Last week, HBO premiered a new documentary by über lesbian Rosie O’Donnell. “A Family Is a Family Is a Family: A Rosie O’Donnell Celebration,” is still airing this week, and focuses on the many complex and beautiful traditional and non-traditional families.
Some of you know my situation. My family is more than just non-traditional. We take a lot of explaining, and frankly, I’ve not only grown sick of explaining, but it’s taken a serious toll on me always having to be responsible for the feelings of my non-traditional family.
Up until about a year and a half ago, I was married to none other than
Queens Pride, hosted its annual Winter Pride Gala at the Astoria World Manor in Queens last week. The event honored NY City Councilmember Daniel Dromm and the Imperial Court of New York.
Pictured in first photo: Brooklyn Pride takes a well-deserved break from putting together its cookbook filled with recipes from Brooklyn’s gay-owned and gay-friendly restaurants. The book is due out later this month. Here is some of the group, with Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, back, center. Clockwise from de {read more...}
Don’t go for the same-old, same-old this year. There are so many ways to get creative for the holidays! Here are some quirky and cool gift ideas, mostly in Brooklyn, some beyond.
Support your local organizations and snag some top quality gifts, too!
ACT FAST: The Lesbian Herstory Archives is hosting its first annual LHA
• “Today the New York State Senate rejected an opportunity to declare that all citizens in New York are equal,” said Speaker Christine C. Quinn. “The depth of sadness that I and many New Yorkers feel today is difficult to {read more...}
The House of Representatives has now passed the Affordable Health Care for America Act. It is unclear what the Senate will agree on, and who knows what the final bill that the president signs will look like.
Through its annual Memorial Ribbon Project, the Gay Ministry of St. Augustine’s Roman Catholic Church will call attention to the on going AIDS epidemic.
During the weeks leading up to Dec. 1, a row of red ribbons has been affixed
The search is on this month, as Brooklyn Pride calls on the borough’s bevy of culinary talent for recipes for a new cookbook inspired by Brooklyn’s LGBT-owned or LGBT-friendly restaurants.
“Brooklyn is filled with amazing restaurants, as well as active and
Tens of thousands of people showed up to the National Equality March in Washington D.C. on Sunday, October 11, 2009. This reporter was lucky enough to be one of them. Inspiring and touching and powerful moments were everywhere. I have never been part of something like this before, but I will surely be again.
David Pechefsky, Green Party City Council candidate for District 39, will host Jason West and the comediennes Dykes on Mics for an evening of conversation and comedy. Pechefsky hopes to engage West, former mayor of New Paltz, in conversation over {read more...}
Markowitz Announces Partnership
With Brooklyn Community Pride Center
BOROUGH HALL — Last Thursday, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz joined members of the LGBT community at Brooklyn Borough Hall to announce a major partnership with the nonprofit Brooklyn Community Pride Center (BCPC) that will provide community programming and support services for LGBT Brooklynites as progress continues on establishing the borough’s first LGBT center.
While fundraising and location searches for the center continue, volunteers with BCPC will work with the Borough President’s Office to provide outreach and programs and services to LGBT residents. Last
I can easily talk about how badly Robyn and I needed a romantic escape. And you can easily read my sob-story and say “Yeah, honey, listen to this.” Instead, check out what we did on our (well-deserved!) three-day getaway to this fantastic gay-friendly destination.
Stay:
The Encore: Wynn’s newest addition offers its very own Pride Concierge: (708) 770-LGBT. They have a series of packages available on the web site at www.encore lasvegas.com/pride.
Revolution NYC, in association with OutAboutBrooklyn.com, presents the inspiring documentary Small Town Gay Bar, written and directed by Malcolm Ingram, executive produced by Kevin Smith, as the fifth film in its screening series, Film Revolution.
The organization is looking for local artists to create a unique piece of artwork to be featured on five limited-edition t-shirts that will be sold to benefit Brooklyn Pride.
On Sunday, September 13, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, the Brooklyn Literary Council and Brooklyn Tourism will host the fourth annual Brooklyn Book Festival, a huge, free public event presenting over 200 authors participating in panel discussions and readings, young {read more...}
City Council Candidate Bob Zuckerman has strongly condemned a newspaper advertisement placed by Brad Lander, which contained strongly worded anti-gay statements. The ad ran in Der Blatt, a Yiddish language weekly, which is widely distributed in Borough
