Today, the Human Rights Campaign Foundation announced that actor and rights activist George Takei, best known for his television and movie role as Mr. Sulu in Star Trek, will be honored in February at HRC’s Time to THRIVE conference in Portland, Ore, reports Beth Sherouse on the HRC Blog. The ground-breaking Time to THRIVE conference,…
TLC denies claims that its newest show, My Husband’s Not Gay, helps promote the discredited notion that gay men can choose to be heterosexual. But one of the show’s stars has a history of promoting “ex-gay” therapy, even acting as a spokesman for a major “ex-gay” organization, reports Media Matters for America. TLC’s new show, which…
Now that the holiday season is behind us, it’s time to get focused on creating the best version of you in 2015. Jump on the New Year bandwagon and make a commitment to yourself to not only get in shape this year but to make this resolution last throughout the year. In order to find…
New York isn’t the only place to catch Broadway caliber theater. San Diego has top-notch talents including, actors, directors, playwrights and musicians, just to name a few. Did you know, San Diego has produced and sent more shows to Broadway than any other city in America. The hit musical Jersey Boys, which won multiple Tony…
I’m not a fan of the phrasing “there are two kinds of people: the kind of people who like X and the kind of people who hate X.” It’s hackneyed, and not always true. Some people just don’t care about X. I guess the point is that X is something people have strong feelings about,…
Houston Burnside Jr. says his journey to the Metropolitan Community Church (MCC) came after a meeting with his Baptist pastor in 1984 when he was “politely directed … that I was no longer welcomed there as an openly gay man.” Burnside retired Dec. 31 as staff pastor at the MCC San Diego church following…
PFLAG San Diego has teamed up with their members, non-profit supporters of LGBT youth and individual sponsors to offer scholarships to San Diego County residents. The purpose of these scholarships is to recognize outstanding LGBT seniors in high school, undergraduate and graduate students; to encourage them to continue post-secondary education; and to promote a positive…
After teaching abroad for 40 years, I retired here a couple of years ago and have filled my social life with the activities of several male groups; consequently I’ve had little contact with the lesbian community. I have definitely been influenced, however, by several of its prominent members who offer a welcome relief from the…
It’s easy to feel that way when faced with an entire bookstore full of possibilities. How do you pick? How do you know what’s good? Start here, with Bookwatch’s best of 2014 … Let’s start with fiction: Throughout the year, every time something bad happens, you’re reminded to hug the ones you love. Five Days…
