2016

Equality Federation launches new tools to combat tide of anti-LGBTQ legislation washing across the U.S.

Steve Lee, Editor9 years ago04 mins

Thursday, Equality Federation launched the Legislative Action Center (LAC). The LAC will empower state-based LGBTQ organizations to hold their ground during turbulent state legislative sessions while also winning nondiscrimination protections and other important policy advances for LGBTQ people and their families. With these new tools, Equality Federation can anticipate committee hearings, floor votes, and other…

Come home

LGBT Weekly9 years ago011 mins

Rev. Dan Koeshall is away. This week’s column is written by Lyn Malone, minister of congregational connection, Metropolitan Community Church San Diego Who or what is God? Where shall we look for God’s presence? Our sages and philosophers are by no means unanimous in their response. But they seem to agree on one matter: God…

Showtime!

LGBT Weekly9 years ago9 years ago016 mins

LGBT Weekly previews a selection of shows from San Diego’s vibrant new theater season San Diego can boast about its theater scene like no other city in America. Sure Los Angeles, Seattle, Denver and Chicago have vibrant exciting theater offerings, but none of them can compete with how many world, U.S. and West Coast premieres…

Every community should have a public accommodations bill

LGBT Weekly9 years ago06 mins

Jonathan Alexandre, the legal counsel to the Massachusetts Family Institute recently summed up the socially conservative Christian position on equal rights for transgender people in a single phrase. “It’s about bathrooms,” he wrote in an op-ed for the Boston Globe. Massachusetts is a state that this year is considering a statewide bill that would extend…

Do you need flood insurance?

LGBT Weekly9 years ago05 mins

Climate change. It’s here and it is changing the way we live and our expectations. Formerly dry places may get wetter, and unexpected water can cause a lot of damage, especially in locations where runoff has no place to go. According to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), a mere two inches of water can…

Did San Diego Democrats just lose the City Council?

LGBT Weekly9 years ago9 years ago05 mins

Earlier this month, Democrat Joe LaCava ended his City Council bid. It’s a bigger deal than you may think. LaCava was running to replace Democrat Sherri Lightner, who is termed out in District 1. Before Lightner, the District was represented by former Councilmember and now U.S. Representative Scott Peters. If that makes District 1 sound…

The Revenant’s brutality is only surpassed by its beauty

LGBT Weekly9 years ago06 mins

A great deal has been written, said and tweeted regarding how, for the second year in a row, each one of the 20 actors nominated for an Academy Award this year are white. According to the Los Angeles Times, the Academy is 94 percent white, 2 percent African American and less than 2 percent Latino….

Editorial

Letters

LGBT Weekly9 years ago02 mins

Letters Gay, GOP Dear Editor, I thought, when I came out in 2002 at 36 years old, I had made it past the judgment. The truth is, unless you follow a certain pattern in the LGBT community, it will be the community that judges you. We say we seek tolerance and acceptance, but the truth…

Looking for an LGBT roomie? There’s an app for that!

LGBT Weekly9 years ago9 years ago2912 mins

Finding a good roommate can be difficult for anyone but finding a roommate who is part of the LGBT community, or is an ally, can be an even bigger hurdle. Wei Fan, a recent graduate of the Rady School of Management at the University of California, San Diego, witnessed this common struggle for LGBT people…

GALECA’s Dorian Awards for 2015

LGBT Weekly9 years ago01 mins

The Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association (GALECA) announced its annual Dorian Awards Monday, Jan. 18. Carol, Todd Hayne’s masterpiece about a lesbian romance in 1950s New York, swept the film awards, winning Film of the Year, LGBT Film of the Year, Director of the Year, Film Actress of the Year (Cate Blanchett) and Screenplay…

HRC releases 2018 Buyer’s Guide just in time for holiday shopping season

LGBT Congressional Staff Association joins call for action to address sexual harassment

Jeff Sessions joins anti-LGBTQ Heritage Foundation in a closed door meeting

Fourth annual Truth Awards to honor and recognize African Americans in the LGBTQ community

Sen. Toni Atkins to become first woman to lead California Senate

HRC joins allies to demand a clean DREAM Act

Equality Federation launches new tools to combat tide of anti-LGBTQ legislation washing across the U.S.

Come home

Showtime!

Every community should have a public accommodations bill

Do you need flood insurance?

Did San Diego Democrats just lose the City Council?

The Revenant’s brutality is only surpassed by its beauty

Letters

Looking for an LGBT roomie? There’s an app for that!

GALECA’s Dorian Awards for 2015