Please explain … Could someone please explain to me why all the gay Catholics (like Nicole Murray Ramirez and Ray Carter, from your last issue) are still Catholics? According to the Pope, they are all sinners. What don’t gay Catholics get about the fact that the larger Catholic Church, and its people, don’t want them?…
We all know that San Diego is a pretty fabulous place to live and to visit. But it is easy to overlook and even take for granted a lot of the wonderful things that are available to us throughout the year. In addition, there may be many fun things to do in San Diego that…
MOVIE REVIEW: Last week, gay Newsweek senior writer Ramin Setoodeh tried to rustle up some controversy around Horrible Bosses by writing an article about how Jennifer Aniston’s sociopathic sexual harasser character calls Charlie Day’s character “a little faggot” when he tries to explain all of the ways she’s inappropriate. Setoodeh became infamous after writing in…
If I could give out honorary LGBT cards, U.S. Congresswoman Susan Davis would be at the top of my list. As the representative from California’s 53rd District, which includes Hillcrest, she has stood up for the LGBT community at every turn. Many congressmembers check all the right boxes: “No” on 8, “yes” on marriage equality,…
Thursday, July 14 Rent sing-along Kick off Pride in Bohemian style with the San Diego Women’s Chorus as they host their third annual Pride movie sing-along with the added bonus of a musical theater karaoke party afterwards. From 7 to 9 p.m. laugh and cry as you watch Rent, the film based on the class…
As lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) Pride events in San Diego are on many of our minds, I can’t help but think about what I was thinking about last year and what I’m thinking about this year. Last year I was one of the two San Diego Champions of Pride. In April of 2010,…
Do you remember the very first car you bought? I remember mine. I was living in Pasadena, responded to an ad I saw in The Reader, and drove out to West Los Angeles by LAX and saw her. I fell in love. A 1979 Volkswagen Scirocco with a really cool sporty wooden steering wheel and…
Long-time gay/Latino activist Nicole Murray Ramirez has been honored with two prestigious LGBT Pride awards. The first honor was presented on the floor of the California State Assembly in Sacramento during the third annual “LGBT Pride Celebration” held in the state capitol. Gov. Jerry Brown officially recognized the celebration and Murray Ramirez was honored along…
