Everyone has heard the real estate terms, short sale and foreclosure. Often people confuse the two types of transactions, even though they are very different. Whatever your understanding is of short sales and foreclosures, it is important to know the following basic concepts for both of them. Short sale A short sale is a transaction…
Last month, JCPenney was the focus of homophobic outrage and calls for a boycott after it featured a lesbian couple in its Mother’s Day catalog. Also when JCPenney brought on Ellen DeGeneres earlier this year as a spokesperson, the so-called One Million Moms (OMM) — a group of the homophobic American Family Association — condemned…
In celebration of LGBT Pride Month, President Obama and other senior officials attended the LGBT Pride Month Celebration at the White House Friday. The timing of the celebration follows closely on the heels of President Obama’s announcement last month in support of same-sex marriage. “Three years ago, I… promised you this,” said President Obama. “I…
WASHINGTON (CNN – San Diego LGBT Weekly) — The percentage of Americans 30 and younger who harbor some doubts about God’s existence appears to be growing quickly, according to a recent Pew Research Center survey. While most young Americans, 68%, told Pew they never doubt God’s existence, that’s a 15-point drop in just five years….
(CNN – San Diego LGBT Weekly) — Marcie Fisher-Borne carries a power of attorney with her at all times. She has a will but has made videos of her wishes for her children just in case someone contests them. What if she were to get in a car accident tomorrow? What would happen to her…
WASHINGTON (CNN) — The Department of Defense announced Thursday that it will be commemorating lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender pride later this month. The event will be the first of its kind for the Pentagon. “The Defense Department is planning an LGBT Pride Month event for later this month,” Pentagon spokeswoman Eileen Laniez said in…
(CNN – San Diego LGBT Weekly) — A Montreal teacher was fired for showing his 10th grade students the killing and dismemberment video allegedly filmed by Canadian gay porn actor Luka Magnotta, the school board said Thursday. “The unacceptable character of this action taken by the teacher commanded an unequivocal measure,” Diane Lamarche-Venne, president of…
NEW YORK (CNNMoney – San Diego LGBT Weekly) — When “John,” a gay man from a southern town in the U.S., stumbled upon Grindr, a location-linked app for gay men, he saw it as an opportunity to meet like-minded people in his hometown. “I thought it was neat because you got to see the proximity…
WASHINGTON, June 15 – Today OutServe, the association of actively-serving LGBT U.S. military personnel and one of the largest LGBT employee resource groups in the world, praised Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta’s LGBT Pride message. The Secretary issued a video message to all Defense Department employees commemorating June as LGBT Pride Month, and recognizing gay…
Mari Carmen Aponte is officially the Ambassador to El Salvador, the White House announced Friday. Aponte faced political heat last year after writing an op-ed piece for the Salvadoran newspaper La Prensa Grafica that supported the LGBT community in the nation. The editorial written Nov. 2011 praised El Salvadoran president Mauricio Funes for signing a…
