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Why did San Diego’s LGBT community support Filner (VIDEO)
Stampp Corbin, the publisher of San Diego LGBT Weekly and LGBTweekly.com and community activist and city commissioner Nicole Murray Ramirez talk to KPBS’ Alison St John earlier today about important political changes in the gay community.
Morgan Freeman voices new national HRC marriage equality TV ad (VIDEO)
WASHINGTON – The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), today announced a national television ad campaign following on the historic victories for marriage equality at the ballot box this year. The ad titled Dawn of a New Day and voiced by Academy Award-winner Morgan Freeman, began running today. This year proved to be a pivotal turning point in the movement…
HRC reacts to renewed efforts to pass ‘Anti-Gay Bill’ in Uganda
WASHINGTON – Reacting to the news the Ugandan Parliament is poised to vote on the Anti-Homosexuality Bill as soon as today the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), has called on American faith leaders to reach out to their influential friends and colleagues in Uganda to urge them to condemn the bill and work to halt its…
Uganda lawmakers prepare to vote on anti-gay law
(CNN) – Lawmakers in Uganda are preparing to vote on a new anti-homosexuality bill that proposes tough jail sentences for consensual same-sex behavior. Homosexual acts are already illegal in the East African nation, where most gays and lesbians face physical attacks and are treated as social outcasts, but the new bill proposes harsher penalties. Uganda‘s…
A good reminder at Thanksgiving, as families share love and acceptance
A gay son and his dad give thanks BY PAUL BEGALA (CNN) – Every parent loves his or her child; it’s the prime directive of the species. Twenty years ago, when my wife was pregnant with our first baby, Hillary Clinton told me that having a child is like taking your heart out of your…
Gov. Brown appoints two LGBT judges
Gov. Jerry Brown made history yesterday as he announced the appointment of the first openly gay justice in the state’s history. Jim Humes, a 53-year-old gay man from San Francisco, will serve as associate justice of the First District Court of Appeal, Division Four. Humes has served as executive secretary for legal affairs, administration and…
Love by the hour: Life as an escort revealed
It’s cheaper to rent than to own. For example, I don’t own a car and rely on public transportation for getting around. I have no worries or financial obligations associated with owning and maintaining a car. If I need a car, I rent one. I have the same attitude when it comes to getting laid….
‘The Little Red Hen’
I find it interesting that so many in the San Diego political community seem to not understand the basic tenet: elections have consequences. After the trouncing that the conservatives in this town took on Election Day, be it ballot measures or elected candidates, I would think that there would be some self reflection. I have…
San Diego 10-year-old with same-sex parents finds pen pal in President Obama
(CNN) – When Sophia Bailey-Klugh, a 10-year-old San Diegan, invited President Barack Obama to dinner, she didn’t get a response. So when he replied to her second letter – this one thanking him for his position on same-sex marriage–the girl with two fathers was really surprised. One of Sophia’s fathers, Jonathan Bailey, posted the letter…