A new direction for the Catholic Church? Pope Francis has shocked his flock and the world with his recent comments concerning “gays,” abortion and contraception. The pope, in an interview with the Jesuit religious magazine America, stated that the church has become obsessed with moral issues to the detriment of the great good that could…
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…
Who is counseling Carl DeMaio? DeMaio reportedly took a lie detector test to prove he was not masturbating in the City Council men’s room; his accuser is state Sen. Ben Hueso. Why would DeMaio take a lie detector test? Has San Diego politics just become an extended Jerry Springer or Maury Povich show? First, lie…
The LGBT community and Russia have been the rage in the media lately. Some LGBT activists and other supporters have suggested a boycott of the Winter Olympics that will be held in Sochi, Russia in February. The argument goes that we should not allow countries that discriminate or support human rights violations to be able…
Well, I talked to Mayor Filner the night before he started his two weeks of therapy and, yes, I believe it will be good for him, and he will discover a lot about himself. There is much weighing on Bob and I believe that this time will give him a chance to reflect on things…
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…
Now that Pride is over, the LGBT affirming flags will come down and we’ll be back to regular Hillcrest, North Park, downtown and Mission Hills. And I for one think that’s a problem. Many businesses want to fly the Pride or HRC flag when we are out in force for our annual celebration, but what…
Welcome to the 39th annual San Diego LGBT Pride. The San Diego LGBT community is excited to celebrate all that we have accomplished in our pursuit of equality in the last year, as well as just have a fantastic party weekend. We have so much to celebrate this year. President Obama supported marriage equality, the…
As we celebrate our significant gains in LGBT equality over the last year, I cannot help thinking about the many LGBT heroes who are all too often forgotten. A friend who was at the film Milk in Hillcrest heard a young gay man say after the movie “I loved it but why did they have…
