et upon a picture-perfect sky on the Fire Island Pines’ glistening Great South Bay, the 25th anniversary edition of Fire Island Dance Festival brought together a diverse, captivating program of world premieres, dance legends and stirring storytelling. The festival on July 19-21 raised a record-shatt

Although we are lucky to be in our lovely environment in the Pines, we are aware of the Black Lives Matter movement and the fight for social justice by African Americans in the United States. Certainly, many of us can remember the hard-won battles that we fought in the LGBTQ community for safety and...

British ambassador to Poland wears rainbow face mask for LGBTQ rights. One country which has some way to go in regards to LGBTQ equality is Poland. Although same-sex sexual activity is legal, and there’s an equal age of consent, same-sex marriage is not allowed and there is a lack of anti-discrimina

Since the beginning of the epidemic, more than 70 million people have been infected with the HIV virus and about 35 million people have died of HIV. Globally, 36.7 million [30.8–42.9 million] people were living with HIV at the end of 2016. An estimated 0.8% [0.7-0.9%] of adults aged 15–49 years worl

UK Premiere of La Estrella roja showing at HOME Manchester as part of ¡Viva! 28th Spanish & Latin American Festival ¡Viva! returns in 2022 for our annual celebration of Spanish and Latin American culture, bringing you a programme of the most exciting cinema from across the Spanish-speaking world. T

Taylor Swift tweets gay fan who came out to her music: “This just made me SO emotional. @reidoburrito95 I can’t tell you how honored I am that my song has been even a small part in your journey. You did the brave thing and stood up for your truth.” George Fox University Lip Sync Performance by Rei

Katharine Hayhoe, a co-author of the current Assessment (November, 2018) and director of the Climate Science Center at Texas Tech University, said in a Friday tweet that the White House’s claim is “demonstrably false.” The 1,600-page report, which was issued by 13 federal agencies and authored by

Today’s video Google Doodle, illustrated by Los Angeles-based guest artist Loveis Wise and narrated by actor and activist LeVar Burton, honors the 155th anniversary of Juneteenth. Short for “June Nineteenth,” Juneteenth marks the true end of chattel slavery across the United States— which didn’t act

Teacher REMOVES STUDENT from class - The reason WHY will SHOCK YOU. This short film introduces students to judicial responsibility.

For taking great risks in pursuit of greater truths, for the imperfect but essential quest for facts, for speaking up and for speaking out, the Guardians — Jamal Khashoggi, the Capital Gazette, Maria Ressa, Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo — are TIME's Person of the Year.