dvd of the week Innovative, hilarious, and moving, Birdman is a film about theater, film and actors, as well as regret, love, family, and, in a way, the meaning of life, and it soars. Michael Keaton is blockbuster star Riggan Thomas, who wants to earn respect by appearing on Broadway, so he writes, directs and…
dvr this FOX, Fridays, 9 p.m. I never gave up on Glee, though I understand why so many people did after the second season, when things started getting so absurd, inconsistent and repetitive that it was hard even to call it camp. Last season was disastrously bad, with half of the action taking place in…
The San Diego Museum of Art had a Cuban themed night for their Culture & Cocktails series. The inspiration came from a recent trip to Cuba by the Board of Trustees in which they acquired four works from a local contemporary artist. The work is currently on display at the museum’s Welcome Gallery until March…
thursday, feb. 12 Russian National Ballet Theatre presents Swan Lake Consistently the most popular International Passport presentations, San Diego Symphony’s annual Valentine’s week festival of Russian ballet returns! The festival expands to an unprecedented third night as they bring back the Piotr Tchaikovsky dance masterpiece Swan Lake by popular demand. *San Diego Symphony does not…
In recent weeks I’ve submitted several California Freedom of Information Act requests of various entities at San Diego State University (SDSU), and many have been related to training that SDSU entities do regarding transgender students. What I’ve discovered is that apparently no one has been training staff of SDSU’s Associated Students, to include the staff…
As a progressive, I believe there are many names for God and many ways to a loving God; this article reflects one of those ways. Take from here what works for you. Celebrate life with joy and peace! In my study for this week’s sermon, I’ve been introduced to a new way (for me) to…
SAN DIEGO – The San Diego Gay Men’s Chorus (SDGMC) recently received major funding of $11,300 from the San Diego Human Dignity Foundation (SDHDF) Matching Grant Program. The funds were presented at SDGMC’s latest rehearsal on behalf of SDHDF and its Executive Director John Brown and presented by SDHDF Grants & Finance Mhttps://lgbtweekly.jeffjungblut.com/wp-admin/post-new.php?post_type=postanager Des Kelly…
WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Susan Davis (D-CA) introduced the Juror Non-Discrimination Act (H.R. 864) to prohibit a person from being removed from a jury because of their sexual orientation or gender identity. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) introduced companion legislation in the Senate. “Serving on a jury is one of America’s most cherished civic duties,” said…
Fox News host Bill O’Reilly criticized the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) for adding former Fox contributor Ben Carson to the group’s “extremist files” for his anti-LGBT comments. To defend Carson, O’Reilly invited a senior fellow from the Family Research Council (FRC), a group also listed on the SPLC’s “extremist files” for their anti-LGBT rhetoric, to denounce the SPLC, reports Media Matters for…
McKesson Corporation was recognized again as one of the “Best Places to Work for LGBT Equality” by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation. For the second year in a row McKesson scored 100% on the HRC’s 2015 Corporate Equality Index, the national benchmarking tool on corporate policies and practices pertinent to lesbian, gay, bisexual and…
