An anti-hate-crime fund originally endowed by and for the LGBT community is likely to contribute an additional $5,000 to augment a reward being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the perpetrator(s) of an arson hate crime against a San Diego Jehovah’s Witness Kingdom Hall – a church noted for its opposition…
The San Diego Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender Community Center announced that it has received a $5,000 grant from the Union Bank Foundation to support The Center’s Sunburst Youth Housing Project. “For almost a decade, Union Bank and the Union Bank Foundation have been steadfast supporters of The Center and Sunburst Youth Housing Project (YHP),”…
CLAREMONT, California – Police are calling the defacing of a non-traditional Nativity scene during the Christmas holiday in front of a Claremont church a hate crime. The Nativity display featured silhouettes of gay, lesbian and heterosexual couples holding hands. KTLA-5 News reported that officials at the Claremont United Methodist Church said vandals knocked over the…
MIAMI – LAN Airlines has launched its new LGBT travel Web site dedicated specifically to gay and lesbian travelers. The airline’s new dedicated LGBT site, found at LANdiversity.com, showcases the diversity found throughout South America, and is a one-stop-shop resource for LGBT travel to South America. It includes detailed descriptions of key South American destinations…
Happy New Year! The New Year’s Eve festivities reminded me of when it was obligatory for gays and lesbians of my era to not just attend New Year’s Eve parties, important school dances and formal proms, but horror of horrors, show up with a date of the opposite sex! These ordeals started with a push…
Once again, a big thank you to everyone who gave to our community’s holiday food, grocery vouchers, toys and clothes drives. Your generosity and caring made our work projects much more successful. Going to Church on New Year’s Day Many of us in our GLBT community are spiritual. I have many Christian and Jewish friends….
thursday, jan. 5 Meshell Ndegeocello Meshell Ndegeocello is more than an American singer-songwriter, vocalist, bassist and rapper. She’s credited with helping to spark the neo-soul movement. Her most recent release is titled Weather , and according to Meshell, the record is more peaceful than her previous releases. The album covers the ups and downs of…
