Perry Moore, executive producer of the “Chronicles of Narnia” film trilogy and co-writer and director of “Lake City,” was found dead in his home last Thursday morning. According to the New York Daily News, Moore, 39, was unconscious when he was found by his partner Hunter Hill in the bathroom of their shared home. Responders…
The National Campaign to Restore Civil Rights (NCRCR) announced the winners of its 2010 Written Essay and Visual Image Contest in a press release this past Friday. Naomi Lattanzi, a 16-year-old from Los Altos, California, won the essay portion of the contest for her exploration of dealing with peers who ask if she is a…
The Associated Press has reported, “the Navy says it wrongly accused Navy dog handler Michael Toussaint of singling out a gay sailor for hazing at kennels he ran in Bahrain.” However, that gay sailor, San Diegan Joseph Rocha, says the AP has their facts totally wrong. Former Petty Officer Third Class Rocha, who was discharged…
Governor Deval Patrick signed a groundbreaking Executive Order yesterday in Boston that will protect employees of the state of Massachusetts from discrimination based on gender identity and/or expression. The order applies to all state agencies within and contracted with the Executive Branch, and constitutes a historic step forward in the fight for LGBT equality. With unemployment…
In the wake of controversy surrounding contributions to a politically conservative action committee during the 2010 elections, Target Corp. has announced new policies concerning future political giving activity. Jessica Carlson, a spokesperson for the popular retail corporation, explains that the company’s revised giving protocol was enacted after a meeting between the corporate responsibility committee and…
Step aside, Green Lantern: there’s a sexy new superhero headed for the spotlight. Adrianne Palicki (of NBC’s “Friday Night Lights” and the upcoming “Red Dawn”) will star as the wristband-sporting, tiara-wearing Wonder Woman in a contemporary take on DC Comics classic. The show’s pilot – written by “Ally McBeal” creator David E. Kelley and directed…
This is part two of my series on The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz. In this column, I’d like to look at The First Agreement: Be impeccable with your word. Breaking that down it means, “Speak with integrity. Say only what you mean. Avoid using the word to speak against yourself or to gossip…
