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TALKING TO TAKEI : Take Two

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To many people the Japanese-American actor George Takei, will always be fondly known for his role as Lieutenant Hikaru Sulu the helmsman of the USS Enterprise in the celebrated television series and subsequent movies of ‘Star Trek’. When he wasn’t acting he was passionately working away to promote the work of The Japanese American National … Continue reading



Ben Cohen wants to spend next year in your house

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​ Ben Cohen, the former English rugby player is probably the nicest LGBTQ ally we ever have had the pleasure to meet.  It doesn’t actually hurt that also is the hottest-looking one too.  When he retired from the English Team he became a full-time activist and founded The Ben Cohen StandUp Foundation to combat homophobia … Continue reading



Queerguru’s Ris Fatah reviews DONNA a heart-warming documentary that follows trans activist, performer, and former Cockette, Donna Personna,

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  Donna is a heart-warming documentary that follows trans activist, performer, and former Cockette, Donna Personna, as she learns, later in life, to live her most authentic trans life and to reconnect with her family as a woman. “This is who I want to be and who I want to show the world” Donna was … Continue reading



Urvashi Vaid, Legendary Activist for LGBTQ+ Civil Rights, Dies at 63

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Photo by Jurek Wajdowicz REPRINTED FROM THE ADVOCATE  BY TRUDY RING MAY 14 2022 5:32 PM EDT Longtime activist Urvashi Vaid, a leader of many LGBTQ+ and other social justice organizations, has died at age 63. Vaid died Saturday at her home in New York City, according to the National LGBTQ Task Force. Vaid was executive … Continue reading



April Ashley : Vogue Model, restaurateur, style icon and trail-blazing transgender activist dies aged 86

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  The glamorous icon and trailblazing transgender activist April Ashley has died at age 86.  She was a top Vogue model until she was cruelly outed by a British tabloid in 1961, and even though that damaged her modeling career, April still managed to lead the most exciting life packed to the gills. Boy George … Continue reading



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