As San Diego LGBT Weekly reported Thursday, in an echoing of the rant by comedian Rick Mercer, the bullying and terror against LGBT youth must come to a halt. The ‘It Gets Better’ campaign, while admirable, does not help to solve the crimes against gay teens today. In another episode of gay violence, an Ohio…
Halloween is here, and it’s on a Monday this year which means a three to four day celebration and an excuse to dress up. It’s time to bust your inner drag out of the closet, and start putting together that fabulous costume. It’s also time to get your last workout in so you can show…
A judge has ordered a North Park man to stand trial for the murder of Jason “Cowboy” Huggins and felony assault of his boyfriend, both of whom were hit in the head with rocks in a canyon. Joshua James Larson, 37, will get a trial date set Oct. 27 when he appears before a San…
Offering no revised numbers for cities, and cutting by approximately 30 percent its 2010 count of same-sex couples living in the country, the U.S. Census Bureau recently adjusted its inaugural collection of data about gay and lesbian couples. In recent days, some San Diego news outlets have reported as fact that San Diego has almost…
The Center’s Nightmare on Normal Street, Hillcrest’s Halloween block party, returns Saturday, Oct. 29 7-10 p.m. on Normal Street, just north of University Avenue. Once again, the outrageous Nicole is emcee for the fabulous costume contest. Registration for the costume contest is limited to the first 66 entries and will close promptly at 8:30 p.m….
The Live and Let Live Alano Club in University Heights (1730 Monroe Ave.) will celebrate Halloween with an LGBT sober dance and prize-awarding costume contest at its clubroom Oct. 29. The event is $5 for Alano Club members or $8 for non-members. The event will begin at 10 p.m. and wrap up at 12:30 a.m….
WASHINGTON – Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum continued his crusade against the LGBT community as he pledged to battle marriage equality on a state-by-state basis. Santorum said he promises to “fight in every state to make sure that marriage remains between one man and one woman.” Speaking at the Value Voters Summit 2011 in Washington,…
WASHINGTON – The chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) has announced Nov. 3 as the date to begin debate on legislation to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). Leahy announced earlier this month his intention to schedule committee consideration of the Respect for Marriage Act, a bill that would repeal DOMA….
WASHINGTON – The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) has called on school leaders in Tennessee’s Monroe County to stop subverting the formation of a Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA) at Sequoyah High School in Madisonville. This follows the latest incident in Monroe County, Tenn. where, not only did Principal Maurice Moser deny his school the right to have…
PHILADELPHIA – Anton Tanumihardja and his husband, Brian Andersen – a U.S. citizen – were legally married in a ceremony in Washington, D.C. Recently, Anton, a gay man originally from Indonesia who has resided in Philadelphia for the past nine years, was denied a reprieve from deportation by Philadelphia’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) office….
