New documentary: "Owning Our Faith" shares the stories and struggles of LGBT catholics. Film makers expressed "We want our stories to be a part of the discussion because LGBT people have unique gifts to contribute to the life of the Church. We hope the Church recognizes that God is working through o...

A Look Back at Pines Party 2018
A look at last summer's biggest all-night beach party in the Fire Island Pines benefiting The Pines Foundation and Stonewall Community Foundation. The Pines Foundation is pleased to invite you to
Pines Party 2019 - Island of Lost Boys

Graeme O'Neil takes a look at Cher singing "The Golden Girls" theme song for "Celebrating Betty White", and Betty's appearance on the "Sonny And Cher Show".

This Sunday our community will observe Tisha B'av and turn our attention to the city of Jerusalem, mourning the destruction of its temples some two millenniums ago. Here is the most famous love song to Jerusalem, my hometown, sung with my amazing colleagues Cantors Netanel Herstik and Yaakov Lemmer ...

The pop superstar advocated for the Equality Act during an acceptance speech and a performance of “You Need to Calm Down.” While accepting the Video of the Year award, the pop star said the honor signaled fans’ support of her message of in “You Need to Calm Down.” The single has been received as an

Lee Daniels, director of 2009's Precious, sat down with Larry King to discuss, among other things, his new movie The Butler and how his perspective as a gay, black man influenced the film's focus on the civil rights movement. Later, Daniels shared his own story of growing up gay and the continued st...

VOTE AGAINST NC AMENDMENT ONE ON MAY 8TH, 2012!!
Visit http://www.ncsbe.gov/ to find out how to register to vote or check your registration information. For information on how you can help fight the amendment, visit the following sites: http://equalitync.org/
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Get ready for a fantastical celebration of community, inclusion, and diversity at the Pines Party Toon Island! Just like your favorite cartoons, Pines Party weekend in Fire Island, NY was a magical and positive space for all our friends, queer and otherwise – everyone was welcomed to the overnight p

The much-anticipated film version of the Broadway smash In the Heights lands in theaters and on HBO Max June 11. As means of whetting appetites, we’ve also got the opening number. In the Heights follows a group of friends living in the Washington Heights neighborhood of New York City. The handsome

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...