Comedian and former television host Adam Carolla is facing backlash from the LGBT community after making anti-gay comments last week on his podcast. GLAAD issued a statement Tuesday in response to Carolla’s hateful commentary on “The Adam Carolla Show,” urging networks and advertisers to rethink their support of the former “Loveline” host. According to Entertainment…
LGBT-rights activist and gay marriage advocate Patricia Baker lost her battle with lung cancer Sunday at age 55. The Rhode Island native was a local champion for the gay community, working tirelessly to achieve federal recognition of same-sex marriage throughout the country. According to the Providence Journal, Baker fought diligently to achieve marriage equality despite…
Partygoers will experience eclectic wine tastings with pours throughout the evening, while enjoying a sumptuous selection of hors d’oeuvres as Bourbon Street hosts Mama’s Kitchen’s 16th Annual Wine Tasting Event, presented by Revivals, on Aug. 18. Proceeds go directly to the daily operations of Mama’s Kitchen, the only non-profit in San Diego that prepares and…
Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann appeared Sunday on several morning talk shows where she side-stepped questions about her attitude toward the gay community. Bachmann, who referred to homosexuality as “personal bondage” in a 2004 interview, refused to answer directly when hosts suggested that her anti-gay political stance is reflective of her prejudice against LGBT people….
Megan Mullally and Nick Offerman, real-life husband and wife and occasional costars on NBC’s “Parks and Recreation,” have signed on to join Gary Cole, Brian Geraghty, Nicholas Braun and Hunter Cope in director Chris Nelson’s low-budget coming-of-age comedy “Gay Dude.” According to Variety magazine, Braun and Cope will star in the Lionsgate production as Michael…
Howard Schultz, CEO of mega coffee chain Starbucks, cancelled a scheduled appearance at The Global Leadership Summit this week – a move reportedly motivated by the fact that the event’s host, Willow Creek Community Church, holds anti-gay views. According to Forbes, official reports from a Starbucks spokeswoman confirmed the cancellation, but failed to cite a…
In response to recent legislative efforts on behalf of the LGBT community seeking to overturn a federal ban on gay blood donors, the Illinois-based anti-gay group Americans for Truth About Homosexuality (AFTAH) is launching a campaign to protect the extent ban. The Huffington Post reports that the AFTAH’s campaign, entitled “Keep the Gay Blood Ban,”…
In the wake of countless TV and movie plotlines pitting heterosexual couples against themselves for the sake of laugh, “Husbands” stands to bring a much-needed breath of fresh air to the increasingly cliché “rom-com” genre. Produced by “Battlestar Galactica,” “Torchwood” and “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” executive producer Jane Espenson and directed by award-winning “Friends,” “Desperate…
The San Diego food scene has quite a few Thai restaurants. I would say more than most cities, which is an indication of our large Asian/Pacific Islander population and more importantly, how great Thai food tastes. Thai cuisine is from the country of Thailand and is known for its strong aromatic components like basil. Thai…
