by Steve Anderson

Gay visual artist and filmmaker Leo Herrera’s six minute piece The Fortune Teller, blends words, sounds, and images from across five decades of gay culture.
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by Steve Anderson

76 countries still criminalize consensual same-sex relationships and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people everywhere continue to suffer violent attacks and discriminatory treatment. In this simple, high-impact video from the UN human rights office, individuals from diverse backgrounds pose questions directly to the viewer designed to expose the nature of human rights violations suffered by LGBT people around the world. The video includes cameo appearances by UN Secretary-General and High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay. The UN’s message: LGBT rights are human rights. Together we will build a world that is free and equal.

by Steve Anderson

Check out the guide below to find information about gay pride, festivals, and parades throughout the United States and parts of Canada.

May & June 2013

May 18-19    Long Beach, CA    Long Beach Pride

May 26    Melbourne, FL    Space Coast Pride

May 28 – June 2    Orlando, FL    Orlando Black Pride

May 28 – June 3    Orlando, FL    Disney Gay Days

May 29 – June 9    Washington, DC    Capital Pride

May 31 – June 9    Boston, MA    Boston Pride

June2-9    Birmingham, AL    Central AL Pride

June 2    Honolulu, HI    Honolulu Gay Pride

June 2    Asbury Park, NJ    Jersey Pride

June 5-9    Key West, FL    Key West PrideFest

June 7-9    Los Angeles, CA    LA Pride

June 7-9    Milwaukee, WI    Pridefest

June 7-10    Des Moines, IA    Capital City Pride

June 8    Indianapolis, IN    Indy Pride Festival

June 8    Spokane, WA    OutSpokane Rainbow Fest

June 8    Long Island, NY    Long Island Pride Parade

June 8    Brooklyn, NY    Brooklyn Pride

June 8-9    Ferndale, MI    Motor City Pride

June 8-16    Anchorage, AK    Anchorage Pridefest

June 9    Charleston, WV    Rainbow Pride of WV

June 9    Nyack, NY    Gay Pride Rockland

June 9    Milwaukee, WI    Milwaukee Pride Parade

June 9    Philadelphia, PA    Philly Pride

June 14-16    Bisbee, AZ    Bisbee Pride

June 15    Pittsburgh, PA    Pittsburgh Pride

June 15    Providence, RI    RI Pridefest & Parade

June 15    Flagstaff, AZ    Pride in the Pines

June 15    Nashville, TN    Nashville Pride Fest 2013

June 15-16    Portland, OR    Portland Pride Festival

June 15-16    Denver, CO    Denver Pridefest

June 20    Iowa City, IA    Iowa City Pride Parade

June 20-24    New Orleans, LA    Gay Pride New Orleans

June 21-22    Columbus, OH    Columbus Pride

June 21-30    Houston, TX    Pride Houston

June 22-23    Olympia, WA    Capital City Pride

June 22    Santa Fe, NM    Pride on the Plaza

June 29    Minneapolis, MN    Twin Cities Pride

June 23-30    San Francisco, CA    San Francisco Pride

June 28-30    Chicago, IL    Chicago Pride

June 28-30    Harlem, NYC    Harlem Pride

June 28-30    NYC, NY    NYC Gay Pride

June 29    St. Petersburg, FL    St. Pete Pride

June 29    Albuquerque, NM    Albuquerque Pride

June 30    Seattle, WA    Seattle PrideFest

 
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by Steve Anderson

The Los Angeles Art Association (LAAA) and the City of West Hollywood are proud to announce the sixth annual Out There exhibition celebrating the LGBT experience during West Hollywood’s Pride Month festivities. This effort commemorates West Hollywood’s lasting commitment to raising public awareness and appreciation of the talents and abilities of all artists.

The Out There exhibition – opening at Gallery 825 on June 7, 2013 – is an all-media exhibition, juried by noted collectors Francisco George and William Escalera. Out There celebrates and acknowledges the special opportunities that West Hollywood provides for creative individuals. Out There is partially funded by the City of West Hollywood through a grant from its Arts and Cultural Affairs Commission.

Featured artists in Out There include:
AMEN, James Bently, Kelly Berg, Douglas C. Bloom, Erin Bobo, Nicholas Bonamy, Jarred Cairns, Miri Chais, Michael Chearney, Ching Ching Cheng, Richard Chow, Katie Collins, Nicholas Coroneos, Raul de La Torre, Lore Eckelberry, Gabor Ekecs, Bryan Trent Fair, Natalie Marie Franco, Tina Frugoli, Chie Fujii, Steven Fujimoto, Kimberly Gibson, Lushe Hunanyan, Paula Izydorek, Cindy Jackson, Carla Jerome, Motoko Kamada, Colleen M. Kelly, Isabella Kelly-Ramirez, June Kim, Linda Kunik, Campbell Laird, Echo Lew, John Luckett, Steve Moses, Michael Ochinero, Billy Pacak, Osceola Refetoff, Launa D. Romoff, Ann Marie Rousseau, Larisa Safaryan, Andrea Schoening, Maxine Smith, Lisa C. Soto, Charles Starr, Phil Tarley, Elizabeth Tobias, Vincent Tomczyk, Ariel Vargassal, Frank Ventrola, Hung Viet Nguyen, Joel Woodard, Elyse Wyman, Chie Yamayoshi, and Ivory Yeunmi Lee.

Reception:
Friday, June 7, 2013
5pm to 9pm

Show Dates:
June 7 – 14, 2013
10am to 5pm

Admission:
Free

Location:
Gallery 825
825 N. La Cienega Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90069

by Steve Anderson

With the progress that has been made in recent months towards marriage equality in the USA, what states allow gay marriage? The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) has developed the map below that summarizes current Marriage Equality & Other Relationship Recognition Laws in the United States.

You can also view this map as a PDF.