Hunters When planning a night out in Palm Springs, one place you won’t want to pass up is Hunters. During the last 13 years, Hunters has gained the reputation as being one of the city’s premier nightspots. This video bar, nightclub and hot dance destination keeps patrons entertained by providing attractive and friendly staff, some…
Everybody knows that there is a concentrated LGBT community in the Hillcrest and surrounding metropolitan area. But what you may not know is that the LGBT community is scattered throughout San Diego and beyond. There are more of us than you may realize, living outside of the gay hub; we are simply everywhere. San Diego…
You wouldn’t have known it in California, but Tuesday, Nov. 8, was Election Day. The third year of a president’s term typically has few marque races, but there were a number of states with elections impacting the progressive movement and the LGBT community. Arizona. In one of the night’s biggest surprises, state Senate President Russell…
It’s five in the morning and I must rise to stuff a bird. I could have been in Mexico or Palm Springs. Instead I committed to preparing Thanksgiving dinner for a bunch of people I really can’t believe I’m related to, including Aunt Norma’s scary son who reminds me of Damien from The Omen. They will…
insider scoop 1/3 cup coarse kosher salt 12 small clementines or tangerines (about); peel finely grated (3 tablespoons); fruit, wrapped, chilled 20-to 22-pound turkey, rinsed, patted dry; neck, heart, and gizzard reserved for turkey stock 2 large onions, quartered 1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temp. 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 6 cups (or more)…
I’ve become painfully aware that I don’t always live up to my own standards. Two recent incidents serve as perfect examples of my higher mind giving into the primal instinct of anger and to the age-old desire for revenge. Indeed, I have failed to live up to my own standards. The particular standard I failed…
The California Supreme Court ruled Thursday that “official proponents” of Proposition 8 can defend the ballot initiative in court. Proposition 8 has long been considered a discriminatory legislation that prohibits the legalization of same-sex marriage in the state of California. The court unanimously ruled with Proposition 8 sponsors who ultimately argued that due to a…
A Tennessee woman is asking her state to comply with federal recognition that establishes her gender as female. The state of Tennessee has refused to acknowledge Andrea Jones’ gender reassignment after her local DMV office labeled her a male on her driver’s license, despite her female recognition by the Social Security office. In a protest…
The Internal Revenue Service has announced that it would abide by a 2010 decision that would allow transgendered people to deduct medical expenses associated with gender reassignment surgery. Originally, the IRS had chalked up sex-change surgery as purely cosmetic, reported TIME. But after an acquiescence was filed earlier this month, the government agency notified the…
