The famously blunt and unapologetic comedian Margaret Cho will headline at the San Diego Pride Festival this year, taking the main stage at Marston Point in Balboa Park on July 16, 2011 as the final act in a full-day performance roster. Cho, who recently appeared on season 11 of Dancing with the Stars and is…
Will Sheridan, former forward for the Villanova Wildcats, announced today that he is gay – and that most of his teammates were aware of the fact throughout his basketball career. ESPN reports today that Sheridan, 26, told friend and roommate Mike Nardi about his sexuality early on in their freshman year. As time passed, most…
Anna Wintour, editor-in-chief at Vogue magazine, is the latest in a string of prominent New Yorkers to speak out in support of gay marriage. Vogue reports that Wintour added her name to a marriage equality advocates list that so far includes Barbara Bush, celebrity chef Mario Batali and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg by recording…
The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) has announced it will honor Golden Globe-winning actress Kim Cattrall at the 22nd annual GLAAD Media Awards in San Francisco. She will receive the Golden Gate Award at the ceremony on Saturday, May 14. “Kim Cattrall has not only grown acceptance of our community through storylines on…
At the screening of Bridesmaids that I attended with my husband, during the few lulls between thunderous guffaws we could hear the young blonde woman sitting next to Rob commenting on the plot to her mother: “What a bitch!” “Aw, he’s so cute!” “That would never happen!” As we walked out, she said, “If my…
Over the past two weeks, the deportation order against Henry Velandia has brought immigration to the forefront of national LGBT politics. Velandia, from Venezuela, legally married American citizen Josh Vandiver in Connecticut in 2010. Unlike an opposite-sex spouse, he is unable to apply for a green card because the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) prevents…
Writing a column is like living life; trying to be or focusing on too many things at once leaves everyone confused. While it feels limiting to only deal with one subject at a time, it’s essential to crafting anything remotely intelligible. Unfortunately, it’s just not in my nature. As a self-proclaimed jack-of-all-trades, I like exploring…
Within the trans community, there is a misconception that antidiscrimination protections based on gender identity are about transsexual people, while antidiscrimination protections based on gender expression are about cross-dressers. The oversimplifying and boiling down of the term gender expression to apply to a narrow subset of trans people strips out the broad concept of what…
Whether you choose to plant in early March or have been anticipating their arrival in the markets, heirloom tomatoes are beginning to peek their misshapen, bulbous little heads out at us all over town. Almost grotesque in their beauty of multicolored stripes, smoky purple hues and vibrant greens and yellows, these amazing fruits’ quantity will…
In the beginning, San Diego was an undeveloped paradise occupied by its indigenous people, who had been here for many years. One of the first documented visits and discoveries of San Diego was in 1542 when Juan Cabrillo sailed to the new land. He thought it was one of the most beautiful sites for a…
