Louis Marinelli, a former strategist for the grassroots and online campaigning activity of the National Organization for Marriage (NOM), has changed teams. The once ardent opponent of same-sex marriage equality claims to have undergone a “transition” in favor of civil marriage between LGBT couples. In an interview with Good As You journalist Jeremy Hooper, who…
Representatives of the San Diego Unified Board of Education have announced plans to vote on an anti-bullying policy at a meeting set for April 12, 2011. The proposed measure, developed with input from the Safe Schools Task Force, is called the Bullying, Harassment and Intimidation Prohibition Policy and is designed to create a safer learning…
There are new reputed Manwich commercials that are loaded on Youtube that are playing upon gay stereotypes. In each commercial a man is holding a Manwich while making statements that would be considered feminine. Before the man can finish his statement, the Manwich is slapped out of his hand and into his face. The voiceover and…
British director Joe Wright shot right to the top with his first three films. Pride and Prejudice with Keira Knightley received four Academy Award nominations in 2005. His next, Atonement, starred James McAvoy and Saoirse Ronan and received six Oscar nominations, seven Golden Globe nominations and 14 British BAFTA nominations and won Best Film in…
Enjoy a self-guided stroll that will take you around to some of the top chefs in San Diego at the Taste of Hillcrest, April 16, noon to 4 p.m. Participating restaurants offer a sample of their food as a way to introduce themselves to San Diego diners. With samples created from more than 40 of…
Happy White Party week! It’s our second New Year’s celebration. Some people get so messed up they need to start a new year after that. And I speak from experience. Lord knows … I had my party animal days. New York, New York I just got back from my trip to the Big Apple and…
On Friday, April 1, the newly-created Military Acceptance Project (MAP) launched a new website, militaryacceptanceproject.org, designed to provide information, resources and support to service members regarding the repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell (DADT). Former Marine Corps officer Kristen Kavanaugh co-founded MAP with colleagues and faculty from the University of Southern California’s School of Social…
The elected Student Chaplain at Point Loma Nazarene University resigned his position April 1, just 12 days after he told a church forum he is gay. Now that forum has lost its place to meet. Todd Clayton, 21, who was elected by the students for two years in a row, acknowledged he was gay at…
It’s the largest gay dance festival in the world when men from around the globe converge for White Party, the three-day long annual spectacular, April 8-11 in Palm Springs. With the entertainers scheduled to appear this year, however, you might mistake the White Party for a music festival. “Again this year, we’ve got incredible breakthrough…
CALIFORNIA – The Assembly Committee on Higher Education has approved Assemblymember Marty Block’s (AD-78) bill to improve the campus climates for LGBT students at public colleges and universities. AB 620 would require the California State University and California Community Colleges, and request the University of California, to adopt policies on harassment, intimidation and bullying in…
