London – A gay priest, who sexually propositioned a gay couple who were staying with him, has been fired for “inappropriate” conduct. The London Evening Standard reported that the Reverend David Gilmore, rector of St Anne’s Anglican Church in Soho London, was found guilty of “conduct unbecoming or inappropriate to the office and work of…
The National Organization for Mar-riage (NOM) has just released its 2009 Form 990, a tax form they are required to submit to the IRS. This followed a specific request by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) for transparency. While NOM filed its form on November 14, 2010, it did not disclose the information publicly until the…
The 2010 midterm turnover of the NC legislature finds it now under GOP control for the first time since Reconstruction. Predictably this has produced a raft of bigots going right for the throats of the LGBT community. Right off the bat, there is talk about cutting funding for HIV/AIDS and pushing a marriage amendment, which…
On January 18, 2011, new hospital visitation rights went into effect that will impact millions of LGBT Americans and their families. President Obama saw an injustice, has spoken about hospital visitation often over a number of years and felt very strongly the injustice needed to be addressed. On April 15, 2010, the President directed Health…
A “Top Ten Anti-Christian Events in 2010” list has just been released by Defend Christians.org, a San Diego-based “ministry” of the self-styled Christian Anti-Defamation Commis-sion. The list is the result of an online poll of “Christians and people of good will” at the group’s website. Asking the question, what were the top 10 most egregious…
Chick-fil-A, the chain of fast-food chicken restaurants, has been criticized for its support of a reportedly anti-gay organization. The restaurant chain is listed as a sponsor of a two-day marriage retreat hosted by the Pennsylvania Family Institute (PFI). PFI’s president, Michael Geer, has been vocal in the past regarding his opposition to same sex marriage….
Openly gay Congressional intern, Dan Hernandez, was standing 30 feet away from Representative Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz) during a Congress on your Corner event when gunshots were heard. Hernandez ran to where he believed the shots were fired, moving from victim to victim checking for pulses. Hernandez told the Arizona Republic, “I didn’t even know if…
February 13th, 2011 In December 2009, Annise Parker made history when she was elected to lead Houston, Texas making it the largest U.S. city with an openly LGBT mayor. On February 13, 2011, she’ll help kick off the 20th anniversary of the Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund at their annual champagne brunch in San Diego….
A gay man, who was convicted of slashing the face of his former boyfriend, was committed to a state mental hospital January 12. A judge determined the man was not mentally competent to be sentenced. Amier Rocky Issa, 33, of La Jolla, will be transferred from a jail here to Patton State Hospital where he…
The 2011 Mr. San Diego Eagle contest is being held on Saturday, February 19, 2011 at 9pm at the San Diego Eagle, 3040 North Park Way, San Diego, 92104. The Meet and Greet with the contestants will be on Friday, February 18, 2011 at 9 pm during the San Diego Fetish Men’s Group Dress It…
