DALLAS – Mayor Mike Rawlings has refused to sign the “Mayors for the Freedom to Marry” pledge, which has been signed by more than 100 mayors from cities around the nation, including Texas mayors in San Antonio, Austin, Houston, Shavano Park and Castle Hills. Despite having been supportive in the past of the right for…
VILNIUS, Lithuania – A Lithuanian man, 37, has been fined nearly $600 after commenting on Facebook for “another Hitler” to kill gays. PinkNews.co.uk reported that the Lithuanian Gay League (LGL) alerted authorities to his post. He had commented under an article on Facebook about Lady Gaga’s criticism of the Lithuanian government. He wrote, “What we…
This past Tuesday the City Council of San Diego honored the Imperial Court de San Diego with a special resolution presented at City Hall, recognizing the court’s members for 40 years of noble deeds. Court members, including some who were involved in the establishment of the Imperial Court in the early 1970s, attended the City…
Traditional landscaping has always included a lot of lawn. Whether it is the backyard of a residential home or the imposing front aspect of a commercial property, lush green grass is more often than not the landscaping of choice. But although lawns are beautiful, they are one of the most high maintenance landscape choices that…
A few weeks ago, I pointed out that 2011 was a great year for queer cinema because of Heartbeats, Weekend, and most recently Pariah. And there’s a fourth film, which is now just opening in San Diego: Albert Nobbs, a period drama about what we would now call transgenderism starring Glenn Close in her best…
The visual arts scene is officially dead this week. Ghosts and darkness linger where spectacle and thought once lived. All joking aside, there is virtually nothing new happening in the visual arts in San Diego this coming week. It’s the unofficial moment when all the large museums take down one mega show in order to…
Same-sex couples who want to get married will unite on Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14 at 8:00 a.m. in front of the County Administration Building in San Diego to ask for marriage licenses as of annual Freedom to Marry Week. The annual event comes amid the Ninth Circuit Federal Court of Appeals’ ruling that declared Proposition…
Once a young, budding recording-industry starlet – duaghter of a famous rythm and blues singer and former fashion model – the strong and sweet voice of Whitney Houston was silenced forever today, as she died from unspecified causes. From the associated press: Houston’s publicist, Kristen Foster, said Saturday that the singer had died, but the…
The Washington Times (via Chicago-Sun Times) published details on pool report Thursday in sponsorship for the president’s Obama for America campaign. According to the source, among the 40 people in attendance – all of which paid $38,500 per ticket – Laura Rickett, the openly-gay owner of the Chicago Cubs, introduced President Obama to the group….
The Washington Times (via Chicago-Sun Times) published details on pool report Thursday in sponsorship for the president’s Obama for America campaign. According to the source, among the 40 people in attendance – all of which paid $38,500 per ticket – Laura Rickett, the openly-gay owner of the Chicago Cubs, introduced President Obama to the group….
