thursday, oct. 27 Man of La Mancha One of the great theater successes of our time, the show features a play-within-a-play, based on Cervantes’ Don Quixote . We have a poignant story of a dying old man whose impossible dream takes over his mind. “It’s All the Same,” “Dulcinea,” “I’m Only Thinking of Him,” “The…
Have you ever wanted to get back at someone who’s embarrassed you in front of your peers? In the book of Matthew there’s a story about when the rule-keeping religious leaders had been silenced by Jesus, another group called the Pharisees gathered together. They gathered together to try to come up with a question that…
A transgender child and her mother are waiting for an apology from the Girl Scouts of Colorado after the quintessential girls club refused to accept the child because he had “boy parts.” Felisha Archuleta explains that her transgender son who prefers being a girl was refused admittance to the Girl Scouts club until later a…
The “It gets better” campaign has taken the media by storm including its appearances on hit shows like Glee and dozens of celebrity and political endorsements. The premise behind the campaign is to remind teens that being gay gets better in time. But comedian Rick Mercer isn’t so sure the message has been heard or…
The Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is under fire after a group of married gay military personnel, the Servicemembers Defense Legal Network (SLDN), filed a lawsuit Thursday against the United States government. The lawsuit was filed in Boston at the U.S. District Court where the main argument presents a violation of constitutional rights for same-sex…
A six-month review of the Equal Benefits Ordinance (EBO) that requires city contractors to offer health benefits to the same-sex partners of its employees has shown all are in apparent compliance. A San Diego City Council committee voted 5-0 Oct. 12 to tighten definitions in the ordinance that was passed October 2010, and went into…
Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN) will hold a press conference at 10 am EDT to announce a lawsuit challenging the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). DOMA defines marriage at the federal level as a union between one man and one woman. Enacted in 1996, DOMA also prevents the federal recognition of legal same sex marriages in…
If you weren’t able to check out all the art labs that participated in the Art San Diego Contemporary Art Fair, back in September, then you have another chance to experience the performance from that event at Agitprop in North Park. The artists involved in Art(ist) in Context II: or How I Learned to Scrub…
