LGBT Hollywood

LGBT Hollywood

23 hours ago

The first of the Jillith Fair - Loving Jill Sobule - Birthday Bash shows was just announced by City Winery NYC for Jan 16th, tickets go on sale to the general public this Friday, Oct 17th at noon! The show will be co-hosted by Tammy Faye Starlite & Richard Barone and will feature loving performances & memories from Antigone Rising, Richard Barone, Betty, Tracy Bonham, The Chapin Sisters, Vicki Peterson & John Cowsill, Marshall Crenshaw, Amanda Palmer, Madeleine Peyroux, Lucy Wainwright Roche, Wesley Stace, Tammy Faye Starlite, Jenni Muldar & Teddy Thompson, Tony Trischka, & Loudon Wainwright III. Other groovy acts will be added! This show will be available to stream live worldwide too...

Additional Birthday Bash shows are planned for Nashville, Northampton, Minneapolis, New Orleans (1.21 - private), and Philadelphia (1.24). A "Jews Do Jews/Jews Do Jill" event is also being planned for Denver (1.21). So stay tuned and follow Jill here & on Bandsintown for updates.

All the Jillith Fair - Loving Jill Sobule events are benefits for Jill's "A Good Life Foundation". Also starting to work on Pride Month shows throughout the rest of the country in May (Northampton) & June (everywhere else).

Hoping to announce the first of many album releases (re-issues & new releases, etc.) before the end of the year!

citywinery.com/new-york-city/events/jillith-fair-loving-jill-sobule-co-hosted-by-tam-q2krih?utm_s...

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LGBT Hollywood

2 days ago

Rest in Power Miss MajorIt is with profound sadness that House of gg announces the passing of our beloved leader and revolutionary figure in the TLGBQ liberation movement, Miss Major Griffin-Gracy. Miss Major, 78, passed away on October 13, 2025 in the comfort of her home and surrounded by loved ones in Little Rock, Arkansas. Her enduring legacy is a testament to her resilience, activism, and dedication to creating safe spaces for Black trans communities and all trans people–we are eternally grateful for Miss Major’s life, her contributions and how deeply she poured into those she loved.

Miss Major–known as ‘Mama’ to many–was a Black, trans activist who fought for more than fifty years for trans, gender nonconforming, and LGB community– especially for Black trans women, trans women of color and those who have survived incarceration and police brutality. Major’s fierce commitment and intersectional approach to justice brought her to care directly for people with HIV/AIDS in New York in the early 1980s, and later to drive San Francisco’s first mobile needle exchange. As director of the TGI Justice Project, she’d return to prisons as a mentor to her ‘gurls’ inside. In 2019, she would be powerfully guided by spirit and her vision in search of a family gathering property. House of gg was born out of her dream to build a center that would empower, heal and be a safe haven for Black trans people and movement leaders in the Southern US–a space for our community to take a break, swim, enjoy good food, laugh, listen to music, watch movies, and recharge for the ongoing fight for our lives.

Miss Major fought tirelessly for her people, her love as vast and enduring as the universe she knew herself to be a part of. She was a world builder, a visionary, and unwavering in her devotion to making freedom possible for Black, trans, formerly and currently incarcerated people as well as the larger trans and LGB community. Because of her, countless new possibilities have been made for all of us to thrive—today and for generations to come. (Continued in comments) ... See MoreSee Less