Commentary: Conversations with Nicole BY NICOLE MURRAY RAMIREZ It was very interesting all the reaction I got from last week’s column concerning Carl DeMaio. Lots of emails, calls and comments – almost 100 percent negative. Well, I’m sure DeMaio has supporters in our community but there are certainly a lot of “haters.” First of all,…
It has been reported that a 39-year-old airport senior airport administrator was savagely stabbed and trampled to death before his body was stuffed in a box, placed in his car and set on fire. While the victim’s name is being withheld, three suspects – whose names are also being withheld at this time – have…
NEW YORK – The winners of the 25th annual Lambda Literary Awards were announced last night in a sold-out gala ceremony hosted by comedienne Kate Clinton at The Great Hall at Cooper Union. Taking place just after BookExpo America, – the book publishing industry’s largest annual gathering of booksellers, publishers, authors, and readers – the Lambda ceremony brought…
The Harvey Milk Diversity Breakfast is designed to bring together more than 1,000 diverse San Diegans – business, labor, Democrats, Republicans, all communities, all ages, all San Diegans who support equality and justice – to celebrate the memory of this influential civil rights activist. The 2013 Harvey Milk Diversity Breakfast will be held Friday, May…
It’s doubtful you are as nerdy as me and watch PBS Frontline. However, I encourage everyone to watch the program titled The Retirement Gamble that aired April 23 (it’s easy to find online). This show is one of the best I’ve seen that exposes many of the hidden shenanigans the financial industry pulls over middle-class…
Recently, when a high-profile civic leader came out more openly as bi-sexual many of you ask me questions about their bi-sexuality and how this could be. The truth is I’ve always found that many gay people do not understand or believe that a person could actually be bi-sexual! Most of my longtime partners were bi-sexual….
Following the announcement last week by the Boy Scouts of America that it would consider repealing the ban for scouts but not for scout leaders openly-gay CNN anchor, Don Lemon talked to John Stemberger, a scoutmaster, anti-gay activist and founder of Onlinehonor.org – a group that opposes being openly gay in the Boy Scouts and…
BUENOS AIRES (CNN) — Less than an hour after he fired off an angry letter to Catholic Church leaders about their handling of Argentina’s same-sex marriage debate, Marcelo Marquez says his phone rang. He was surprised to hear the voice on the other end of the line. It was Jorge Mario Bergoglio, then the archbishop…
