Monday, a Brazilian state judge approved what the court described as the nation’s first gay marriage. Sao Paulo state Judge Fernando Henrique Pinto ruled two men could convert their civil union into a full marriage. According to Brazilian Law Blog: Brazil is about to see something that we only heard about from the United States:…
NEW YORK — Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich shifted his position on marriage for same-sex couples this week, urging Republicans to heed public opinion and move toward acceptance of the freedom to marry. Young Conservatives for the Freedom to Marry released the following statement: “Newt Gingrich‘s new position shows that when conservatives truly examine their…
The San Diego City Council unanimously approved Monday all of Council President Todd Gloria’s committee chairs and recommendations for 2013. Gloria selected 5th District Councilmember Mark Kersey to chair a new committee dedicated to fixing streets, roads and sidewalks since potholes are the most frequent complaint city leaders hear from citizens. “I expect big things…
The GSDBA Charitable Foundation has announced that the 2013 Absolut Hillcrest Mardi Gras will be held Feb. 12, 2013 as previously scheduled. It had been reported in some LGBT media outlets that the Hillcrest Business Association had voted not to participate in the production of Mardi Gras 2013. Many in the community were upset assuming…
The San Diego Pool League (SDPL) will begin their 70th season and 35th year Monday, Jan. 28 2013 and the league is now looking for men and women interested in either joining a team or forming a team of their own. The SDPL is San Diego’s oldest sporting organization and is the only pool league…
Join Pastor Dan Koeshall, Dec. 24, at the Metropolitan Community Church of San Diego for their special Christmas Eve candlelight services at 5 and 7 p.m. The Met is located at 2633 Denver Street in San Diego. For more information visit themetchurch.org or call 619-521-2222.
NEW YORK – Leopold Kong, Ph.D. of the Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla has been awarded one of four grants by amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research. The grant of $125,000 is part of the sixth round of Mathilde Krim Fellowships in Basic Biomedical Research, designed to support the work of young HIV/AIDS researchers….
CHICAGO – The Illinois State Bar Association’s (ISBA) 203-member policy-making assembly has adopted a proposal rule governing recusal of judges in cases in which a party has made a campaign contribution to the judge. The ISBA will recommend the proposed rule to the Illinois Supreme Court as an amendment to the Illinois Code of Judicial…
Hooray! We survived the Mayan apocalypse (talk about Montezuma’s revenge!) and now is the time for Hanukkah, Kwanza and the big birthday Dec. 25. No, not for He who cannot be officially mentioned, I mean mine. Despite the universal festivities and rejoicing, it’s not a good day for a birthday. I never had a party…
