In the gloam of the Senate immigration debate, despite conservative Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio’s religious harrumphing about how any measure that included allowing bi-national LGBT couples the same opportunities as heterosexual ones have to apply for citizenship would derail reform, he, and many others, could not have possibly imagined what would happen Wednesday, June…
The LGBT community and Russia have been the rage in the media lately. Some LGBT activists and other supporters have suggested a boycott of the Winter Olympics that will be held in Sochi, Russia in February. The argument goes that we should not allow countries that discriminate or support human rights violations to be able…
The Canyons To say the least, it’s rare that a movie with a budget of $250,000 becomes the subject of a 7,600 word article in The New York Times Magazine. It makes a little more sense, when you know that The Canyons was directed by Paul Schrader, who wrote Taxi Driver and Raging Bull and…
It’s hard to believe that less than two months have passed since the Supreme Court struck down the Defense of Marriage Act and effectively ended Proposition 8. It’s even harder to believe that we already need to be watching the courts again. There are of course the various marriage equality cases that are peppering the…
Is there a house for everyone here in our neck of the woods? The answer is yes. I’ve gone through our database and selected the two extremes, the least and most expensive active properties in our inventory. I thought you’d get a kick out of comparing the two. The starter home, the most affordable in…
thursday, aug. 15 Hats Off to Dr. Seuss! Chuck Jones Gallery, San Diego’s premier fine art gallery is honored to present Hats Off to Dr. Seuss! In celebration of the 75th anniversary of Dr. Seuss’ second book, The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins, Dr. Seuss’ never-before-seen hat collection will be exhibited through Aug. 25 at…
The recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings have stirred up the LGBT community like never before. Many same-sex couples have already made a mad dash to City Hall, anxious to claim their rights to marriage and equal treatment under federal law. Others are unclear on what the changes mean for them, or are confused by the…
This year again, the Transgender Law Center organized the California Transgender Advocacy Day (CTAD), and Monday, Aug. 12, approximately 50 trans citizen lobbyists, family members of trans youth and adults and trans allies from across the state lobbied legislators in Sacramento for legislation that positively impacts trans citizens. There were three bills advocated for by…
dvd of the week This is the first adaptation of a F. Scott Fitzgerald work that seems to be as in love with Fitzgerald’s writing as Jay Gatsby (Leonardo DiCaprio) is with Daisy Buchanan (Carey Mulligan). When Nick Caraway (a most excellent Toby Maguire) isn’t narrating the Jazz Age tragedy with Fitzgerald’s own language, director…
dvr this Turner Classic Movies, Sunday, Aug. 18, 6 a.m. Arguably the greatest film musical ever made, West Side Story won 10 Oscars and is still an astonishing site to behold. Mostly this is because of Robert Wise’s and Jerome Robbins’ direction, which took a very stagey show and made it believable on the streets…
