Thom Senzee, author of this article, is a West Coast-based freelance journalist, and a regular contributor to San Diego LGBT Weekly. SAN DIEGO, Calif. — The San Diego City Council fell short of actions many hoped it would take Monday regarding a San Diego State University report about racially biased traffic stops executed by the…
“All this love ever really was – was sex, deceit, manipulation.” That’s what a young man angrily told a judge Feb. 24 that his band teacher at Bonita Vista High School had seduced him at age 16, which “has forever changed my life.” The victim, now around 23 years old, did not report the 2010-11…
A woman pleaded guilty Feb. 24 to conspiracy to obstruct justice in lying to authorities over the whereabouts of her husband who is accused of murdering his wealthy boyfriend in Mexico at the time. Taylor Marie Langston, 22, faces up to 20 years in federal prison when she is sentenced May 5 by U.S. District…
The San Diego City Council voted 5-1 Monday to join with other cities in a legal brief on behalf of a Virginia transgender student who is suing a school board for his right to use restroom facilities with the gender he identifies with. Dozens of speakers spoke out about the issue Monday before the Council…
Looking for more information about the new LGBT-affirming senior housing development? The next information session will be held at The Center on Wednesday, March 1 from 5:30-7pm. For more information, contact LaRue Fields at seniors@thecentersd.org or 619.692.2077 x205.
On Ash Wednesday, March 1, St. Paul’s Episcopal Cathedral clergy and volunteers will be offering “Ashes to Go,” a new approach to a centuries-old Christian tradition, at time and place. St. Paul’s Episcopal Cathedral is part of a new nationwide movement that has clergy and lay people visiting transit stops, street corners, coffee shops, and…
Seventh grade students got a brief glimpse of gay male pornography Feb. 9 when their Chula Vista middle school teacher accidently showed the images on his iPad when he wanted to use the device for an academic lesson. The teacher was asked to leave the classroom by administrators after some students told them they viewed…
The San Diego City Council voted 8-1 Tuesday to join the lawsuit filed by the state of Washington against President Donald Trump in challenging his executive order that bans non-citizens from seven countries from entering the U.S. The Council heard from almost 50 speakers who urged them to join the litigation as amicus curiae, which…
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Back in October 2016 San Diego LGBT Weekly reported that the San Diego Human Dignity Foundation (SDHDF) announced that it had hired an independent certified public accountant to conduct a “thorough and careful review” of the organization’s financial matters at the behest of members of the organization’s board of directors and its…
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – San Diego Councilmember Chris Ward (District Three) Friday formally announced a proposal for a San Diego Equal Pay Ordinance, which would require that any contractor certify that they provide equal pay based on gender and ethnicity before being awarded a city contract. “The city has a responsibility to do whatever it…
