How the military is embracing LGBT families into the broader military family community Over the past few years, the United States military has taken steps to become more friendly to the LGBT community. It crossed another major milestone in August when military bases in Germany, which host about 43,000 U.S. military personnel, were added to…
Probably the most remarkable thing about Raven’s Touch is how unremarkable their road to victory was. The idea that a picture could get made simply by donations from hundreds of people is less a tectonic shift in the marketing of movies – it was being done long before this picture – than a clear affirmation…
An unidentified man attacked San Diego LGBT Community Center Trans Services Coordinator, Connor Maddocks late Tuesday afternoon – reportedly “because he didn’t get what he wanted” asking for a referral to a crisis house. Paramedics attended to Maddocks’ injuries, which were described as minor. Nevertheless, Maddocks was treated at a nearby emergency room. Contrary to…
I haven’t had sushi since Christmas (issue #163) and my youthful assistant Lestat, fresh from a visit to the barber shop and sporting a sharp clean fade, quickly agreed to plumb the depths of oceanic delicacies. We reserved a table at Hane Sushi one sultry summer night and were quickly seated in the medium-sized room….
The last several weeks have been monumental with respect to the implementation of marriage equality in the United States. As gays and lesbians have celebrated the Supreme Court decision giving us equal marriage rights across the nation, there are those committed to ensuring that it is not universally applied. That is one reason why you…
Today, Rowan County, Ky. clerk Kim Davis was found in contempt of court by a federal judge for refusing to issue same-sex marriage licenses on religious grounds. Davis was led away by U.S. marshals and taken into custody reports Reuters. “The court doesn’t do this lightly,” District Court Judge David Bunning said in ordering she…
WASHINGTON – Today, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights proposed a regulation that provides explicit protections from discrimination on the basis of sex stereotyping and gender identity in healthcare and insurance under the Affordable Care Act. The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) praised the proposed regulation, as well as the…
SAN DIEGO – AIDS Walk & Run San Diego has announced that Coca-Cola will be a sponsor of the 26th annual event, scheduled for Sat., Sept. 26. The company will distribute free bottles of Coca-Cola beverages, including Dasani water, ZICO Premium Coconut Water and Hubert’s Lemonade at several locations along the walk and run route….
Just when you thought The Golden Girls couldn’t get any gayer… get ready to see Sophia, Dorothy, Rose and Blanche as you’ve never seen them before when stars of Logo’s hit RuPaul’s Drag Race don Golden Girls drag to host 30 hours of Golden Girls episodes. Logo’s ’30 Isn’t a Drag’ marathon celebrates 30 years…
I finally faced the devil and cleaned up my catch-all drawer. It had reached 120 percent capacity and constantly jammed. The climax came when, as I gave it a manly yank, it suddenly leaped out, scattering its innards hither and yon. Seizing the opportunity to seriously get the upper hand, I spread the slew of…
