The nature of family is inherently unique, despite a snapshot from the 1950s and numerous conservative groups claiming otherwise. My favorite course in college was an American Studies class simply named: Families in America. Already out and proud, I reveled in the way our professor educated about family structure throughout history, disproving the nuclear family…
SAN DIEGO – Two weeks ago recording artists and founders of San Diego’s IndieFest, Danielle LoPresti and Alicia Champion released a Christmas song that immediately received worldwide attention. The song, I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus features LoPresti on vocals complemented by an eleven instrument band. However, what is getting all the attention is the…
https://youtu.be/8YCdHrfMnSU Famous Footwear have released a new ad featuring a family with two gay dads. The ad shows the family about to start their meal, but not before one of the dads has collected all the electronic devices. The cute ad is described by Famous Footwear as “Family dinner — a time to reconnect” and…
How the military is embracing LGBT families into the broader military family community Over the past few years, the United States military has taken steps to become more friendly to the LGBT community. It crossed another major milestone in August when military bases in Germany, which host about 43,000 U.S. military personnel, were added to…
Bail was set at $2 million June 25 for Tiffany LaToya Nowden who is charged with stabbing her wife to death while in bed in their San Carlos home. Nowden, 39, pleaded not guilty to the murder of Russina Vale, 38, whose body was found June 5 in their Mission Gorge Road apartment. San Diego…
WASHINGTON D.C.—The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) has released three emotional and inspiring videos highlighting lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Mississippians, Alabamans, and Arkansans sharing their courageous stories. The video is part of HRC’s Project One America Summer of Conversations story-telling campaign announced earlier this month. “We want people to start a conversation about equality whether on front porches, in…
It starts like any other Friday. Morning coffee, off to work, lunch with colleagues. Phone rings – don’t recognize the number. Send to voicemail. Phone rings again – OK, must be important. You’ve been picked. You’re having a baby scheduled for delivery in a few hours. In Oceanside. Go. From our early years dating we…
Becoming a father once had this dreamy quality to it. I was seven years old when I first knew the names of my future kids: Sascha, Pascal and a third that got lost in the passage of time. There was also a wife in that picture somewhere. As a kid, the concept of marriage and…
Residents of Long Beach, Ca. on Tuesday elected Robert Garcia their next mayor, making him the city’s first openly gay and Latino chief executive, reports the Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund. Garcia defeated opponent Damon Dunn, capturing 52.1% of the vote to Dunn’s 47.9%. Garcia immigrated to the United States from Peru with his family…
“That, ladies and gentlemen, is the legacy of Harvey Milk; that’s about love and family and hope and change …” so said Robert Gleason at the conclusion of the presentation of the Inspiration Award to the Whittington family at today’s emotionally charged Harvey Milk Diversity Breakfast at the Bayfront Hilton. There was hardly a dry…
