Singer Bobby Jo Valentine will perform his unique brand of “hopeful folk/pop” music Friday, Oct. 11 at the Metropolitan Community Church (MCC), 2633 Denver Street in San Diego at 7 p.m. Valentine is a winner of the 2013 Rising Star Contest and L.A. Weekly described his music as containing “clever melodies, witty wordplay” and that…
The Hillcrest Wind Ensemble (HWE) welcomes special guests, the Amadeus Ensemblet of Copenhagen, Denmark, Friday Oct. 18. at the First Unitarian Church, 4100 Front Street in San Diego at 7 p.m. The two ensembles will share the stage for an evening of classical wind music. The concert will open with two pieces from the Hillcrest…
The Metropolitan Community Church of San Diego (MCC) has announced that Interim Mayor Todd Gloria will be their special guest Sunday, Oct. 20, at the 11 a.m. service. Interim Mayor Gloria will bring the worship service message focusing on the unique talents and gifts we are all given and how beautiful it is to use…
A judge has reinstated a robbery charge against three San Diego firefighters who face trial next year on making a criminal threat to two brothers in an alcohol-laced incident in which both the victims and the firefighters yelled anti-gay comments to each other. Deputy District Attorney Michael Runyon said Monday he was pleased with the…
Seniors remember when people in a movie were easily identified as detectives or reporters because they always had their hat on. Businessmen and professionals were expected to wear hats too, but the rules were different. First of all, hats were to be tipped to the ladies. Ask a senior to demonstrate. Furthermore, when entering an…
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and as I’ve said before, “The pink ribbon should be as important to the GLBT community as is the red.” During those dark, early and lonely years of AIDS in the 1980s lesbian women were the unsung heroes who many times took care of their then dying gay male…
In 1961, gay men and lesbians could be arrested for dancing together in bars, or for kissing in public. Homosexuality was considered a mental illness. There were no openly LGBT elected officials, no LGBT characters on television and no laws to protect the lives of LGBT people from harassment, discrimination and even murder. The dark…
Gloria Johnson, who died recently at the age of 76, devoted her entire life to the cause of equality for all Americans. She was not just an LGBT activist, but a human rights activist who spoke out and worked for the causes of any people or community who were discriminated against. Gloria was born in…
Harvey Milk’s American Diner Dear Editor, When I first heard the name “Harvey Milk’s American Diner” I wondered, is that a good idea? But then I thought, if someone had asked Harvey Milk if they could use his name for a diner, he probably would have said. “You want to use my name for a…
The circus is in town again, also known as the San Diego mayoral race. Our citizens get to pick a mayor for the second time in a year. What I find fascinating is the fact that endorsements are completely along party lines. Knock me over with a feather. Endorsements are supposed to convince voters to…
