Ron Monigold

I was deeply shocked and saddened when I heard of Ron Monigold’s passing. Ron started writing his real estate column for San Diego LGBT Weekly in February of this year. Ron was always the perfect columnist. His columns were interesting, the right length, required very little editing and always on time. He came across to…

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Thomson Reuters Checkpoint releases report on U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on DOMA

NEW YORK — Thomson Reuters has released an overview of the Supreme Court’s ruling that strikes down section three of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) as unconstitutional. The report is designed to help tax advisers understand the far-reaching implications of the decision. DOMA had required same-sex spouses to be treated as unmarried for purposes…

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Asal Choi joins Azlar in Uzbek’s nascent queer pop music scene (VIDEO)

http://youtu.be/FznR4FfXHkY Despite a staunchly anti-gay government, the anonymous singer known only by the title of his latest song Asal Choi (“Honey Tea”) has released another music video which Uzbekistan’s ‘security services’ have strongly recommended the nation’s pop music video sites pull immediately. The video shows what appears to be a mild cross-dressing crooner (at least…

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