The government of Luxembourg has passed legislation that will make it the 19th nation to grant full marriage rights to all of its citizens. Luxembourg’s national parliament, the Chamber of Deputies, approved the bill by a vote of 56 to 4. In addition to granting full marriage rights to Luxembourg’s LGBT citizens–previously only civil unions…
I just don’t know what to say … more trouble at the Hillcrest Business Association (HBA). The new Executive Director Sonya Stauffer was terminated June 5. She is now pursuing action with the board of directors to determine whether Johnathan Hale had the authority to fire her. LGBT Weekly got a copy of Ms. Stauffer’s…
SAN DIEGO – In celebration of LGBT Pride Month and as part of its ongoing commitment to cultural diversity and responsible banking, Union Bank, N.A., has partnered with KPBS to honor two remarkable individuals as local heroes. The 2014 LGBT Pride Month honorees are: Rev. Canon Albert Ogle, president of the St. Paul’s Foundation for International Reconciliation, and Robert…
A mostly stoic, although occasionally taken aback, Hillcrest Business Association Board of Directors took volley after volley of criticism during the public comments portion of its monthly meeting Tuesday. Complaints ranged from concerns that the organization’s executive director was improperly fired, that it holds “too many” fundraisers and events while “not doing enough” for local…
http://youtu.be/6USE8Ph6Qgk Media Arts Center San Diego will be screening an excellent LGBT documentary entitled Before You Know It this Saturday, June 21 at the Digital Gym located in the heart of North Park. The subjects of Before You Know It are no ordinary senior citizens. They are go-go booted bar-hoppers, love struck activists, troublemaking baton twirlers, late night…
Despite an overall societal shift that favors LGBT inclusion in all aspects of American life, members of the black LGBT community continue to face a unique set of challenges mainly from their clergy, cites an article on NewsOne.com. “The church still has so much influence and they continue to use influence in a negative way,”…
The United States Patent and Trademark Office has canceled the Washington Redskins trademark registration, calling the football team’s name “disparaging to Native Americans.” Filed on behalf of five Native Americans this is the second time such a case was filed. A report in The Washington Post stated that federal trademark law does not permit registration of…
This morning, the Senate confirmed three federal judges. On the one hand, they are not unique; like all of the President’s judges and judicial nominees, they have the necessary intellect, experience, integrity, and temperament. But they are special in that each of them is a trailblazer on their courts: Judge Darrin Gayles, confirmed to the…
http://youtu.be/2d917437jd4 NORTHBROOK, Ill.– Allstate Insurance Company recently launched its “Out Holding Hands” program during LGBT Pride Month, to encourage members of the LGBT community to share special and everyday moments out holding hands with their loved ones. The company believes everyone should be treated with respect and without judgment no matter who they love. “As…
SAN DIEGO — A contingent of LGBT movement leaders from around the globe will participate in a panel discussion titled Pride World Forum Tuesday, July 1 at 6:30 p.m. at The San Diego LGBT Community Center in Hillcrest. The San Diego Diplomacy Council is hosting the contingent of leaders who are visiting the United States,…
