SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco Pride have announced that there will be security screening and metal detectors at all points of entry for the 2016 San Francisco Pride Celebration and festival, scheduled for Saturday, June 25 from 12:00 Noon to 6:00 PM and Sunday, June 26 from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM at San Francisco’s…
The U.S. Supreme Court today issued a 4-4 ruling on the case of U.S. v. Texas, leaving a lower court’s preliminary injunction on President Obama’s immigration executive actions intact. The injunction prohibits the Administration from expanding on the existing Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program and establishing the Deferred Action for Parents of Americans…
That’s how “Pierce” described the ambience at Parc Bistro-Brasserie, and I had to agree. Garo Minassian, known for numerous popular and award-winning restaurants, has transformed the space previously occupied by Croce’s Park West into a bright urban oasis. Off-white walls and judicious touches of seaside inspired muted pastels. White globe sconces and chandeliers. A mirror…
dvr this Lifetime, Mondays at 10 p.m. UnREAL is a deeply cynical, sometimes funny, and very entertaining drama about the making of a show just like The Bachelor. Shiri Appleby plays Rachel Goldberg, a feminist who has found herself producing a paean to misogyny, which contributes to the disappearance of her ethics and a nervous…
dvd of the week Jeff Nichols’ low-budget science fiction thriller was met with some ecstatic reviews when it was released a few months ago. They were hyperbolic, because the film isn’t as smart or deep as many claimed it was, but it’s worth watching for the acting and Nichols’ taught direction. Alton (Jaeden Lieberher) is…
thursday, june 23 Melissa Villaseñor Melissa Villaseñor is a creator of many. She is an impressionist, stand-up comedian of 10 years, actor, musician and graphic artist. You may have seen her as a top 16 finalist on Season 6 of America’s Got Talent or heard her voices on Cartoon Network’s Adventure Time. Her credits also…
Over the last four decades, same-sex marriage has gone from a ‘preposterous notion’ to one of the most successful civil rights campaigns in the world. Now, as the country gets ready to celebrate the first anniversary of same-sex marriage a new documentary entitled ‘The Freedom to Marry’ will make its world premiere at at the…
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – San Diego Opera announced today that tenor Piotr Beczala will open San Diego Opera’s 2016-2017 season with a recital on Saturday, September 17, 2016 at 7 PM at the Balboa Theatre. In demand at the world’s leading opera houses and concert halls, Mr. Beczala made his Company debut as Rodolfo in…
Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore requested a court drop judicial ethics charges against him, saying he never told probate judges to refuse marriage licenses to gay couples. Moore filed his response Tuesday. Last year, HRC and other civil rights organizations joined the Southern Poverty Law Center’s (SPLC) ethics complaint with the Judicial Inquiry…
Do you know where San Diego’s early gay bars were? Have you read the hate crimes plaque? Have you looked at the base of the flag pole? Have you peeked into the secret garden? How much do you really know about Hillcrest? To celebrate Pride week, Lambda Archives will have two evening tours: Wednesday July 13 and…
