http://youtu.be/NdlPY0n2Kfo Kwame Harris, former offensive tackle for the San Francisco 49ers and Oakland Raiders thought that revealing his homosexuality during his professional playing days would not have been “compatible” with his NFL career. “I love football. Football provided me with some experiences and some opportunities that I wouldn’t trade for anything else,” Harris told Coy…
DUBLIN — In what the Irish government is calling a work ‘in progress,’ transgendered nationals are still banned from changing their birth certificate to reflect their new identities while those from other nations are not reports the Irish Times. “The General Registrar Office in Ireland will accept a birth certificate amended by another state where…
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysia can now add musicals to the growing list of state-sponsored efforts to help curb the spread of homosexuality in this largely Muslim country. The Guardian is reporting that Asmara Songsang (Abnormal Desire), written and directed by Rahman Adam, 73, aims to teach younger members of the LGBT community about the evils of their…
There are some very serious gay baseball fans out there who rank players by batting average and wins above replacement (WAR). The rest rank them by attraction and aspiration: who’s hot, who might be gay and who must be gay. Most gay Padres fans in the early ’90s no doubt put boyishly handsome outfielder Billy…
LOS ANGELES — Equality California has announced the endorsement of Lorena Gonzalez for the 80th State Assembly District. Gonzalez, who currently serves as the secretary-treasurer and CEO of the San Diego and Imperial Counties AFL-CIO, is running to replace the seat vacated by Ben Hueso, whom EQCA endorsed and who recently won a special election…
SAN DIEGO — Dining Out for Life® San Diego has expressed deep gratitude to San Diego’s Mission restaurants, who recently announced that all three of its locations – North Park, East Village and Mission Beach – would donate 100 percent of their day’s sales to the event. “HIV is an issue that hits close to…
WASHINGTON — Over the past twenty four hours, many of America’s most recognized brand names and Hollywood’s biggest stars have joined millions of people around the world in sharing a modified red version of the Human Rights Campaign’s (HRC) logo in support of marriage equality. HRC, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization,…
SAN DIEGO — When the San Diego Gay Men’s Chorus (SDGMC) presents Rocket Man – The Music of Elton John April 13 and 14, they will be singing not just songs made famous by an enormously gifted gay artist, but more importantly, music that defined life for generations of people in the gay community….
With all 54 precincts counted, Dwayne Crenshaw advanced in the District 4 City Council election. Crenshaw received 15.31 percent of the vote. The race was won by Myrtle Cole who received 32.87 percent of the vote. Crenshaw, the executive director of San Diego Pride who serves on several community non-profit boards and councils, has been…
BY NICOLE MURRAY RAMIREZ The Voice and Viewpoint homophobic attack on 4th District City Council candidate Dwayne Crenshaw is an attack on all of us … period. I call upon all elected officials, civic leaders and communities to take a stand. Speak up as the silence of so many is even more harmful. There are…
