When I first moved to San Diego in 1995, I would meet people who actually lived on their boats. I thought it was such a fun and unique way to live. Growing up in an inland city, I never knew anyone who had a boat for a home. These days, it may not be a…
2011 will go down as a huge year in the fight for LGBT rights, but that certainly wasn’t a guarantee last January, when the ink was barely dry on a complex process to repeal Don’t Ask Don’t Tell; marriage equality in New York seemed like a football likely to be pulled from in front of…
Sometimes the connection between art and the local LGBT community is clear. One example of this is Diversionary Theatre. Diversionary’s productions are accessible to anyone interested in theater, but the work they stage is chosen because it taps into the gay experience (its history, its present and its future). FilmOut San Diego is another organization…
There is one food that defines the United States like no other. Not even the classic apple pie can compete with … the hamburger. With thousands of variations, this American favorite is adored by us and by people throughout the world. So, where are the most delectable burgers in town? Here’s part one of a…
Happy New Year! How many of you have made your New Year’s resolutions? How are you doing so far? Statistics tell us that barely one in three of us continue to make the traditional New Year’s resolutions. I wonder why? Almost without exception, all the usual resolutions are so grandiose; so austere; so … instantly…
In an interview with Rolling Stone magazine, activist, writer and Dancing With The Stars contestant Chaz Bono said he will aim for a functioning penis after considering options ranging from phalloplasty to metoidioplasty. The transgender star will pay his own way to gender reassignment surgery, he told the magazine. “I could get a phalloplasty, which…
Kristy McNichol, 49, announced Friday she is a lesbian, and has decided to come out on the merits of helping children and youth who are struggling with bullying on account of their sexuality. McNichol is well-known for her Emmy Award-winning role on the 70s Show Family as Buddy Lawrence. She also starred in Empty Nest…
Not one but two gay women are competing to win the Miss California USA beauty pageant. Beauty queens Mollie Thomas, 19, and Jenelle Hutcherson, 26, are two openly gay candidates who are hoping to score this year’s title of Miss California USA. Hutcherson says she was invited by the Miss California pageant committee to compete…
Brandi Glanville, made famous for her role on the hit reality show The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills has denied that she and freshly-divorced Demi Moore had a lesbian affair. The reports of the rumored relationship made headlines after The National Enquirer alleged the two women had a fling in March 2009 at Moore and…
The Hillcrest Business Association (HBA) will auction the 1984 Hillcrest Sign to the highest bidder in an online event that will have a $3,000 minimum bid. The organization’s board decided unanimously to have the auction with two stipulations, the first being that “once ownership is procured the sign must be displayed in Hillcrest,” and that…
