Effective Sept. 13 the new mayoral race begins. There are more than 20 candidates who have filed an intention to run; each must get a minimum of 200 valid signatures from voters to be added to the ballot. This reminds me of the circus that was the governor’s race after Gray Davis was recalled in…
Not many singers have the distinction of winning both an Oscar and two Grammy awards and have starred in one of Broadway’s most acclaimed rock musicals. Not to mention also being a cancer survivor, mother of four children and a political activist; but that’s exactly what life is like if you’re Melissa Etheridge. Etheridge does…
Lee Daniels’ The Butler One of the problems with starting a movie with the words “Inspired by a true story” written on the screen is that most people will focus on “true story” and not on “inspired by.” That phrase opens Lee Daniels’ The Butler – which I will refer to as The Butler from…
One of the first acts of the new incoming interim mayor of San Diego, Todd Gloria was to name City Commissioner Nicole Murray Ramirez as “Mayor of Hillcrest.” This official announcement at the 38th Nicky Awards, held at the Marriott Hotel, drew a standing ovation from the big crowd that included District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis…
In our scripture reading for this morning, Paul is obviously very much in love with the Thessalonian congregation. Listen how he begins his letter with these affirming words, “We always give thanks to God for all of you, and constantly pray for you … remembering your work of faith, labor of love and steadfastness of…
The movers and shakers in the world of sales and consumption now aim most, if not all, of their heavy advertising, political pandering and entertainment events at the new ultra-important consumers: the millennials. This means those born after 1980; you know, the ones we refer to as kids. The members of the next group in…
It’s hard to believe that less than two months have passed since the Supreme Court struck down the Defense of Marriage Act and effectively ended Proposition 8. It’s even harder to believe that we already need to be watching the courts again. There are of course the various marriage equality cases that are peppering the…
When D. Bruce Hanes began issuing same-sex marriage licenses from his office in Norristown, Pa., no one, not Democrats nor Republicans, questioned his sense of right or wrong. They did, however, question his legal authority. As the legally appointed register of wills for the third most populous county in the Keystone state, his decision to…
Spurred on by two landmark Supreme Court victories, LGBT activists are pressing hard to overturn state bans on same-sex marriage in Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Virginia. But, warns Howard Simon, the executive director of ACLU of Florida, don’t expect any substantive changes in the near future for the sunshine state. “I don’t want to build…
San Diego LGBT Pride announced today that Ebony Aldridge will be leaving her position at Pride and moving on to work on other opportunities. Ebony thanked the board, staff and community for affording her the opportunity to lead the organization through another successful event this year. Additionally, William Rodriguez-Kennedy has resigned his post as co-chair-elect…
