In an op-ed for The Advocate, Ana Ma, COO and chief of staff of HRC, and Matthew McClellan, the executive director of the National Council of La Raza Action Fund, urge President Obama to take action on immigration reform. Ma and McClellan write, “Two of the most pressing civil rights issues facing our nation today…
http://youtu.be/eTb-eepjheE Stonewall, the largest LGBT lobbying organization both in England and on the European Continent, has teamed up with Paddy Power, the Irish bookmaker, for a new advertising campaign entitled “The Changing Room,” to help combat homophobia from both players and fans of soccer. It is a follow-up to last year’s “Right Behind Gay Footballers”…
The United States Chamber of Commerce is the largest lobbying group in America and is considered a Republican leaning organization, that has occassionally endorsed conservative Democrats. Last night, the Political Director of the United States Chamber of Commerce, Rob Engstrom, tweeted some very interesting comments about 52nd District Congressional candidate Carl DeMaio. It seems that…
This September, the literary community in San Diego will experience a historic first as two Native American authors perform special readings at the new Central Library, Sept. 13 from 6-8 p.m. This event will be especially meaningful for the LGBT community because the authors are also lesbian. Hosted by the San Diego Multicultural LGBT Literary…
Is there a reality show end game? I thought there might be when a billboard in Los Angeles caught my eye. L.A. being L.A., I first thought it might be some inside joke. But, no, there really was a reality show – excuse me, “docu-series” – coming to a small screen near you called Little…
“Brunch is a late breakfast – with booze.” — George Takei Brunch, how I love the word! A portmanteau of ‘breakfast’ and ‘lunch’ resulting in a sum greater than its parts. Brunch, how I love the concept! Arising late on a leisurely weekend before enjoying a delightful repast with friends. Or family. With booze. As…
Comedy legend and LGBT icon, Joan Rivers has died at the age of 81. According to a report in People.com, Rivers stopped breathing during a surgical procedure on her vocal cords last week and had to be rushed from the clinic to Mount Sinai Hospital. In a statement obtained by PEOPLE., Rivers’ daughter Melissa said,…
A judge Tuesday ordered a 29-year-old gay man who is charged with a lone misdemeanor count of spreading HIV to stop using online dating Web sites. Thomas Miguel Guerra, aka Ashton Chavez, agreed to do so after San Diego Superior Court Judge Dan Link called it “a reasonable request” from Deputy City Attorney Taylor Garrott….
A spray painting vandal tagged Metropolitan Community Church in San Diego Aug. 29 at night in four places, writing the words “fags,” “queers,” and X marks over two church banners. The hate crime was reported to San Diego Police Saturday, Aug. 30 after the vandalism was discovered. An officer took photographs, and the graffiti was…
