As the Republican National Convention comes to an end, I feel compelled to write an open letter to those in the LGBT community who are Republican. Can LGBT Republicans help me understand how you have come to be a part of a political party that truly seems to despise you? You know that the Republican…
‘Richard III’ at The Old Globe, through Sept. 29 A review presented as a one-act coffee house caricature dialogue by San Diego’s most unpredictable theater critic, San Diego LGBT Weekly’s Thom Vegh Place: Filter Coffee House, San Diego Time: Another unrelenting sunny day around 10 a.m. (As the curtain rises KIP, an arts writer for…
Positively Aware, a magazine devoted to HIV treatment and wellness published bi-monthly by Test Positive Aware Network (TPAN) in Chicago, is sponsoring A Day with HIV, an annual photo essay to be published in the forthcoming November/December issue. Each day across the globe almost 7,000 people, including 900 children, will contract HIV, joining an estimated…
Livia Borak, president of the League of Conservation Voters (LCV) San Diego has called out mayoral candidate Carl DeMaio for his attempt to rebrand his mayoral campaign with the release of an environmental plan. Citing his “terrible” environmental record as a city councilmember Borak said in a statement, “While the policy goals outlined by Carl…
A traditional Latino upbringing can be a challenge for someone struggling with their sexual orientation or gender identity. Tradition, culture and religion play a huge role in the shaping of a young Latino or Latina’s life. My family was no different. I was born in New York City to Puerto Rican parents, and raised in…
NEW YORK – Barbara Walters will serve as emcee for a major upcoming event that will mark the one-year anniversary of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell (DADT) repeal and honor Admiral Mike Mullen, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The event, Celebrating Our Heroes, is scheduled to take place Tuesday, Sept. 18 aboard the…
Steve Levitan, the creator of the hit ABC comedy Modern Family has thrown down a challenge to Ann Romney, wife of Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, after she revealed to ET’s Nancy O’Dell that the show was her favorite. Levitan Tweeted, “Thrilled Ann Romney says ModFam is her favorite show. We’ll offer her the role…
TAMPA, Fla. –The Young Conservatives for the Freedom to Marry and Log Cabin Republicans will be running an ad in Wednesday’s Tampa Tribune calling on the GOP to support the freedom to marry for gay and lesbian couples. With The Republican National Conference gearing up for Mitt Romney’s address, the full-page color ad, features photos…
Obama\’s new LGBT ad Perhaps he hasn’t always been on your schedule or mine in terms of full-throated support for LGBT equality and civil rights. But, President Barack Obama has been (to paraphrase the popular myth that dubbed President Bill Clinton “America’s first Black President”) the closest thing to America’s first LGBT President. Consider this…
The list of speakers at the Republican National Convention reads like a who’s who of the most anti-LGBT politicians ever assembled. Tonight, there is New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who defied the will of the people by vetoing marriage equality legislation earlier this year. Speaking on marriage equality Christie said, “Neither the United States Constitution…
