San Diego LGBT Pride announced this week that Executive Director Dwayne Crenshaw will take a leave of absence effective Jan. 31, to pursue his candidacy full-time for San Diego City Council in District 4. The organization has brought on Stephen Whitburn as interim general manager. Whitburn has a professional background in management and public affairs,…
LONDON (CNN) — A British Christian woman suffered religious discrimination when British Airways told her not to wear a visible cross over her uniform, a top European court ruled Tuesday. However, three other British Christians lost related religious discrimination claims at the European Court of Human Rights. British Airways violated the article of the European…
SAN DIEGO – The San Diego and Imperial Counties Labor Council this week voted to endorse Ben Hueso for California’s 40th State Senate District. Hueso, currently serving as the Assemblymember for the 80th District, is running to fill a vacancy created by Juan Vargas’ successful campaign to represent the 51st Congressional District. “At every stop…
(CNN) — It apparently takes more than a few good men, according to the U.S. Marine Corps. It takes all kinds of people to support military families, including same-sex spouses of service members. San Diego LGBT Weekly published a story this week about a woman married to a female lieutenant colonel at North Carolina’s Fort…
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. – Nominations for the 85th Academy Awards® were announced today (Thursday, January 10) by this year’s Oscar host, Seth MacFarlane, and actress Emma Stone. MacFarlane and Stone announced the nominees at a 5:38 a.m. PT live news conference attended by more than 400 international media representatives. Academy members from each of the…
The GSDBA will be holding a workshop Jan. 16 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. at the Metlife Building, 3131 Camino Del Rio North 8th Floor, Suite 850. The workshop, Build Your Own Business Plan, will be presented by Nancy Fredericks of SalesLink and will cover the steps in strategic planning; explore the basic components and…
(CNN) — A Cameroon appeals court has acquitted two men found guilty of homosexuality because they wore women’s clothes and ordered Bailey’s Irish Cream, according to rights groups. Jonas Kimie and Franky Ndome were arrested outside a nightclub and sentenced to five years in prison in November 2011 “The acquittal of two Cameroonian men jailed…
BY NEAL PUTNAM SAN DIEGO – The City Council voted 8-0 Monday to set March 26 as the special election for the vacant 4th District following the resignation of Tony Young Jan. 1 after he left to head the local Red Cross chapter. City Clerk Liz Maland recommended the March 26 date so it could…
SAN DIEGO – To benefit the important organizations, charities, and groups that serve San Diego’s LGBT community, the Mo’s Universe family of restaurants has created Young Mo’s Being gAy (YMBA), a new employee giving program. Employees of Mo’s Universe-branded restaurants – Urban Mo’s, Baja Betty’s, Gossip Grill, and Hillcrest Brewing Company – goal is to…
The San Diego Latino Film Festival (SDLFF) will announce the winner of the 20th Anniversary Poster Competition at a special pre-festival event at the Noel-Baza Fine Art Gallery, 2165 India Street in San Diego, Wednesday Jan. 9, 6-8 p.m. Film and art lovers are also invited to enjoy complimentary food, drinks and live music. Thai…
