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Poppy Champlin, Sandra Valls, Alec Mapa and Scott Kennedy  are teaming up for Showtime's Pride: The Gay and Lesbian Comedy Slam premiering June 2, 2010.  

Nebraskan-born and Mexican-raised Sandra Valls is not afraid to tell you what she thinks. In fact, the moment she picked up the phone for our interview she started talking about the bag of dicks she had in tow while in Provincetown, MA. Showtime has recruited Sandra Valls, Poppy Champlin, "Ugly Betty"star Alec Mapa and Scott Kennedy for their Pride-themed comedy special "Pride: Gay and Lesbian Comedy Slam" (originally airing June 2, 2010 with encore presentations throughout the month of June).

The NOH8 Campaign just released an anti-bullying video that addresses many of the issues contributing to the way gay and lesbian youth are thought about by their peers. Topics from religion-based bigotry, blood donation discrimination for gay men, the absence of marriage equality and the ban on adoption by same-sex parents are all included. Among the many celebrities who speak out in this video is Cindy McCain. She talks specifically about the ban on gays and lesbians not being allowed to serve openly in the military. Drew Carey, Shanna Moakler, Alec Mapa, Meredith Eaton, Debra Wilson, Tori Spelling, Meghan McCain, Hal Sparks, Laura Ling, Terry Kennedy, Vanessa Simmons, Pauley Perrette, Kristen Vangsness and Eric Balfour star in this additional video by the NO H8 Campaign for It Gets Better:

Orlando, Florida will be the gayest place on Earth June 3-6. Mickey’s hometown will be packed with all things gay... Girls in Wonderland, Orlando Gay Days and even the Golden Crown Literary Society annual conference. There will be something for everybody.

To honor the many women in the LGBT community who possess a fearless entrepreneurial spirit and keen business acumen in executing their ideas and dreams SheWired has launched the Women in Business series of interviews with female business owners from producers to restaurateurs to retail business owners. A virtual renaissance woman of the business and entertainment world, Andrea Meyerson, President of StandOut Productions, has been creating outstanding entertainment for LGBT audiences and beyond. A self-made producer and director of the wildly popular Laughing Matters series of documentaries about LGBT comics, Meyerson has directed more than 25 feature films, television specials and series episodes that continue to air on Showtime and the Logo Network.

Make no mistake, Jane Lynch is very disappointed about passage of California’s Proposition 8, but the politically savvy actress prefers to see the glass as half full. The hardworking actress talks politics, Tru Loved, The L Word and more.

Today, the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Agains Defamation announced nominees for its 2013 Media Awards, which recognize fair, accurate, and inclusive representations of the LGBT community in news and entertainment.

GLAAD's annual Network Responsibility Index report tracked the 15 largest television networks to map the quantity, quality, and diversity of images of LGBT people on TV. Find out how each stacked up here.