I was struck by a moment of clarity one recent Friday evening while strolling along University Avenue in the heart of North Park. You know the moment I’m talking about – the exact instant you realize that, after a happy hour cocktail or three, you really should get something to eat. Nothing too complicated or…
Welcome to 2015! Just like you, San Diego LGBT Weekly is making significant changes in 2015. As you know, the publishing business is forever changing as new technologies affect how our readers access our content. LGBT Weekly is the only publication serving the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community that has a print edition, Web…
Barring an unexpected vacancy, 2015 should be a boring electoral year, as there won’t be any major offices open at the federal, state or local level. That doesn’t mean it will be a boring political year, particularly as candidates begin jockeying for 2016 races. The following are some of the major questions that will get…
In my last column, we had some fun talking about how smart technology is beginning to transform our homes, creeping into our basic energy systems and every other nook and cranny of our homes. This is a trend that will surely continue, as developers, engineers, builders and home goods suppliers endeavor to one-up one another….
thursday, jan. 8 Steal Heaven Do you ever wonder if activism in America can provoke real change? Is it possible to stand up and shout and really make a difference? Maybe it’s time to get a little crazy! This is where bad-boy Abbie Hoffman comes in. You know about Abbie, right? He was the political…
There’s a reason why, in the mid-2000s, my first blogging gig was for The Ex-Gay Watch. My parents made it a requirement for me to live in their house that I go to a Christian therapist to “treat” me for my “transvetism.” My parents and I were Pentecostals, and I wanted to be cured of…
You are invited to join us as we begin offering “A Course In Miracles” beginning Wednesday, Jan. 14 and then every Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. – 7:45 p.m. in our Community Room on the first floor, right off the parking lot next to the church. The admission is free. I love a story from the…
California Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer announced today that she will not seek re-election to a new term next year. The 74-year-old Boxer made the announcement in an unusual video (above) in which she answered questions posed by her grandson, Zach Rodham. “I am never going to retire. The work is too important. But I will…
WASHINGTON – Today, the Human Rights Campaign, (HRC) shined a bright spotlight on six of the new Members of the 114th Congress with some of the most shameful and extreme anti-equality rhetoric, record and positions on LGBT issues. Sworn in on January 6, these new members are some of the worst who have gone out…
DENVER, Colo.—From stunning wins for the freedom to marry to Medicare’s lifting of the exclusion of coverage for transgender-specific healthcare, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) Americans made gains on many fronts in 2014. However, despite these advances, deep disparities remain, including an overwhelming lack of employment nondiscrimination protections, high rates of healthcare discrimination, poorer…
