Ugandan Bishop Christopher Senyonjo’s U.S. Compass to Compassion tour reached San Diego on Tuesday with a ceremony blessing and honoring the hands of doctors, nurses and all engaged in the business of healing and caring for the sick. The ceremony took place at LifeHouse San Diego Health Care Center, one of the largest nursing facilities…
The city’s lone organist who plays at the Spreckels Organ Pavilion in Balboa Park won a 10-year salary guarantee when the San Diego City Council voted 8-0 to pay Dr. Carol Williams a total of $286,000 over the next 10 years. Williams receives approximately $28,860 annually from the city to play one hour concerts that…
CALIFORNIA –The California State Legislature approved Monday, Aug. 22 legislation that will strengthen the existing law regarding the provision of equal benefits to employees. The Equal Benefits bill (SB 117), authored by Sen. Christine Kehoe (D-San Diego), passed with a 22-13 vote. The bill would prohibit a state agency from entering into a contract in…
ILLINOIS – We don’t have to take the B out of LGBT. Researchers at Northwestern University have concluded that bisexuals actually exist. “Someone who is bisexual might say, ‘Well, duh!’” Dr. Allen Rosenthal, a psychology doctoral student at Northwestern University and author of the study, told the New York Times. “But this will be validating…
Following sex columnist Dan Savage’s “Google bombing” of GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum’s last name in 2003, he has now threatened to target his first name, too. Back in 2003, after Santorum compared gay sex to bestiality, Savage got his revenge by making searches for Santorum result in a particularly unpleasant definition. Essentially Savage gave…
FLORIDA – A Florida teacher has been suspended pending an investigation by the Lake County School Board following comments he made on Facebook concerning same-sex marriage. Jerry Buell, a social studies teacher at Mount Dora High School, commented in a recent Facebook exchange that he “almost threw up” in response to a news story about…
NEW YORK – The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD), has spoken out against anti-LGBT remarks made by Adam Carolla, former host of The Man Show, during his weekly podcast and urged his listeners to educate themselves about the hardships facing LGBT Americans today. Carolla has a history of offensive remarks about LGBT people…
SPAIN – The Pope’s visit to Spain has been marked by gay rights protests among others concerned about the economic hardship the country is facing. The Pope’s four-day visit is estimated to have cost the country in excess of $144 million. Thousands took to the streets of Madrid condemning his stance on gay rights and…
MEXICO – Last week, Mexico City’s civil registry performed its 1000th same-sex marriage since ministers in the capital approved such unions back in March 2010. The milestone was reached with the joining together of a 37-year-old Mexican university researcher and a 29-year-old Dutch man. Officials had predicted an influx of tourism when the law was…
