Mayoral candidate and state Assemblyman Nathan Fletcher has doubled his support for the San Diego mayoral race after dropping the GOP according to a recent scientific poll conducted by 10News. The announcement is fresh on the heels of Fletcher’s announcement two weeks ago that he will no longer act on behalf of the Republican party,…
A transgender car thief who admitted stealing a truck from a Chula Vista firefighter was sentenced April 3 to 32 months in state prison. Carlos Olachea Jr., 31, who also goes by the first name of Carla, was ordered to pay $500 for car repairs to the victim by Chula Vista Superior Court Judge…
A gay bank robber whom the FBI dubbed as the “Mr. Magoo Bandit” because of his baldness and prescription glasses was sentenced March 23 to three years and one month in federal prison. Scott James Larson, 44, was ordered to pay $21,798 to all 12 banks he admitted to robbing in a series of crimes…
The award winning contemporary repertory dance company, The PGK Dance Project, will turn Hillcrest nightclub, Eden into a performance venue April 19 at 7:30p.m. The program includes “Love is Gone” featuring the music of David Guetta, “Stay” featuring the music of Dave Mathews and the premier of the new solo work “A Song for You”…
In conjunction with its current production of The Pride, Diversionary Theatre has assembled a panel of LGBT leaders for a discussion about the journey to find pride, exploring the differences between what it meant to be gay in the 1950s and today. The panel discussion, Being Proud: Then and Now. Stories of Pride and Sacrifice…
Auntie Helen’s Fluff n’ Fold, which provides free laundry services for people with AIDS throughout San Diego County, will be celebrating the completion of their first major renovation with a rededication and re-opening ceremony Thursday, April 19 6-9 p.m. at 4028 30th Street in San Diego. Auntie Helen’s started in the garage of founder, Gary…
WAYNESVILLE, Ohio – Lambda Legal has filed suit against the Wayne Local School District, Ohio on behalf of a student who was threatened with suspension from school if he wore a T-shirt with the words “Jesus is not a homophobe.” Last April, on GLSEN’s National Day of Silence, Maverick Couch wore a T-shirt to Waynesville…
YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon – Authorities in Cameroon have illegally shut down a human rights workshop in Yaoundé that was to include discussion of the rights of LGBT people and arrested one of the workshop organizers. According to Human Rights Watch, the action violated rights to freedom of assembly and expression under both Cameroonian and international law….
As all my friends know, I am a martyr to my diet with ceaseless determination to lose 25 pounds. Recently I was shaken to the core by a drastic turn of events – the Hostess Corp. has filed bankruptcy proceedings. Never a food junkie, I have on rare occasions taken comfort from a Twinkie or,…
