LGBT advocates have repeatedly urged the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals to lift the stay preventing a definitive ruling in the Prop. 8 trial — and Palm Springs resident Ed Watson is no exception. Like so many gay couples, Ed and his partner Derence want desperately to see an end to the trial so they…
Led by House Speaker John Boehner, House Republicans are expected to take action this week in defense of Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act. The move is in direct response to the Obama Administration’s landmark actions in support of greater scrutiny in sexual discrimination cases. With a Friday filing deadline in two related…
The U.S. Navy is up in arms over a “sleepover” dispute. A male soldier says he fell asleep with another male soldier after watching “The Vampire Diaries.” Now, Navy Petty Officer Stephen C. Jones is being discharged on account of “willful failure to exhibit professional conduct.” “That is the honest, entire story,” Jones said. Navy…
Harvard University opened its doors Friday to welcome the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) to its campus as an important step in moving past old divisions that prevented Americans from entering the military. But, not everyone on campus is thrilled. Protesters feel the decision to bring ROTC back on campus (since the Vietnam war…
The Human Rights Campaign, San Diego’s third annual Bowling for Equality fundraiser, held last Saturday at the Kearny Mesa Bowl, is being called “by far our most successful” by the event’s organizers. “We are honored that over 200 bowlers and 26 businesses and organizations chose to partner with HRC in the fight for equality,” said…
MINNESOTA – After months of national protests from some of the largest LGBT organizations, it was Lady Gaga that finally convinced Target to change how it determines which organizations receive its charitable donations. Target, which has 1,743 stores across the country, donated $150,000 of corporate funds to support political action group, Minnesota Forward, who had…
ISRAEL – Dori Spivak, an attorney and former Civil Rights Association chairman, has become the first openly gay judge to be appointed in Israel. Spivak, the deputy director of the Tel Aviv University’s law clinics and a longtime gay rights activist, has made no comment on his new job despite his appointment receiving widespread praise…
Shirley MacLaine was once a man – a strong, powerful warrior to be exact. The details of whether she had beefy pectorals and sinewy abs though, aren’t as clear. But man then, woman now – it doesn’t matter to the Hollywood legend. “We’re all androgynous, anyways,” MacLaine said smartly in an interview with San Diego…
Gregg Araki’s last two movies, while wildly different from each other, were leaps and bounds better than his weird, ultra-low-budget films (like The Living End and Totally F***ed) that helped define queer cinema in the 1990s. Mysterious Skin (2004) was based on Scott Heim’s now classic novel about growing up troubled and gay in Kansas,…
In an already crowded field of candidates for the San Diego Mayoral election 2012, word has now come that California State Senator Christine Kehoe is making calls to San Diego movers and shakers about possibly joining the race. District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis is already considered a clear front runner candidate, along with heavy-hitters State Assemblyman…
