The retrospective story section of the San Diego Reader magazine, dubbed “Back When” and featuring local news stories celebrating a significant anniversary, carried a 35-year-old clip celebrating the San Diego gay community. Described as “one of the most conservative and low key in the country,” San Diego’s LGBT community circa 1986 created what the Reader…
Things have changed when it comes to coming out in your teens. Popular advice columnist and rights activist Dan Savage reflected on the differences between his own youth in the 1970’s and that of LGBT youth in today’s increasingly open cultural climate during a recent interview with a popular Australian news outlet. Unlike the 1970’s…
1,000 online supporters recently cast votes in an online poll to determine the decade’s most empowering LGBT anthem. The poll, conducted by the equality charity Stonewall, revealed Christina Aguilera’s 2003 hit “Beautiful” as the big winner among lesbian, gay and bisexual voters. Aguilera was “delighted” with the results of the poll, and stated that “my…
The Los Angeles Times reported today that the 4th District Court of Appeals overturned a prior decision in the case of Frank Lampedusa, a teacher and dean of students at Farb Middle School in San Diego who was fired for placing an explicit “men seeking men” ad on Craigslist. The Commission on Professional Competence ruled…
In an attempt to detract from President Obama’s newly launched re-election campaign, the RNC responded with a web-based “Case against Obama,” citing the President’s stance on social issues despite recent poll results indicating widespread, bi-partisan support for LGBT equality measures. The republican campaign, entitled “Hope Isn’t Hiring,” cites Obama’s support for the repeal of DADT…
Joseph Lelyveld, Pulitzer-Prize winner and author of Great Soul: Mahatma Gandhi and His Struggle With India, found his book officially banned last week in the western Indian state of Gujarat. The Gujurat state assembly reached a unanimous decision to enact the ban of the book. Additional bans have been suggested throughout India, where until only…
Kevin Keller, gay pal to Archie, Veronica and the rest of the “Archie” crew at Riverdale High, has earned himself a mini-series set for publication in June. After his introduction in “Veronica” No. 202, Kevin Keller caused Archie Comics publishers to do their first second printing in history. The character’s popularity and connection with fans…
The San Diego Gay Men’s Chorus will take the stage this weekend at the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center’s David and Dorthea Garfield Theater in La Jolla for “friend me,” a concert extravaganza featuring popular selections and the West Coast Premiere of the theatrical musical “Through a Glass, Darkly.” Highlights from the first half of…
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced plans to more fully address LGBT healthcare issues. The announcement came after yesterday’s report from the Institute of Medicine advocating more federal research on LGBT health. President Obama has been instrumental in the push to provide additional support in this area, having directed Secretary Sebelius…
Despite the growing number of women taking their place in the academic world of advanced science, a basic gender bias still persists among much of the community. More likely to be exposed in off-hand remarks concerning aptitude than in direct slurs or expressions of criticism, this bias is nonetheless affecting female advancement in the sciences…
