With Election Day 2016 now less than a year away, it is time to take a break from presidential debate analysis and focus the next few columns on San Diego contests. In the past few weeks, new candidates have emerged in races that had been static for months. There will no doubt be a few…
thursday nov. 12 The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra La Jolla Music Society opens the Celebrity Orchestra series with one of the world’s premier symphonic ensembles, the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra lead by their music director, Maestro Zubin Mehta. The evening will feature A Journey to the End of the Millennium by the Georgian-born Israeli composer Josef Bardanashvili,…
Every Nov. 20, here in San Diego we memorialize those people who’ve been killed due to anti-transgender hate. The day we do this is called the International Transgender Day of Remembrance, often referred to by the acronym TDOR. Originally, the list of the dead was Americentric as Gwen Smith, who is credited with beginning that…
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! How many of you played on some sort of little league when you were a kid?…
The long-running felony case against three San Diego firefighters ended Monday with their guilty pleas to misdemeanor battery of an intoxicated person in 2012 in Normal Heights. Two brothers who were somewhat intoxicated yelled anti-gay epithets to the off-duty firefighters who also responded with anti-gay slurs even though none of them are gay. It was…
Irrawaddy Mon Amour, a documentary about a forbidden gay marriage in Myanmar, will have its world premiere at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) this month. The directors are now running a crowdfunding campaign. Irrawaddy Mon Amour has been selected for the mid-length competition of IDFA, the most important documentary festival in Europe. The festival…
Today, the Ukrainian Parliament passed nondiscrimination legislation that will provide needed workplace protections for LGBT citizens and others throughout the country. The bill, which introduces a new clause to Ukraine’s Labor Code, aims to protect a wide range of people seeking to work free from discrimination and abuse in the country. The legislation was part…
A juvenile court judge in Utah has ordered a child removed from the home of her married foster parents because they are a same-sex couple. April Hoagland and Beckie Peirce of Carbon County, Utah, were stunned when Judge Scott Johansen ordered their foster child removed from their home, reports The Advocate. The judge said the…
Adele is set to release 25, her highly anticipated new album, which will be available globally Friday Nov. 20 and is the first new music from her since her Oscar winning single “Skyfall” in 2012. “Hello,” the debut single from 25, will be available to buy and stream now. Check out the cinematic video for “Hello” above. It…
The Pfeffermans are back and and it’s about to get messy. In this sneak peek of season 2, the family gathers for a wonderfully chaotic wedding photo. Amazon yesterday released a new teaser trailer that shows the Pfefferman family in its usual state of dysfunction. The whole family’s trying to get together for a wedding photo…
