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February 2011

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SNL’s anti-transgender skit creates community outrage

LGBT Weekly14 years ago02 mins

The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) has called on NBC to apologize after an anti-transgender skit aired on Saturday Night Live (SNL), Jan. 31. The skit, titled Estro-Maxxx, blatantly mocked transgender people, parodying hormone replacement treatment and minimizing the challenges they face. SNL’s skit also supported many of the false stereotypes that could be used as…

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Cucina Urbana offers new flavors, but bad tastes of the past still linger

LGBT Weekly14 years ago011 mins

I often applaud restaurants that have the courage to reinvent themselves in this interesting economy and do it successfully. As I have stated many times, the days of white table cloth dining is past and vacant fine dining establishments need to either accept the fact that their restaurants will be empty or do something bold…

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Movie Review: ‘Roommate’ a poor knock-off of ‘Single White Female’

LGBT Weekly14 years ago14 years ago27 mins

When I saw the first TV ads for The Roommate, I may have squealed, “Oh. My. God! It’s Single White Female with Leighton Meester!” In the back of my head, I knew that there were a number of factors that meant The Roommate wouldn’t be nearly as good, mostly having to do with Leighton Meester…

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Building your community newspaper

LGBT Weekly14 years ago14 years ago14 mins

When people ask me what I do for work – you know those odd courtesies we find ourselves in during social encounters – I usually say I am a story teller. Sure, I can impress them by stating I work for an alternative weekly newspaper, or declare I am an award-winning journalist, or even say…

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  • Editorial

Spin Control: The real cause of the housing meltdown

LGBT Weekly14 years ago14 years ago08 mins

I know we’ve covered this before, but with several letters this week, let’s go over it once more please, and this time with emphasis. If you’re savvy enough to read between the lines coming at you constantly from most news outlets, you’ll notice a widespread and not-too-subtle lie being spread by my arch-nemesis over at…

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San Diegan revives 1903 Broadway musical

LGBT Weekly14 years ago14 years ago15 mins

When David Maxine’s second grade teacher picked up L. Frank Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz to read aloud after recess, the tale of adventure and escapism instantly connected with him. Just like that, he became hooked on the mythical world of Oz. “There was no real distinction between the parents and the kids,” Maxine…

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Local ‘Oz’ cartoonist draws on childhood memories

LGBT Weekly14 years ago14 years ago05 mins

Eric Shanower never intended for the Land of Oz to be such a large part of his career as a cartoonist, but more than two decades later, he’s left quite the impression on the Oz comic scene. As a child, Shanower discovered the Oz books even before he was even old enough to read. His…

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Over the rainbow

LGBT Weekly14 years ago14 years ago08 mins

Possibly the greatest family musical of all time, The Wizard Of Oz touches down in San Diego as Broadway San Diego brings this national treasure to the San Diego Civic Theatre, playing Feb. 15-20. Hold on to your ruby slippers, however, because this wizard has a few surprises hidden behind his curtain with updates and…

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San Diego’s spirit of service

LGBT Weekly14 years ago14 years ago06 mins

One of the remarkable things about the San Diego LGBT community is its spirit of service. A spirit born out of a desire to help those who have been less fortunate for no reason other than “it’s the right thing to do.” The number of individuals who create events, projects and activities designed to help…

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  • Conversations with the Mayor of Hillcrest

Lest we forget …

LGBT Weekly14 years ago14 years ago09 mins

Well, I’m off to the east coast and their weather of doom, so I’m packing extra warm clothes. Makes one really appreciate sunny San Diego! Many are trying to rewrite the history of Ronald Reagan This past weekend there was a huge celebration of what would have been President Ronald Reagan’s 100th birthday, and talk…

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