Times Square Gossip

Stonewall Inn Was Made Landmark In 2015  We got this E-Mail from Corey Johnson's office. It is about more landmarks for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender. We think this is a great idea to save our historic sites before they get torn down.   Dear Friends: As a preservationist, I have always believed that the cultural significance of a building is as important as its architectural significance. To that end, since I was elected to the City Council, one of my top priorities has been to help achieve individual landmark status for sites of significance to the LGBTQ movement. I’m happy to report that yesterday the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission began the formal process of granting individual landmark status to six sites of significance to LGBTQ history! They are the LGBT Community Center at 208 West 13th Street, the Gay Activists Alliance Firehouse at 99 Wooster Street, James Baldwin’s residence at 137 West 71st Street, Caffe Cino at ...

Jean Shafiroff With Randy Jones Manny Pacquiao NEW YORK  - Today, LGBT NYC Brooklyn Community Pride Center Executive Director Floyd Rumohr and officials from New York City-based LGBT organizations held a press conference to announce a national and local boycott of this weekend's pro boxing match featuring welterweight Manny Pacquiao over his remarks about the LGBT community. Pacquiao was recently quoted as saying gay people were "worse than animals" and later read a bible verse that suggested gay people should be put to death. The rally opposing the fight and its sponsors was organized by LGBT rights advocacy groups and led by notable social activist Jean Shafiroff, author of the new book "Successful Philanthropy: How to Make a Life By What You Give." The book contains a section on Manny Pacquiao's philanthropic work which Ms. Shafiroff physically tore out and tore up at the news conference held at the popular Manhattan nightspot Posh Bar ...

DAISHA Heres a look at the smash new single, "SKIN OUT" from Indie Pop/Alternative recording artist, Dancer and Actress DAISHA. The LGBTQ-friendly dance-song, "SKIN OUT" is the 2nd single from DAISHA's anticipated EP, "I AM THE DAISHA", available for free download on May 20th. The in-your-face party record was written and produced by Swagg R'Celious and co-written by Shalimar Davis. "The Witch Doctor" beat always does something to my spirit and makes me want to full-out dance and swing my hair," chuckles Daisha. "My creative director, Shalimar Davis and I wanted to recreate that 80's workout vibe where it was all about self-expression, passion, creativity energy and lots of color..it was about letting that "skin out". I was lucky enough to have legendary voguers, Pony Zion and Prince to be part of this moment," she adds.

Laverne Cox With Katie Couric Katie Couric will sit down for a live interview with actress and LGBT advocate Laverne Cox for her nationally syndicated daytime talk show, “Katie.” In this all new episode, Couric will talk to Laverne Cox about her Time Magazine cover story and the new season of the Netflix original hit “Orange Is The New Black.” Cox first appeared on the show in January 2014, an interview which inspired important discussions about gender transition and surgery. Their conversation will broadcast on “Katie” on TUESDAY, JUNE 10th. Photo Courtesy Of: Disney/ABC

Melissa Etheridge Grammy Award winner Melissa Etheridge has written and recorded a new anthem entitled “Uprising of Love”, which has become the inspiration for a new coalition by the same name, Uprising of Love, a movement in support of the safety and dignity of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) Russians. In advance of the songs official release in January 2014, Etheridge shares today a special remix of Uprising of Love as a sneak preview of her new track and asks you to join her in this international uprising of love by spreading the message of love through lyric. “We have worked so hard to create change and equality for the LGBT community in the US and it’s shocking to see such backwards movement in Russia. This song is a direct call to action for people to get involved, become vocal, and connect directly with this serious issue. There is no time to waste and that’s why I chose to let this remix debut ahead of the January 2014 release of the original...