MOSCOW – Almost half of Russians believe homosexuality is a human behavior acquired under the influence of the media, according to a poll taken by the state-owned polling agency VTsIOM earlier this month reports Rianovosti. “Forty-seven percent of the respondents said media and propaganda were the key factors contributing to development of a person’s non-traditional…
dvr this If you haven’t been watching Veep, you should just set the DVR and record all of the episodes that you can. HBO’s comedy Girls is getting much of the press, but Veep, in which Julia Louis-Dreyfus plays a harried vice president of the United States, is much, much funnier and much, much less…
The opening measures of Kander and Ebb’s The Scottsboro Boys captivates with the simultaneous presence of the tragedy’s 1930s vaudeville act, 1950s finely ironed resistance and, most profoundly, our submerged present day fickle tolerance of black and brown. Sound like heady stuff? It’s not. Under director Susan Stroman’s incandescent direction and period-infused choreography replicated by…
(CNN) – In a move that he admits could cost him some fans, hip-hop artist Yitz “Y-Love” Jordan, considered “the first black Jewish MC,” has come out publicly as a gay man of color. “I feel like I have wasted years of my life worrying that my ‘public reputation’ will be negatively impacted by my…
(CNN) – Boxer Manny Pacquiao is under fire, after some comments he made about gay marriage got him banned from The Grove in Los Angeles. In an interview with National Conservative Examiner, Pacquiao addressed President Obama’s recent endorsement of gay marriage. “God’s words first … obey God’s law first before considering the laws of man,”…
Iran has recalled its ambassador to Azerbaijan after accusing the country of planning a “gay parade” for this coming Saturday’s Eurovision Song Contest. The Telegraph reports that Azerbaijan’s hosting of the Eurovision Song Contest – a flamboyant annual pageant of pop music from around Europe – has been condemned by some Iranian clerics who have…
San Diego’s only comedy show geared toward the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community returns June 14 with comedians Sean Wherley, Janice Remland, Tamer Kattan, Sarah Burford, and headliner Faith Choyce. The Laugh Out Proud Comedy Show begins at 8 p.m. and is held at Martinis Above Fourth, 3940 Fourth Ave., Suite 200, in San…
Wrapping up our coverage of the 79th Assembly District race, San Diego LGBT Weekly gave the two remaining candidates, well-known activist and educator, Shirley Weber and leading community activist, Sid Voorakkara the opportunity to present themselves to our readers with answers to our questions as well as to questions they would ask themselves. Following last…
Guidelines seek to limit gay parenting Dear Editor, There is a troubling new recommendation being considered by the American Society of Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) and the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology (SART), the two powerful medical associations that set standards in the field of IVF. If adopted, this recommendation would have a devastating impact on…
