The Denver Center for the Performing Arts announces today the addition of more seats for The Book of Mormon at The Ellie. Due to popular demand, performances for the fourth Denver engagement of The Book of Mormon will begin June 13 and now run an additional week through July 7, 2018. The Book of Mormon has played three previous sold out runs in Denver starting with the national tour launch in 2012 and return engagements in 2013 and 2015.
Tickets for the upcoming engagement start at $35 and are on sale now at denvercenter.org. There will be a lottery for a limited number of tickets priced at $25 each for every performance. Lottery details will be announced closer to the engagement.
FX has set the premiere date for its new dance musical series
Pose, which will debut on Sunday, June 3, 2018.
Pose
was co-created by Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Steven Canals, with
Murphy
directing the first two episodes. The series is executive produced by
Murphy, Falchuk, Nina Jacobson, Brad Simpson, Alexis Martin Woodall and
Sherry Marsh. Canals is a co-executive producer, and Janet Mock, Our
Lady J and Erica Kay also serve as producers.
The eight-episode first season is produced by Fox 21 Television Studios
and FX Productions.
Set in the 1980s,
Pose explores the juxtaposition of several segments of life and
society in New York: the ball culture world, the rise of the luxury
Trump-era universe and the downtown social and literary scene. Evan
Peters and Kate Mara play New Jersey couple “Stan”
and “Patty,” who get sucked into the glamour and intrigue of New York
City in the 1980s. James Van Der Beek plays Peters’ financial kingpin
boss “Matt.”
After an extensive six-month nationwide search helmed by award-winning casting director Alexa Fogel (Atlanta), Murphy and his collaborators are making television
history by assembling the largest cast of transgender actors in series regular
roles ever for a scripted series, as well as the largest recurring cast
of LGBTQ actors ever for a scripted
series. The transgender cast includes Mj Rodriguez, Dominique Jackson,
Indya Moore, Hailie Sahar and Angelica Ross. Also co-starring are
Tony Award winner Billy Porter, Charlayne Woodard as well as newcomers
Ryan Jamaal Swain and Dyllon Burnside.
Disobedience is the new film from the Academy Award-winning director of A Fantastic Woman, Sebastián Lelio. It follows a woman as she returns to the community that shunned her decades earlier for an attraction to a childhood friend. Once back, their passions reignite as they explore the boundaries of faith and sexuality. Written by Lelio and Rebecca Lenkiewicz and based on Naomi Alderman's book, the film stars Rachel Weisz, Rachel McAdams and Alessandro Nivola.
Disobedience had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, and will screen as part of the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival, followed immediately by a theatrical release in New York and Los Angeles on April 27, and a national rollout in May.
Chipotle Give Back Day is a delicious way to make a difference for Denver's homeless pets. Visit any Greater Denver Chipotle location, and 50 percent of your total bill will be donated directly back to the Dumb Friends League. Customers simply need to mention the fundraiser to the cashier before payment to support the Dumb Friends League and the homeless pets and horses in their care.
Amazon yesterday announced that over 60 official selections feature films from Outfest are now available on Prime Video. The collection of films are made available through the Prime Video Direct (formerly Amazon Video Direct) self-publishing program which enables rights holders, from filmmakers to distributors, to make their content available to Prime members and earn royalties based on customer engagement.
"These are challenging times for many and reports of violence against LGBTQ citizens are on the rise,” said Christopher Racster, Executive Director of Outfest. “I still believe though in the power of our stories to change that narrative be it for a young teen in Iowa can watch a fully developed LGBTQ character to see a path forward for their own life, to a parent turning on the TV to better understand their child, to the millions who have attended any of our Outfest film festivals over the past 35 years who want to relive a favorite Outfest moment or see something they missed. It is a relationship like this with Prime Video Direct that will carry our stories across the widest network and reach the most individuals."
The official selections from past Outfest Film Festival’s currently streaming on Prime Video include: • A Sinner in Mecca, winner of 2015 Outfest Grand Jury Award for Best Documentary • Open, the first American film to win the Teddy Jury prize at the Berlin Film Festival • The Gymnast, winner of 2006 Outfest Grand Jury Award: Outstanding American Narrative Feature • GBF, Outfest Screenwriting Lab script and 2013 Outfest Los Angeles Closing Night Film • Women Who Kill, nominated for Film Independent's 2018 Best First Screenplay
If a discriminatory law like this were on the books, my partner, Greg, and I could have been denied the adoption of our daughter, Lila. This bill is not only an attack on my family, but every LGBTQ person who wants to adopt or foster a child. If Senate Bill 241 passes, Colorado adoption and foster care organizations would be allowed to claim their religion gives them the right to deny children a loving family just because the prospective parents are LGBTQ.
Seven states across the country currently have religious exemption laws that legalize discrimination against LGBTQ people in the areas of adoption and foster care. Under these laws, over 21,000 children have been kept in foster or group homes, rather than be adopted by loving parents who don’t pass an agency’s religious test. With your help, we can make sure Senate Bill 241 never reaches the Governor’s desk.
This month's Washington Post Magazine features Mitchell Gold, Co-Founder and Chair-man of Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams home furnishings (in Denver at the Cherry Creek Shopping Center), and his important activism in the beautiful rural community he calls home to his company headquarters. Based in North Carolina, Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams is one of the largest employers in Alexander County. Gold moved to the area nearly 30 years ago and has often attended town meetings and civic functions during that time. For more than a decade he has made it his personal mission to educate well-meaning people about the harm caused to LGBT people.
Gold often shares his own story of the struggles he went through as a gay teenager. “I am proud to make sure in this community every child knows there is somebody out there that does not believe they are broken,” says Gold. “I want to educate people” and “What I want to educate them about is the harm that they’re causing.” LGBT teens are four times more likely to suffer immense mental anguish, have suicidal thoughts and even take their own lives. If they live in a highly rejecting environment, they are a staggering eight times more likely than their straight peers.
Alexander County, which many locals call the “Buckle of the Bible Belt,” only legalized the sale of alcohol countywide in 2016, and the article cites this as proof of its conservatism. “The county and the company forged a partnership, spurred on by economic need as much as anything else. Early on, Gold’s message was, on the whole, a tough sell in Alexander County. His business success gave him the platform and ability to reach members of this community.
Gold sees progress in the number of people who have changed in Alexander County, including the several ministers who support LGBT rights and the local high school’s P.R.I.D.E. Club, as well as the small but growing national contingent of evangelical leaders who support same-sex relationships.
Gold, whose company motto is “Comfort for All,” applies this to all aspects of his life, and especially strives to make a difference for LGBT teens. His book, Youth in Crisis: What Everyone Should Know About Growing Up Gayhas helped thousands of young adults during their discoveries of who they are and let them know that they are not alone, and that they are perfect just the way they are.
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Seoul-born, Boston-based producer mmph (aka 24-year-old Sae Heum Han)’s debut EP for Tri Angle Records, Dear God, is out today and available to stream now. Dear God comes alongside mmph’s involvement in serpentwithfeet’s eagerly anticipated forthcoming album, soil, and recent production work for hotly tipped newcomer Lauren Auder and music legend David Byrne on his latest album. Having previously shared the video for lead track “Sun God,” mmph has another video for the following track, “Façade,” also directed by Maria Constanza Ferreira.
Classically trained since childhood, Sae Han first came to Boston to study Cello performance at Berklee College of Music before turning his concentration towards Electronic Production & Design and starting his project as mmph. Dear God marks a turning point in the rapid evolution of this young producer, a merging of his classical training, sophisticated composition, and unique sound design. Han’s ability to conjure a seemingly contradictory series of influences into bespoken universes places him alongside sonic puzzle makers like Oneohtrix Point Never, Nicolas Jaar, Arca and Caribou.
Puerto Vallarta’s annual LGBTQ cultural celebration, Vallarta Pride, will bring a new level of camp to the city’s celebration of the 100th anniversary of its founding with a “100 Reasons to Celebrate” theme, which will culminate on Saturday, May 26 with a grand nighttime shindig worthy of any small-town summer carnival – if that carnival featured half-naked “go-go boys” and drag queens galore.
Taking place in Puerto Vallarta from May 20 to 27, Vallarta Pride has grown yearly, with its 2017 edition attracting more than 17,000 visitors. The event has become a staple in the international Pride calendar, and now drives a considerable influx of visitors during what used to be the end of Puerto Vallarta’s traditional high season for tourism. This year, Puerto Vallarta has enjoyed one of its most active seasons for the LGBT market, with multiple events taking place across town and entertainment headliners such as Hedda Lettuce, Mama Titis, Miss Conception and Kim Kuzma taking up residency across the Zona Romantica, Puerto Vallarta’s “gayborhood.”
This year, Vallarta Pride’s annual parade will take place on Thursday, May 24. It will start at the Hotel Sheraton Buganvilias, flow into the oceanfront Malecón promenade and culminate on Lázaro Cárdenas Street, where thousands will join a block party with “circuit” music, multicolor light shows, go-go dancers and fireworks hosted by Fiesta Bar, La Noche, Mr. Flamingo, Los Muertos Brewing, CC Slaughters and La Margarita.
Celebrities such as country singer Steve Grand, transgender Mexican singer Morgana Love and Mexican actress and singer Lorena Herrera will be performing this year, with Herrera performing double duty as this year’s Grand Marshal and the star of the free concert offered by Vallarta Pride on Friday, May 25 at Teatro Vallarta.
Other highlights include the annual Drag Derby, an LGBT Art Walk, an Adam & Steve Party at Casa Cupula, a beach gym, a casino night and a sunset “Wet and Wild Cruise,” plus a host of community activities and cultural events. The Big Top Party will take place May 25 at Puerto Vallarta’s newest venue, Top Sky Bar, hosted by entrepreneur and public figure Eliad Cohen and featuring performances by music artist Nikki Valentine.
Puerto Vallarta is renowned as the premier LGBT vacation destination in Mexico. The country’s first IGLTA member, since 2014, it was also honored as the first city in Mexico to be granted Gay Travel Approved status by GayTravel.com. GayCities.com users named Puerto Vallarta their “Fun in the Sun Destination” in the site’s 2016 “Best of Gay Cities” poll. Puerto Vallarta was also named an International LGBTQ Destination at tourism industry awards Travvy Awards 2017 and listed as a top beach destination by Passport magazine in April 2017.
Today, Judge Devindra Rampersad of the High Court of Trinidad and Tobago has ruled that Sections 13 and 16 of the Sexual Offenses Act are unconstitutional as applied to adult consensual acts, a motion that stands to decriminalize homosexuality in the country. A final judgement and exactly what happens to these laws will be made in July.
A lawsuit to challenge the colonial-era sodomy laws was filed in February 2017 by Jason Jones against the attorney general of Trinidad and Tobago. Jones, an LGBTIQ activist in both his native country of Trinidad and Tobago and the United Kingdom, claimed that these two sections violate his right to privacy and freedom of expression.
Kenita Placide, Caribbean Advisor, OutRight Action International, commented on the ruling, “The judge came down on the right side of history in this case by striking down the buggery law and ruling it as unconstitutional. The activism and advocacy will continue in Trinidad and Tobago and across the Caribbean until equality for LGBTIQ people is guaranteed. With positive rulings in Belize and Trinidad and Tobago, the movement will carry the momentum to other parts of the region."
Sections 13 and 16 of the Sexual Offenses Act prohibit “buggery” and “acts of serious indecency” between two men, with punishments of up to 25 years in prison if found guilty. The sodomy laws are part of a tradition of homophobia in the country, with laws such as section 8 of the Immigration Act prohibiting homosexuals who are not citizens from entering the country still in place.
Opposition from conservative religious groups was strong, particularly T&T Cause, which made claims that the repeal of these sections would result in “homosexual rights trumping heterosexual rights.”
The repeal, however, is now an example for the rest of Caribbean and a hope that they will soon follow in Trinidad and Tobago’s footsteps.
By Garrett Royer, Development Manager, OneColorado Education Fund June will be here before you know it, and we want to kick off Pride month with you at the 5th annual Big Gay 5K on Sunday, June 3rd!
The race will start and end on the east side of Cheesman Park at the Pavilion Building. The route will run west on 14th Avenue to the Capitol and back to celebrate at Cheesman Park! This race is for everyone and registration starts at just $25. Make sure to sign up now before prices increase to save your spot!
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