Legendary playwright Terrence McNally has died at the age of 81 due to complications from COVID-19. He was 81 years old and living in Sarasota, Florida, at the time. McNally was a lung cancer survivor and lived with chronic inflammatory lung disease. McNally’s first Broadway credit was the short-lived adaptation of The Lady of Camellias, which lasted 15 performances in 1963, but the prolific writer went on to win five Tony Awards, including a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2019. Other Tony Award-winning productions include Kiss of the Spider Woman (Best Book of a Musical, 1993), Love! Valour! Compassion! (Best Play, 1995), Master Class (Best Play, 1996), Ragtime (Best Book…
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The San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus has released a virtual performance featuring 150 members singing together, each from their own homes. The group performs “Truly Brave,” a brilliant and moving mashup of Cyndi Lauper’s “True Colors” and Sara Bareilles’ “Brave.” “SFGMC’s first virtual chorus performance is dedicated to the ‘Truly Brave’ healthcare workers and first responders on the frontlines of COVID-19,” the chorus posted with the video. “You are our heroes.” Thank you San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus for honoring the people who are helping others during this pandemic. https://youtu.be/ZZLAaCZVV2g
Join us as we travel from the East Coast to the West Coast and Hawaii to Alaska in search of the best cocktails in the USA. Each of this country’s 50 states is home to amazing art, culture, history, and libations. So join us in a drink or two, and then feel to create these signature cocktails at home for your family and friends. Happy World Cocktail Day! THE BLUE HAWAIIAN What is better to drink in the beautiful state of Hawaii than a Blue Hawaiian? The answer is nothing. It was first created at the Hilton Hawaiian Village in Waikiki by…
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Monday that federal law prohibits discrimination against workers for being LGBTQ. The ruling affirms long-sought federal protections for LGBTQ people in the workplace. The 6-3 decision, states that anti-LGBTQ discrimination is a form of sex discrimination, thus prohibited under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. “An employer who fires an individual for being homosexual or transgender fires that person for traits or actions it would not have questioned in members of a different sex,” Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch stated. “Sex plays a necessary and undisguisable role in the decision, exactly what…
We heard Barbra Streisand and James Corden singing “Enough is Enough” the other night on Carpool Karaoke and we thought: Call Joe Biden and tell him this is our choice for one of his campaign songs! Take a look at the video, read the lyrics, and let us know what you think. via YouTube Cutter If you’ve had enough, don’t put up with his stuff, don’t you do it If you’ve had your fill, get the check pay the bill, you can do it Tell him to just get out Nothing left to talk about Pack his raincoat show him…
Film lovers everywhere are mourning the death of director Joel Schumacher who died in New York on Monday at the age of 80. Schumacher’s films included The Lost Boys (1987), The Client (1994), A Time to Kill (1996), Flatliners (1990) and Dying Young (1991), both starring Julia Roberts, and Falling Down (1993), with Michael Douglas. According to The Hollywood Reporter, “Schumacher had an uncanny ability to recognize young talent, and he cast members of “The Brat Pack” — including Demi Moore, Rob Lowe, Emilio Estevez, Judd Nelson and Ally Sheedy — in St. Elmo’s Fire (1985). He also boosted the careers of other young actors like Roberts, Kiefer Sutherland, Matthew…
The Democratic National Convention has featured many moving and memorable speaches and performances. One of our favorites was Billy Porter performing “For What It’s Worth” with Stephen Stills. This powerful song was written in 1966, and it is still very relevant to the struggle for equality today in the USA.
In an historic vote today, the people of Switzerland overwhelmingly approved marriage equality! Nearly two-thirds of voters supported the measure in a national referendum, and it won a majority in each of Switzerland’s 26 cantons. The measure will also allow same-sex couples to adopt unrelated children and married lesbian couples to access sperm donation. Congratuations to the people Switzerland!
According to Dictionary.com the definition of Fascism is: a governmental system led by a dictator having complete power, forcibly suppressing opposition and criticism, regimenting all industry, commerce, etc., and emphasizing an aggressive nationalism and often racism. Individuals and corporations have been calling for extreme measures that seem to move in the direction of fascism in the USA. Today, nbcnews.com reported: “Meta will allow its billions of social media users to accuse people of being mentally ill based on their sexuality or gender identity, among broader changes it made to its moderation policies and practices. The company’s new guidelines prohibit insults about…