SACRAMENTO—The Assembly today passed ACR 132, a resolution authored by Speaker Toni G. Atkins that declares February 14, 2016 to be V-Day in California. V-Day was established 18 years ago by Eve Ensler, the writer of the acclaimed play “The Vagina Monologues,” to raise awareness about violence against women and girls. “The United Nations found…
NEW ROCHELLE, NY—Transgender individuals may experience significant improvement in psychological functioning after as little as 3–6 months of hormone therapy, with improved quality of life reported within 12 months of initiating therapy by both female-to-male and male-to-female transgender individuals, according to an article published in Transgender Health, a new peer-reviewed open access journal from Mary Ann…
NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISO — Marriage Equality USA (MEUSA) and Freedom for All Americans (FFAA) have announced that FFAA will serve as the new coalition chair of NEAT, the National Equality Action Team. MEUSA, the previous chair of the coalition, will be closing as an organization this Spring and has transferred its network and resources to FFAA….
It has become clear as a bell to me that San Diego isn’t as hell bent over ending its social problems as is being discussed with our current administration. At a recent meeting with The mayor’s offices’ Department of Community Solutions, the issues of restraining orders against the homeless in Hillcrest, and providing bathrooms for…
Get More: Logo TV New Now Next Honors Check out love advice for millennials, delivered from Mother Dearest! Daniel Franzese, the host of tonight’s “Gay Skit Happens” joins a cast of familiar and up-and-coming sketch comedy players for a blend of pop culture parodies, recurring characters, and comic critiques about modern romance, including Franzese’s take…
Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) and the ACLU of South Dakota strongly denounced comments made by South Dakota Republican State Sen. David Omdahl this weekend. In an attempt to justify why he will vote in favor of an extreme bill attacking transgender students in public schools, HB 1008, the vehemently anti-equality lawmaker said transgender…
SAN DIEGO – San Diego Opera has announced that it is once again partnering with KPBS Radio to present encore broadcasts of San Diego Opera’s three mainstage operas –Tosca, Madama Butterfly, and the West Coast premiere of Great Scott, a new opera by composer Jake Heggie and librettist Terrence McNally. KPBS will also air a…
A 19-year-old man who claimed he was provoked when he slashed a gay man to death in his Chula Vista apartment was sentenced Feb. 5 to six years in state prison. A request for probation for Joe Andrew Cortez was turned down by Chula Vista Superior Court Judge Ana Espana who cited the horrific stab…
https://soundcloud.com/kenyth-mogan/it-was-love-acoustic Gay singer Kenyth Mogan has just released the first single from his forthcoming EP It Was Love. Mogan who hails from Montana described this new release as “… the first single off the new chapter of my musical adventure.” Listen to the track above.
Hate crimes against LGBT people went down slightly in 2015 by 7 percent in a comparison with hate crimes in 2014, according to San Diego Police Chief Shelley Zimmerman’s crime statistical report. Zimmerman expressed concern about another recent phenomenon – “pocket dials” of 911 – or as Third District Councilmember Todd Gloria characterized them as…
