What I believe we can’t have enough of is leadership training for our young, as well as our older, newly-out future leaders in the LGBT community. And, given that the only national LGBT non-profit organization with a trans person at the helm is OutServe-SLDN, more leadership training to develop and prepare more trans people to…
As San Diegans begin to realize that the 2012 election was a fundamental change election for America’s Finest City, I performed a bit of nerdy analysis in the mayoral race. While north of Interstate 8 remains firmly Republican and Tea Party territory, the margin of difference between Republican votes and Democratic votes is shrinking. Conversely,…
Thank You Dear Editor, After this year’s election, we have a lot to celebrate. We passed Proposition 30, defeated Proposition 32, and elected Dave Roberts as the first Democrat, first openly LGBT member and first new member of the County Board of Supervisors in decades. We elected Scott Peters and defeated Brian Bilbray, and of…
This past Election Day, LGBT rights activists had a lot to celebrate. Marriage equality was legalized on the state level by popular vote for the first time, but not just with one state’s vote, but in all three states where freedom to marry the one you love was on the ballot: Maryland, Maine and Washington….
By now, you undoubtedly know the candidates who won the elections you care about. Electoral gains, however, aren’t limited to the people who win offices. A variety of other people and interests saw their stock change this week. Here is your investor’s guide to the next round of politicians and issues. Buy: Number crunchers. Since…
WASHINGTON — The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), released today its first-ever index of inclusion within a faith-based community. The Jewish Organization Equality Index (JOEI) provides benchmarks for gauging, and resources for improving, LGBT inclusivity policies and practices of North American Jewish communal organizations. Key findings from the index create a preliminary snapshot of how a…
Obama for four more years. So the American public has voted and they have said “we want someone who cares about building the middle class.” What I love is the difference in the vote can be attributed to the LGBT community. The LGBT vote is 5 percent of the electorate. Given that the Republican Party…
Many in the LGBT community aren’t aware that there is a Transgender Pride Flag. It’s flown at transgender specific events; it can be seen each year at the San Diego Pride festival at the transgender booth. It’s a flag that visually symbolizes the T subcommunity of the LGBT community in a manner similar to how…
BY STAMPP CORBIN In a complete illustration that the Republican Party comes before her community, Bonnie Dumanis has endorsed Carl DeMaio for mayor of San Diego. Dumanis knows that the LGBT community overwhelmingly supports Filner, but her allegiance is to her beloved Republican Party. The LGBT community be damned. We all thought Dumanis was smarter…
Equality California and its Board of Directors announced today that John O’Connor, a seasoned nonprofit executive with deep ties in the LGBT community, will serve as the new executive director of Equality California and Equality California Institute. O’Connor will begin his tenure Dec. 3. “I am honored to lead Equality California forward as the statewide…
