Well, on New Year’s Eve Big Mike and I went over to popular businessman Wayne Becks’ home for his fabulous party benefitting Stepping Stone. It was fun and everyone had a great time. GLBT community has big hearts For more than 45 years I have witnessed the love, compassion and concern of our GLBT community…
My heart is full of pride for our community … always there for the Imperial Court’s annual toy, food and blanket drives. Among the many children who received toys and food vouchers were 200 children of GLBT parents. Thank each and every one of you. You make our holiday drives the success they have been…
It was in this column that the scandal of the old Pride board was first broken and the mismanagement of money and the no input from the community over the purchasing of their new million dollar offices. The then highly respected intern Pride board made many commitments and promises to our community, the most important…
Our new mayor made history visiting five high schools after his inauguration and stopping by five different neighborhoods to celebrate with the people. His last stop, at 11 p.m., was at Martinis Above Fourth for the annual Christmas Wreath Auction which raised nearly $20,000 for the Eddie Conlon Youth Fund (5-18 years). First lady, Bronwyn…
It’s a great day for our nation and city as both our president and mayor are the most progressive and pro-equality ever elected. LGBT Veterans’ Wall ceremony A great crowd showed up to The Center to honor the 2012 inductees to the Ben F. Dillingham and Bridget Wilson LGBT Veterans’ Wall of Honor. Chair Joseph…
Let us all move forward and, yes, accept the decisions made by the majority of the 2012 election voters. I turn in this column before Tuesday night not knowing any election results. Dear Mayor Filner: I’ve known you since the 1970s. We all know you have some really rough edges. Our city now badly needs…
Yes, I wasn’t such an “R-rated” emcee at this past Saturday’s Nightmare on Normal Street and it was because the Police Department expressed their concern. People, politics and opinions County supervisor candidate Steve Danon has committed to work on bringing back the San Diego County Human Relations Commission as he shares many San Diegans’ concerns…
Well, one of our community’s biggest holidays – Halloween – is coming up so be sure to play and party safe and don’t drink and drive. Romney/DeMaio and Obama/Filner In a few weeks, Americans will vote and decide if our country continues to go forward or backward. At the same time, San Diegans will be…
All this month, I’m out of state every weekend except for the last one when I will return as your emcee at Nightmare on Normal Street in Hillcrest. Join thousands of people at Normal Street and University. I will be the “pig in a wig” on the mic. Is the 3rd Council seat the gay…
Well, I’m off to Canada this weekend (more on that in an upcoming column). Just ugly This has been one of the most ugly and negative mayoral races in our city’s history and no candidate for mayor has been so disliked or rejected by GLBT, Latino, African American and Asian leaders and voters as Carl…
