CALIFORNIA – Last week, a Department of Education investigation found Tehachapi Unified School District was negligent in intervening in the harassment of Seth Walsh. Walsh, a 13-year-old Jacobsen Middle School student, committed suicide in 2010 after he was the victim of severe harassment due to his nonconformity with gender stereotypes. In a 20-page letter, the…
CALIFORNIA – Jean Harris, an ex-deputy mayor of San Francisco and former executive director of California Alliance for Pride and Equality (CAPE), has died at home in Palm Springs from complications due to several health issues. She was 66. CAPE later became Equality California. Equality California Interim Executive Director Jim Carroll said in a statement,…
RUSSIA – A dozen activists determined to mark the banned Slavic Gay Pride march were attacked by neo-Nazis and then dispersed by the police in St Petersburg last week. The St. Petersburg Times reported that the activists shouting “Russia with no homophobes” and “Equal rights with no compromise” marched to central St. Petersburg. Some carried…
BRAZIL – A Brazilian judge has approved the country’s first gay marriage. Following the recognition of same-sex civil unions by Brazil’s Supreme Court back in May Sao Paulo state Judge Fernando Henrique Pinto has ruled two men could convert their civil union into a full marriage. Globo television’s G1 Website identified the couple as Sergio…
It’s Pride time again. The parade, the bare-chested men with muscles and jockstraps, the bare-chested women with muscles and jockstraps, towers of hair, screamers in tacky drag, love-filled Christians condemning us all to the deepest depths of hell, etc. Ho hum. Been there. Done that. I thought. I had only seen Pride events on newscasts…
A greenish-grey exoskeleton, antennae and five pairs of arms. Sounds like a description of an invading alien race instead of one of the most sought after proteins in the American diet, lobster. Summer to me always screams lobster. Every year, we would dig a large shallow hole in the yard, start a fire and throw…
I’m off to Nebraska for five days and the next months will be very busy for me as I head to Canada, Montana, Washington, D.C., Oregon, Hawaii and Washington. Jess Durfee isn’t a thug, but … Many were very surprised at the harsh editorial in last week’s progressive weekly, City Beat that attacked Jess Durfee,…
Redistricting realities The tenor and tone of William Rodriguez-Kennedy’s editorial on redistricting comes off as condescending and aloof, when you consider that he mentions his recent move into District 3. As if he has an oracle-like opinion on the matter, despite not fully grasping the major functions of redistricting: demographics and geography. With the addition…
Palm Springs is best known for its sunshine and incredible resort living. It is a world famous travel destination and has been the playground to Hollywood stars for many decades. This oasis in the desert is truly a very special place with a unique and interesting history. Palm Springs is located about two hours north…
