Girl Scouts ‘humiliate’ transgender child as family waits for apology
A transgender child and her mother are waiting for an apology from the Girl Scouts of Colorado after the quintessential girls club refused to accept the child because he had “boy parts.” Felisha Archuleta explains that her transgender son who prefers being a girl was refused admittance to the Girl Scouts club until later a…
VIDEO: It needs to ‘get better’ for LGBT youth… now
The “It gets better” campaign has taken the media by storm including its appearances on hit shows like Glee and dozens of celebrity and political endorsements. The premise behind the campaign is to remind teens that being gay gets better in time. But comedian Rick Mercer isn’t so sure the message has been heard or…
Gay military personnel rally together in lawsuit against the United States
The Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is under fire after a group of married gay military personnel, the Servicemembers Defense Legal Network (SLDN), filed a lawsuit Thursday against the United States government. The lawsuit was filed in Boston at the U.S. District Court where the main argument presents a violation of constitutional rights for same-sex…
Council committee urges EBO modifications in six-month review
A six-month review of the Equal Benefits Ordinance (EBO) that requires city contractors to offer health benefits to the same-sex partners of its employees has shown all are in apparent compliance. A San Diego City Council committee voted 5-0 Oct. 12 to tighten definitions in the ordinance that was passed October 2010, and went into…
SLDN to file lawsuit against DOMA
Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN) will hold a press conference at 10 am EDT to announce a lawsuit challenging the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). DOMA defines marriage at the federal level as a union between one man and one woman. Enacted in 1996, DOMA also prevents the federal recognition of legal same sex marriages in…
Speakeasy reopens
If you weren’t able to check out all the art labs that participated in the Art San Diego Contemporary Art Fair, back in September, then you have another chance to experience the performance from that event at Agitprop in North Park. The artists involved in Art(ist) in Context II: or How I Learned to Scrub…
Mo’Nique Joins HRC’s Americans for Marriage Equality
WASHINGTON – Academy Award winning actress Mo’Nique has partnered with the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) – the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization – in a video for its Americans for Marriage Equality campaign. In the video, the comedienne and actress states, “Gay and lesbian couples believe in commitment, family and…
LGBT Weekly Wins Five Awards for Outstanding Journalism
San Diego LGBT Weekly announced that it won 5 awards at the San Diego Press Club Awards held on October 25, 2011. The 38th annual Excellence in Journalism Awards honored the best work produced in print, online and in the broadcast media in San Diego. San Diego LGBT Weekly, and its companion website LGBTweekly.com, competed…
Log Cabin Republicans Say Yes to Fletcher for San Diego Mayor
The Log Cabin Republicans, the largest Republican gay advocacy group in the U.S., says they will stand behind Assemblyman Nathan Fletcher as mayor of America’s Finest City, leaving City Councilman Carl DeMaio and District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis far from the reach of their endorsement. The Log Cabin Republicans have long been supporters of LGBT equality,…