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National LGBTQ Task Force calls for federal probe into murder of Laquan McDonald
MINNEAPOLIS — Last night, authorities in Chicago released a videotape showing Laquan McDonald being shot sixteen times by police. A white police officer has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of McDonald. On Monday, five activists calling for racial justice were shot while taking part in a demonstration near a Minneapolis police station—where protests…
Danny Pintauro: Rethinking HIV
The last twelve months have seen some of the most public and progressive steps in the now decades-long battle against AIDS and the virus which causes it, HIV. This includes the mainstream and open discussion of PrEP (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis) in culture with television programs like How to Get Away with Murder (ABC), a call to…
Rent or buy, part 2: Doing the numbers
Let’s make up a hypothetical choice for this experiment. Let us compare the purchase of a home for $500,000 with an annual real estate tax of $3,000 and insurance bill of $1,500, to the rental of a luxury apartment for $2,500 a month. Let us say you live in the home for a period of…
Caitlyn Jenner plans to vote for oppression
In the past, a transgender voter interested in ordinary equality and civil rights for transgender people could have found reasons to vote against a Democrat and for a Republican. Such as in 2002, when then Assemblymember Judy Chu introduced AB 2651, the Nondiscrimination in Foster Care bill, in the California State Assembly. AB 2651 would’ve…
Reap the benefits of gratitude
As a progressive Christian, I believe there are many names for God and many ways to a loving God; this article reflects one of those ways. Take from here what works for you. Celebrate life with joy and peace! What do you think of when you think of Thanksgiving? Family and friends. Macy’s Day Parade….
SPECIAL LIMITED OFFER: Save $10 on ‘White Christmas’ tickets at SDMT
This BLACK FRIDAY WEEK, make it a WHITE CHRISTMAS! San Diego Musical Theatre’s (SDMT) final production of their 2015 season is the classic Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, Nov. 27 – Dec. 6 at the Spreckels Theatre. For a limited time only use code jingle when buying your tickets to any performance of White Christmas and…
No easy closure for ‘The Hunger Games’ franchise
Just in time for Thanksgiving, the capstone of The Hunger Games series has arrived to give us the dark, bleak and oddly satisfying ending we may not want but do deserve. Mockingjay – Part 2 has continued the regrettable trend of splitting franchise finale films into two, ostensibly to give space for the whole story,…
Civic Theatre enchants with Disney’s ‘Beast’
What can be said about Walt Disney’s Beauty and the Beast that is now on the road with a scheduled San Diego engagement that you may not know already? Did you know it’s the fifth top grossing animated film in Disney history and it’s the seventh top grossing Broadway musical? It was also nominated for…
Connecting people in need with tomorrow’s technology
Look around, everyone you see is tapping on a smart phone, checking Facebook, posting pictures on Instagram, answering emails, composing documents or looking for new employment and business opportunities. The phenomenon that is the smartphone, tablet or computer is everywhere. Or is it? To many in our underserved communities using a computer, connecting with friends…