On behalf of the New York campaign to legalize gay marriage, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, accompanied by openly lesbian City Council speaker Christine C. Quinn, spoke to lawmakers in Albany Monday and asked for a clear path to allow same-sex couples to marry. The Mayor explained to members of the state legislature that support for…
The UC San Diego School of Medicine announced yesterday that an official HIV testing center is now open at the corner of University and Park in Hillcrest. The center aims to promote the Lead the Way Campaign’s “test and treat” HIV prevention model, the first of its kind in the world – and campaign officials…
Every political campaign needs some sparkle to attract followers, and Newt Gingrich’s freshly announced 2012 presidential campaign is apparently no exception. Gingrich was treated to a glitter shower Tuesday evening while taking part in a book signing in Minneapolis. Far from celebrating his candidacy, however, the shimmering deluge was launched instead as a protest against…
San Diego’s neighbors to the north, the San Francisco Giants, will be the first professional sports team to contribute a video to the ‘It Gets Better’ YouTube campaign. Thus far, the campaign has garnered participation from a wide variety of celebrities and politicians in addition to everyday people and spurred the creation of over 10,000…
The famously blunt and unapologetic comedian Margaret Cho will headline at the San Diego Pride Festival this year, taking the main stage at Marston Point in Balboa Park on July 16, 2011 as the final act in a full-day performance roster. Cho, who recently appeared on season 11 of Dancing with the Stars and is…
Will Sheridan, former forward for the Villanova Wildcats, announced today that he is gay – and that most of his teammates were aware of the fact throughout his basketball career. ESPN reports today that Sheridan, 26, told friend and roommate Mike Nardi about his sexuality early on in their freshman year. As time passed, most…
Anna Wintour, editor-in-chief at Vogue magazine, is the latest in a string of prominent New Yorkers to speak out in support of gay marriage. Vogue reports that Wintour added her name to a marriage equality advocates list that so far includes Barbara Bush, celebrity chef Mario Batali and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg by recording…
The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) has announced it will honor Golden Globe-winning actress Kim Cattrall at the 22nd annual GLAAD Media Awards in San Francisco. She will receive the Golden Gate Award at the ceremony on Saturday, May 14. “Kim Cattrall has not only grown acceptance of our community through storylines on…
At the screening of Bridesmaids that I attended with my husband, during the few lulls between thunderous guffaws we could hear the young blonde woman sitting next to Rob commenting on the plot to her mother: “What a bitch!” “Aw, he’s so cute!” “That would never happen!” As we walked out, she said, “If my…
Over the past two weeks, the deportation order against Henry Velandia has brought immigration to the forefront of national LGBT politics. Velandia, from Venezuela, legally married American citizen Josh Vandiver in Connecticut in 2010. Unlike an opposite-sex spouse, he is unable to apply for a green card because the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) prevents…
