One of our favorite performers and London celebrities across the pond, Asifa Lahore,  is featured in the Huffington Post this week for the Indiegogo campaign - “Tum hi Ho LGBT”.    The goal of the video is is to expand visibility for LGBT ethnic minorities through this music video.  Read about Asifa’s contributions to the London club scene, his performance at the prestigious Drag Idol UK 2012 and London’s most successful World Music nights,

Posted: November 20th, 2013

The Guardian reports that the Philippines government has firmly connected the super typhoon Haiyan with climate change, and urged governments meeting in Poland on Monday to take emergency action to resolve the deadlocked climate talks. “We cannot sit and stay helpless staring at this international climate stalemate. It is now time to take action. We need an emergency climate pathway,” said Yeb Sano, head of the government’s delegation to the

Posted: November 13th, 2013

“Pages” is the debut photo book by one of our favorite New Yorkers, Linda Simpson, who pays homage to her captivating friend Page.  According to Linda,  the book allows you to travel back in time as she narrates her photos of NYC’s momentous drag scene from the late 1980s to the mid ’90s.  The photos also recall Page’s “mysterious beauty, outlandish sense of style, and provocative performances” that made her a cult

Posted: November 13th, 2013

Warning: this video contains sexy, hunky nakedness! “Knowing” is a short film produced by Impulse Group about being open and honest about HIV status—all via text! The West Hollywood based sexual health advocacy group  seeks to ask some simple but difficult questions in this “Edge-ucational” film (as they call it): Why not get tested? Why not ask? Why not tell? Why not love?  

Posted: November 12th, 2013

OUT Magazine continued its rollout of this year’s OUT100 today and included desi actor Maulik Pancholy, best known for his  roles on the TV series 30 Rock and Weeds. Maulik hand’t previously discussed his sexuality with the press so his OUT interview was also a way to come out to the general public.  “I just celebrated my nine-year anniversary with my partner,” he says. “It feels like a nice time to be

Posted: November 11th, 2013

We had the opportunity to catch Sunny Israni—sock connoisseur and co-founder of Zoraab.com—to get the scoop on his transition from the suit and tie world of finance to teaming up with his sister Tina Israni and launching a line of socks that raises the bar on this oft overlooked men’s accessory. Sunny and Tina founded Zoraab.com in 2011, offering a variety of artfully selected fashion socks online. The entrepreneurial sibling

Posted: November 8th, 2013

Condolences to the friends and family of DJ Cheb i Sabbah who passed away at the age of 66 after a struggle with stomach cancer in San Francisco.  Born in Algeria, Cheb i Sabbah  moved to San Francisco in the mid-80s where he heralded an influential weekly party in the Lower Haight throughout the 1990s and 2000s.   After he was diagnosed with cancer, Six Degrees Records released an album “featuring a

Posted: November 8th, 2013

Check us out in TimeOut London. GFest is London’s premier LGBTQI cross-arts festival, GFEST is a platform for LGBTQI artists, organisations and venues to promote LGBT and queer arts. It features group and solo performances, exhibitions, creative workshops and film screenings. The 3 day festival from November 7 to November 9 ends with a “Bollywood Blast” party organized by your very own Sholay Productions featuring visuals by Neeraj, DJ and performances by

Posted: November 6th, 2013