Puccini’s beloved ‘Madama Butterfly’ opens next month at San Diego Opera

SAN DIEGO – San Diego Opera is presenting Puccini’s Madama Butterfly as the second mainstage offering of its 2015-2016 season when it opens on Saturday, April 16, 2016 at 7 PM for four performances at the San Diego Civic Theatre. Returning to San Diego Opera in the title role, is American soprano Latonia Moore, who…

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HRC statement on President Obama’s nomination of Merrick Garland to the SCOTUS

WASHINGTON – Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) released the following statement on President Obama’s nomination of Merrick Garland to the U.S. Supreme Court. “Americans deserve a full Supreme Court bench, and President Obama’s nominee deserves a hearing. There is no doubt that Merrick Garland is a highly qualified candidate, and the Senate has a…

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Women’s Film Festival continues with screening of ‘Alice Walker: The Beauty in Truth’, March 20

The 2016 Women’s Film Festival continues with the screening of Alice Walker: The Beauty in Truth Sunday, March 20 at 4:30 p.m. The Festival, put on by The Women’s Museum of California aims to educate and inspire future generations about the experiences and contributions of women through the art of film. Alice Walker: Beauty In Truth…

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Kansas House of Representatives sends legislative attack on LGBT college students to governor

The Kansas House of Representatives has passed SB 175 – a bill that would put LGBT college students at even greater risk of discrimination. Now headed to Gov. Sam Brownback’s desk, the legislation would force public universities to fund student organizations that discriminate by restricting their membership and denying LGBT students from participating under the…

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Kentucky Senate approves ‘license to discriminate’ bill

Today, Kentucky’s Republican-controlled Senate approved a “license to discriminate” bill that would give businesses in the state a license to discriminate against patrons based on their sexuality and/or gender identity. A report in The Advocate states the bill’s author, Republican Sen. Albert Robinson, contends the proposal is not discriminatory but rather necessary to protect people…

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SDPOA endorses Chris Ward for San Diego City Council District Three

The San Diego Police Officers Association (SDPOA) has endorsed Chris Ward for San Diego City Council District Three. “With staffing numbers lower than they were 10 years ago, the San Diego Police Department continues to lose more than 13 officers a month.  These losses are a public safety issue to our neighborhoods,” said Brian Marvel,…

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A Great Big World live in concert in San Diego March 19

Grammy Award®-winning multiplatinum pop duo A Great Big World bring their Kaleidoscope 2016 North American tour to San Diego. The group, featuring singer Ian Axel and openly gay singer Chad King, is touring in support of their recently released second album, “When The Morning Comes.” The new album features the singles “Hold Out for Each…

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Celebrities rally behind new resource that supports LGBT couples starting families

LOS ANGELES – Now that marriage equality is legal throughout the U.S., many same-sex couples are moving on to the next step in their relationships by starting families. But the road to parenthood is still a challenge for many people in the LGBT community. That’s why author Eric Rosswood put together Journey to Same-Sex Parenthood, a new…

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Judge won’t reduce Philly gay basher’s sentence

Kathryn Knott, who was convicted of assaulting a gay couple in Philadelphia in 2014 won’t receive the reduced sentence she requested. Philly.com reported that Common Pleas Court Judge Roxanne Covington called appropriate the five- to 10-month prison term she imposed on Kathryn Knott and chided Knott for a “complete disconnection with the incident itself and…

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