Money does strange things to a fellow. It can lead to greed, dishonesty, mistrust, even murder. It changes friendships and families. Money puts people on a shelf and it puts food in a man’s stomach, which is what you needed back when you did what you did. You’re not proud of it – or maybe…
Carl DeMaio got a phone call from Washington, D.C. about five in the morning after Tuesday’s long election night; he was told to report for congressional orientation. Two years ago, Scott Peters got the same call in his tight race against incumbent Brian Bilbray in which Peters was then narrowly ahead. As I write this…
Election Day is when we hold our elected officials accountable for their policies. The days after are when we hold pundits accountable for their analysis and predictions. I think it’s only fair to take another look at last week’s column (https://lgbtweekly.jeffjungblut.com/2014/10/30/election-preview/) and see how I did. “The most competitive race is for superintendent of public…
thursday, nov. 6 LGBT Veterans Wall of Honor Induction Ceremony Join the San Diego LGBT Community Center to recognize LGBT veterans with ties to San Diego who have taken the oath to serve our country and have done so honorably and with distinction, acting as role models in advancing equality. This year’s honorees are John…
It’s Election Day as I’m writing this and it’ll likely be at least days after the 2014 midterm elections that you’re reading this. Carl DeMaio has had a number of claims made against him by staffers that he engaged in sexual harassment during the run-up for the vote on the 52nd Congressional District with the…
As a progressive, I believe there are many names for God and many ways to God; this article reflects one of those ways. Take from here what works for you. Celebrate life with joy and peace! Recently, Dr. Emery J. Cummins, former SDSU professor and long time friend of MCC San Diego and a supporter…
dvd of the week Unlike 21 Jump Street, its sequel 22 Jump Street is, lucky for the gays, not a two-hour mockery of gay sex. The absurdist franchise about lame cops Jenko (Channing Tatum) and Schmidt (Jonah Hill) going undercover as much younger guys, this time in college, is based on the more earnest 1980s…
dvr this HBO, Sunday, Nov. 9, 10 p.m. In 2005, Lisa Kudrow’s first post-Friends show was a brilliant cringe-fest about a former sitcom star trying to make a comeback as the older lady in a ensemble sitcom about twentysomethings. Valerie Cherish was an absurd figure, vain, oblivious, and deluded of her nonexistent grandeur. The show…
SEATTLE – Two California women were the third LGBTQ couple to be married through Visit Seattle’s Marry Me in Seattle campaign last night. Some 30 friends and family were on hand to witness Andrea Ross DeLuna and Claudia Araceli Pizano tie the knot at the Seattle Aquarium. The couple were chosen randomly from hundreds of…
http://youtu.be/YVgtirUBKr4 NEW YORK, – The Empire State Pride Agenda, New York’s statewide lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, today announced the launch of its second annual Transgender Awareness Month to celebrate the diverse lives and experiences of transgender and gender non-conforming New Yorkers. This year’s theme, “True To You” speaks to the…
