Mayor Kevin Faulconer made history again by appointing long time Latino/gay leader, Larry Bazza as the first person of color to become chair of the city’s prestigious and influential Art’s Commission. Baza is a true San Diego native whose family are fourth generation Californians; they are well known and respected leaders/activists within the people of…
In the somewhat tired genre of British movies that focus on plucky working class folks winning contests and defying mores (The Full Monty, Billy Elliot, Brassed Off, etc.) the politics of class conflict are usually sublimated by the up-from-our-bootstraps plotlines. It’s actually kind of sinister how those films trivialize the experience of British coal miners,…
Congratulations to all the San Diego Film Festival winners this year. “Where the Road Runs Out” starring Isaach De Bankolé as Professor George Mensa, not only had its world premiere at the festival but also won Best Narrative Feature. After an old friend unexpectedly passes away the professor finds himself inheriting a field station in…
thursday, oct. 9 An Evening with Laurence Juber: Beatles, Wings & Six Strings Fusing folk, jazz, rock and pop styles, two-time Grammy-winner and Wings guitarist Laurence Juber creates a multifaceted performance that belies the use of only one acoustic guitar. Known to his fans as ‘LJ’, the guitarist celebrates John Lennon’s birthday with some of…
Monday, Oct. 6, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) did not take up the marriage equality appeals of five states, so the federal Courts of Appeal rulings for those five states (as well as another six states in the Appeals’ Court Districts covered by those first five states) have, or will in short…
Reporting for the Washington Post, Ed O’Keefe reported on Wednesday that the oldest gay rights organization in the United States, the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, will now be known as The National LGBTQ Task Force. “In light of growing support and a shift in judicial thinking, we want to reflect the next era…
SAN DIEGO – The award-winning San Diego Gay Men’s Chorus (SDGMC) is back with its celebrated annual Holiday Spectacular Saturday, Dec. 13 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 14 at 3 p.m. Once again, the show takes place at the festive Balboa Theatre in downtown San Diego. “Our family-friendly show weaves the whimsical magic of…
The Human Rights Commission in Lexington, Kentucky dismissed the argument that a business could refuse to serve gay customers on First Amendment grounds, ending a years-long conservative campaign to disguise anti-gay discrimination as free speech, reports Media Matters for America. In March of 2012, the Gay and Lesbian Services Organization of Lexington (GLSO) filed a complaint against Hands-On Originals,…
What could make the break-in at Candidate Carl DeMaio’s office more strange? Accusations of sexual harassment by a male office staffer reputedly involved in the break-in. At a press conference Oct. 8, DeMaio was queried about ‘Officegate.’ In May before the primary election, DeMaio’s campaign office was broken into in Mira Mesa. Initially, the DeMaio…
Sometimes, you wonder how Grandma coped. For most (if not all) of her life, she lived without a computer or cell phone. She made meals for her family without a microwave, sewed her own clothing and enjoyed each of the four channels she got on her small-screen TV. So how did she do it? Conveniences…
