The Department of Defense (DOD) announced Oct. 3 that three soldiers were killed supporting “Operation Enduring Freedom” in Afghanistan. The three soldiers were identified as Sgt. Thomas J. Butler IV, 25, of Wilmington, N.C.; Sgt. Jeremy F. Hardison, 23, of Maysville, N.C. and Sgt. Donna R. Johnson, 29, of Raeford, N.C. The announcement stated, “They died Oct.1,…
The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) today released the annual Where We Are on TV report; a comprehensive review of scripted LGBT primetime characters in the upcoming 2012-2013 television season. After a decrease last year, the number of regular lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) characters on broadcast networks has risen to the highest ever…
(CNN) – The family of a Rutgers University freshman who committed suicide after his roommate secretly used a webcam to stream his sexual encounter has decided not to sue the university or the man who set up the camera. Joseph and Jane Clementi had filed court documents reserving the right to sue after their son…
(CNN) – Two therapists who try to turn gay people straight, along with a student who says he was successfully converted to heterosexuality, are suing nearly two dozen California state officials, including Gov. Jerry Brown, saying a new state law infringes on their civil rights. The plaintiffs’ legal team will file a motion sometime this…
National and local civil rights leaders gathered before a large crowd at San Diego State University Friday, Sept. 28 to endorse Congressman Bob Filner for mayor of San Diego. African American Congressman Bennie Thompson from Bolton, Miss., where he once served as mayor, told the crowd that Bob Filner, as a teenager, went down South…
The San Diego Kings Club will celebrate their twelfth anniversary Oct. 14 at 8 p.m. with a show at Numbers Night Club, 3811 Park Blvd. in San Diego. Created in the fall of 2000 by Drag King Chest Rockwell, the San Diego Kings Club are one of the oldest drag king groups still in existence….
Art of Pride is presenting an exhibition of the works of Bill Mead and John Keasler at the San Diego LGBT Pride Office, 3620 30th Street in San Diego. There will be an opening reception Saturday, Oct. 13 6 – 9 p.m. Bill Mead has been an artist all his life and discovered photography when…
Restaurants in Mission Hills will host the first annual Taste of Mission Hills Tuesday, Oct. 16 from 5 – 9 p.m. Council President pro tem Kevin L. Faulconer will announce and dedicate the area of India Street North, International Restaurant Row at 6:30 p.m. A free Old Town Trolley shuttle will transport tasters to participating…
Circle Circle dot dot will host their second-annual costume gala fundraiser as a Halloween-themed event at Queen Bee’s Arts and Cultural Center, 3925 Ohio Street in San Diego, Oct. 13 7 p.m. – midnight. The event, A Zombie Affair to Remember, will feature live entertainment including local bands, DJs, zombie-themed cabaret acts and several best-zombie-costume…
A Web site launched to track the use of homophobic words on Twitter has revealed some startling statistics. NoHomophobes.com launched by The Institute for Sexual Minority Studies and Services (iSMSS) at the University of Alberta in July has tracked over 2.5 million uses of the word “faggot,” nearly 1 million uses of “so gay” or…
