The board of the North County LGBTQ Resource Center has appointed John Jones as the new 2013 Pride @ The Beach director. Jones, 23, began his educational career in 2009 at Palomar College in San Marcos where he became active in the campus’ LGBTQA club. He later became the vice president and then the president….
Just as it’s important to care for our physical bodies, it’s also, just as important to care for our soul. Even Jesus got away from time to time and practiced soul care. And if Jesus did it, then maybe it’s something to take a closer look at. The Gospel of Luke begins with Jesus’ birth,…
An assistant principal at Purcell Marian Catholic High School in Cincinnati, Mike Moroski, has been fired for a post in support of marriage equality on his personal blog. According to a report on News.Cincinnatti.com, Moroski refused to take down his statements on the blog. “I believe in Catholicism,” Moroski said in an interview. “But my…
(CNN) — President Barack Obama said Friday that children from communities wracked by poverty and violence need help from the government, schools, family and clergy to have a chance to climb “ladders of opportunity” to reach the middle class and beyond. Speaking at a Chicago high school near where he used to live, Obama cited…
Today, the White House released the following statement from President Barack Obama on the Senate passage of the Violence Against Women Act: “Today the Senate passed a strong bipartisan bill to reauthorize and strengthen the Violence Against Women Act. This important step shows what we can do when we come together across party lines to…
SAN DIEGO – As part of its ongoing commitment to cultural diversity and responsible banking, Union Bank, N.A., partnered with KPBS to honor 16 local individuals including two individuals from the LGBT community who are making a difference to enrich the lives of others. The honorees were announced throughout 2012 as part of the Cultural…
(CNN) — Republican Sen. Marco Rubio said Tuesday he hopes immigration rights for same-sex couples “doesn’t become a central issue” in the ongoing debate, referring to it as a “landmine” that could thwart attempts to pass a comprehensive immigration reform package. In a wide-ranging interview with BuzzFeed that streamed live online, the junior senator from…
(CNN) — Less than a week after President Barack Obama highlighted his immigration proposals in Las Vegas, a new poll Monday shows 70 percent of Hispanics approve of the job he’s doing. The number is slightly down from December, when 75 percent of Hispanics said they felt the same way, according to the Gallup survey….
“We, the people, declare today that the most evident of truths – that all of us are created equal – is the star that guides us still; just as it guided our forebears through Seneca Falls, and Selma, and Stonewall … Our journey is not complete until our gay brothers and sisters are treated like…
Members of the House of Representatives have offices in three buildings, each of which is named after a former speaker: Sam Rayburn, Nicholas Longworth and Joseph Gurney Cannon. When a fourth building is needed, I have little doubt it will be the “Nancy Pelosi House Office Building.” Not just because she was the first woman…
