I am sure that you have heard about the outcry by many within the LGBT community concerning Florida teen Kaitlyn Hunt. Kaitlyn is a lesbian who began a relationship with a 14-year-old female high school classmate. It has been reported that the relationship began when Kaitlyn was 17. Last month, the 14-year-old girl’s parents went…
(CNN) — First lady Michelle Obama had a rare run-in with an audience heckler Tuesday during a fund-raising event in Washington for the Democratic National Committee. The outburst from the crowd distracted Obama at a point in her speech when she was speaking emotionally about children and their futures, prompting her to threaten to leave…
Why should I personally go forward as a trans activist pushing for change? Why do anything for trans and LGBT community members when I have received a significant amount of pushback through the years from the religious right, LGBT community members, radical lesbian feminist separatists and even transsexual separatists? I’ve written in the past about…
SAN DIEGO – Pipingo Films and Alma Films have announced the presentation of The Scar, Jimmy Larouche’s first feature film, at the Frequency Film Festival in San Diego. Produced and distributed 100 percent independently by Jimmy Larouche and Patricia Diaz, the film stars Marc Béland, Patrick Goyette and Normand D’Amour. The Scar is a psychological…
A few weeks ago I participated in a community foot-washing service celebrating freedom and justice, and supporting comprehensive immigration reform creating a pathway to citizenship. Jesus is our role model in being active in social justice and advocacy and it felt so right to be there. The words of San Diego Council President, Todd Gloria,…
The neighbors sure got an eyeful last week. Then again, they always do. They don’t miss a thing when it comes to you and, no matter what it is; they always know your business. Guests, groceries, gifts; whatever comes through your door is another topic of interest for them. Just another thing to gossip about….
Imagine I have two glass mugs. One is filled with sand, and the other with rocks. They symbolize the ways we can order our lives. The sand symbolizes the millions and millions of little details that fill our days – what to eat, what to wear, what to watch on TV, etc. The rocks are…
NEW YORK — The New York City AIDS Memorial’s Board of Directors revealed new renderings of the final design for the memorial and formally launched their capital campaign at a press conference last Wednesday evening in Manhattan. The effort to build the memorial, which started in 2011 as a grass-roots advocacy campaign led by two…
Health Savings Accounts, or HSAs, are available to people that have a high-deductible health insurance plan. The HSA is used for medical expenses such as your deductible, co-payments, medications, prescription glasses and dental care. The cash deposited into an HSA is pre-tax money. And money withdrawn from the HSA is also tax-free if used for…
In today’s hottest housing markets, springing for a kitchen or bathroom remodel is a surefire way to score a return on your investment, often returning 100 percent of the cost. According to a recent study, San Diego, Chicago, Atlanta and San Francisco are just a few of the cities that offer triple-digit returns on a…
