On any given day, at any given hour, there are literally hundreds of thousands of single gay men across planet Gay plugging in, turning on and tuning in to what seems like an equally daunting number of social-mobile apps for men from all ends of the sexual spectrum. These men are seeking others for everything…
The death of Donald A. Perry, Chick-Fil-A executive, has sparked an influx of Twitter responses linking his passing to the company’s recent controversies surrounding sex marriage. Perry passed away of a heart attack July 27. “Don was a member of our Chick-fil-A family for nearly 29 years,” the company wrote. “He was a well-respected and…
Twenty-two openly gay Olympians will compete in the 2012 London Olympics – a staggeringly low number compared to the nearly 11,000 so-called straight athletes who have registered to compete. Gay men represent the smallest of the openly gay competitors. The number, although low, is an improvement over the 11 gay athletes who competed in Athens…
KEARNEY, Mo. (CNN) – A Missouri Boy Scout says everything he has worked for over the past 10 years is gone because he finally admitted who he really is. Eric Jones says he was kicked out of a Boy Scout summer camp where he worked because he is gay. Jones, 19, says he knew what…
GRAND FORKS, British Columbia – A same-sex couple in British Columbia have won their human rights case against a Christian bed and breakfast which refused to let them stay. The Province reported that Brian Thomas and Shaun Eadie had booked a room at the Riverbend Bed and Breakfast in Grand Forks, back in June 2009….
The openness of being gay at Gay Pride brought to mind the time when guys had to use “she” and the lesbians “he” when discussing their dates. Code words and phrases were used to identify fellow travelers and gay businesses. “The Ruby Slipper” gift shop was clearly a place where one could ask about the…
More than 20 years have passed since we bid adieu to the ’80s. But on Friday nights at the San Diego Museum of Art, those days are fondly remembered through author and San Diego LGBT Weekly columnist Andrew Printer’s The Quilt Conversation, an ongoing project that explores everything from the start of the AIDS crisis to…
San Diego is a very unique and desirable city for many reasons. One of the most obvious reasons is the amazing weather that we have here. In fact, San Diego has one of the best climates in the world year round. This is very evident when you watch the weather reports from the rest of…
There were five community leaders selected to be speakers at the San Diego Pride Stonewall Rally. I was personally honored to be one of the two San Diego LGBT Weekly sponsored speakers at the podium; the other speaker, LGBT Weekly sponsored, was keynote speaker Dr. Clarence Jones, who served as a draft speechwriter, personal counsel…
A group of LGBT youth leaders between the ages of 14 and 26 at Youth Empowered to Act (YETA) will protest the grand opening of a new Chick-Fil-A restaurant in Laguna Hills, California on July 26. According to GLAAD, the youth will be holding signs and handing out informational flyers during the grand opening starting…
