thursday, feb. 14 Life Could Be A Dream This doo-wop musical by Roger Bean, is a San Diego Regional Musical Theatre premiere! Return to Springfield High (where The Marvelous Wonderettes matriculated) and meet the Crooning Crabcakes, the boy group banned from the senior prom. The singing foursome is headed for fame and fortune by trying…
I want to love RuPaul as a drag performer for his trans-positive actions, yet I find I can’t because of his trans-negative statements. I can’t quite reconcile my mixed feelings about him. RuPaul’s Drag Race (on Logo’s basic cable channel) has had three transgender contestants on it. Two of those contestants came out as trans…
I am grateful for the ways in which diversity and inclusion of LGBT people in our faith communities continues to grow and increase. We’ve come a long way (baby!) – but still have a long way to go. When the Metropolitan Community Church (MCC) was birthed in 1968, it was with the hope that it…
In the spirit of Valentine’s Day, San Diego LGBT Pride has announced today that Freedom to Love and Marry is the theme for the 39th annual Pride celebration weekend, July 12 – 14. Announcing the theme, Fernando Lopez, administrative and public affairs director wrote in an email, “We are standing at a critical moment in…
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Susan Davis (CA-53) once again signed on as a cosponsor of the Uniting American Families Act (H.R. 519), formerly know as the Permanent Partners Immigration Act. The UAFA would allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor a permanent partner for immigration purposes. Under current law only married heterosexuals can be…
SAN DIEGO – Lorena Gonzalez has been endorsed by the Neighborhood Market Association, her campaign announced today. The Neighborhood Market Association (NMA) is a non-profit mutual benefit corporation dedicated to empowering independent retailers throughout California, Nevada, Arizona and the West Coast. Mark Arabo, the CEO of the Neighborhood Market Association, praised Gonzalez for her collaboration…
WASHINGTON – Thirty-seven United States senators, led by Sen. Jeff Merkley, have today sent a letter to President Obama urging him to issue an executive order barring federal contractors from discriminating in hiring on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. Because of a lack of federal protections, it remains legal to fire or…
(CNN) — There are about 20 million new sexually transmitted infections (STIs) each year in the United States, costing some $16 billion in direct medical costs, according to numbers released Wednesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Young people are disproportionately affected, the agency said, with half of all new infections occurring in…
LOS ANGELES – Gay rights activists pledged a boycott of the Beverly Hills Hotel today, citing the hotel owner’s state-sponsored homophobia. The hotel is owned by the nation of Brunei, a country in South East Asia where male homosexuality is a crime. A video made by the group calls on supporters to “break up” with…
