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LGBT Weekly’s 2011 media closet gift guide
It’s that time of year when soccer moms get to pushing, shoving and even pepper spraying at Wal-Mart, all in order to get the perfect gifts. Seeing as our community likes to take a decidedly different tack and deliver a sack full of goodies to their loved ones, without bodily harm being involved – shouldn’t…
Arizona shifting toward gay marriage
TUCSON, Ariz. – Public opinion on gay marriage is shifting and the state of Arizona is a good example of this shift. In 2008 the state’s voters passed a gay marriage ban by a 56-44 margin. Now according to Public Policy Polling (PPP) they’re almost evenly divided on the issue with only 45 percent of…
‘Mayor Dumanis’ would help LGBTs by fixing economy
Born and raised in Brockton, Mass. Bonnie Dumanis, San Diego County’s district attorney since 2003, describes her upbringing as scrappy, and the neighborhood where she was raised as “fighting.” In fact, her father went to school with the mythical boxing champ, Rocky Marciano. Today, Dumanis (60) is fighting some tough competition of her own as…
Topeka City Council rejects domestic partner registry
TOPEKA, Kan. – The City Council has voted against establishing a domestic partnership registry after the mayor said the change would push Kansas’ capital city closer to legalizing gay marriage. The registry, which failed on a 5-4 vote, would have allowed bi, gay and transgendered couples the ability to obtain paperwork, proving that they are…
Youth sentenced for attack on gay student
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio – A 15-year-old boy, will serve 90 days in a juvenile detention center for the assault of a gay student that gained national attention after a cell phone video of the attack went viral on the Internet. The Columbus Dispatch reported that Levi Sever, 15, was sentenced last week after previously pleading guilty…
Agency recommends universal testing in UK
LONDON – The number of people living with HIV in the U.K. reached an estimated 91,500 in 2010, with a quarter of those unaware of their infection, according to recently published Health Protection Agency (HPA) figures. The report also showed how in 2010, one in five people visiting a sexual health clinic did not accept…
India celebrates Pride events
NEW DELHI – Two Indian cities recently celebrated Gay Pride parades with organizers of both events proudly proclaiming it was a chance to “rejoice that we are here and will always be here.” The 4th annual Bangalore Pride march was held in Bangalore city Sunday, Nov. 27. The march was held from Thulasi Park to…
Pat and Mike
dvr this George Cukor directed Katherine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy in one of their better romantic comedies, and one of the gayest, in hindsight. Hepburn and Tracy perfected the I-hate-you, I-love-you, We’re-Really-Smart-and-Funny genre, and their chemistry was not just great acting, since they were also in love and having an illicit affair. In Pat and…
Could ‘U-T’ change Manchester?
Some members of the San Diego LGBT community are concerned about the purchase of the San Diego Union-Tribune by local developer, Douglas F. Manchester. Papa Doug, as he likes to be called, has been a strong and vocal supporter of Proposition 8, as well as a major funds contributor to the anti-equality marriage initiative that…