Santikos Theatres, the Texas based theatre circuit, is bringing the best in cinema technology to its 8 locations in San Antonio and Houston. All theatres will have digital projection within the coming months, offering guests superior picture and sound quality on 98 Santikos screens. Currently, the Silverado 19 IMAX, Palladium IMAX, Silverado 16 and Embassy 14 have converted all existing 35mm auditoriums to digital using Barco Digital Cinema projectors. Art Seago, director of operations for Santikos has led the company’s technology upgrades. “When we decided to convert to digital circuit wide, we underwent the process of comparing the wide array of options available.  Barco brought to us superior technology, quality, value and service which is what we strive to provide to our customers at all times.”

The Noble Beast Foundation, in collaboration with organizers of the Mr. Gay Competition, are thrilled to announce that Philadelphia will serve as host city for the United States National Mr. Gay contest. Foundation President and Mr. Gay Founder, Don Spradlin, will collaborate with Bruce Yelk and Nightlifegay.com, Philadelphia’s premier LGBT event promotions company, to coordinate and execute this year’s Competition. Scheduled to take place on November 13th, 2010 at Voyeur Nightclub (1221 St. James St), the United States National Mr. Gay Competition is an exciting addition to Philadelphia’s calendar of special LGBT events.

The highest-ranking leaders of the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines appeared before Congress this week and testified in support of the strategy to repeal the discriminatory “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” law that was laid out by Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen and Secretary of Defense Robert Gates.

The Rev. Rizi Nasele Timane’ and the Gospel Truth Music Ministry are voicing their support for Uganda’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community and their distress at the new perils that the community faces under the country’s proposed Anti-Homosexuality Bill.