October 2011
Start thinking Halloween costumes – now!
October is here. And yes, it’s time to unleash your creativity and gayness by starting to think about your Halloween costume. You will need the basic tools to survive this battle. Hot glue gun, lots of rhinestones, feathers, wigs and sometimes lots of glitter. And keep in mind, best way to shop for next year…
‘San Diego Remembers’ Matthew Shepard
Oct. 6, 1998, 21-year-old Matthew Shepard, a student at the University of Wyoming, accepted a ride home from Aaron McKinney and Russell Henderson. Little did he know this decision would be one that would ultimately claim his life and affect the lives of countless people around the world. That fateful day, Shepard was beaten, pistol…
North County celebrates ‘Pride @ the beach!’
The 4th annual Pride at the Beach – or Pride @ the beach, as organizers have branded the event – will take place in Oceanside, Oct. 8. The North County LGBTQ Resource Center will be hosting this year’s event, and is hoping for its largest turnout since the event’s inception in 2008. Max Disposti, founder…
San Diego Hoops signups begin
Brush up on your pick-and-roll knowledge, fadeaway technique and full-court press fitness, because the San Diego Hoops LGBT Basketball League is open for signups. The registration process of coaches reviewing player drafts is underway in preparation for the start of a 14-game season beginning Oct. 19, with playoffs concluding in early March. The league, which…
Disposti alleges fraud by ‘Stop 48ers’
BY THOM SENZEE Imagine: You’re enjoying a local festival in Oceanside, and you see a large homemade sign with a nice lady asking passersby to sign a petition to help protect children from predators such as John Albert Gardner III, the man who raped and killed North County youth, Chelsea King. It’s the haunting image…
Fox most LGBT-inclusive network
CALIFORNIA – The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) has released the 16th annual Where We Are On TV report; a comprehensive review of scripted LGBT primetime characters in the 2011-2012 television season. After a significant increase last year, the number of regular lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) characters on broadcast networks experienced…
U.S. Census Bureau revises same-sex marriage numbers
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Census Bureau has released new statistics on same-sex married couple and unmarried partner households. According to revised estimates from the 2010 census, there were 131,729 same-sex married couple households and 514,735 same-sex unmarried partner households in the United States. The results of the 2010 census revised estimates are closer to the…
HUD grants people with AIDS $9 million for housing
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded nearly $9 million to projects in seven cities and states that will offer permanent and transitional housing and support services to more than 200 households with families and individuals living with HIV/AIDS. Provided through HUD’s Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA)…