2015
A wet and wonderful San Diego Pride 2015
Thanks to former Hurricane Dolores, San Diego received more than 1.5 inches of rain this past weekend to mark the first time a San Diego Pride event has been so consistently poured on! The rainfall, which set all-time records for the month of July and was described by one National Weather Service meteorologist as “super…
Call to make sure
To solve world problems I regularly attend my weekly discussion group where, on occasion, I shyly and reluctantly offer my humble opinions, suggest hints of advice and make tactful corrections. Last week, beguiled by an amusing video on a male art site, I missed my bus and so stayed home. It seems my non-appearance, greeted…
The perfect antidote to those sticky social situations
Who loves a party? You do, that’s who! You love the invitations, the decorations, and the balloons. You love the cake and ice cream, and the games are fun. If there’s a magician or a clown, that’s even better. But what if the party wasn’t quite right? What if the guest list made you upset?…
A Bob Filner tell-all book?
Yes, it was in this column that I wrote that former Mayor Bob Filner would be writing a book and now comes word that it could be nearly finished! My good sources tell me that the possibilities of this “tell-all” book being a reality are very good and that there should be some very nervous…
True Detective
dvr this HBO, Sundays, 9 p.m., repeated multiple times during the week True Detective was a sensation last year. Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey’s portrayals of damaged Louisiana detectives hunting a serial killer were epic. For the second season, creator Nic Pizzolatto has left the South and landed in L.A., with the four main stars…
The ‘Trump’ card
Donald Trump made comments about Sen. John McCain that created a firestorm this week. Trump’s comments questioning McCain’s “hero” status made the Republican candidates rush to castigate Trump, who is the leading Republican presidential contender. Yet each one of the Republican candidates have at some point said inappropriate and hateful comments about the LGBT…
Hands across the world
LGBT Weekly looks at the development and impact of Allstate’s #OutHoldingHands campaign In the late July pall, after the hangover that is June Pride, we rarely revisit, let alone dissect, the fervor of the moment. We understand that the sixth month of the year is a nonstop, streaming overload of events, parades, news coverage and,…
Managing yourself through recovery
Early recovery! What does this mean to the LGBT individual who has made the decision to free him or herself from the addictive and abusive cycles of substance use? You’ve decided to embrace a new way of living. You’ve participated in local self-help groups, entered and perhaps completed treatment and have set the intention to…