A simple proclamation, “We Are Here”, is printed on a souvenir button from Phoenix, Arizona’s first march for gay and lesbian rights. The cherished button and official program have been collecting dust in a memorabilia filled cardboard box since June 27, 1981. I’ve kept them all these years because the event was transformative and life-changing….
Pride 2015 – the summer when love wins! With the Obergefell v. Hodges decision, we witness the long arc of history bend a little more toward justice. We know our community has much work left to do on many issues, but on the issue of marriage equality we can finally and truly claim this victory!…
It’s another Pride season. And every year at this time our thoughts turn to parades and celebrations, and to looking at what we’ve achieved and what we have left to do. This Pride, though, is a little different for me. Because I can’t shake from my thoughts three bright, sweet transgender kids from San Diego…
As a former gay resident of Mexico City, I cannot be quiet after hearing the vicious and racist statement by billionaire gringo Donald Trump about the Mexican people. His comments, many believed designed to create publicity for his TV career and his laughable presidential campaign, are despicable and sickening. My years living in Mexico City,…
In 1967, when I was a young gay teen, I would go to the only under 21 gay night club in Hollywood at the time, Gino’s. There I would meet my friends and danced to the Supremes playing on the juke box. At that time it was illegal for men to dance with men in…
Letters You helped me make up my mind Dear Editor, I had long been a proponent of marriage equality on general grounds but had been somewhat ambivalent on the matter of civil partnerships. Was a civil partnership “close enough” to actual marriage? Should same-sex couples be satisfied with that? A quote attributed to Stampp Corbin…
Tangerine In my last column, I wrote about the new ways transgender characters are being depicted on television series, and how complex and positive portrayals of Sofia on Orange is the New Black, Maura on Transparent and Nomi on Sense8 signify a sea change in transgender representation. Independent film, however, has long been on the…
I want the Chargers to stay in San Diego. I want a stadium funding plan that puts the costs on those who would benefit most. I read the Citizens Stadium Advisory Group (CSAG) report and followed the back-and-forth between the City and the Chargers, and I still want answers to a few questions. Does the…
Last issue we took on the positives that make a home inviting and desired. This week, we turn to the turn-offs, and this is something every prospective seller should want to know. Remember that buyers spend an average of fifteen minutes in your home, at least the first time around, and when these baddies jump…
thursday, july 9 Boz Scaggs “I’m at a point where I’m having a lot of fun with music, more than ever,” Boz Scaggs says about his spellbinding new album, A Fool to Care. “It’s like I’m just going wherever I want to go with it.” You can hear that sense of fun, as well as…
