For me, the highlight of my Pride weekend was being asked to speak at the first GLBT Pride panel in the 41 year history of the Catfish Club (an African American local institution). Good job to my fellow panelists, Schoolboard Member Kevin Beiser, Carolina Ramos and Stampp Corbin. Pride 2011 Wow! What, a weekend! I…
A judge has ordered a man to pay $7,387.82 in medical costs to Andrew Valencia, a gay candidate for the Sweetwater Union High School Board in 2010, for punching him in the face. Andrew Fisak, 26, is serving his 270-day sentence in a work furlough facility which allows him to go to work during the…
A gay man who was convicted by a jury in 2010 of slashing the face of his former boyfriend appeared in court Monday following six months of treatment at a mental hospital and faces sentencing Aug. 30. Amier Rocky Issa, 34, of La Jolla, appeared before San Diego Superior Court Judge Joseph Brannigan who was…
2 clean tubes squid, sliced 2” by 2” Gogi flour (Thai tempura flour) 2 tablespoons sweet Thai chili sauce 1 tablespoon vinegar Fried red onion (thin sliced) First, make the sauce by mixing the Thai chili sauce with the vinegar. The Thai chili sauce has a sweet and spicy flavor while the vinegar adds some…
Lady Gaga has hit back at claims that she uses the LGBT community to further her record sales. Speaking to the Advocate, she called criticism against her “ridiculous.” Gaga said, “To say that I would use the gay community to sell records is probably one of the most ridiculous statements anyone can make about me…
“In any elected or appointed capacity by which I may have the honor of serving our fellow citizens in these United States, I … do hereby solemnly vow to honor and to cherish, to defend and to uphold, the institution of marriage as only between one man and one woman.” – An excerpt from “The…
