The Anoka-Hennepin School District settled a federal civil rights investigation Monday stemming from a lawsuit filed last summer, closing a long legal battle in the district’s anti-discrimination policies for students who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender. Following the district’s pledge to improve the treatment of LGBT students, the White House released a proposed consent…
Join the San Diego LGBT community in collecting food donations this month for women in the greater area who suffer from HIV. Up to 94% of HIV-positive women and their families in San Diego suffer from food insecurity. They don’t know where tomorrow’s meals will come from. The UC San Diego Antiviral Research Center invites…
UnitedGREEN, a movement that engages communities “… in a shared fight for a truly sustainable future,” will hold its second Forging a Sustainable Future (FSF) symposium March 3 and 4 at San Diego State University. This year’s event features several prominent members of the LGBT community among the presenters and organizers. The two-day event will…
Theresa Erickson, a 2010 columnist for San Diego LGBT Weekly on gay parenting, was sentenced Feb. 24 to five months in federal prison and seven months home confinement in an adoption scheme that the U.S. attorney described as a “baby selling ring.” Erickson, 44, of Ramona, an expert on reproductive law, resigned her state bar…
TRENTON, N.J. – In response to the plaintiff’s request for reconsideration, a New Jersey Superior Court has reinstated the federal equal protection claim in a Lambda Legal case seeking marriage equality on behalf of Garden State Equality and seven same-sex couples and their children harmed by the state’s unequal civil union system. Garden State Equality,…
City Heights is a large, dense and ethnically diverse neighborhood of San Diego. It spans from University Avenue and El Cajon Boulevard, and roughly from I-805 eastward to 54th Street. It has long been a victim of neglect, urban blight and crime. But during the last ten to fifteen years, City Heights has benefitted from…
After seeing Wanderlust, I was exhausted and teary. Happily, it wasn’t a maudlin factory of crying jags, like some of last year’s Oscar bait. No; I just hadn’t laughed as hard at the movies since Bridesmaids. While not nearly as surprising nor as carefully and smartly written as Bridesmaids (which was deservedly nominated for an…
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…
The San Diego City Council voted 7-1 Feb. 28 to increase late fees for most parking tickets and to lower the standard 30-day deadline to 21 days before they have to be paid. This will go into effect July 1 and it means most tickets will cost almost $100 or more if the registered car…
Dems for Equality – Latest Endorsements Endorsements from our last meeting 51st Congressional District: Denise Moreno Ducheney and Juan Vargas both rated acceptable San Diego City Council, District 7: Mat Kostrinsky endorsed Chula Vista City Council, Seat 4: Mary Salas endorsed San Diego County Board of Supervisors, District 2: Rudy Reyes San Diego County Board…
