(CNN) – The withdrawal of one of two massage therapists from a sex battery lawsuit against John Travolta “completely vindicated” the actor, Travolta’s lawyer said Tuesday. The lawyer representing the therapists filed papers Tuesday dropping the client identified as John Doe #1 because he had misstated the date of the alleged incident at the Beverly…
President Barack Obama (again) rocked history and the American body politic Wednesday of last week, when he announced his newfound “personal” support for same-sex marriage. Although it was a stunning announcement, for some the timing of his disclosure was not a complete surprise. It had only been a few days since Vice President Joe Biden…
As we continue to bask in the elation we feel about President Obama’s support of marriage equality, a Nation of Islam mosque has invited one of the world’s most notorious anti-Semites and homophobes to address America’s Finest City. Minister Louis Farrakhan is scheduled to speak at the San Diego Convention Center May 27, at the…
I have never seen an episode of Dark Shadows, the gothic supernatural soap opera that ran on ABC from 1966 to 1971 on which Tim Burton and Johnny Depp’s new movie is based. Based on what I’ve read about it, however, I’m pretty sure I’d like it: Vampires. Secrets. Magic. Melodrama. High camp. These are…
At a recent leadership training session, I was told that part of the “Ying/Yang” philosophy is negative energies producing positive results. Never was that more clear than when President Obama declared his support for marriage equality in the wake of North Carolina enshrining discrimination in their constitution. But beyond the elation of the LGBT community,…
San Diego has one of the best climates in the world all year. As a result, we as San Diegans are fortunate to be able to spend most of the year doing activities outside. Year round you can see people jogging, biking, hiking and walking their four legged friends; skateboarding, eating on their favorite outdoor…
I have two small items this week. Both are important community arts events and both rely on you to make them successful. Saturday, June 9 Women Occupy San Diego (WOSD) will be hosting Occupy OUR Arts: A Celebration of the 99% Culture and Creative Arts. WOSD are responding to the arrest and three-day detention of…
thursday, may 17 Nobody Loves You A funny and irreverent world premiere musical romantic comedy! Filled with tuneful pop songs, Nobody Loves You takes audiences on a hilarious behind-the-scenes ride through reality television and into real life. When Jeff, a philosophy grad student, joins a dating show to win back his ex, he breaks all…
Here in the United States, the Department of State recently implemented a relatively new regulation for changing one’s gender marker/one’s recognized sex for one’s passport. The new regulation for changing one’s gender marker/one’s recognized sex, as identified in 7 FAM 1300 – Appendix M: Gender Change, states the following: “b. Medical Certification Accepted for Gender…
Do you struggle with temptation? I heard someone saying, “I don’t struggle with temptation, I just give in to it!” Oh my! There isn’t a day that goes by that we aren’t tempted in some way. Temptation comes in many forms; we’re tempted not to tell the truth; to take something that doesn’t belong to…
