SAN DIEGO – San Diego District Attorney and Mayoral candidate Bonnie Dumanis released the following statement in response to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals opinion today finding Prop 8 unconstitutional. “Today’s ruling is an important legal victory that finally brings Californians closer than ever to marriage equality in our state,” said Dumanis. “For those…
As much as I try to give Councilman Carl DeMaio the benefit of the doubt, he keeps poking a stick in the eye of our community. On the heels of touting his endorsement by homophobes, “Lysol” Larry Stirling and former mayor Roger Hedgecock, now comes DeMaio’s latest insult. The councilman has asked our community to…
Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN) will hold a press conference at 10 am EDT to announce a lawsuit challenging the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). DOMA defines marriage at the federal level as a union between one man and one woman. Enacted in 1996, DOMA also prevents the federal recognition of legal same sex marriages in…
San Diego LGBT Weekly announced that it won 5 awards at the San Diego Press Club Awards held on October 25, 2011. The 38th annual Excellence in Journalism Awards honored the best work produced in print, online and in the broadcast media in San Diego. San Diego LGBT Weekly, and its companion website LGBTweekly.com, competed…
It’s official. As of 5 pm PDT on October 12, 2011, the Stop SB 48 campaign did not turn in the required signatures to put a referendum on the ballot. Stop SB 48 wanted to oveturn the Fair Education Act that allows for the teaching of LGBT history in schools, as well as prevents the…
Longtime LGBT activist Frank Kameny passed away on October 11, 2011. In 1957 Kameny was dismissed from his job as an astronomer from the Army Map Service for being gay. This discrimination began Kameny’s lifelong commitment to LGBT equality. An original founder of the seminal gay rights organization the Mattachine Society, Kameny fought for gay civil rights, particularly equal…
Roland Palencia, Executive Director of Equality California has announced he is resigning from the organization. After an extensive executive search, Palencia was named the Executive Director in May of 2011. His tenure has lasted less than 5 months. While it is not unusual for executive directors that follow long term executive directors, like Geoff Kors,…
Joe Solmonese, president of the Human Rights Campaign, will announce his retirement from the organization in a press release on Saturday, August 27, 2011. Solmonese has served as president of the organization since 2005. Pam’s House Blend first reported the news late on Friday evening. While the subject of the Pam’s House Blend report is correct, there are…
UPDATE: Governor Cuomo signed the bill into law just before midnight on Friday EDT. Gays and lesbians will be able to get married in 30 days barring any court challenges to delay the law. LGBT activists across the nation are celebrating the passage of same sex marriage by the New York legislature. After a roller…
Jarrett Barrios, Executive Director of GLAAD, has resigned due to the cotroversy concerning his letter of support for AT&T’s merger with T-Mobile. AT&T is a major contributor to GLAAD. Barrios has been the head of the organization for two years and was reputedly forced to resign by the Board of Directors. Updates to come….
