Google+, the latest social media site to hit the mainstream and a prime competitor for Facebook’s social media monopoly, announced last week that user profiles will be equipped with gender-neutral and gender-masking options for enhanced privacy, sensitivity and inclusiveness. “Gender can be a sensitive topic, especially on the Internet,” said Google product manager Frances Haugen….
Comic actor Zach Braff is not gay, despite a message posted to his Facebook account Wednesday announcing his decision to come out of the closet. MSNBC reports that, according to the online security firm Sophos, Braff was the latest amongst celebrities like Kim Kardashian, Lil Wayne, Rihanna and Amy Winehouse to have his online identity…
Stuart Milk, co-Founder and President of the Harvey Milk Foundation, recently launched a video endorsing LGBT candidate Bevan Dufty for the San Francisco mayoral race. In the video, Milk spoke highly of Dufty’s experience, integrity and character, and urged the LGBT community to vote him into office. Milk explained, “Putting Bevan Dufty into the mayor’s…
Prism Comics presents its “gay agenda” for Comic-Con International, taking place at the San Diego Convention Center through Sunday, July 24. Prism Comics, the premier nonprofit supporting LGBT comics, creators and readers, is organizing an unprecedented number of panels, a fan mixer with silent auction, Heroes vs. Villains party, portfolio reviews and creator signings. “Queer…
When Walter Meyer and Brian Bielawski couldn’t work a deal last year with Comic-Con to stage Gamer – their one-man, geek-inspired play – the two decided to produce the show down the street. It was a hit. In fact, their small show evolved into a small convention of its own, welcoming gamers that had…
The San Diego Redistricting Commission is expected to release its preliminary map at its July 21 meeting, showing how the City Council districts could be redrawn. The commission is hosting public hearings before it finalizes the map. Using federal census data, the Redistricting Commission has to modify city council districts every ten years to adjust…
CALIFORNIA – Following Gov. Jerry Brown’s signing of legislation requiring public schools to include the contributions of the LGBT community in their curriculum, anti-equality advocates have initiated a ballot referendum to ask California voters to overturn the legislation. The Fair, Accurate, Inclusive and Respectful (FAIR) Education Act amends the Education Code to include the contributions…
Hate violence targeting LGBT people is on the rise nationally, according to a newly-released report by the National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs (NCAVP). Crimes in San Diego, by contrast, remain relatively unchanged. NCAVP released its annual Hate Violence Against Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and HIV-Affected Communities in the United States in 2010 report last…
GERMANY – The archbishop-elect of Berlin has said that he will meet with gay activists, even after they criticized his appointment as the new archbishop of the German capital. At a recent press conference, Archbishop-elect Rainer Maria Woelk said, “We will meet with each other. I have respect and esteem for all people, independent of…
