Gay Catholic funeral Mass: yes or no?
Recently retired, Catholic Bishop Robert Brom of the San Diego diocese did not like or care for GLBT Catholics and his record speaks for itself. When we called on Bishop Brom in the early 1980s, to say a Mass for Catholics dying of AIDS, he refused until then State Assemblyman Pete Chacon informed him that…
Dom Hemingway
When Jude Law is peeling the paint off the walls with his intense recital of writer-director Richard Shepard’s fabulous and filthy monologues, Dom Hemingway is mesmerizing. The plot does not live up to the promise of the many great individual scenes, but those scenes! The plot – involving bank robbers, car crashes, murderous madmen and…
C.O.G.
dvr this On Netflix This adaptation of the David Sedaris essay of the same name made barely a ripple when it was barely released in theaters last year. A sudden ending to the film is probably the reasons – it’s a strangely unclimactic climax – but until then, it’s an affecting story of a pretentious…
This is your platform
In the spirit of San Diego Pride’s theme for this year’s festival, “Reflections of Pride,” I thought I would take a minute to reflect upon one or two things as editor of San Diego LGBT Weekly. At San Diego LGBT Weekly, I strive to bring our readers diverse, interesting, informative and engaging content covering a…
PrEP, PEP and why condoms still matter
It’s never easy writing about HIV and STD prevention. It’s a highly complex topic that has transitioned from a black and white issue of life and death to a comprehensive discussion of sexual health and holistic understanding of lifestyle. Unlike news stories from the 1980s, 1990s and even the early 2000s, HIV is no longer…
Unicorn Jewelry — bringing the community together
PRIDE SPONSOR FOCUS: Unicorn Jewelry & Watch Boutique has been serving the San Diego community for over 30 years, and is proud to be a Pride sponsor in 2014. For Unicorn, community and family have always been at the center of their philosophy and this opportunity is just one more way for them to carry…
The Cliks hit home with authenticity
Featured San Diego LGBT Pride recording artists, The Cliks are many things to many people – but the Canadian indie band is about one thing more than any other – passionate, inspiring rock music. “I’m certainly influenced by the Beatles, Marvin Gaye, a lot of soul music and Michael Jackson,” says The Cliks front man,…
We are all in this together
As someone who has enjoyed and participated in San Diego Pride for over 27 years, I am incredibly honored to be this year’s grand marshal. And I’m delighted to be in the company of the community marshals, – The LGBT Community Center, Dignity San Diego, The Imperial Court de San Diego and the Metropolitan Community…
Let’s remember our entire community
The experience of LGBT Pride is, for many, inextricably intertwined with “coming out.” Whether coming out as transgender, coming out as gay, lesbian or bi, or coming out as HIV positive –“coming out” is a process of making a statement about our full, authentic selves. Pride month is an opportunity to celebrate that freedom and…