Over the years, the San Diego LGBT community has enjoyed the music of several gay men’s singing groups. It’s worth noting the city and our community has also been fortunate enough to have the San Diego Women’s Chorus to listen to. The San Diego Women’s Chorus’ history stretches back to 1987, so these gals have…
GALLERY REVIEW San Diego International Airport Arts Program art.san.org As part of a regular series I aim to identify unlikely places around the city where you can see art, both intentional and otherwise. We obviously all know that art can be found in museums, galleries, street fairs and theatres, but did you know you can…
ArcHIVe Project presents a screening of the critically-acclaimed movie, Philadelphia, in conjunction with their Kickoff Gala, May 20. The movie starts at 7:30 p.m. at the Birch North Park Theatre (2891 University Ave.); the gala begins immediately after the film, across the street at the Sunset Temple (3911 Kansas Street). The gala includes drinks and…
When two writers on The Carol Burnett Show created Thelma Harper – better known as Mama, the cranky, acid-tongued curmudgeon with brutally honest observations about life – little did they know it would change Vicki Lawrence’s career. “She was written as a one-time sketch by two of the writers on Carol’s show,” Lawrence told the…
This list of community recommendations is excerpted from the recent study conducted by Dr. Jim Zians regarding the needs and circumstances of San Diego’s LGBT seniors. It’s a partial listing (part one of a three-part series) that addresses only some of the identified needs. The other two segments will follow in subsequent columns. Clearly there…
When a great political leader is cut down by assassination, we wonder what might have been. What would President Kennedy have accomplished? Or Martin Luther King? Or Bobby Kennedy? Without a doubt, the LGBT community wonders what might have been with Harvey Milk. Fortunately, iconic figures leave a legacy that continues to benefit the world…
Over the past 10 years, I have had the opportunity to participate and compete in various contests throughout California and the United States. I got my roots at Wolf’s Bar in 2003 as Mr. Wolfs. I then went on to compete for Southern California Leather Sir 2003, which catapulted me to International Leather Sir 2003…
An open letter I am confused and appalled by the opinion piece written by Nicole Murray Ramirez that appeared in the LGBT Weekly this past Thursday. I am confused that a supposed leader of the LGBT and Latino community would oppose the creation of the strongest possible LGBT civil rights supportive district. He then turns…
Everyone has heard the real estate terms, short sale and foreclosure. Often people confuse the two types of properties, even though they are very different. Whatever your understanding is of short sales and foreclosures, it is important to know the following basic concepts for both of them. Short sale A short sale is a property…
There has been quite a bit of discussion of the following 42 words in a recent “Conversations with Nicole” column, published in our May 7 issue: “It is sad that the mostly all white so-called LGBT Redistricting Committee is working on a new 3rd District that would be about 70 percent all white and would…
