I guess winter is finally here. It’s been way too cold for this Brazilian, but it does get me in the Christmas spirit. The idea of a white Christmas was never easy for me to grasp as it is summer in Brazil and the first time I saw snow was in California when I moved…
San Diego City Councilmember Todd Gloria has been selected by his colleagues to chair the Budget and Finance Committee in 2012. He has served as chair in 2011 and previously led the Land Use and Housing Committee in 2009 and 2010. “I am honored by the confidence my colleagues have in my ability to lead…
A 53-year-old gay man broke down in court Dec. 6 and tearfully apologized to a young man he had stabbed repeatedly when the man refused to have sex with him in his camper in Hillcrest. Kenneth John Bauer was sentenced to nine years in state prison and fined $1,224 by San Diego Superior Court Judge…
The City Council voted 8-0 Dec. 6 to appoint Jeff Gattas to the Centre City Development Corporation board of directors for a term that will last to May 1, 2014. Gattas, a member of the board for The LGBT Community Center, was nominated by Mayor Jerry Sanders for whom he worked for several years as…
Urban Mo’s, Baja Betty’s and Gossip Grill are leading an effort throughout Hillcrest to help bring smiles, food and gifts to underprivileged children, youth and those infected or affected by HIV/AIDS this holiday season. The local group of restaurants, owned by Chris Shaw, has signed on to two different programs benefiting The San Diego LGBT…
SAINT PAUL, Minn. – To address the serious problem of bullying in Minnesota’s schools, Gov. Mark Dayton has signed Executive Order 11-33, establishing the Governor’s Task Force on the Prevention of School Bullying. This task force will be charged with examining the best practices and policies that currently exist to prevent bullying and providing future…
DES MOINES, Iowa – One day after Republican presidential hopeful Rick Perry likened bold new steps by the Obama administration to tackle international human rights abuses of LGBT people to the president waging a “war with people of faith in this country,” he has released a new ad in Iowa attacking open service in the…
LAGOS, Nigeria – The Nigerian Senate has voted against same-sex relationships in the country. As the bill received its third reading in the Senate, members of the upper legislative house unanimously voted in favor of passing the bill into law. The Senate increased the penalty for an offender to up to 14 years imprisonment and…
thursday, dec. 15 Traditions of Christmas Traditions of Christmas has grown to be the biggest Christmas show in San Diego drawing more than 250,000 patrons over the years. It is a musical journey of all the greatest Christmas songs and traditions from around the world. Santa’s workshop comes alive with dancing elves, Raggedy Ann dolls,…
When everything falls together just right and you’re having the kind of day when nothing can go wrong, life is a breeze. Your face hurts from smiling and you might think you can do your job forever. You were put on earth to do exactly what you’re doing. As was William Wales for his but…
