Oct. 13 Michael Guest Diplomat b. Oct. 26, 1957 “Leaders are judged not only by the challenges they tackle, but by those they fail to address.” Michael Guest is the first openly gay Senate-confirmed U.S. ambassador. He was nominated by George W. Bush. After serving for 26 years, Guest resigned from the State Department due…
Transgender Human Rights Campaign board member Meghan Stabler has married another woman in Texas by legally declaring her gender as male, a development that could be considered controversial (and perhaps hypocritical) because of Stabler’s national prominence, and because of her position at HRC as the only known trans person sitting on the board. The lesbian…
WASHINGTON – LGBT History Month provides role models, teaches history, builds community and celebrates our community’s important national and international contributions. As the nation honors LGBT heroes during each day of October for LGBT History Month former Speaker of the House, Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi pledged her support of both the month-long event and the push…
NEW YORK – The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) honored the best in LGBT-inclusive advertising, marketing and public relations at the 2011 GLAAD Amplifier Awards Oct. 4. The awards, held at The Altman Building in New York City, were an official event of Advertising Week and were presented by Omnicom Group, and presented…
AUSTRALIA – Two Western Australian (female-to-male) trans men who challenged the interpretation of the Western Australia (WA) Gender Reassignment Act have won their appeal to be recognized as men. The Australian Star Observer reported that the two took their challenge to the High Court after they were denied a change to their birth certificates because…
UNITED KINGDOM – British prime minister and Conservative Party leader, David Cameron has urged reluctant Conservative Members of Parliament to support gay marriage. Cameron urged the party to back the move because of its Conservatism, not in spite of it, at his keynote speech at the party conference in Manchester. In his speech Cameron said,…
Too often, young or old, we see and hear, but don’t look and listen. There is a parade of interesting sights to be discovered in something as simple as a trip to the supermarket. Here are a few random observations from a recent venture into the wilds of Hillcrest to Ralph’s. At the deli counter…
Well I’m off to Portland this weekend, home of openly gay Mayor Sam Adams whom I greatly admire. Lunch with Police Chief Lansdowne This past Monday afternoon I had lunch with our popular and respected Chief of Police William M. Lansdowne. We established a friendship about eight years ago, when we met at the City…
In case you don’t already know, Michael Mizerany, associate artistic director of Malashock Dance will make it clear, “The San Diego dance scene is a well kept secret.” Pressing the point, Mizerany tells me that, “There are many amazing choreographers doing amazing work here. San Diego boasts three ballet companies, numerous modern companies and a…
Young musical performer Josh Lamon, who is openly gay, has come a long way from his Poway roots in only a few short years. Along the way, Josh was in the hit Wicked on national tour, played Seymour in Little Shop Of Horrors with TV star Hal Linden and won a Barrymore Award for his…
