A high court in Russia has ruled against LGBT activists in Moscow sought to have that city’s legislative ban on anything that could be construed as propaganda promoting homosexuality to minors overturned. For the moment, it appears the next Moscow Pride event won’t be possible until 2112. Nikolai Alekseyev is a gay RussianLGBT-rights activist, who was arrested…
PHILADELPHIA (CNN) – A judge Thursday dismissed felony sexual assault charges against a Roman Catholic priest arrested in July on allegations of sexually abusing a 10-year-old boy in 1997. At Thursday’s preliminary hearing, Philadelphia Municipal Court Judge Karen Yvette Simmons dismissed felony involuntary deviate sexual intercourse and sexual assault charges against Andrew McCormick, 56. Simmons…
PHOENIX – As long lines formed at help centers and lawyers’ offices across America, Wednesday with thousands of young, undocumented immigrants applying for relief from deportation, Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer issued an executive order directing state agencies to deny benefits – including driver’s licenses – to “Deferred Action” recipients. The Deferred Action program is one…
San Diego Democrats for Equality’s annual lasagna dinner is Friday, Aug. 17, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. at the Big Kitchen, 3003 Grape Street in Golden Hill. Attendees will have the opportunity to be served by prominent local political figures while enjoying vegetarian lasagna, along with salad, beverages and dessert. It provides an intimate opportunity for…
WASHINGTON – The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) has announced a further cash investment of $1 million in the four states facing marriage-related ballot measures in November – Maine, Maryland, Minnesota and Washington. The cash infusion brings HRC’s contributions to legislative and electoral marriage issues in the 2011-2012 cycle to $4.8 million. “This is a tipping…
I will not comment on the Johnathan Hale Media-pushed “Balboa Park lily pond” vandalization incident until after my meeting with Police Chief Lansdowne and other city officials. Next mayor and city council to be right-wing? When I first arrived in San Diego in the early 1970s our city was controlled by a conservative right-wing mayor…
Charming Hollywood actor Seth Peterson talked to San Diego LGBT Weekly about his role opposite Sharon Gless and Jeffrey Donovan on USA’s hit spy series Burn Notice, his multiple award-winning feature film Hate Crime and Sedona the movie, which will be released on DVD, Blu-ray, VOD and digital download Aug. 22. The brilliantly engulfing New…
Many words have been used to describe Michael Lucas through the years: abrasive, iron-fisted, arrogant, a hard ass … but family guy? Believe it or not, the man behind Lucas Entertainment, one of the top five gay adult-entertainment companies in the world, is showing his gentler side these days and it’s all thanks to the…
As the Balboa Park lily pond scandal reaches new heights, I have advice for Councilman Carl DeMaio and his partner, Johnathan Hale; don’t play coy with the truth. DeMaio has vehemently denied that Hale had any involvement with the water-gun fight in Balboa Park that caused tens of thousands of dollars worth of damage to…
Goodness, it’s almost too hot to talk about art, write about art or read about art. But art happens anyway; so here’s a potpourri of things to consider for the coming week, sorted into the categories of gay, gayer and gayest. Gay: I think we can all agree that City Heights is home to quite…
