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! Recently, we held a memorial service in honor of those homeless people brutally murdered on the…
One box, two boxes, three boxes, four. I’ve been moving. In December 2011, when I last moved from my then apartment of seven years, it wasn’t for happy reasons. I’d been cyberharassed and cyberstalked as a blogger at Pam’s House Blend. I’d written about a gender affirmation surgery I had in 2011, and those I’d…
Our mortgage man-in-the-know Matt Young, loan officer with MDC Financial Service Group, was kind enough to answer some pertinent questions about the current state of the mortgage market. We covered a bunch in our first article, but Matt’s answers were so comprehensive, we couldn’t cover them all in one incarnation. Here’s the second part of…
As a physician with a political column, there is one topic I haven’t been able to escape of late: The EpiPen. [OK, two questions. No, I don’t think you can diagnose Sec. Clinton with a seizure from a campaign video.] Epinephrine, the medication in the EpiPen, has been saving the lives of patients with severe…
Ira Sachs, the director of the acclaimed gay films Keep the Lights On and Love is Strange, is a subtle filmmaker. There’s nothing flashy in his shots or his dialogue, and he doesn’t push his actors to histrionics; his movies are naturalistic portrayals of real people struggling with family duty, class, aging and love. With…
From the makers of ’The Golden Girls’, ‘Roseanne’ and ‘Gilmore Girls’ comes a new web series … Saturday, Aug. 1, 1981, a day of no particular import, a music television station was launched called MTV that played music videos around the clock. The show was hosted my music video jockeys, or VJs, and in the…
The Emmy and Grammy Award-winning comedian is ready to tromp on Trump as she brings her tour to Escondido for one night only! It is probably safe to say that most people in the gay community have a special place in their hearts for Ms. Kathy Griffin. You have undoubtedly either seen her on her…
“Butch” said he had some news to share. “Another promotion?” I jokingly queried. “Not exactly,” he somberly replied. We were seated at a table in Cucina Sorella, the latest addition to the Urban Kitchen Group’s family of restaurants. Located in the heart of Kensington, the large space follows the Group’s successful formula of offering California-inspired…
At the start of each school year, the Imperial Court de San Diego, along with The LGBT Community Center, leads a campaign for children living below the poverty line to receive backpacks and school supplies. With the help of The LGBT Center’s Family Matters program, children of LGBT parents in need are also given help…
I just returned from a visit to my sister and her family in Iowa. As usual we attended the Corn Festival and, my favorite, the Tractor Fair. Triple blessed, we also got to enjoy the Iowa State Fair in the 92 degree sunshine. Not to be missed was the day’s climax, the “2016 Big Boar…
