The Media Arts Center San Diego is presenting, Laurence Anyways, a drama that charts 10 years in a relationship of a male-to-female transexual’s relationship with her lover at their new 48-seat movie theatre in North Park running from the July 5-11. Starring Melvil Poupaud and Suzanne Clément, Laurence Anyways tells the story of an impossible…
Late Friday Rep. Tim Huelskamp (R-Kansas) and 28 conservative cosponsors introduced a federal constitutional amendment in the House of Representatives, which would define marriage in the United States as the union of one man and one woman. The proposed amendment stated, “Marriage in the United States shall consist only of the union of a man and…
Robbie Jones and Jurnee Smollett-Bell in Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor dvd of the week If you happen to come across this DVD in someone’s garbage can – do not pay for it – you may enjoy a good couple hours of hate-watching. As ineptly written and directed as the worst of the Razzie…
A La Mesa man who impersonated being a doctor and claimed he had a cure for AIDS and cancer faced some of his victims in court June 11 and a judge ordered him to stand trial for repeatedly practicing medicine without a license and identity theft. One victim, Keith Allen Barton, 51, could not face…
May 29, we joined peers and pioneers in the business community at Entrepreneur Thought Leaders Live in Long Beach to get an insider’s perspective on how to navigate the latest financing solutions for businesses. Nontraditional funding opportunities have skyrocketed, helping small businesses get off the ground and making it possible for their growth plans and…
Christopher Beck served as a U.S. Navy SEAL in some of the most dangerous battlegrounds in the world, including Iraq and Afghanistan and earned medals and commendations including the Bronze Star and a Purple Heart. But for 20 years while Beck was fighting for his country, he was also fighting an inner battle over his…
(CNN) — First lady Michelle Obama had a rare run-in with an audience heckler Tuesday during a fund-raising event in Washington for the Democratic National Committee. The outburst from the crowd distracted Obama at a point in her speech when she was speaking emotionally about children and their futures, prompting her to threaten to leave…
For Chris Beck, now Kristin Beck, the journey from childhood to war-decorated Navy Seal to gender reassignment is the basis of her forthcoming memoir Princess Warrior: A U.S. Navy Seal’s Journey To Coming Out Transgender (written with Anne Speckhard Ph.D.). It’s an improbable tale of one man’s struggles to adapt to conventional notions of masculinity…
When you were younger, you wanted nothing to do with parenthood. Life was a party then and having a family was the farthest thing from your mind. Kids changed people and who wants that? Being a parent was something that happened to somebody else. Once upon a time, Jennifer Finney Boylan thought that, too. But…
The 38th Annual Nicky Awards – San Diego’s Gay Academy Awards – will be held Aug 25 at the Marriott Mission Valley, 8757 Rio San Diego Drive, in San Diego. Launching the sponsorship drive for the event, Allan Spyere, chair of the board of governors 38th Annual Nicky Awards said, “This will be an evening of…
