The San Diego Democrats for Equality has announced several local events amid the Proposition 8 victory in which an appeals court has determined the measure unconstitutional. Allies and activists are encouraged to get involved and attend the following San Diego-based events to celebrate Tuesday’s epic win for the LGBT community. Community march planned in…
BY VICTOR HOFF Tracking Sean down was no easy task. He’s not inclined to give interviews or, I suspect, he’s much more careful about with whom he speaks, given the rather toxic environment he has left behind in the gay adult entertainment world when he closed the door on ‘Brent Corrigan.’ Luckily, I have the…
A Christian pastor is calling for a national boycott of Starbucks Coffee in wake of the company’s support of same-sex marriage in the state of Washington. Pastor Steven Andrew of USA Christian Ministries called for all Christian Americans to stop their support of the giant coffee chain in an online blog published a day before…
BY VICTOR HOFF In general, the history of queer cinema reads like a never-ending saga of homophobia: murderers (“Rope,” 1948), psychopaths (“The Fan,” 1980), both (“Cruising,” 1981), limp-wristed pansies (“Partners,” 1982), manic depressives (“The Children’s Hour,” 1961) and just about every other pathology one can evoke. Hollywood was unapologetic in its cruel depictions of…
JC Penney is revamping its image and a part of its makeover includes hiring Ellen DeGeneres as its new spokesperson. While LGBT activists and allies have praised the move, the anti-gay organization OneMillionMoms.com funded in part by the American Family Association is calling for the department megastore to remove DeGeneres as its spokesperson because she…
The award-winning “Think Before You Speak” public service announcements (PSA) will air during Super Bowl XLVI on Sunday, Feb. 5 as part of an awareness campaign by the Gay, Lesbian, & Straight Education Network (GLSEN) and The Ad Council in partnership with Grazie Media. “GLSEN is thrilled to share the Think Before You Speak campaign’s…
The City of San Diego has declined to pay $150,000 to a local man who says his civil rights were violated during a controversial arrest for alleged public nudity at last year’s San Diego Pride Festival. As reported in the Dec. 1, 2011 print edition of of San Diego LGBT Weekly, San Diego police with involvement…
SAN DIEGO (San Diego LGBT Pride) — As part of the Board of Directors commitment that San Diego LGBT Pride remains a community-driven event and organization, the Board is fulfilling its promise to establish a Community Advisory Council. Come learn how you can become part of the new Community Advisory Council and through this forum…
Teen Mom 2 Kailyn Lowry is full of surprises, and this time, as Star Magazine reports, she was reportedly involved in a same-sex relationship prior to her stint on the popular MTV show. The reality star is famously known for her on-again/off-again and now estranged relationship with her baby’s daddy Jo Rivera, but now viewers…
RuPaul has some explaining to do after the self-named reality show star said he loved the word “tranny” in defense of Lance Bass’s apology after using the offensive word on a daytime talk show. The infamous drag queen was interviewed at SiriusXM OutQ and HuffPost Gay Voices, starting off the season of “RuPaul’s Drag Race”…
