September 16-18 the QFilm Festival will will be showing over twenty films made this year by some of the top independent LGBT filmmakers. Every year is unique and 2011 promises to be another excellent event and even more special with its international block of films. QFilms has invited Popo Fan, a twenty-six year old Chinese filmmaker [...] [...more]
The Long Beach QFilm Festival 2011, proudly presented by The Gay and Lesbian Center of Greater Long Beach and Long Beach Lesbian & Gay Pride, will take place September 16th-18th at the historic Art Theater located at 2025 East 4th St. and the neighboring Center Long Beach, both on Long Beach’s renowned “Retro Row.” The [...] [...more]
It has been a great 2011 season for the Long Beach Roller Derby. Every bout on their new banked track has been better and more exciting than the last. In the last game at the Queen Mary Dome the newest team the Belmont Hot Broads were narrowly defeated by the by the Bixby Rollerettes who [...] [...more]
The White House announced late Friday afternoon that the repeal of DADT was formally certified by President Obama, Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Michael Mullen. “Today, we have taken the final major step toward ending the discriminatory ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ law that undermines [...] [...more]
Orange County Pride is a lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (LGBTQ) and ally festival celebrating diversity. 8800 Irvine Spectrum Drive, Irvine, California, USA August, 13, 2011 Noon to 10pm OC Pride’s Velvet Lounge Main Stage will include performances by Stacey Q, Speaker Junkies, Transkontinental, Corday and The Cougars, Soul Sisters and many more. [...] [...more]
The circuitous route to legalizing gay marriage overcame another road block when Chief U.S. District Judge James Ware ruled that former Chief Judge Vaughn Walker’s ruling to overturn Proposition 8 should not be vacated on conflict of interest grounds. ProjectMarriage.com had filed the challenge to Judge Walker’s ruling back in April claiming the Judge was partial [...] [...more]
For over 30 years, The Center of Long Beach has been a central force and cultural hub for the LGBTIQ community in Southern California. As part of its current renaissance, The Center of Long Beach continues this tradition with “QSpeak” a lecture series that features university scholars, activists, artists, and public figures in the LGBTIQ [...] [...more]
The 28th annual Long Beach Lesbian & Gay Pride celebration is this weekend. It will be full of vendors and entertainment. But just in case you want to venture outside of the festivities, we’ve prepared a guide. Know that you can walk into any Gay bar in Long Beach and you’ll be sure [...] [...more]
We all know Pride is just a couple weeks away, but did you know who’s going to be performing this year? Shout has your guide to the Long Beach Pride Main Stage entertainment lineup! Taylor Dayne, Thelma Houston and Monica are just a few of the great entertainers that will be hitting the main stage [...] [...more]
Long Beach Roller Derby will host its second game of the season Friday, May 13th at the Queen Mary Dome. Following an exciting first win the currently undefeated 4th Street Retro Rollers are back to face the defending champions from the 2010 season, the Bixby Rollerettes. This will be yet [...] [...more]
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