SAN DIEGO – One of the hottest tickets in town this past weekend was for the San Diego Gay Men’s Chorus (SDGMC) show Rocket Man – The Music of Elton John. Both record-setting shows sold out days before the concert, filling the Birch North Park Theatre with hundreds of fans to experience the music, dancing…
As a mark of respect for the victims of yesterday’s violence in Boston, Mass. the Pride Flag at University Avenue and Normal Street in San Diego flew at half-staff. Earlier President Obama had ordered flags at the White House and all federal buildings be flown at half-staff in honor of the victims of the Boston…
The son of basketball legend Magic Johnson is “reveling” in the experience of being outed by TMZ last month. In an interview posted Tuesday on the YouTube.com talk show Gwissues, EJ Johnson said that he had come out to his family nearly 5 years ago and that he felt like he was coming out a…
The newly-opened Gang Kitchen didn’t hesitate to sign up as a participating restaurant for Dining Out for Life® San Diego this year. But they didn’t stop there — the restaurant’s owner, Jon Mangini, was inspired to increase his gift from 25 percent to 50 percent of all proceeds April 25. He’s also signed up his…
NEW YORK— OutTraveler.com, the brand dedicated to travelers journeying in style, has announced the launch of its redesigned Web site. The updated, user-friendly Web site gives readers quick and easy access to the best news, advice, and tips for the LGBT traveler. The new OutTraveler.com features daily editorial and photos from the world’s hottest LGBT-friendly cities, as well…
VIETNAM — In what some are arguably calling the latest (and most controversial) salvo in the same-sex marriage debate, Deputy Health Minister Nguyen Viet Tien will deliver a speech today in Hanoi that calls for the immediate repeal on the ban on same-sex marriage. “[A]s human beings, homosexuals have the same rights as everyone else…
BY VICTOR HOFF Set amid the brooding clouds, hand passed chicken satay with a warm peanut sauce and the soft chortle of its participants, über-trendy Roppongi’s restaurant in La Jolla held court last night to the Fashion Week San Diego preview. The occasion, which presages the main event to be held downtown from Sept. 30…
SACRAMENTO – The California Democratic Party has endorsed pro-jobs Democrat Lorena Gonzalez in the May 21 special election for the 80th Assembly District. The endorsement was announced at the 2013 California Democratic Party State Convention held in Sacramento this weekend. The announcement followed a unanimous vote by party delegates in the 80th District last week…
(CNN) — The French Senate approved a controversial bill Friday that would give same-sex couples the rights to marry and adopt. The lower house has already approved the legislation. The bill, to which 10 amendments were made in the Senate, must still go through a second reading in the National Assembly and a final reading…
LOS ANGELES (CNN) — The Republican National Committee approved two resolutions Friday re-affirming the party’s position on marriage, a move designed to mollify social conservatives angry at GOP leaders who have suggested Republicans tone down their rhetoric in opposition of same -sex marriage in order to appeal to younger voters. The resolutions were approved by…
