The city council voted 5-2 last week to adopt restrictions on medical marijuana dispensaries that mandate they be located in industrial zones and they must all apply for a conditional use permit. The restrictions in the medical marijuana ordinance may cause most businesses to close up shop, at least temporarily. The ordinance takes effect within…
This week, the Board of Education for the San Diego Unified School District unanimously approved a historic Bullying, Harassment and Intimidation Prohibition policy, plus voted to support Assembly Bill 9 that would require every school district in the state to establish similar policies. “For the first time, our school district will have an anti-bullying policy,”…
The Imperial Court and friends of Michael Mack present That’s What Friends Are For, a charitable event to raise money to offset medical expenses for Mack. The event is April 18, 7 p.m. at Eden Night Club (1202 University Ave., in Hillcrest), with a suggested donation of $10 at the door. There will also be…
A San Diego Superior Court judge issued a preliminary ruling last week that same-sex marriage advocates can petition shoppers at Target stores in California, but must remain 30 feet from the entrances and they may only approach shoppers one entrance at a time. On March 25, the Minneapolis-based retail store sought an injunction to stop…
Travel a little south (to Chula Vista, that is) and you’ll find a story about the south (Texas, of course) as OnStage Playhouse presents Del Shore’s gay comedic romp, Sordid Lives. Billed as a black comedy about white trash, writer Del Shores developed this clever, campy and often raunchy tale based on his experience growing…
A judge on April 6 sentenced the cross dressing “Tootsie Bandit” to seven years and eight months in state prison for robbing two banks and trying to hold up a third one. Robert Dean Tyndall II, 56, of Hillcrest, got the maximum sentence from San Diego Superior Court Judge Robert O’Neill under the plea agreement….
HAWAII – Hawaii’s Senate Judiciary Committee passed an anti-discrimination bill that would protect transgender people from discrimination against their gender expression in the workplace. The bill states, “… that all members of the community should have equal access to employment opportunities without regard to their gender expression or identity. Similarly, everyone should feel safe and…
CALIFORNIA – Members of California’s aging lesbian, gay and bisexual population are more likely to suffer from certain chronic conditions, even as they wrestle with the challenges of living alone in far higher numbers than the heterosexual population, according to a new policy brief from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research. Half of all…
ILLINOIS – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit has ruled that Walmart did not violate the 1964 Civil Rights Act when it fired an employee for making anti-gay statements during her work break. Tanisha Matthews, an Apostolic Christian, told other employees in the store’s break room that God does not accept gays…
IRELAND – Barry Dignam and Hugh Walsh have become the public face of civil partnerships in Ireland as they became the first couple to be joined together under legislation which came into effect Jan. 1, reported the Irish Times. “We feel a certain amount of responsibility … that this is a big step which Ireland…
