As many of you know, Chad Griffin has been selected to lead the Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest advocacy group dedicated to the achievement of LGBT equality. With his appointment, Griffin instantly becomes one of the most powerful figures in the LGBT civil rights movement. Griffin is not unfamiliar with how to be an…
The farm-to-table concept of restaurants has to be one of the hottest trends out there today. Chefs all over the world continue to market their favorite farms and farmers, and it is not uncommon these days for them to list the places where the ingredients come from on their menus. If you look around our…
This morning Assemblyman Nathan Fletcher announced that he has decided to leave the republican party and will become an independent. Fletcher indicated at www.nathanfletcher.com that he has struggled with the decision but came to it in an effort to do “what was right for the city.” He decided to leave partisan politics. Fletcher says in today’s…
The fight for same-sex marriage has been lambasted by the right as the greatest threat to the institution of marriage since divorce. “It will destroy marriage as we know it,” shout the voices of fear and hate. Guess what? Those voices are potentially right. But achieving marriage equality for gays, lesbians and bisexual Americans in…
In support of gay art Dear Editor, This is in response to the article by Andrew Printer called “More gay art, please!” in the San Diego LGBT Weekly. I am a gay artist and have been living in San Diego for over 10 years. My experience of showing gay–art themed paintings in this city has…
St. Patrick’s Day is one of those holidays that is uniquely celebrated with food and drink. Every year it comes round, people line up outside bars and restaurants so they can start drinking and eating the day away. It is a remarkable sight and every city does it differently. In San Diego, we of course…
A new poll cited Monday by the Republican Party of San Diego County places mayoral hopeful Carl DeMaio at the top of list with a 25 percent lead compared to other Republican candidates. According to the survey, Congressman Bob Filner trails behind DeMaio with a 20 percent share of the vote, while State Assemblyman Nathan…
For most of your life, people have been making decisions on your behalf without you. When you were born, for instance, they decided whether you were a boy or a girl (usually, though not always, based on obvious visual clues). Because of that, they hung a gender-specific moniker on you, dressed you in pink or…
Those who think Gov. Mitt Romney is the more threatening candidate to President Barack Obama should take heart from this week’s results in Michigan. On paper, Romney looks more electable, but in the flesh, the GOP’s own electorate just doesn’t like him. Many Republican voters – possibly most – voted strictly on electability, not because…
Those who think Gov. Mitt Romney is the more threatening candidate to President Barack Obama should take heart from this week’s results in Michigan. On paper, Romney looks more electable, but in the flesh, the GOP’s own electorate just doesn’t like him. Many Republican voters – possibly most – voted strictly on electability, not because…
