In response to Nicole’s comments about Harvey Milk’s American Diner Dear Editor, I found Nicole’s comment regarding the closing of the Harvey Milk Diner a bit harsh. Despite how it ended, the gentlemen who created and managed the restaurant deserve some kudos for their efforts and hard work. Nicole, who had his finger in the…
The votes have been counted, and we now know that former City Councilmember Carl DeMaio failed in his bid to oust freshmen Rep. Scott Peters in California’s 52nd District. It’s time to move on and start to heal some of the rifts left in the wake of a largely negative campaign. In that spirit, I…
In the 1955-1960 television program The Millionaire, the millionaire John Beresford Tipton would call his secretary, Michael Anthony, into his drawing room. In a booming voice, he would utter the following, handing his assistant an envelope, “Mike, our next millionaire …” Mike would then set off to find the lucky recipient and we would watch…
thursday, nov. 13 Lucette A collaborative exhibition by Brooks Dierdorff, Jared Haug and Kyle Thompson. Using as inspiration the survival story of the Robertson Family, whose sailboat The Lucette was sunk by killer whales in the middle of the Pacific Ocean in 1971, Lucette explores ideas about fate and chance, fear and boredom, enforced leisure…
“I have always been more for celebrating accomplishments and victories and I have never really loved the Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR), to be honest,” said Helen Kramer, author of My Husband Betty, to LGBT Weekly. “I know so many vibrant, interesting, awesome trans people, and it upsets me that there are so many people…
“May the words of my mouth and the meditation of our hearts be acceptable in your sight, O God, my strength and my redeemer. Amen” Matthew 18:12-14 I was sent an email by someone who has attended this church on and off for many years; it was a sermon preached by the very first ordained…
If, and it’s not really a big if, but if District Court Judge Mark Mason joins the Massachusetts’ Superior Court, he already understands the special role he will play in cases involving the criminal justice system and members of the LGBT Community. As an openly gay man he feels added responsibility to be sensitive to…
In the past month, same-sex marriage has gained momentum across the country as more federal judges reject state laws that have banned the unions. Key decisions for Kansas, Missouri, Ohio and Tennessee have all centered on the legal question of same-sex marriage. But outside the courtrooms, one impact of expanding the definition of legal marriage is…
Indian-American Aditi Hardikar has been appointed to a key White House position as liaison with the LGBT as well as the Asian American and Pacific Islanders communities. Hardikar, who till recently was director of the LGBT Leadership Council at the Democratic National Committee, replaces another Indian-American, Gautam Raghavan, at the White House, who has now…
WASHINGTON – At a time when many states continue to drag their feet on fully-inclusive LGBT laws and policies, the nation’s cities are stepping up in record numbers to ensure that all people are treated equally, according to a report issued today by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC). The HRC Foundation’s 2014 Municipal Equality Index…
