The ultimate guide to LGBT gift giving
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2013 in Review: Going to the Chapel …
Our annual year in review is available in Adobe PDF format. Click the link below to view. https://lgbtweekly.jeffjungblut.com/gfx/pages/135/2013inreview.pdf
Covered California reaches out to LGBT community
Striding tall on a run of good press about Covered California’s high rate of youth-participation and the overall efficacy of its Web site, the executive director of this state’s Affordable Care Act (ACA) enrollment campaign laid out the reasons LGBTs should enroll and rejoice in the coming of “Obamacare” during a town hall this week….
Eddie Chow sentenced to four years for Nordstrom theft
Eddie Chow was sentenced Nov. 26 to four years in state prison for stealing a red handbag from Nordstrom at Horton Plaza. The judge noted Chow’s long criminal record including a manslaughter conviction in which Chow stabbed a man to death in 1983. Although the theft was minor, it is a felony because of…
Million dollar winner
I almost dropped the phone last week when I learned I had won several million dollars in a sweepstake. A very nice man congratulated me and then ran through the few simple details for me. I was ecstatic; I couldn’t even remember entering a contest. He assured me the money was mine as long as…
Kevin Faulconer is ready to be mayor
San Diego is the 8th largest city in the nation and there continues to be serious issues facing our city. Now more than ever, we need a qualified man with leadership experience; a moderate that can work with both Democrats and Republicans. Our city cannot afford “on the job training” in leadership and non-partisanship. If…
Finding fellowship with Rainbow RV
Nestled along the Pacific Ocean at the beautiful Chula Vista RV Camp, hundreds of decorated rigs – from pink flamingo patio sets, to rainbow string lights – gather as one. Rainbow RV is in town, and its members aren’t afraid to show it; especially not club owners Tim Vasquez and his partner Gregory O’Connor, whose…
A crisis of faith
Given the recent disasters around the globe, I was reminded of my mother’s crisis of faith after the 2004 tsunami in Indonesia where more than 227,000 people lost their lives. My mother asked fundamental questions like “Why would God kill all those people?” “They were not all evil, why were so many taken” or “Why…
A remarkable performance by Dench in this sentimental journey
Philomena I recently saw a comment about Philomena that described it as the inoffensive movie your mother will love. While I didn’t quite find that to reach the level of offensive, it did stick in my craw. Of course, there are movies cynically made for specific audiences – Tyler Perry makes movies largely for black…