Stampp Corbin is my publisher, and has been a guiding force in my involvement in politics. Hilllcrest Mayor Nicole Murray Ramirez saw something that made him suggest me as a City commissioner. As I consider both to be my mentors, I have followed their recent dueling columns with all the joy of a child watching…
Teachers of Mission High School performing in High School is a Drag | PHOTO: KIM RESCATE Craft beer lovers united at San Diego Brew Fest Feb. 22 at The San Diego Hall of Champions in Balboa Park. The event celebrated craft beers from California and featured live local music. The event benefited Outdoor Outreach and…
friday, march 7 Art of East Asia The newly refurbished permanent display Art of East Asia represents more than six years of research and conservation by the museum’s curator of Asian art and has been designed by the renowned firm of Staples & Charles. Art of East Asia vividly animates the philosophical and creative traditions…
I’ve never been quite able to fully check my emotions in at the door in most any situations. I can and often act on what I intellectually know is true, and then if those actions have an emotional component for me I just deal with it at a later time. I’ve recently had to deal…
PHOTOS.COM A recent guest to MCC San Diego was Rev. Elder Don Eastman, former vice moderator of our denomination, consultant and longtime friend of our church. He imparted some ideas to us on finding joy, having a vision and the advantages of adversity and persistence which I think speak to all people of faith, and…
English http://youtu.be/G1pAihAyKuA Spanish http://youtu.be/YzkojkYAveg WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service released a new YouTube video designed to provide useful tax tips to married same-sex couples. The video is the latest addition to an online library featuring short IRS instructional videos covering more than 100 topics ranging from tips for victims of identity theft to taking…
Using data from HRC, Mother Jones put together a timelapse that shows how quickly marriage equality has swept the nation. To learn more about HRC’s marriage equality efforts and relationship recognition laws in your state, visit their Marriage Center and see all of their maps of state laws and policies.
As the industrialized West looks on with horror as a variety of new laws aimed at squelching the rights – and in some cases lives – of members of the LGBT community in places like Nigeria and Uganda are enacted, opponents are gathering the speed and courage to speak out against them. ““Homosexuality is as…
Bettie Lois Cain waved goodbye to her girlfriend and friends before she was handcuffed and went to jail after she won a delay in her fraud sentencing. Two attorneys for Cain, 68, of Normal Heights, won the delay in sentencing until April 9, but San Diego Superior Court Judge Charles Gill and the prosecutor expressed…
SAN DIEGO — This week, the San Diego Gay Men’s Chorus (SDGMC) had the honor of performing at both outgoing Interim Mayor Todd Gloria’s community celebration and for newly elected Mayor Kevin Faulconer’s inauguration ceremony. “We are so proud of Interim Mayor Gloria. His strong leadership represented the entire city of San Diego in an…
