The media often facilitates the barriers in the way of tolerance of trans people in broader society, and sometimes are the barriers themselves. One recent example is from Great Britain. Columnist Suzanne Moore wrote an article entitled Seeing Red: The Power Of Female Anger for the British newsmagazine The New Statesman speaking to how women…
It’s the end of January already! How many of you have still kept your New Year’s resolutions? I spent New Year’s Day taking down all of my holiday decorations, boxing them up, putting the boxes in the rafters of my garage and then cleaning up. I mean a deep cleaning. Polishing the furniture, vacuuming, cleaning…
Stuart Milk (Harvey’s nephew), founder of the Harvey Milk Foundation has said that when Harvey Milk was stationed in San Diego as a naval officer “he fell in love with California;” and as we all know the rest is history. As you know this week’s announcement that the San Francisco Board of Supervisors will vote…
Bill’s Briefs BY BILL HANSON For seniors and those who will be Why do responsible TV networks go against public sanity and schedule two momentous events at the same time? I mean, of course, the debacle last Sunday night: the British snobs opposite Honey Boo-Boo’s return. Naturally, as a staunch supporter of good manners and…
Arts BY ANDREW PRINTER I am certain most of you know about the wonderful Museum of Photographic Arts (MOPA) in Balboa Park. Not every city has a space designed to collect and present the finest examples of photographic art, spanning the history of photography from the 19th century to the present day. San Diego does…
Real Estate BY TRENT ST. LOUIS The real estate market has historically always gone in cycles. This means that housing prices go up and they go down. When prices are up, it is considered a seller’s market and when prices are down, it is a buyer’s market. There are of course other variables that play…
Well, I’m in town this weekend but will be in Houston, Texas next weekend, then off to Atlanta, Ga. with Stuart Milk to attend the 20th annual Creating Change conference, sponsored by the N.G.L.T.F. and with more than 3,000 GLBT activists and leaders from all across the USA expected. It’s been a month for Mayor…
When it comes to most things in life you never really know what you’re going to get. This is very much the case with the snowboard resorts in Southern California. With the commute ranging from 2-3 hours, it’s hard to be certain of the weather ahead. We eagerly drove to the slopes and joined the…
thursday, jan. 10 Fresh Sound presents Han Bennink and Mary Oliver with Mark Dresser Han Bennink and Mary Oliver met in Amsterdam in 1990 while both were performers at the Bimhuis’ October meeting. Since 2000 they have been performing together, mostly in the Instant Composers’ Pool Orchestra (ICP). For their performance in San Diego Duo,…
During the first two Sundays of Advent, I have been preaching on Mary of Nazareth. I’ve suggested ways to see Mary, the mother of Jesus, that are quite different from the traditional Christian view of her – as meek, mild, obedient, and even submissive. I’ve suggested that we see her as possessing those traits –…
