ST. PETERSBURG, Russia – The bill banning so-called “propaganda of homosexuality and pedophilia to minors” has passed in the 3rd reading in the St. Petersburg city parliament. Twenty-nine deputies voted in favor of the bill, five voted against the bill and one abstained. Fifteen deputies did not vote (either abstained, or were absent). Member of…
For most of your life, people have been making decisions on your behalf without you. When you were born, for instance, they decided whether you were a boy or a girl (usually, though not always, based on obvious visual clues). Because of that, they hung a gender-specific moniker on you, dressed you in pink or…
This week there is a plethora of opening receptions at some of San Diego’s smaller, independent and LGBT-owned or oriented galleries. Here’s a chance to support the arts and local businesses simultaneously! Noel-Baza Fine Art Three Artists Paint the City features paintings and works on paper by Wade Cline, Kim Reasor and Brad Maxey. The…
Hopefully Hillcrest will soon be the home of a huge Rainbow Flag and Harvey Milk Street. People, politics, opinions So, Congressman David Dreier of California has decided not only to retire but stay in his closet ‘til the very end. This gay Republican could have done so much for our fight for equality, but never…
Adam Lambert has been invited to perform with legendary rock band, Queen this summer at Knebworth Park for Sonisphere 2012. After their brief meeting on American Idol, the potent chemistry between Queen and Lambert finally broke the surface when, at the invitation of Queen’s Brian May and Roger Taylor, Lambert joined them for the closing…
An Oklahoma-based company has been forced to cancel an annual romantic writing competition after the decision to ban same-sex entries prompted a furious backlash from romantic fiction authors. Romance Writers Ink (RWI), the Tulsa, Okla. chapter of the Romance Writers of America, has run the More than Magic writing competition for years. The contest accepts…
San Diego LGBT Weekly spoke with actress, comedian, singer and all-around performer, Sandra Bernhard in advance of her performance next week at La Jolla Playhouse, and learned a lot about one of the entertainment world’s most enigmatic celebrities. San Diego LGBT Weekly: I won’t say I’ve been a huge fan since I was a little boy,…
Susana Martinez, the Latina Republican governor of New Mexico, needed a new do. Her stylist, a gay man upset by her support of laws against same-sex marriage, refused her service. Is he an activist? Or is he simply as intolerant as she? This was the conundrum posed by a talk-radio host who subscribed affirmatively to…
Bill Gates said, “In terms of allocation of time resources, religion is not very efficient. There’s a lot more I could be doing on Sunday morning.” Isn’t that the truth – especially here in San Diego! Rev. Dan Flanagan wrote, “For the postmodern person, spirituality is anachronistic. (Definition: The representation of someone as existing or…
