WASHINGTON – The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), has called on U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry to recall the nation’s ambassadors to Uganda and Nigeria. HRC argued that urgent consultation is required before regular diplomacy can proceed with nations that recently enacted some of the world’s most virulently anti-LGBT laws. “The Ugandan and Nigerian governments’…
So now we know. Mayor Filner will be succeeded by the winner of a “normal” special election, not a post recall free for all. That means the winner will have to get more than 50 percent, if not in the first special election then in the subsequent run-off. That likely narrows the slate considerably by…
Like many San Diegans, I found out Monday morning that Congressional candidate Carl DeMaio would be organizing events for the effort to recall Mayor Bob Filner. This is my shocked font! Of course, the man who lost the mayoral race to Filner is joining the recall. It allows him to settle an old score and…
“I don’t recall.” From President Reagan to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, it has been the mantra of elected and appointed officials forced to testify. Should Mayor Filner’s alleged behavior indeed lead he or staffers to court, it’s a safe bet it will be uttered at least once by someone who has blocked a potentially damaging…
BY THOM SENZEE In a joint press conference, San Diego LGBT Weekly publisher, Stampp Corbin, San Diego businessman Michael Pallamary and local resident and activist Elisa Brent, told reporters at Civic Center Plaza, near City Hall this morning that they would team up as co-chairs to organize the recall campaign against Mayor Bob Filner. While…
It is so disappointing when you grant an interview to what you discover is a reporter with an agenda. Voice of San Diego (VOSD) wrote an article about the Mayor Filner recall that was so inaccurate, I won’t even begin to address their political agenda. It is hard for the politicians and media in San…
A new poll carried out for Equality California (EQCA) by David Binder Research shows that 55 percent of likely voters polled are in support of restoring the freedom to marry and 37 percent are opposed. There have also been some strong upward shifts in support amongst key demographics. The key summary findings of the report…
I have three words for Republicans regarding the 2012 mayoral election, “Sorry ‘bout it.” For those not in the know, “Sorry ‘bout it” is the latest gay way of expressing faux sympathy. With the right intonation, it makes it clear that you’re not remotely sorry, they probably brought it on themselves, and you’re having at…
