Louis J. Marinelli has canceled his Summer Equality Tour, which was supposed to launch in San Diego, Aug. 14. The cancellation was due to conflicts with a similar tour by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC). “Unfortunately, due to competition that arose out of the HRC bus tour with the same name, starting the same…
CALIFORNIA – The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) has released its fifth annual Network Responsibility Index (NRI), a report that maps the quantity, quality and diversity of images of LGBT people on television. Primetime programming on the five broadcast networks was evaluated as well as original primetime programming on 10 major cable networks….
CALIFORNIA – Richard Chavez, pioneer in the farm workers movement and champion of full equality for all Californians, has passed away. Chavez was the brother of legendary civil rights activist Cesar E. Chavez and lifelong partner of Dolores Huerta. Huerta is a co-founder of the United Farm Workers union, president of the Dolores Huerta Foundation,…
UTAH – Nearly 1,000 gay Mormons are sharing their experiences with researchers at Utah State University, in an online study of LGBT attitudes. Renee Galliher, a USU associate professor of psychology who is leading the study, said this research is believed to be the first of its kind, in that it specifically focuses on gay…
QATAR – A new study has indicated that HIV epidemics are emerging in North Africa and the Middle East among men who have sex with men. The study conducted by researchers from Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar is believed to be the first study of its kind in countries where homosexuality and bisexuality are…
Luna Grill – fast casual Mediterranean restaurant featuring all-fresh, high-quality, wholesome, made-to-order Mediterranean fare – has just opened its doors for business on its fourth restaurant. The newest location is in the Hillcrest area of San Diego, at 350 University Ave. at Fourth Avenue. “The Hillcrest community has been one of the friendliest so far,”…
Miley Cyrus has got a new tattoo. Her seventh in fact. The new tattoo is an equal sign on her wedding ring finger symbolizing the fight for equal rights. Pink News reported that Cyrus tweeted a picture of the new tattoo to fans with the words “all love is equal.” Some fans were not happy…
After years of planning and successful fundraising events, the newly named North County LGBTQ Resource Center in Oceanside has been given the go-ahead. The decision follows the recent Imagine the Dream of a North County LGBTQ Resource Center Coming True fundraising event at the Oceanside Museum of Art, which not only exceeded the initial $10,000…
The ongoing evolution of the old JC Penney building at 3029 University Ave. will continue unabated in “late September or early October” as Palm Springs’ LGBT-friendly Wang’s in the Desert Pan-Asian eatery is set to open a brand new restaurant in the historic North Park location. Big Lots was the last retailer to conduct business…
There are only two nights to catch three of Broadway’s biggest headliner’s in a show that salutes the Tony winners of the Great White Way, along with many other show stopping hits as well. The Bridgepoint Education Summer Pops Concert on Aug. 5 and 6 will be conducted by renowned guest conductor Randall Craig Fleisher…
