Happy 41st anniversary to the Metropolitan Community Church! We are celebrating 41 years of fulfilling our mission of helping to bring people closer to God and one another. The MCC has been a leader in the San Diego LGBT community for a complete generation, going on the second generation now. It is no doubt that…
For the first time in San Diego Pride’s history, and believed to be in the history of Pride anywhere, a contingent of active duty service members and veterans are planning to march in this year’s San Diego Pride parade, July 16, 11 a.m. in the heart of Hillcrest. “It has always disturbed me that enlisted…
Great for a dinner party. (Serves 12) For the pudding 1 quart manufacturing cream 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract 1 cup granulated sugar 5 whole eggs 3 egg yolks 1 cup coarsely ground pistachios 1 brioche bread loaf Pinch of salt In a pot bring the cream, vanilla and half the sugar to a boil….
Of course, if you’re less enamored with patriotism on July 4, Soldier’s Girl may be for you. The acclaimed 2003 film is about the events that led to the murder of Pfc. Barry Winchell (Troy Garity) on the July 4 weekend of 1999. He was killed following intense harassment about his relationship with transgender performer…
Turner Classic Movies, Sunday, July 3, 10 a.m. On July 4 weekend, the networks flood their schedules with the most American of films, and one of my favorites is On the Town, one of the greatest musicals ever made. Directed by the occasional lovers Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen (no, really, they were!) and starring…
Last summer, Louis Marinelli was a power-player for the National Organization for Marriage’s “Summer for Marriage Tour” – an event designed specifically to discourage marriage equality and promote a strict, DOMA-inspired definition of marital union. But that was then. Fast forward one year, and Marinelli can now be found gearing up for what he hopes…
James Taylor, a Southwest Airlines pilot based in Argyle, Texas, issued a written apology Tuesday after accidentally recording an extended anti-gay and discriminatory conversation on the FAA’s radio system last week. MSNBC reports that Taylor unintentionally left his microphone on during a conversation in the cockpit, during which complained about a surfeit of “gays, grannies…
