Deborra-Lee Furness, Hugh Jackman’s wife of 15 years, has described the latest rumors that her husband is gay as “tragic.” In a recent interview with the New York Post’s Page Six magazine she responded to the rumors that he was gay with the words, “The line I heard was, ‘Wolverine? Who would have thought?’ Hugh…
Following is a letter, reprinted with permission from its author, sent to U.S. District Court Judge John M. Facciola late last month in support of Lt. Choi, who was, as he puts it, singled out for arrest during a protest because of his vocal challenging of the now defunct policy known as Don’t Ask Don’t…
The Maine family has been supportive throughout their son’s transition from Wyatt to Nicole, now a 14-year-old transgender girl who is also an identical twin to brother Jonas. While the two siblings share identical genetic makeup, the family has come forward with their story to help other families understand the complexities surrounding a child’s inclination…
Administrators at a Utah middle school outed a gay student to his parents in an attempt to prevent bullying, but civil rights groups have condemned the act claiming the student’s privacy rights were violated. Alpine School District decided to inform parents of the 14-year-old boy’s sexual orientation after the student completed a school project that…
Senate GOPers successfully filibustered the confirmation of an ambassadorial nominee, because she penned a pro-LGBT editorial that was published in the Spanish-language Salvadoran newspaper, La Prensa Grafica, according to the Washington Blade. The Obama administration sought confirmation of Mari Carmen Aponte as U.S. ambassador to El Salvador, but failed to secure her appointment after a…
I guess winter is finally here. It’s been way too cold for this Brazilian, but it does get me in the Christmas spirit. The idea of a white Christmas was never easy for me to grasp as it is summer in Brazil and the first time I saw snow was in California when I moved…
San Diego City Councilmember Todd Gloria has been selected by his colleagues to chair the Budget and Finance Committee in 2012. He has served as chair in 2011 and previously led the Land Use and Housing Committee in 2009 and 2010. “I am honored by the confidence my colleagues have in my ability to lead…
A 53-year-old gay man broke down in court Dec. 6 and tearfully apologized to a young man he had stabbed repeatedly when the man refused to have sex with him in his camper in Hillcrest. Kenneth John Bauer was sentenced to nine years in state prison and fined $1,224 by San Diego Superior Court Judge…
The City Council voted 8-0 Dec. 6 to appoint Jeff Gattas to the Centre City Development Corporation board of directors for a term that will last to May 1, 2014. Gattas, a member of the board for The LGBT Community Center, was nominated by Mayor Jerry Sanders for whom he worked for several years as…
Urban Mo’s, Baja Betty’s and Gossip Grill are leading an effort throughout Hillcrest to help bring smiles, food and gifts to underprivileged children, youth and those infected or affected by HIV/AIDS this holiday season. The local group of restaurants, owned by Chris Shaw, has signed on to two different programs benefiting The San Diego LGBT…
