Living outside of the box: In our community this mantra is the rule, not the exception. We incorporate unorthodox thinking into the way that we love, the way that we work and even the way that we parent our children. We form creative arrangements for the parenting of our children that vary from traditional nuclear…
Most folk who aren’t part of the T of the LGBT community aren’t aware of the divides between some of those who identify as transsexual, but not as transgender, and those who identify as both transsexual and transgender. To me, the divide seems to be about whether or not one embraces diversity as a value…
What should you do for someone who has forever changed your life in a positive and fundamental way? How would you honor a person who has improved your life on this planet? Would you take that person on a trip of a lifetime? Would you give her or him maid service for a year? Would…
The Young Professional Council (YPC), a program of The San Diego LGBT Center, will honor the inaugural class of its newly established Leadership Academy at a community champagne brunch, July 1. The Center’s chief executive officer, Dr. Delores Jacobs, congratulated the class in a statement saying, “Congratulations are in order for the 20 incredibly talented…
Tom McSorley, former resource development director at Townspeople, a local nonprofit organization aimed at providing housing for San Diego’s most vulnerable families and individuals, is blowing the whistle on what he believes is fraud at the organization. A Web site McSorley has published, jonpderryberry.com, purports to document $200 to $300,000 of funds Derryberry is allegedly…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Army Veteran and Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN) Executive Director Aubrey Sarvis today applauded the introduction of HR 6046, the Military Spouses Equal Treatment Act of 2012 (MSET) that would change the definition of “spouse” in four areas of U.S. Code related to recognition, support, and benefits for married service members and veterans….
A New York state Senate candidate may lose the support of the Republican Party after local leaders learned she was married to a woman. Mike Long, New York Conservative Party Chairman, said the group would be reviewing her endorsement for a Senate seat in the Hudson Valley in light of her now-public same-sex marriage. “I…
Responding to the latest Public Policy Polling (PPP) of Washington voters who face a referendum this fall seeking to roll back the bipartisan marriage law, Zach Silk, campaign manager for Washington United for Marriage, said the 51 to 44% finding shows continued positive progression in favor of the new law and marriage for all committed…
There has been a sea change since President Obama came out in support of same-sex marriage. There has been a dramatic shift in the American consciousness. First, the narrative that most African Americans do not support same-sex marriage is dead. Dead. A recent poll by the Washington Post found that 59 percent of African Americans…
Art & Soul, Being Alive’s signature fundraising event, is an annual happening, formerly known as Soul Plates. Each year, celebrity artists create one-of-a-kind art pieces that are auctioned off. The event is typically attended by 250 guests. While the event is said to be great fun, its underlying purpose is serious – to increase awareness…
