Gays collab with the straights: (VIDEO)
You’ve seen the original video Gays Will Marry Your Girlfriends and the response from the straight men. Now watch the collaboration take this to the next level!
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New attractions added to 2013 San Diego LGBT Pride Festival
SAN DIEGO – With San Diego Pride just four days away, the organization has announced several new additions to this year’s two-day Pride Festival, to be held July 13 and 14 in the Marston Point section of Balboa Park. Longtime festival goers and first time attendees alike will be pleased with the additions and changes,…
Commentary: Thank you Bronwyn Ingram
BY CITY COMMISSIONER NICOLE MURRAY RAMIREZ Bronwyn Ingram has informed close friends that she has broken off her engagement to San Diego Mayor Bob Filner. As far as I am concerned this is a private matter between Bronwyn and Bob. Bronwyn is disbanding Team First Lady, of which Nancy Chase and I are advisory board co-chairs….
Civil rights icons recognized at first Bayard Rustin Civil Rights Honors
BY THOM SENZEE Her battle cry was inspired by his spirit of self-sacrifice for the greater good: “justice – or just us?” As she accepted the highest award at the inaugural Bayard Rustin Civil Rights Honors ceremony this week, civil rights leader and educator, Mandy Carter repeated her signature slogan with enough passion to have…
Commentary: What’s next?
As we bask in the glory of the life-affirming Supreme Court rulings concerning marriage equality, the inevitable question is where do we go from here? While there are 13 states, plus the District of Columbia, that have marriage equality, there are 37 states that do not. When the framers of the Constitution established the three…
How to be ready for your big fab gay wedding
With last week’s historic decisions from the Supreme Court on DOMA and Proposition 8 as well as the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ordering the Prop. 8 stay lifted, same-sex marriage is back in California. In addition, by ruling DOMA unconstitutional, the Court said the federal government will now recognize same-sex marriages in states where…
Empress Candi Samples weds in San Diego firsts
Mario Ortega (Her Most Imperial Majesty, Empress Candi Samples of the Imperial Court de San Diego) and husband James Hederer were legally married in a historic ceremony Wednesday. Although the couple’s nuptials did not represent the first same-sex union in the County since the repeal of Proposition 8, their wedding is the first legal marriage…
Thomson Reuters Checkpoint releases report on U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on DOMA
NEW YORK — Thomson Reuters has released an overview of the Supreme Court’s ruling that strikes down section three of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) as unconstitutional. The report is designed to help tax advisers understand the far-reaching implications of the decision. DOMA had required same-sex spouses to be treated as unmarried for purposes…
Special Delivery’s annual Pride BBQ fundraiser: July 13
SAN DIEGO – Plans are set for Special Delivery’s annual LGBT Pride BBQ fundraiser, the nonprofit’s largest annual fundraising event, to take place on the rooftop of the Inn at the Park (formerly Park Manor Suites) from noon to 6pm on Saturday, July 13, announced Executive Director Ruth Henricks. Inn at the Park is located…
Experience ‘Art à la Carte’ July 7
July 7, the Aventine and ArtWalk San Diego will take Art à la Carte to the next level and everyone is invited! Between 5 and 8 p.m., this monthly pop-up art series will feature a special installment exclusively showcasing the works of art critic, collector and celebrated art dealer Alexander Salazar. The alfresco occasion welcomes all ages to attend and…