As we bask in the glory of the life-affirming Supreme Court rulings concerning marriage equality, the inevitable question is where do we go from here? While there are 13 states, plus the District of Columbia, that have marriage equality, there are 37 states that do not. When the framers of the Constitution established the three…
Finances and money obligations change throughout life. A 30-year-old has different goals and money concerns than a 70-year-old. With this in mind, the next several columns of The Money Shot will focus on each decade of life providing finance tips for that phase. This week, we focus on our 20s. What a fun time with…
There are many situations where you need to figure out where to invest your money. Maybe you left a company to take a new job. Or maybe you are retiring. Do you leave your money at the old company? If not, where should it go? Or let’s say you want to fire your current brokerage…
One of the things that has propelled the gay community forward through the years has been its nonprofits, and community support for these organizations. The HRC, for example, began as a gay specific civil rights organization that was supported by members of the lesbian and gay community, and after decades of work the organization began…
The Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network’s (GLSEN) San Diego County Chapter will be holding its second annual Gay Straight Alliance (GSA) Awards Night May 31, from 6-9 p.m., at The San Diego LGBT Community Center. “The GSA Awards Night is a night to recognize GSAs for their work in their schools and gives them…
A City Council committee voted 3-2 along party lines May 15 to limit political party contributions to $20,000 for citywide offices such as mayor and city ordinance and $10,000 to councilmember district elections. This was forwarded to the full City Council for consideration which means Democrats will outnumber Republicans following the election of a Democratic…
The LGBT community is extremely thoughtful and generous in donating to charitable organizations. We give our money and time to issues that personally matter to us. It’s easy to understand which organizations are helping HIV+ people, counseling LGBT youth or fighting for marriage equality. You know that your efforts are going toward important personal beliefs….
In what is certainly a first for this nation-state, a group of dedicated gay activists are using the crowd funding site Indiegogo.com to raise funds to overturn the country’s anti-sodomy law. Singapore, which currently has an anti-sodomy law on the books which bans “acts of gross indecency” with another male, has made in clear in…
The neighbors sure got an eyeful last week. Then again, they always do. They don’t miss a thing when it comes to you and, no matter what it is; they always know your business. Guests, groceries, gifts; whatever comes through your door is another topic of interest for them. Just another thing to gossip about….
Nicole, thank you for your wonderful kind words Dear Editor, How simply wonderful to read Nicole’s precise words on the raping of Aunties in November of last year, (LGBT Weekly issue 106 Nov. 29, 2012) and your recent follow up (LGBT Weekly issue 116 March 28). I was more than the bookkeeper. I was the…
