Gay Society

Dear fellow fruitcakes: Please join us in spreading holiday cheer with song! In the past, the Fruitcakes LGBT Christmas caroling group handed out rainbow candy canes and sang at a local homeless shelter. We will schedule a similar event between 12/20 and 12/23. No need to worry about your singing voice. This is not about performance. Its about bringing holiday cheer to those less fortunate. There is no substitute for the simple gift of sharing bright smiles and warm hearts. The Fruitcakes... Read Full Story

Join your friends and LGBT community on Friday night, November 6th for the national opening of “A Christmas Carol”, the 3D animated film starring Jim Carrey at the Camera 7 Pruneyard/Campbell and a post-screening reception courtesy of Hobee’s California Restaurants for mingling with the in-crowd. A slew of Bay Area companies’ LGBT groups including Symantec, Deloitte, KP, IBM, Intuit, Lockheed, PG&E, and KPMG are partnering to bring you this blockbuster movie event to benefit the Billy... Read Full Story

Pumpkin Decorating Party! When:  Thursday October 22, 2009 @ 7:00pm Where: Billy DeFrank LGBT Community Center, 938 The Alameda, San Jose, Ca Cost:  Free event! BYOP:  Bring your own PUMPKIN, decorating TOOLS, and CREATIVE spirit! Join us for a festive night as we stir up the cauldron of Halloween fright. The event will include pumpkin carving and/or pumpkin painting. Enjoying light refreshments & “finger foods,” compliments of Cafe Crema. A prize will be awarded to the best carved pumpkin... Read Full Story

Queer Wales, a collection of essays on sexuality, identity, and Wales In recent years, we have become more aware of the complexity of Welsh identities (national, European, racial, colonial, economic, etc), and a major feature of this complexity is the queering of Welsh history and culture. Queer Wales is currently being studied, written, performed, legislated, mapped, bought and sold, yet, as far as sexuality is concerned, to what extent is Wales still “The Land of my Fathers” and the “Land... Read Full Story

Join the fun! The El Camino Reelers (the “LGBT and friends” square dance club of the Silicon Valley area) will be starting a new beginner class on Wednesday, August 19th. The class meets each Wednesday night from 7:30 - 9:30 pm in Palo Alto. You can try out “LGBT and friends” square dancing for free at any the following three intro classes: Saturday, August 1 5:00 - 7:00 pm Wednesday, August 5 7:30 - 9:30 pm Wednesday, August 12 7:30 - 9:30 pm at St. Andrews Methodist Church, 4111 Alma... Read Full Story

Join the fun! The El Camino Reelers (the “LGBT and friends” square dance club of the Silicon Valley area) will be starting a new beginner class on Wednesday, August 19th. The class meets each Wednesday night from 7:30 - 9:30 pm in Palo Alto. You can try out “LGBT and friends” square dancing for free at any the following three intro classes: Saturday, August 1 5:00 - 7:00 pm Wednesday, August 5 7:30 - 9:30 pm Wednesday, August 12 7:30 - 9:30 pm at St. Andrews Methodist Church, 4111 Alma... Read Full Story

We have a few events set up for this weekend that you can easily participate in and help the Billy DeFrank LGBT Center at the same time. Visit our site at: www.defrank.org Also see attached. _______________________________________________________________________ FEATURED BUSINESS: www.LavenderAds.com MANAGE YOUR SUBSCRIPTION: www.LavenderEvents.com/women/ LIST ARCHIVE AND RSS FEEDS www.LavenderEvents.com/sappho/ SPECIAL LAVENDER EVENTS: www.LavenderEvents.com/special/ ONLINE... Read Full Story

I was recently made aware of a particular society, if you will, that is documented, among other places, on facebook. The Man Law Nation is a general code of conduct to be followed by male people.  The Man Law Nation also has a forum for more in depth “man discussion” of their male experiences. In addition to this, there are several blogs, either for simple law reiteration or for further reflection on masculinity and maleness. The description of membership: “Everyone in this group is either a... Read Full Story

We have a few events set up for this weekend that you can easily participate in and help the Billy DeFrank LGBT Center at the same time. Visit our site at: www.defrank.org Also see attached. _______________________________________________________________________ DETAILS ON HOW TO MANAGE YOUR SUBSCRIPTION: www.LavenderEvents.com/men/ ONLINE COMMUNITY CALENDAR: www.LavenderEvents.com/calendar/ LGBT BUSINESS DIRECTORY: www.LavenderEvents.com/directory/ Subscribe: Consolidated: Posting... Read Full Story

[Pictured above: Gay Pride Parade in Sao Paulo has apparently become the largest such event of its kind, drawing an estimated 2.5 million spectators and participants.] Tons o' photos of beefy Brazilian booty at G Online There’s a great post by Mustang Bobby about Gay Pride Day where he says: "I'm not a huge flag waver. "I don't have a rainbow flag on my car, and I don't wear symbols of my gayness on my lapel or my sleeve. I don't have a problem with people who do, but it's just not me. "If... Read Full Story