Old Spice ALS: Ice Bucket Challenge (VIDEO)
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BBC to air first transgender sitcom – ‘Boy Meets Girl’
The BBC is to air Britain’s first transgender sitcom series. The series, entitles Boy Meets Girl is a comedy created by Elliott Kerrigan and co-written by Simon Carlyle and will air on BBC Two. According to the British Comedy Guide, the show has been commissioned to a full series following a screening of a pilot…
‘Fat Gay Men: Girth, Mirth and the Politics of Stigma’ paints mixed picture of the realities that fat gay men face
In his review, Fat Gay Men: Girth, Mirth and the Politics of Stigma by columnist Mark Joseph Stern of Slate Magazine, he dissects some of the painful (and often surprising) realities that fat gay men face in what he calls “the cruelly stratified” pecking order of gay male existence. In fact, he probably sums it…
Moribund bathhouse industry finds ways to modernize, stay afloat
In its heyday, bathhouses were as common in major cities as discos. It was the 1970s and the sexual liberation movement was at its zenith. Gay men, who were still socially ostracized, had fewer options for hooking up. Sure, cruising parks and truck stops offered a modicum of relief, but were risky and often accompanied…
‘Standing up for my gay brother’s rights’
A brother writes how through his business he found a way to stand up and support LGBT rights. When my brother (Craig Ramsay) first confided in me that he was gay it really didn’t come as a surprise. If you truly know someone, as one would know their brother, you’ll already know these types of…
Ice bucket challenge comes home: A real life look at a gay couple facing ALS
This story, first posted on frontiersla.com, is about Jose Cofino — founder of BeyondALS and how he and his partner are facing ALS together. My partner of 16 years, Ben Trust and I figured we would live a long life together. We were both healthy, regulars at the gym, and also loved to hike. We…
Introducing … Internet sensations and crime fighting lesbian couple: ‘Nikki & Nora’
It is tempting to dismiss Nikki & Nora as a lesbian Cagney and Lacey. After all, both shows feature two women in leading roles playing detectives in large urban centers. Both shows have contrasting main characters – one outspoken, the other more demure – and, though not quite exactly the same hue, one of the…
A foodie’s delight – Part 2
We hope you enjoyed the mouth-watering reviews of restaurants and eateries in Mission Hills, Bankers Hill and Hillcrest (issue #153). We continue our exploration of gastronomic delights in this issue and sample the fare found throughout University Heights, South Park, North Park and Adams Avenue. Eat this, hungry readers! University Heights Pomegranate (2312 El Cajon…
An indelible American story about the cycle of poverty
Andrew is 13 years old and lives in rural Missouri, in a town an hour or so from Kansas City. He is a handsome kid, articulate and wise beyond his years. He’s also often cheerful, and I found this surprising and endearing. In Andrew Droz Palermo and Tracy Droz Tragos’ extraordinary documentary about three adolescent…
The Normal Heart
dvd of the week HBO’s stunningly good production of The Normal Heart, Larry Kramer’s iconic play about the early years of AIDS in New York and the founding of Gay Men’s Health Crisis, arrived more than 29 years after the play’s premiere. Kramer’s alter ego is Ned Weeks (a searing Mark Ruffalo), a neurotic gay…