In an unapologetic, yet hardly surprising, interview, Brian Camenker, the president of MassResistance, a Massachusetts-based pro-family organization devoted almost exclusively to fighting abortion and LGBT rights, went on Linda Harvey’s Mission America talk radio program to declare that violence against the LGBT community, especially in Russia, is the direct result of a gay person’s behavior….
Around the world, LGBTI rights defenders are threatened, harassed and attacked as a result of their peaceful and legitimate human rights work. The situation in Honduras, one of the most violent countries in the world, has drastically deteriorated since the 2009 coup, with 101 crimes motivated by sexual orientation or gender identity committed between 2010…
The San Diego LGBT Community Center held its 40th Anniversary Gala at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront Hotel last Saturday. Approximately 1,000 community members and supporters gathered to celebrate The Center’s ruby anniversary. The idea of The Center was born after New York’s 1969 Stonewall riots. The founders envisioned a gathering place where the community…
There has been a lot of speculation about the events surrounding the sudden departure of former Greater San Diego Business Association CEO, Tom Luhnow. Lingering questions among San Diego’s LGBT-leadership, media and business communities include: Was it a firing? Was there a specific, underlying dispute between Luhnow and board chair, Eric Brown beyond the officially…
Two million dirty syringes have been taken from drug addicts since the clean syringe exchange program started in 2001, said the city’s emergency medical services director to a City Council committee. “Can you imagine that we have actually eliminated 2.1 million syringes that were dirty? Can you imagine how high that pile would be?” asked…
The calendar pages turn faster and faster and suddenly it’s that time again. Off to the costume shop or the back of my closet looking for something breathtakingly beautiful, frighteningly fearful or cleverly comical. Searching for a Honey Boo Boo mask (for a friend), I wandered quite accidentally into one of the naughtier adult shops…
My phone rang off the hook recently over the back cover ad in the October issue of San Diego Pix magazine. It featured two hunky guys sharing what is known in the drug world as a “shotgun.” I have always admitted my own personal drug problem since the 1960s (mostly quaaludes and coke) and trust…
Diversionary Theatre and Artistic Director John Alexander have never been too shy to step outside of the proverbial “box.” They have kept San Diego audiences entertained with plot twists and gender bender casting for years, so why would they stop now? Coming in October (just before all Hallows Eve) Diversionary Theatre will present a send-up…
We all know women love little more than planning events, so I wasn’t at all surprised when my girlfriend broached the subject of Halloween in June. “What should we dress up as?” she asked. “Halloween? Summer just arrived – I’m worried about what kind of vegan cuisine we’ll BBQ on the Fourth,” I started in…
