Fresh berry tart with pastry cream
I usually reserve this recipe for my annual Easter Brunch, but present it here because it fits the bill so well. You will want to use the freshest berries in the market. For the pastry cream: 3 cups of milk 12 large eggs 1 1/2 cups sugar 1/4 cup cornstarch 2 tablespoons unsalted butter 2…
Any cock-a-doodle-doo
“Thees is Francisco, I huv caught the rooster, I will be back for the hens.” In my Imaginarium, I hear these words as a cryptic incantation for an elaborate spy story’s segue. In the real world, it was a voicemail to a good friend of mine I call “Poodle.” Poodle lives in Golden Hill and…
Australia’s support of gay marriage increases
AUSTRALIA – Australian Liberal MP Malcolm Turnbull has begun polling his constituents on the issue of marriage equality and has sent questionnaires to residents in his Sydney seat of Wentworth. The Herald Sun reported that Turnbull had said that 68 percent of the 1,800 people who had responded supported gay marriage. “This survey is important…
Homophobic crime soars more than 90% in Scotland
SCOTLAND – According to recent figures, homophobic crime has risen by up to 90 percent in some of Scotland’s regions. The new statistics have led equality groups to demand that the Scottish Executive extend “hate crime” legislation to the LGBT community. Campaigners believe the findings show that homophobia is still a major problem in Scotland….
Bahrain gay wedding leads to hundreds arrested
BAHRAIN – Up to 130 gay men were reportedly arrested last week at a private party in Bahrain. The event, at a sports club in Hidd, was a gay wedding and guests were said to have been spotted in make-up and women’s clothes. Neighbors had complained about noise levels which led to police raiding the…
LGBT community rallies in Cairo
EGYPT – In what appears to be a revolution in Egypt, the gay community has been called on to join the protests against President Mubarak. Amid calls from pro-democracy demonstrators to hold massive protests against the President, GayEgypt.com posted this note on its site: “Egypt’s gay and lesbian community has had enough of years of…
Lesbians sue hateful neighbor
TENNESSEE – A lesbian couple in Tennessee have filed a lawsuit against their neighbor alleging he set their home on fire because they are gay. Carol Ann and Laura Stutte are suing for trespass, intentional infliction of emotional distress and malicious harassment, according to WBIR.com. They claim that the word “queers” was found spray-painted on…
Couple barred from divorce
NEBRASKA – A lesbian couple have been denied a divorce in Nebraska. Brenda Mueller and Deborah Pry had a civil union in Vermont in 2003, a state which now allows marriage for gay couples. The couple moved to Nebraska where they filed for divorce in Otoe County Court. But District Judge Randall Rehmeier said Nebraska’s…
Boy donates to end inequality
LOS ANGELES – A 7-year-old boy has donated $140 to the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center (LAGLC) and the Human Rights Campaign Foundation (HRC) because he doesn’t think it’s right for gay people not to be treated equally. The child, Malcolm, was given $140 by his parents to donate to the charity of his…