Last week, I read the misinformed article by Jeremy Ogul in Gay San Diego entitled “One of the girls.” I immediately contacted trans-activist, and LGBT Weekly columnist, Autumn Sandeen to get her perspective about those in our community who are clueless about trans issues and seem to have no desire to learn. Ogul’s story was…
MONTGOMERY— Tuesday, Mobile County Probate Judge Don Davis ignored a federal court order by denying same-sex couples the opportunity to obtain a certificate of marriage. On Monday, U.S. District Judge Callie V.S. Granade again refused to issue a stay in her ruling which struck down Alabama’s discriminatory constitutional amendment, banning same-sex couples from marrying. Earlier…
This weekend Elton John weighed in on the controversial comments made by Dolce and Gabbana with respect to same-sex families. The pair reputedly said “We oppose gay adoptions. … The only family is the traditional one. … No chemical offspring and rented uterus: life has a natural flow, there are things that should not be…
OKLAHOMA CITY — This afternoon, a bill introduced to the Oklahoma State House by Representative Sally Kern that would legalize anti-LGBT therapy died without coming to a vote. The defeat follows months of extensive grassroots organizing by national and state organizations working in coalition to educate parents and families about the ineffective and harmful practices…
It is amusing to see the political chattering classes talk about the issue concerning Hillary Clinton’s email and where it was stored. While the requirement is that all government emails on any personal account are supposed to be uploaded to a government server for backup, history, and transparency because the majority of the emails will…
Banana – Banana – Logo TV Logo TV have just released the U.S. trailer for the highly anticipated Cucumber and Banana drama series. The two interlinked dramas from Russell T Davies (Doctor Who and Queer as Folk) are slated to premiere on Logo TV Monday, April 13 at 10 p.m. ET. The two interwoven drama series…
Dear Mr. Angelo and Ms. Jester: As a leader and representative of a significant constituency of the LGBT community, I am writing to ask you to address some ongoing concerns with the Log Cabin Republicans (LCR) and the Republican Party. Thank you in advance for your prompt response. First, the LGBT community is concerned about…
letters San Diego needs to talk about HIV not remember AIDS Dear Editor, While I applaud the people behind the San Diego AIDS Memorial for taking the leadership in such a meaningful endeavor, I do have to question the timing of it. Memorials are something that we build like the World War II Memorial or…
Well the GOP has opened its first bag of Skittles for the 2016 election and it includes San Diegan Jacquie Atkinson. A bag of Skittles, you ask. Yes, a Skittle is a member of the LGBT community who puts their personal interest before that of the community as a whole. A Skittle is someone who…
By Mathew Rodriguez From TheBody.com After two men on pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) at the Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Medical Center tested positive for the hepatitis C virus (HCV), clinicians at the center penned a letter to the editor of the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases calling for routine HCV testing in gay men who are currently…
