April 5, 2012
Home Depot stands firm on LGBT equality
Local do-it-yourselfers are joining with LGBTs nationwide in appreciating The Home Depot’s decision to stay its course in support of equal rights for our community. The world’s largest home-improvement retailer, has been under attack from the American Family Association (AFA) for some months over the company’s support of the so-called homosexual agenda. AFA’s attack on…
Pride headliners announced
San Diego LGBT Pride has announced that R&B and hip-hop star, Kelly Rowland, and popular Top 40 singer/songwriter, Natasha Bedingfield, will be the headliners for San Diego Pride, July 20 – 22. The theme of the Pride 2012 celebration is America’s Pride in recognition of the fact that equality is a traditional American value. “Kelly…
BIOCOM endorses Nathan Fletcher for mayor
BIOCOM, the association for the Southern California life science community, has announced its endorsement of Nathan Fletcher for Mayor of the City of San Diego. “Nathan’s record of accomplishment and bold vision for the future of the City of San Diego made him an overwhelming choice,” said Joe Panetta, president and CEO of BIOCOM. “A…
Kristen Kavanaugh and MAP honored
The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Reg E honored both Kristen Kavanaugh and the Military Acceptance Project (MAP) with awards Friday, March 23. Kristen Kavanaugh was named “Up and Coming Social Worker” and MAP was designated “Hero Organization” of 2012.
Speaker appoints anti-LGBT official
WASHINGTON – House Speaker John Boehner has appointed Robert George, co-founder and chairman emeritus of the National Organization for Marriage (NOM), to the U.S. Commission for International Religious Freedom, which, according to the Commission’s chairman, addresses “the challenges of religious extremism, intolerance, and repression throughout the world.” The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) has condemned Boehner’s…
Santorum: ‘Friends don’t let friends use pink balls’
LA CROSSE, Wis. – At a recent campaign event at a bowling alley in Wisconsin, GOP presidential hopeful Rick Santorum told a boy who reached for a pink bowling ball: “You’re not gonna use the pink ball. We’re not gonna let you do that. Not on camera.” Santorum went on to say “Friends don’t let…
Israel reconsiders blood donations from gays
JERUSALEM –An advisory committee on transfusion medicine from Israel’s Health Ministry will discuss next month whether to alter the clause that forbids the use of blood from homosexual men, after a similar clause was recently changed in Britain. Reports indicate that the proposed change would allow any man who has had same-sex intercourse 10 or…
Transgender Miss Universe contestant reinstated
VANCOUVER, Canada – A Canadian beauty pageant contestant who was disqualified after the Miss Universe Canada organizers discovered she was transgender has been allowed to compete. Jenna Talackova, a 6-foot-1-inch-tall blond model, was one of the 65 finalists selected to contend for the title of Miss Universe Canada and the honor of representing her country…
White it out in Palm Springs
The annual White Party weekend in Palm Springs is the highlight of the year for many of the thousands of men from all over the globe who flock to the desert for three days of nearly non-stop dancing, drinking and an all-around good time. Founded more than two decades ago by Los Angeles promoter Jeffrey…