Modest, but friendly crowd turns out for DeMaio’s happy hour at Eden
A crowd of 60-70 supporters and would-be supporters came out to hear San Diego City Councilman Carl DeMaio, who is running for mayor, speak at a fundraising happy hour at Eden Tuesday evening, as well as a performance by comedian and DeMaio backer Shawn Pelofsky. DeMaio’s campaign billed the event as a social hour for…
Despite doubts, Center says DeMaio will attend debate
Quashing the doubts of many in San Diego’s LGBT community that City Councilman Carl DeMaio would take a pass on the March 28 LGBT Mayoral Candidate Forum at The Center, the candidate for mayor has confirmed that he will attend, according to officials at the debate’s venue. However, a source involved in organizing the event…
Filner: Convention Center vote is simply wrong for San Diego
Following the San Diego City Council vote in favor of privatizing promotion and marketing of the San Diego Convention Center and raising taxes to fund its expansion, Democratic mayoral candidate Bob Filner issued a statement criticizing the vote. Calling the raising of taxes without a public vote, “simply wrong,” he added, “The public is tired…
LGBT pioneer, Charles McKain was beloved by community
Charles McKain, 65, from San Diego, died Saturday, March 17 after battling an undisclosed illness. McKain retired as a staff attorney for the Fourth District of the California Court of Appeal. He graduated from Hoover High School in 1963, and went on to earn a history degree from Stanford University and Juris Doctorate from the…
Thousands demand Romney fire finance chair
WASHINGTON – More than 15,000 people are calling on Mitt Romney to fire his National Finance Chair, Frank VanderSloot, for his extensive activities aimed at demonizing lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Americans. The petition, launched by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) last week, calls on people to demand Romney fire VanderSloot and return the money…
GLAAD schools media about homophobe commentators
NEW YORK – The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) has announced the launch of its Commentator Accountability Project. The project aims to educate the media about the extreme rhetoric of over three dozen activists who are often given a platform to speak in opposition to LGBT people and the issues that affect their…
European Parliament moves to protect same-sex couples’ inheritance rights
BRUSSELS – The European Parliament has adopted a resolution protecting same-sex couples’ inheritance rights throughout the European Union (EU). The resolution says individual countries that do not recognize legal partnerships between gay couples should not be able to deny a gay widow or widower the rights they have to their late spouse’s estate under the…