Obama’s Legacy: Changing LGBT Lives Worldwide As the Barack Obama administration comes to an end, the LGBT community owes our president a huge debt of gratitude. I was the National Co-Chair of the Obama LGBT Leadership Council for the 2008 campaign. Many in the LGBT political glitterati were shocked I was not supporting Sen….
Back when he first ran, unsuccessfully, for a seat on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, Harvey Milk didn’t have the stamp of approval from the so-called “gay establishment.” Today, May 22 – which would have been his 84th birthday and is celebrated as Harvey Milk Day in California – he will be memorialized with…
Stuart Milk, co-founder and president of the Harvey Milk Foundation and nephew of the gay rights icon Harvey Milk, was presented with the Gold Medal for Outstanding Contribution to Public Discourse by The College Historical Society (The Hist) in Trinity College Dublin Friday, March 21. Stuart was honored by The Hist for his inspiring decade…
It is an interesting experience to be the subject of these slightly bizarre personal attacks by Nicole Murray Ramirez. Is it just me or did that last one seem particularly … frenzied? My essays addressed issues of policy and leadership. I hoped for some articulate rationale for a mayoral endorsement that works against LGBT community…
June 28, 2010 the San Diego City Council voted 6-2 to approve construction of the new San Diego Central Library. At the time the project had its detractors. Councilmembers Carl DeMaio and Sherri Lightner voted against the library saying it was too expensive and the City could not afford it. Former City Attorney Michael Aguirre…
As Harvey Milk Day approaches and thousands across the globe join to honor his memory and celebrate his message of hope, San Diego LGBT Weekly looks at how the Harvey Milk Foundation began and how, through the Foundation’s work, Harvey Milk’s vision continues to inspire individuals, communities and organizations throughout the world. The biography of…
CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Foundation has awarded a $250,000 grant to Gay Games 9, forming a partnership that makes the foundation the top sponsor of the Games. This is the first presenting sponsorship in the Games’ 31-year history. “We are thrilled the Cleveland Foundation has stepped up with such a significant and public show of…
It’s no secret to me but you might be surprised to know how many artists live and work in obscurity and with a great deal of financial insecurity. Throughout history many individuals who are driven to make art do so not as a hobby but rather as an obsessive need to solve an essential, existential…
The San Diego Democrats for Equality 2012 Freedom Awards will be held Saturday Nov. 17 at “1202,” the new nightclub on the corner of Vermont and University Avenue located at 1202 University Ave. The event begins at 6 p.m. The focus of this year’s awards will be a tribute to the legacy of Sen. Christine…
In 1942, their countrymen betrayed those who pledged it. Can a musical tell their story and prevent that from happening again? An interview begins with the interviewer mispronouncing a genuine Hollywood legend’s name. “It’s Tuh-kay,” said George Takei, most famous for his role as Lt. Sulu in the original, groundbreaking NBC television series, Star Trek,…
