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Praying to a God Who calls us to act
I am happy to share more on prayer in a postmodern world with the following thoughtful perspective by Alisan Rowland. Alisan and I have served together in ministry for years. She did her clergy internship at our church and currently works as a hospice chaplain here in San Diego. Many of us have heard before…
Rights movements: Are they different?
Mention civil rights movements to most people and thoughts of old black and white news footage of marches, school bussing protests and Martin Luther King Jr. speeches come to the minds of many. Others think of Latino immigration and social-equality demonstrations, while still others highlight the LGBT struggles to overturn “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” and…
A moving, character-driven drama
A few weeks ago, I watched Dane DeHaan, one of the stars of the new teens-with-superpowers movie Chronicle, answering questions at a press conference about what made Chronicle different from other “found footage” movies. He claimed that the difference was that every shot of film – every spliced together piece of camcorder shots, close circuit…
VIDEO: Ellen DeGeneres responds to anti-gay group ‘One Million Moms’
Funny gal Ellen DeGeneres has some words for ‘One Million Moms,’ the anti-gay group who rallied for her removal as JC Penney spokesperson. TV’s daytime queen addressed the group in Wednesday’s episode of The Ellen DeGeneres Show. “Good news for marriage equality in California yesterday!” she begins. “Yesterday an appeals court ruled that Prop. 8…
Trans advocates criticize Tennessee Rep. Floyd
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee state Rep. Richard Floyd (R) has been criticized for saying he would “stomp a mudhole” into a transgender person who tried to use a proper dressing room. Floyd is a sponsor of a bill that would prevent transgender people from accessing facilities that correspond with their gender identities. According to the…
Putting the gay back in adult video awards shows
The list is legend The GayVNs. The Grabbys. The Hookies. The XBiz Awards. The Hard Choice Awards. Presented in venues across the country from New York to Chicago to Los Angeles and celebrating the movers and shakers of a multibillion-dollar industry, gay-porn award programs are as diverse and sometimes as kitschy as the people they…
Let’s change the way we look at resolutions
Happy New Year! How many of you have made your New Year’s resolutions? How are you doing so far? Statistics tell us that barely one in three of us continue to make the traditional New Year’s resolutions. I wonder why? Almost without exception, all the usual resolutions are so grandiose; so austere; so … instantly…
Airline launches new LGBT Web site
MIAMI – LAN Airlines has launched its new LGBT travel Web site dedicated specifically to gay and lesbian travelers. The airline’s new dedicated LGBT site, found at LANdiversity.com, showcases the diversity found throughout South America, and is a one-stop-shop resource for LGBT travel to South America. It includes detailed descriptions of key South American destinations…