I was deeply shocked and saddened when I heard of Ron Monigold’s passing. Ron started writing his real estate column for San Diego LGBT Weekly in February of this year. Ron was always the perfect columnist. His columns were interesting, the right length, required very little editing and always on time. He came across to…
BY THOM SENZEE Life with La Toya star, La Toya Jackson will be grand marshal at this year’s San Diego LGBT Pride parade. She will also be introducing the winner of the Voice of Pride singing contest during the Pride festival. San Diego LGBT Weekly spoke with the superstar by phone yesterday and got some insight about what…
A helpful HRC primer on what the Supreme Court’s decision striking down section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act might mean to you and your family.
“DOMA writes inequality into the entire United States Code.” “DOMA’s principal effect is to identify a subset of state sanctioned marriages and make them unequal. The principal purpose is to impose inequality, not for other reasons like governmental efficiency. Responsibilities, as well as rights, enhance the dignity and integrity of the person. “And DOMA contrives…
thursday, june 20 Les Misérables Based on Victor Hugo’s timeless novel, this epic musical stirs the heart and invigorates the soul with its moving storyline and unforgettable score. The story is set in 19th Century France where Jean Valjean, released on parole after 19 years on the chain gang, breaks parole and tries to begin…
A new video Year 7 Self, from Minus 18, Australia’s largest support network for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) teens provides a new perspective on the fight against homophobia. The video features seven adults addressing their younger selves, expressing how saying things like “that’s so gay” and bullying kids who may be different is…
SAN DIEGO — Mark C. Reis, Broadway dancer, and now father, is thrilled to be bringing his nominated one man show Diapers, Dishes and Dreams … stories of a dancer to the 10th Avenue Cabaret Space located at 930 10th Ave. in San Diego as part of The San Diego Fringe Festival. Diapers, Dishes and…
WASHINGTON – Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) youth who identify as Latino face greater rejection from their communities and schools than their non-LGBT Latino counterparts, according to a new report on LGBT Latino youth released today by the Human Rights Campaign in partnership with The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC). The report further…
BANGOR, Maine — Today, Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) represented a transgender girl before Maine’s highest court, arguing that her school had failed in its responsibility to treat her the same as other students. Following the argument before the Law Court, Jennifer Levi, director of GLAD’s Transgender Rights Project, said, “I was pleased…
Last night’s America’s Got Talent produced one particularly emotional performance. When contestant Jonathan Allen took to the stage,nobody quite expected what would happen next. Standing onstage, he revealed that his parents had kicked him out of the house on his 18th birthday for being gay. After cheers from the audience, he stunned the crowd with…
