WASHINGTON (CNN) — You probably recognize Sen. Rob Portman from his tireless campaigning for Mitt Romney in 2012. He was even on the short list to be Romney’s running mate. He’s been a leading Republican voice on economic issues for four decades. Now, the prominent Ohio conservative will be known for something else: reversing his…
SAN DIEGO – Thursday, March 21, Dining Out for Life® San Diego will host its Food Truck Fierceness kick-off party in the parking lot of The San Diego LGBT Community Center, 3909 Centre St., from 5-8 p.m. Hundreds of people are expected to turn out for an evening that will feature some of San Diego’s hottest…
SAN DIEGO — Equality California (EQCA) today announced that Supervisor Dave Roberts will be honored at the San Diego Equality Awards with the EQCA Leadership Award, and that nominations are now open for the event’s State Farm Good Neighbor Award. Roberts is the proudly gay District 3 supervisor for the County of San Diego, and…
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is spending $1.5 million to study the “high public-health significance” of why 75 percent of lesbian women are obese and gay men are not, according to a report in The Washington Times. “Obesity is one of the most critical public health issues affecting the U.S. today,” the description of…
Your vote and financial support of a political candidate is the most personal of choices. It says that I believe this candidate best represents my values and will support policies that will help me have a better life. I get asked, “Why doesn’t San Diego LGBT Weekly endorse candidates?” First, an endorsement would reflect what…
Imagine you’re a young transgender man or woman without insurance and need hormone therapy. Or you’re a lesbian who has lost her job with health benefits and has discovered a lump in her breast. Or you’re a gay man living on the streets and need HIV monitoring and medications. Who do you turn to? Where…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Though lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) students are harassed at twice the rate of other students, a few purposeful steps can help transform a school into a safer place for all students, according to a guide released today by the Southern Poverty Law Center’s Teaching Tolerance project. Best Practices: Creating an LGBT-inclusive…
Equality California (EQCA) has announced its sponsorship of five bills in the 2013-14 legislative session focused on reducing discrimination and improving the health and equality of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Californians. “This legislative package is broad and fundamental,” said John O’Connor, EQCA executive director. “With these bills, we will end an unfair tax that…
QUEBEC CITY — As part of a five-year, seven million dollar campaign, the Quebec government has launched a series of ads to find out just how tolerant its citizens are, reports the Montreal Gazette. The ads, which begin by asking, “How open are you?” and show a series of gender neutral situations, before displaying varying…
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — The New Zealand Parliament has approved a bill to legalize same-sex marriage , bringing the bill one vote closer to becoming law. The Jurist.org reported that the bill was approved by a vote of 77-44, in the second of three votes needed to become law. The second vote is generally the most critical, with the…
