Being Alive HIV/AIDS Services announces acceptance in the Chase Community Giving Fund, which allows the public to vote one which charities will be helped most by the fund. Supporters of Being Alive are given the opportunity to go online and vote and thereby help increase the organization’s ability to meet the needs of its clients….
Google has unblocked the term “bisexual” from its search algorithm. Now that “bisexual” is allowed, terms such as “bisexual quotes”, “bisexual rights”, and “bisexual parenting” are automatically suggested to Google users. “It’s not every day one of the biggest companies in the world changes its mind, but we are thankful that Google now sees bisexual…
I’m not sure which word best describes the choice of Rep. Paul Ryan as the Republican vice presidential nominee; obvious, daring and destructive all come to mind and have been used by various media outlets. Most reporting focused on his budget and its impact on independent voters. Less has been said about what the Ryan…
Organizers of the event “Turn Your Back on Demaio!” are asking lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and community allies to rally against mayoral hopeful Carl DeMaio at this weekend’s San Diego Pride Parade. DeMaio has faced heat from LGBTs and allies for accepting anti-gay campaign aid and making anti-gay promises to financial supporters. DeMaio has accepted…
On a recent Sunday, I was honored to join San Diego Councilmember Todd Gloria to officiate at graduation ceremonies for the first class of the San Diego LGBT Center’s Young Professionals Council Academy. These twenty young people spent half a dozen full Saturdays over three months attending sessions led by LGBT and allied community leaders…
I try to keep my day job out of my column, but sometimes the political scene requires I bring the MD and PhD to bear. With the House effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act making headlines this week, it seemed a good time to talk about a few of the system’s dirty little secrets,…
Those who’ve seen the film Milk may remember the scenes in the film showing Harvey Milk working with labor leaders to further civil rights for his primary identity community. And when he ran for San Francisco supervisor multiple times, and eventually won his district’s seat, he achieved office, in part, by not only working on…
QOM, Iran – Ayatollah Abdollah Javadi-Amoli, an Islamic scholar based in Iran’s holy city of Qom, has said in a speech among his followers that homosexuals are inferior to dogs and pigs, according to The Guardian. The Iranian cleric, who is entitled to issue juristic rulings according to the Sharia law, was condemning western lawmakers…
Following last month’s passage of St. Petersburg’s vehemently discriminatory bill which prohibits any discussion of lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender topics in public, All Out, a for-LGBT organization, is calling for all activists and allies to sign a petition to overturn the ‘gay gag bill‘ and transmit support for those affected in St. Petersburg. All…
LOS ANGELES— The 45th Anniversary of The Advocate’s Heroes Hall of Fame will be celebrated Mar. 29 honoring the pioneers, activists, and allies for the LGBT community. For each year, The Advocate has selected a person or group of people responsible for great advances in the cause of LGBT equality. TV personality Ross Mathews will…
