San Diego’s only LGBT comedy show returns Sept. 13 with a line-up featuring Sean Wherley, Bijan Mostafavi, Lauren Holiday, Sarah Burford, and headliner Teddy Margas. The Laugh Out Proud Comedy Show begins at 8 p.m. and is held at Martinis Above Fourth, 3940 Fourth Ave. in San Diego. Margas is a comedian and actor who…
2011/2012 has seen much movement in terms of equal rights for the LGBT community. We have a president who openly supports marriage equality, we have had Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell repealed and we have had any number of other small victories in the fight for equality, but … and this is a very big but…
I think the Apostle Paul would’ve liked the festivities here in San Diego as we celebrated LGBT Pride. After all, he understood the destructiveness of division and prejudice. He lived in a world whose fundamental structures were rooted in pairs of opposites: circumcision/uncircumcision; Jew/gentile; slave/free; male/female. And, he believed that the message of Jesus worked…
The 10th season of Project Runway has begun, so here is something to satisfy that cult show’s more rabid fans in between episodes. Did you know that the world’s largest gathering of fashion filmmakers happens right here in San Diego. That’s right; the La Jolla Fashion Film Festival is the first international fashion film festival…
San Diego Pride is here, and there is no shortage of rallies, parties and events for everyone to take part in. One of the parties is Circuit Daze Saturday, July 21. Beginning at 10 p.m. and finishing at 6 a.m. it is the only all-night event in the city. Circuit Daze takes place at 4th…
From an ad in the Advocate magazine, submitted by a defrocked Pentecostal preacher, who was kicked out of his church for being gay, came a gathering of 12 people in a living room in Los Angeles, which birthed the first Metropolitan Community Church; becoming a global denomination in excess of 200 churches in more than…
School’s out and summer has begun. Forget the beach. Skip happy hour. How about spending a lazy Sunday at the museum? These might not be the gayest exhibitions in town but they are happening through September and are worth checking out. The Museum of Contemporary Art has a show up until Sept. 2 that I…
LOS ANGELES (CNN) – While he predicted Republicans would adopt a bumper sticker slogan of “It’s Obama’s fault” this election year, President Barack Obama maintained he was “very proud” of his work in the past three and a half years. “They’re going to say, ‘Well you know what, you’re still not satisfied, then it’s Obama’s…
LGBT young leaders from across San Diego launched Obama Pride in San Diego with a kick off press conference to discuss the 2012 election and LGBT youth issues in San Diego. Craig Roberts, vice president of Political Action with the San Diego Democrats for Equality, Will Rodriguez-Kennedy, president of San Diego Blue Dog Democrats and…
Gay singer/songwriter/song stylist Raspin returns to San Diego June 14, appearing at Lestats West, 3343 Adams Ave. at 9 p.m. Based in the Los Angeles area, Raspin is a well-rounded, accomplished songwriter, vocalist and producer. His first CD, We Do What We Do has received rave reviews and is an eclectic mix of some of…
