The Imperial Court is organizing a bingo and ice cream social event for the residents of the Mission Hills Health Center, March 20, 2:30-4 p.m. The Mission Hills Health Center is located at 4033 Sixth Ave. in Hillcrest.
NEW YORK – A New York gay man has avoided jury duty by saying he could not be impartial because he is treated as a “second-class” citizen. “During voir dire we were asked who would not be impartial,” Jonathan Lovitz said. “I raised my hand and said, ‘Since I can’t get married or adopt a…
MARYLAND – Maryland’s House of Delegates has ended their gay marriage debate by rejecting four amendments. As reported by the Washington Post, the House narrowly rejected a bill that would have made gay marriage legal, only after voters rejected a ballot measure to ban gay marriages in the state constitution. The Maryland House also rejected,…
WASHINGTON – House Speaker John Boehner says the House counsel will defend the federal ban on gay marriage, now that the Obama administration won’t. A five-member panel appointed by Boehner voted 3-2 on party lines to defend the law. Last month, Attorney General Eric Holder announced the Obama administration will no longer defend Defense of…
NEW ORLEANS – Reverend Grant Storms, an anti-gay Christian fundamentalist preacher from New Orleans, has been arrested for public masturbation near a playground in a public park. Storm said he was urinating in a bottle on his lunch break, but two witnesses say they saw him masturbating. Police reports stated the preacher confessed, but Storms…
AUSTRALIA – An Australian TV presenter criticized for on-air remarks he made about Sydney’s Mardi Gras festival has made a public apology. Ron Wilson, a presenter for Channel Ten, was interviewing Mardi Gras festival co-chair Peter Urmson, when he asked him, “On the night some of the spectacles you’re seeing, I’m assuming, would even make…
ISRAEL – Singer Dana International, one of the most famous transgender celebrities in the world, is once again going to represent Israel in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, after being selected by Israeli TV viewers. The 39-year-old star, real name Sharon Cohen, will perform her new song “Ding Dong” in the competition, being held in…
MOZAMBIQUE – Compared to some African nations, the Republic of Mozambique has strong equality credentials. In an encouraging step forward, the country’s Justice Minister at the UN, Benvinda Levi, has said that homosexuality was not illegal in Mozambique. LAMBDA, an LGBT association in Mozambique which is not currently recognized by the state, welcomed the statement…
March 10 kicks off several weeks of events celebrating Leather Pride in San Diego. The first weekend features the Ms. San Diego Leather 2011 contest, where Ms. San Diego Leather 2010, Tiger, passes on the title sash. In the middle of preparing for the festivities, Tiger spent some time with San Diego LGBT Weekly to…
The La Jolla Playhouse is putting on a gay affair. Jesse Tyler Ferguson – half of the gay couple in the hit ABC comedy Modern Family – is hosting the Playhouse’s 2011 gala, March 19, and he’s not the only gay highlight. Entitled La Jolla Playhouse Honors, the gala celebrates the theatre’s achievements by recognizing…
