Following three separate attacks against the LGBT community in Washington D.C. earlier this month, nearly 700 people gathered to demand justice in a march Tuesday, the Washington Blade is reporting. The outpour of support included city officials Police Chief Cathy Lanier and four member of the Washington D.C. City Council. The rally, which was organized…
A California bill that would prevent the granting of rights to abusive spouses moved to the Assembly floor for a full vote Wednesday following the approval by the Assembly Judiciary Committee on a bipartisan vote. Introduced by Assemblymember Toni Atkins, AB 1522 follows the case of San Diego area woman, Crystal Harris, who was ordered…
For the first time ever, the Roman Catholic church is endorsing civil unions, in the second historic reversal in only two weeks. The Roman Catholic church of New Hampshire suddenly endorsed civil unions on 19 March 2012, just 48 hours before a state legislature vote that has been pending for two years. That vote must…
During his appearance at Greenwell Springs Baptist Church Sunday, Republican hopeful Rick Santorum promised churchgoers that he would commit to repealing the fall of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ (DADT) – the now-defunct policy that prohibited gays and lesbians from disclosing their sexual orientation in the military – if elected as president of the United States….
Volunteer! It Does a Body Good! On April 26, more than 100 restaurants, bars, coffeehouses and nightclubs in San Diego will donate 25-100% of the day’s sales to The Center’s HIV/AIDS services and prevention programs! Each year Dining Out for Life® San Diego is a major success thanks to our generous participating restaurants and the…
Charles McKain, 65, from San Diego, passed away on Saturday, March 17, 2012. Charlie retired as a staff attorney for the Fourth District of the California Court of Appeal. He graduated from Hoover High School in 1963, and went on to earn a history degree from Stanford University and Juris Doctorate from the UCLA School…
If you are a fan of avant-garde cinema and you are familiar with gallery-based video then you might have noticed the two separate media beginning to blur at the edges. Someone who has taken advantage of this trend and maybe even helped invent it is British artist and filmmaker Isaac Julien. Julien became an art…
SAINT PAUL, Minn. – A settlement has been reached among the federal government, LGBT students and the Anoka-Hennepin School District in Minnesota, resolving complaints of sex- and sexual orientation- based harassment of students. Minnesota’s largest school district has agreed to adopt a wide-ranging plan to protect LGBT students from bullying and harassment, in a settlement…
Through the years, I have seen a lot of single detached homes, condos, lofts, townhomes and almost every other type of property you can imagine. I have seen everything from demanding fixers to extravagant remodels and everything in between. But few have the amazing emotional draw that I like to call the “WOW! factor.” I…
Who says that times aren’t a-changin’ for the better? This year promises to be a year of legislative progress for California; and new legislation broadening protections for LGBT persons is evidence that California is moving toward equalizing the rights of all of its citizens. The changes effective this year will touch many members of the…
