The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) has released a special report analyzing public opinion on LGBT equality. The data clearly shows that the American public has evolved and is now supportive of issues affecting the LGBT community. HRC President Joe Solmonese said, “While the American people embrace their LGBT friends and neighbors, government remains a lagging…
Bob Nelson has assumed a seat on the Port District Board of Commissioners after winning a 6-2 vote from the San Diego City Council. Nelson, a past chairman of The LGBT Center, boasts a long list of involvement in city affairs and is the current chair of the San Diego Convention Center Corporation. Nelson replaced…
Sempra Energy and Qualcomm receive perfect scores on annual Corporate Equality Index The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest LGBT civil rights organization, has released its annual list of “Best Places to Work for LGBT Equality.” This year, 337 companies were awarded this distinction for their employment policies and practices that include LGBT workers and…
A young woman who shot her girlfriend through both legs was sentenced Jan. 25 to three years in state prison by a judge who denied probation and a request by the prosecutor for a six year sentence. Sade Keyana Peterson, 21, who was dressed in blue jail clothing, said nothing in court before El Cajon…
A former San Diego gay couple argued in the federal appeals court in Louisiana to allow the names of both men to appear on the birth certificate of their adopted son. A panel of 16 judges from the fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments in the case of Oren Adar and Mickey Ray…
by Neal Putnam On January 19, two East County men pleaded guilty to felony assault of a gay man on Halloween in North Park. Both men face up to one year in county jail. Christopher Matthew Blount and Michael John Brandon, both 23, admitted to beating Jacob Harsh-barger, 32, as he was walking his two…
by Neal Putnam Steve Dolske and David Roe were among 18,000 same sex couples who were legally married in the five months gay marriage was legal in 2008. Dolske says a North Park pawn shop won’t let him retrieve a ring his late spouse pawned there because they told him he is not the next…
Manchester Terrier Mix Small • Senior • Female Why I’d make a great companion: I am a very sweet, loving older girl. I absolutely LOVE attention! When I get really excited, I like to grab my stuffed toys and show them to you! Did I mention that I LOVE toys?! I may be 12 years…
Before Christmas Jason Mraz popped the question to Tristan Prettyman, but he told attendees of the Concert to Benefit the American Foundation for Equal Rights that he won’t walk down the aisle until everyone can – and that includes gay and lesbian couples. Mraz told Us Weekly, “We both feel that in our engagement, we…
The gay-fronted Scissor Sisters are part of the line-up at Coachella, one of the country’s biggest music festivals. Scissor Sisters, with vocalist Jake Shears, will appear at the Indio, Calif., event April 16. The three-day concert is held at the Empire Polo Field outside of Palm Springs and runs April 15-17. Other acts appearing at…
