LOS ANGELES, — Dr. Rizi Timane, minister, social worker, and outspoken advocate for the LGBT community, has issued the following statement on Nigeria’s criminalization of gay marriages and civil unions: I grew up in Nigeria. In Lagos, to be exact. And I have known since I was eight years old that I am transgender. I was born as a…
Dr. Umar A. Johnson, a certified school psychologist and recognized authority on the connection between learning disabilities among black youth and educational achievement, was uninvited by the Portland Public School Authority (PPSA) after his views on homosexuality were discovered in a series of disturbing YouTube videos. The PPSA District chief equity and diversity officer, Lolenzo Poe admits…
For movie horror/thriller aficionados comes Image Entertainment’s latest release on DVD and digital download – Sanitarium. Horror Legend Robert Englund (Freddy vs. Jason, A Nightmare on Elm Street), John Glover (“Smallville”), Lacey Chabert (Mean Girls) and Lou Diamond Phillips team up in three chilling tales of unspeakable terror that will “drive you over the edge…
Chris Kehoe’s election as our city’s first openly gay official was one of the most important moments in the history of our LGBT community. Since then LGBT San Diegans have been elected judges, district attorney, state assemblymembers and county supervisors, etc. To many of us, Kevin Beiser’s election to the school board was the second…
The holiday season is in full swing and with the barrage of advertisements, traffic, crowded malls and nearly impossible to find parking spots, consumers are out and about looking for that “perfect gift” for that “special someone” all at “a great deal.” While the overwhelming amounts of stress can sometimes take away from the magic…
