LGBT Weekly social media reporter, Will Rodriguez-Kennedy, who is a veteran of the Iraq War and who is Puerto Rican, was likened to a feces-throwing monkey in a Twitter post from an account owned by the life partner of the leading San Diego mayoral candidate, City Councilman Carl DeMaio. The tweet in question contained a…
WASHINGTON, DC – The White House will honor Elena Chang and Suma Reddy Thursday as two of nine Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) leaders and organizations that are Champions of Change. The two honorees are from the Asian Pride Project (APP) and were chosen as part of the White House Initiative on AAPIs “What’s…
Sexual assault and kidnapping charges held against Michael Kobulnicky, a former Tea Party spokesperson and Carl DeMaio mayoral campaign volunteer, were dropped Thursday after the alleged victim rescinded her story this week. Kobulnicky was charged ten days ago after the victim claimed she was kidnapped and raped on Fiesta Island after accepting a ride home…
Several thousand hockey fans got a little extra at a recent Toronto Maple Leafs game in Canada. Yahoo Sports reported that during the second intermission a Toronto Maple Leafs fan named Alicia stood on the ice wearing a blindfold. When it was removed, she looked up at the video scoreboard and read a message from…
Pop-rock favorite Jason Mraz is stepping up for LGBT Americans in a new video launched Monday by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC). “I believe that people have a right to marry the person that they love,” says Mraz. He added, “I won’t give up until there is equality for all… the time is now.” His…
If you are a fan of avant-garde cinema and you are familiar with gallery-based video then you might have noticed the two separate media beginning to blur at the edges. Someone who has taken advantage of this trend and maybe even helped invent it is British artist and filmmaker Isaac Julien. Julien became an art…
Michael John Kobulnicky, an extreme right-wing tea party spokesman and a Carl DeMaio volunteer affiliate, was in custody Friday according to reports at 10 News for abducting a pedestrian from the Linda Vista area, later transporting the victim to Fiesta Island and allegedly raping her. Kobulnicky, 50, was investigated by sex-crime detectives Thursday according to…
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia – The bill banning so-called “propaganda of homosexuality and pedophilia to minors” has passed in the 3rd reading in the St. Petersburg city parliament. Twenty-nine deputies voted in favor of the bill, five voted against the bill and one abstained. Fifteen deputies did not vote (either abstained, or were absent). Member of…
There are two new exhibitions on display at the Museum of Photographic Arts (MoPA) in Balboa Park. I encourage you to see them both. But if you are a fan of photography that pushes the envelope then you will definitely want to check out Unusual Suspects: Paintings and Photographs by Holly Roberts. Roberts’ work is…
Brandon Morgan, a gay U.S. Marine who grew up in Oakdale, Calif., explains why his homecoming kiss – which went viral – is so important to the LGBT and ally community. Although met with comments ranging from support to hatred, the gay couple say the video, dubbed the “The kiss seen around the world,” has…
