NEW YORK – The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD), has spoken out against anti-LGBT remarks made by Adam Carolla, former host of The Man Show, during his weekly podcast and urged his listeners to educate themselves about the hardships facing LGBT Americans today. Carolla has a history of offensive remarks about LGBT people…
SPAIN – The Pope’s visit to Spain has been marked by gay rights protests among others concerned about the economic hardship the country is facing. The Pope’s four-day visit is estimated to have cost the country in excess of $144 million. Thousands took to the streets of Madrid condemning his stance on gay rights and…
MEXICO – Last week, Mexico City’s civil registry performed its 1000th same-sex marriage since ministers in the capital approved such unions back in March 2010. The milestone was reached with the joining together of a 37-year-old Mexican university researcher and a 29-year-old Dutch man. Officials had predicted an influx of tourism when the law was…
Theresa Erickson, a San Diego adoption attorney and a one-time San Diego LGBT Weekly columnist, has pled guilty in federal court last week to what officials are calling a “baby-selling ring.” With the help of two other people that worked in this alleged ring who have also pled guilty, Erickson hired San Diego women to…
RESTAURANT REVIEW: Here in San Diego you would think we had hundreds of great restaurants right on the water. Every time I have visitors from out of town, going and having dinner on the water is one of the first things that they want to do. There are the great standards here that have proven…
As a writer and director, Casper Andreas has highlighted the lighter side of being gay in films such as A Four Letter Word, Slutty Summer, and most recently 2010’s Violet Tendencies. His latest written and directed by project, Going Down in LA-LA Land, showcases a darker side of the rainbow, in which its main character,…
The bittersweet comedy about a down-on-his-luck wrestling coach (Paul Giamatti) is not as wrenching and beautiful as writer-director Thomas McCarthy’s last film, The Visitor, or as revelatory as his first, The Station Agent, but Win Win is still a pleasure. While he works without studio money, McCarthy is still creating populist entertainment, but in that…
A judge on Aug. 12 handed down a sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole to a gay man who drugged a 23-year-old blond straight man before sexually assaulting him in 2008 and then dumping his body in an alley. He then added 10 years consecutively for Philong Huynh, 41, to serve…
The San Diego LGBT Community Center celebrated diversity on Saturday, Aug. 15 with their first Multicultural Explosion festival. The event was a result of a collaboration of local San Diego LGBT community advocates as well as community members, including the Center’s Latino Services, Urban Pride and Women of Color United.
South Bay Alliance presents the South Bay Pride and Music Festival, this Saturday, Aug. 20. The festival opens at noon at Memorial Park (373 Park Way in Chula Vista), and the festival continues until 7 p.m. Highlights include a wine and beer garden, a children’s garden, an art exhibit, organization and vendor booths, raffle and…
