When I decided to launch San Diego LGBT Weekly, the goal was to ensure that San Diego had an independent media voice in the LGBT community. A voice that was laser focused upon the issues that matter most to us, whether they are political, news-related or simply fun entertainment stories. We began our journey with…
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – Ryan Andresen, the Boy Scout who was kicked out of that organization for being gay and denied his Eagle Award days before his 18th birthday will deliver more than 400,000 petition signatures to the Mt. Diablo-Silverado Boy Scout Council (BSC) today. Ryan’s mother, Karen Andresen, started the petition on Change.org two…
The Catholic Church and NOM the largest funders of discrimination WASHINGTON – The Catholic Church is funneling unprecedented dollar amounts into the four states where marriage equality is on the ballot this fall – Minnesota, Maryland, Maine and Washington – and in many cases, parishioners may not even be aware that their dollars are being…
In an email exchange between San Diego Democrats for Equality and Hale Media Oct. 10, Hale Media indicated it would not accept any political ads that support mayoral candidate Bob Filner. The local political organization wanted to place a leaderboard advertisement on San Diego Gay and Lesbian News (SDGLN), a Hale Media Web site. The…
Amid allegations of a conflict of interest, exclusion of their own members from a contracting opportunity and violations of a contract with the City of San Diego, the Hillcrest Business Association (HBA) has rescinded a bid award for the Hillcrest Light Canopy. The Hillcrest Business Association issued a bid award to Berg Electric, an Escondido…
Hello all. This is Trendy Wendy, your fabulous design diva! I hope everyone has recovered from all that record heat we had this summer? Now that I have cooled down and do not have that extra suction between my legs anymore, I can enjoy the shift in seasons. I love this time of year when…
Whoever was behind the marketing for Magic Mike decided that they were not even going to mention the great, Oscar-winning director Steven Soderbergh, let alone promote him; they were going to hide the fact that the movie is actually really, really good. They were going to focus the ads on a shirtless, occasionally pants-less Channing…
Season premiere, ABC, Tuesday, Oct. 23, 9 p.m. One of the funniest shows on TV, Happy Endings is basically an updated, more racially and sexually diverse version of Friends. While Chandler was originally supposed to come out but never did, after Matthew Perry refused to do it, one the main characters on Happy Endings started…
Malashock Dance takes on bullying with the return of ‘RAW’ BY ANDREW PRINTER October is Bullying Prevention Awareness Month. It’s also time for the return of Malashock/RAW the popular program brought to you by Malashock Dance. This time around Malashock/ RAW3 includes a work titled Bully choreographed by Associate Artistic Director Michael Mizerany. The inclusion…
