-wing site, which appears to be unavailable. As a result of communications alleged to be from her saying she was about to shoot people at London City Hall, Sorrenti, 28, also known as Keffals on Twitch, was victimized by a SWATting attack earlier this month. Sorrenti posted a video to her YouTube channel titled “My life is in danger.

Former EastEnders star Michelle Collins couldn't have looked happier as she finally tied the knot with her partner Mike Davidson after 10 years together at Islington Town Hall. The low-key London ceremony was attended by Michelle's former co-star Adam Woodyatt, and now the actress has exclusively shared her wedding album with OK!.

Police in London, Ontario have owned up to their mistakes over the arrest of Canadian trans Twitch streamer Clara Sorrenti after receiving hoax 911 calls that she was planning to attend city hall to shoot people.“We believe there was a deliberate attempt by a third party to place suspicion on Sorrenti in relation to what are now believed to be false threats to harm people at City Hall.  This is sometimes referred to as “swatting,” London Police Service Chief Steve Williams said in a statement. Sorrenti, who is well known by her Twitch handle Keffals, had in a YouTube video described how she was woken up with an “assault rifle in (her) face on August 5. The police claimed that an email impersonating Sorrenti had been sent to every city councillor that morning.

EastEnders star Michelle Collins, 60, has tied the knot with her longterm partner Mike Davidson, 38. The former soap star, who is best known for playing Cindy Beale on the BBC One soap, got married Islington Town Hall on Wednesday in London, writes The Mirror.

Michelle Collins has married her fiancé Mike Davidson after 10 years of dating. The former EastEnders actress, 60, who portrayed Cindy Beale in the hit BBC One soap from 1988 until 1998, and 38 year old Mike tied the knot in a low-key ceremony in London on Wednesday 10 August.

EastEnders star Michelle Collins, 60, has married her toy-boy other half Mike Davidson, 38, as her former co-star Adam Woodyatt watched.The actress, who played Cindy Beale in the BBC soap, tied the knot with Mike, who is 22 years her junior, at Islington Town Hall on Wednesday (August 10).Among attendees was her soap ex Adam Woodyatt, who played the iconic role of Ian Beale in the soap.READ MORE: EastEnders' Maisie Smith parades curves in barely-there cut-out dress in sizzling picMichelle and her new husband both wore white for their special day, with the blonde beauty opting for a jumpsuit with an elegant train, and a flower crown instead of a veil.She also had a matching white jacket with pearls running from the cuffs up to the shoulders.Meanwhile, Mike wore a white jacket over a black V-neck t-shirt and smart black trousers.The happy couple was pictured exiting the London building as well-wishers showered them in confetti and filmed on their phones.Michelle and Mike could be seen enjoying a glass of fizz after making things official, before they shared a kiss in front of photographers.In classic wedding style, they left the venue in a white convertible which had its soft-top roof down.While Michelle and Mike were dressed the part, her former co-star Adam Woodyatt opted for a more casual approach in a striped shirt and blue trousers.Lord Michael Cashman, who played Colin Russell on EastEnders more than 35 years ago, was also there – although he is better known nowadays for his political career.The former Labour MEP was on the BBC soap for three years in the 1980s and his character was known for sharing the first gay kiss in a British soap.Meanwhile, Michelle and Adam's characters were married on EastEnders, although

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Dana Goldberg hosts Landmark Dinner

The first-ever winners’ season of RuPaul’s Drag Race came to an unforgettable close this week with six epic lip-sync smackdowns. 

Music Hall at Fair Park. (Courtesy photo By Chris Waits)

We’re not quite sure how to explain Briefs, for those who’ve not seen the Australian troupe before. It’s quite the theatre spectacle – part burlesque, part cabaret, part circus, part comedy and a whole lot of fun. For their new show Bite Club they also have a live band, fronted by vocalist Sahara Beck who performs a number of original songs. During the show they describe the performance as a series of real-life music videos and that’s a pretty good summary – each song is accompanied by something unique and rather wonderful indeed.

A panel of four medical and local health officials provided the latest information about the monkeypox outbreak in the nation’s capital and answered a wide range of questions from an audience of more than 100 people on Monday night at a Monkeypox Town Hall meeting sponsored jointly by the D.C. Department of Health and the Washington Blade.

We caught the Fashion Freak Show experience at the Southbank Centre’s Queen Elizabeth Hall back in 2019, when it made its London debut following its premiere in Paris. Three years on, and in a new setting of the Roundhouse in Camden, it returns to delight audiences once more. We enjoyed it back then, and we enjoyed it again now – most of the content of the production remains the same, although it has been adapted to the new space, complete with a catwalk which is utilised effectively throughout.

Applications to run London’s Pride events from 2023 until 2027 have officially opened, the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has confirmed.

Seoul – South Korea’s Pride parade returned from a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, with revelers chanting, dancing and waving rainbow flags at Seoul’s City Hall on Saturday as conservative groups protested.Thousands of participants listened to speeches and musical acts at the central Seoul Plaza before braving pouring rain to march through town accompanied by performers dancing atop mobile stages blaring pop songs. Police provided heightened security along the route to maintain a cordon between marchers and the mostly Christian protesters.This could be due to a conflict with your ad-blocking or security software.Please add japantimes.co.jp and piano.io to your list of allowed sites.

After smash-hit festivals in England, Scotland and Ibiza, Drag Fest is coming to the island of Ireland this August to give us the all-day drag party we deserve. Held on August 27 at The Waterfront Hall in Belfast, Drag Fest Ireland will feature loads of iconic talent, from both at home and abroad. Alyssa Edwards […]

Lady Gaga was a gay anthem.Reports from as early as the 17th century record the existence of bars and clubs that catered to openly gay people in several European locations, including London and Cannes. Meanwhile, in America, the New Orleans Cafe Lafitte in Exile gay bar, situated in the city’s French Quarter is said to date back to 1933 and claims to be the oldest operating LGBTQ+ venue in the country.

The recent 10th Durban Pride was smaller than in previous years but no less passionate about demanding LGBTIQ+ equality and safety from hate crimes.

Alexis Pace “I love detail — the crack and puckering of paint, the patina of a door hinge, the way a shadow falls over the sidewalk,” she said. “I tend to take extreme close-up photos to capture these details. But more than anything, it is light that inspires me.

Above: James Millner (center) Director of Virginia Pride, with Richmond Mayor; Levar Stoney, Black Pride RVA co-Founder Luise “Cheezi” Farmer (left); and Zakia McKensey, founder of Nationz Foundation at the Pride Flag-raising ceremony at Richmond City Hall on June 1, 2022.“Virginia is for lovers,” goes the saying. The slogan has been used by the state since 1969 to promote itself as a tourism destination.

Music has always played an important role in creating visibility, bringing people together under one roof to shake their booties, and consoling the souls of the dispossessed.From the flamboyant outfits of Bowie and Elton to the no-minced-words approach to lyrics from Janet and Gaga, the spirit of pride has echoed through pop culture.As pride month heats up, we took upon the impossible task of rounding out the 20 most important albums to shape gay culture – an essential collection of blockbuster classics and subversive selections alike.Judy Garland, Judy at Carnegie Hall (1961)Often regarded as “the greatest night in show business history,” this two-part live recording won the Grammy for Album of the Year, making Garland the first woman to win the award. Rufus Wainwright paid homage to the legend by recreating the concert in its entirety at Carnegie Hall in 2006 (a project which he revisited in 2022 for Judy’s 100th).Elton John, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973)Released three years before Elton publicly came out for the first time, this masterpiece is the icon’s most popular album to date, spawning massive hits like “Bennie and the Jets,” “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road” and “Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting.”Queen, A Night At The Opera (1975)Freddie Mercury and Co.’s high-drama magnum opus was completed a week before the band embarked on a tour to support it.

Mayors LGBTQ Task Force chair Omar Narvaez, who was just elected deputy mayor pro tem, presented the Dallas City Pride Awards on Wednesday

Artistic Director Sean Baugh, standing, and guest performer Denise Lee, seated right, and members of the Turtle Creek Chorale reheard for the premiere of Dreamland.

MPs finally debated banning ‘conversion therapy’ for all LGBTQ+ people after a petition on the issue reached more than 145,000 signatures.

Yasmin Finney has called MP Luke Pollard’s praise for Heartstopper’s transgender representation “a moment for the history books.”