A La Mesa man has been charged with grand theft, impersonating a retired physician and treating two patients with AIDS and cancer who later died following unusual treatments. Keith Allen Barton, 51, posted $100,000 bond in late January after being charged with five felonies in which he is accused of claiming to be a physician…
JAKARTA, Indonesia — In a sign of just how far the struggle for equality has come, an Indonesian constitutional court justice was forced to backtrack and apologize after stating his opposition to same-sex marriage during a fit and proper test before the House Commission III, the country’s legal affairs division. The justice, Arief Hidayat, was asked…
QUEBEC CITY — As part of a five-year, seven million dollar campaign, the Quebec government has launched a series of ads to find out just how tolerant its citizens are, reports the Montreal Gazette. The ads, which begin by asking, “How open are you?” and show a series of gender neutral situations, before displaying varying…
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — The New Zealand Parliament has approved a bill to legalize same-sex marriage , bringing the bill one vote closer to becoming law. The Jurist.org reported that the bill was approved by a vote of 77-44, in the second of three votes needed to become law. The second vote is generally the most critical, with the…
The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) San Diego Chapter and AILA LGBT Committee are holding an evening presentation entitled Exploring LGBT Issues in Immigration and Employment Law Thursday, March 28 5:30-8 p.m. at The San Diego LGBT Community Center, 3909 Centre Street in San Diego. Presenting will be Ginger Jacobs, Esq., Jacobs & Schlesinger LLP;…
SAN DIEGO – The San Diego Gay Men’s Chorus (SDGMC) has announced that it has selected Mama’s Kitchen as its 2013 spring concert community partner. Audience members attending Rocket Man – The Music of Elton John will be asked to deposit their donation during the intermission in the Chorus’ iconic giant ruby slipper in the…
SAN DIEGO – For the past decade San Diego’s very own Imperial Court and countless volunteers have raised money and collected Easter baskets, bicycles, toys and more for underprivileged children to receive Easter Sunday. The Imperial Court de San Diego and Empress Candi Samples kicked off the 10th annual Children’s Easter Basket campaign at Bamboo…
TORINO, Italy – The organizers of the 28th Torino GLBT Film Festival have revealed the official poster promoting the festival. German cartoonist Ralf König created the image for the festival, taking inspiration from the original 1986 poster by Marco Silombri. One of the most successful German cartoonists, König’s comics are translated and published in many…
LONDON (CNN) — Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II will miss a service celebrating the Commonwealth Monday, as she continues to recover from an illness that left her hospitalized last week, Buckingham Palace announced in a statement. The 86-year-old monarch was admitted to a London hospital on March 3 with symptoms of gastroenteritis, an inflammation of the…
ROSEVILLE, Calif. (KTXL-CNN) — Love is love — that’s the message hundreds had for the Westfield Galleria at Roseville Saturday. “It’s okay to be who you are!” one protestor said. Exactly one week after Jose Guzman and Daniel Chesmore say they were asked to leave the Roseville Galleria for showing too much gay PDA, supporters…
