It’s a Sunday afternoon in mid-November, and I’m walking into downtown’s Civic Center Plaza, renamed Freedom Square by occupiers, members of the larger Occupy Wall Street movement, which is seeking to redress the nation’s economic and political inequality. As I make my way through the jumble of pedestrians, occupiers and police, I find 26-year-old, gay,…
WASHINGTON (HumanRights.gov) —Human rights are inalienable and belong to every person, no matter who that person is or whom that person loves. Since January 2009, Secretary Clinton has championed a comprehensive human rights agenda that includes the protection of the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people. Read the related post on…
SAN DIEGO — Mayoral Candidate Bonnie Dumanis today announced the District Attorney’s Office has been honored for the fourth year in a row with a Workplace Excellence Award from the San Diego Society for Human Resource Management. Her office won the award for its proactive and innovative succession planning, allowing the government agency to reduce its…
Stage actor Alan Sues, known for his role in “Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In”, died Thursday due to cardiac arrest at the age of 85. Sues passed away in his home in West Hollywood, the AP reports. “He was sitting in a recliner watching TV with his dachshund Doris who he loved in his lap,” Michael…
Although his exact date of birth has eluded this reporter and his best research skills, one thing that is certain, this week marks the birthday of civil rights legend and San Diego LGBT Weekly columnist, Nicole Murray Ramirez, also known as Empress Nicole the Great, The Queen Mother of the Americas within the Imperial Court…
WASHINGTON – The Human Rights Campaign Foundation has announced that it is launching the first-of-its-kind Jewish Organization Equality Index (JOEI) survey. Modeled after HRC’s Corporate Equality Index (CEI) and Healthcare Equality Index (HEI), JOEI is designed to measure LGBT inclusion in the programs and employment practices at Jewish non-profit organizations. JOEI is supported by a…
EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: CLICK HERE TO WATCH I’m aware that attitudes in society, and even in the LGBT community, about trans women are often negative and sometimes hostile. As a trans woman, the idea of being arrested is a scary thought because I know those negative and hostile attitudes are at least as commonplace in police…
Here in beautiful San Diego, it continues to be a buyer’s real estate market. With housing prices significantly down from four to five years ago and mortgage interest rates being historically low, it is a great time to buy. Real estate is not as complicated as it may seem to be. I know there are…
Having watched the Republican Primary debates unfold, it has become clear to me that you will soon run out of candidates to surge to the top of the field. With nearly a month until the Iowa caucuses, only Rick Santorum and John Huntsman have not had their day in the sun. Before you again beg…
insider scoop Voyou is a wonderful, modern-style French bistro. By modern I mean chic, cozy, sexy and trendy. The bar area has recently been remodeled, and if you have visited in the past it is worth a second look. On Friday last, I joined a small group of chefs there and we had a total…
