MCC Presents ‘Follies at the Met’
The Metropolitan Community Church (MCC) of San Diego will be presenting Follies at the Met, Saturday, Oct. 15 at 7 p.m., for one night only. The event will also include a spaghetti dinner that starts at 5:30 p.m. And, during the dinner hour, there will be a silent auction consisting of 15 home decorating items…
Yee-haw! There’s a hoedown on the horizon
Get ready to unleash your urban cowboy, so say organizers of the first annual Hillcrest Hoedown happening Sunday, Oct 16. So exactly what is a hoedown? According to Dictionary.com it’s “a community dancing party typically featuring folk and square dances accompanied by lively hillbilly tunes played on the fiddle.” This year’s event will take place…
EQCA layoffs no harbinger for group’s local presence
San Diego LGBT Weekly has learned that Equality California will be laying off staff in coming weeks, and has lost some sources of revenue in the aftermath of soon-to-be-former executive director, Roland Palencia’s resignation, which preceded the group’s decision to stop seeking a 2012 ballot initiative to repeal Proposition 8. EQCA has confirmed layoffs are…
Lesbian survives cancer, captains Chargers
San Diegan Peggy Walkush, is a survivor of breast cancer, a cancer research fundraiser extraordinaire and the first lesbian (honorary) captain of the San Diego Chargers during a recent game, as part of the NFL’s breast cancer awareness campaign called “A Crucial Catch.” “Being honorary team captain of the San Diego Chargers … was a…
Cain under fire for saying ‘gay is a choice’
NEW YORK – Just as a new poll showed Herman Cain moving into a tie for second place for the GOP presidential nomination, he sparked fury by saying that homosexuality is a choice. The Washington Blade reported that during an appearance on ABC’s The View, when asked by host Joy Behar whether he believes being…
Boehner launches DOMA defense fund
WASHINGTON – House Speaker John Boehner has approved an increase to the cost cap of defending the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) to $1.5 million. Boehner originally entered into a contract with private attorneys to defend DOMA in court with a cap of legal fees at $500,000. A new contract has been revealed that increases…
LGBT History Month Icons
Oct. 13 Michael Guest Diplomat b. Oct. 26, 1957 “Leaders are judged not only by the challenges they tackle, but by those they fail to address.” Michael Guest is the first openly gay Senate-confirmed U.S. ambassador. He was nominated by George W. Bush. After serving for 26 years, Guest resigned from the State Department due…
HRC trans board member marries as sex opposite of post-op gender
Transgender Human Rights Campaign board member Meghan Stabler has married another woman in Texas by legally declaring her gender as male, a development that could be considered controversial (and perhaps hypocritical) because of Stabler’s national prominence, and because of her position at HRC as the only known trans person sitting on the board. The lesbian…
Pelosi commemorates LGBT History Month
WASHINGTON – LGBT History Month provides role models, teaches history, builds community and celebrates our community’s important national and international contributions. As the nation honors LGBT heroes during each day of October for LGBT History Month former Speaker of the House, Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi pledged her support of both the month-long event and the push…