AUSTRALIA – The first gay and lesbian retirement village in Australia is to be built in Ballan, a small town in the state of Victoria located on the Werribee River 48 miles north west of Melbourne. The Geelong Advertiser reports that the 120-unit complex for over 55s is being built on the Ballan-Geelong Road, and…
UNITED KINGDOM – Gay’s The Word, London’s famous gay bookshop has been attacked by vandals. Staff arrived at the store, located in Marchmont Street, west central London, to find the front window smashed and the shopfront covered with broken eggs. Assistant manager Uli Lenart told PinkNews that witnesses reported seeing a group of youths “rampaging”…
Recently, I was reminded my school day memories were not always pleasant. Perhaps my greatest trauma was in second grade when we were learning to write with a pen. Remember pen-wipers, the ink well in the desk corner, the replaceable pen point? I kept bending the point down and ruining it to the extent I…
Marinating food is the key to getting more intense flavors in the finished product at the table. While all kinds of foods can be marinated, the process is usually associated with meats and fish. The one thing about marinades is that you need to plan ahead. Meats usually require a minimum of two hours for…
After reading mayoral candidate Carl DeMaio’s interview in this past Sunday’s Union–Tribune I posted this commentary on our LGBT Weekly Web site (lgbtweekly.jeffjungblut.com
George Michael has announced that he is planning to make a new album with a “gay collective” of artists in an effort to “correct the damage” his recent behavior had caused in “letting young gay kids down.” He told the U.K.’s NME, “For this album I’m going to be working with either gay or gay…
The San Diego Redistricting Commission plans to approve a new map by next week. Two public meetings remain. Using federal census data, the Redistricting Commission has to modify city council districts every ten years to adjust for population changes. This year, the city is also adding a 9th district, in accordance of the new strong…
FilmOut San Diego’s 13th LGBT Film Festival opens this weekend with 60 films being shown during the six-day, two-weekend film festival at the historic Birch North Park Theatre (2891 University Ave.). Filmmakers and talent representing more than 40 of the films plan to attend the festival and are scheduled to answer audience questions after screenings….
An entire generation of gay men owes director Randal Kleiser a big thank you for informing our proclivities through his cinematic achievements. Whether, it was Leigh McCloskey playing a male prostitute in the TV movie, Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway, which co-starred Eve Plumb (Jan Brady of The Brady Bunch) as the titular runaway/teen…
