A 2010 IRS ruling has changed how California domestic partners and same-sex married couples file their taxes, potentially offering larger refunds. Yet the Federal change still does not offer the same rights as opposite-sex married couples. The agency said that all registered domestic partners (RDP) in California must combine their income – known more technically…
The city of San Diego is on the hook to pay at least $532,960 in attorney fees to the lawyer for four firefighters who won a judgment in 2009 after a jury determined they were sexually harassed during the 2007 Pride Parade in Hillcrest. The jury awarded $34,300 to the firefighters who testified they were…
Happy Valentine’s to all my lovers out there! Don’t be depressed if you don’t have one, I am here for you. I know a lot of us freak out over this silly day. Just remember that you can always find a temporary one just for the week. And those are better, just use them and…
Lambda Archives of San Diego hosts its annual Heroes, Pioneers and Trailblazers fund-raising and awards gala, Feb. 11, to honor an outstanding group of individuals whose work has made a profound impact on San Diego’s LGBT community. The mission of the Lambda Archives of San Diego is to collect, preserve and teach the history of…
Al Cardenas announced his plan to distance the American Conservative Union from GOProud, a gay conservative organization. In an interview with FrumForum, Cardenas stated that “it [would] be difficult to continue the relationship” citing benign reasons behind the parting of ways. “I have been disappointed with their website and their quotes in the media,” says…
The Rt. Rev. Christopher Senyonjo issued his first public statement today on the recent murder of David Kato, a human rights advocate in Uganda who was killed because of his association to the Ugandan LGBT community. Senyonjo, a retired Anglican bishop of West Buganda, worked with Kato through Integrity Uganda and the Civil Society Coalition,…
Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R) has made the military’s Don’t ask, Don’t Tell policy a key part of his Republican presidential nomination. In December, the former governor told Bryan Fischer, an anti-gay radio host, that he “would support reinstating” the military’s Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy. Yesterday, in an effort to show his allegiance…
