A line from “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” (first sung by the iconic Judy Garland) says, “Make the yuletide gay.” That was long before “gay” took on a different meaning. Yet, with its lights, designer ornaments, displays, fresh-baked smells, festive songs and images of elves, reindeer and penguins, what other occasion lends itself more…
The evening I’m writing this column is an evening after a day spent fishing at Lake Cuyamaca. I haven’t been fishing in more than three years. The last time I went fishing was March 2009, which was the month before I went to Greeley, Colo. to cover the Angie Zapata hate crime murder trial. Before…
WASHINGTON (CNN) – U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton sustained a concussion after becoming dehydrated and fainting, a State Department official said. Clinton had been suffering from a stomach virus at the time, according to a statement on Saturday from Philippe Reines, deputy assistant secretary of state. She is being monitored by doctors and is…
Alright girls, it is that time of year again, when time is short and the to-do list is long. I have spent most evenings following Thanksgiving either lighting the tree or getting lit myself! Going from holiday party to holiday party or just trying to beat the crowds at the shopping malls. This girl hates…
Everybody loves to get away and enjoy all of the things that a wonderful vacation has to offer. However, not everyone has the time and money to vacation as often as they would like. So I have the perfect solution for vacation lovers that have limited time and money. You can have your vacation destination…
(CNN) — The generation of gays and lesbians that literally created the modern LGBT movement — from the heroes of the 1969 Stonewall riots to their slightly younger friends — is at, or nearing, retirement age. That used to mean the beginning of an extremely difficult time in an LGBT person’s life. But as gay…
(CNN) – Shortly after the clock struck midnight, two Seattle women legitimized their 35-year love affair early Thursday by becoming the first same-sex couple to receive a marriage license in King County, Washington. The two women met on a blind date in 1977, when homosexuality was highly taboo and gay people socialized privately in homes,…
(CNN) – The crowd at the base of the Space Needle in Seattle began counting down as midnight approached. It wasn’t New Year’s Day they were anticipating, but the moment that marijuana would become legal in Washington state. As midnight hit, smokers hit their pipes and joints to celebrate. Technically, what they were doing —…
Jet magazine, the nation’s pre-eminent African American biweekly magazine, has featured a gay couple in its Dec. 10 issue as part of its December Jet Love wedding series The biweekly feature, which traditionally showcases straight couples featured Dr. Ravi Perry and Paris Prince and included a short bio of the couple and explains how the…
(CNN) — He was a 20-year-old male model. His lover was a 65-year-old man who was a television journalist. They were from Portugal, visiting New York City. The older partner broke off the relationship and ended up mutilated and dead. Now, almost two years later, a New York jury has convicted model Renato Seabra of…
