This week’s New Yorker celebrates Mother’s Day with an illustration that features two moms. The two women, one dressed in a pink robe and the other in a blue one are reading a card in their kitchen. Three children are sitting on the staircase behind them watching their mom’s read the card. There is a…
SAN DIEGO – Pipingo Films and Alma Films have announced the presentation of The Scar, Jimmy Larouche’s first feature film, at the Frequency Film Festival in San Diego. Produced and distributed 100 percent independently by Jimmy Larouche and Patricia Diaz, the film stars Marc Béland, Patrick Goyette and Normand D’Amour. The Scar is a psychological…
NEW YORK — The legendary Liza Minnelli was the latest celebrity to support the acclaimed NOH8 Campaign. Liza’s NOH8 portrait was unveiled last Friday by the organization whose mission is to promote equality through visual protest. The NOH8 Campaign is a photographic silent protest created in direct response to the passage of California’s Proposition 8…
SAN DIEGO – Instead of the traditional red and black, students at San Diego State University (SDSU) will celebrate in shades of purple at the fourth annual Lavender graduation ceremony May 8. The event honors graduating students who identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, intersex or allies. “The Lavender graduation ceremony is very celebratory,” said…
(CNN) — The deputy speaker of Britain’s House of Commons said Sunday the allegations of rape and sexual assault leveled against him are false. Nigel Evans also said the incident has left him with “a sense of incredulity” because he considered the two accusers his friends. “Yesterday I was interviewed by the police concerning two…
(CNN) — President Barack Obama supports a proposal to allow Americans to seek legal immigration status for same-sex partners, a plan that could undermine bipartisan support for comprehensive immigration reform. Obama indicated at a news conference in Costa Rica on Friday that the idea was “the right thing to do,” but acknowledged that such a…
SAN DIEGO — Ryan Trabuco, president of the Clairemont Town Council and former president of the Log Cabin Republicans has joined the Democratic Party. Following Nathan Fletcher’s move to the Democrats Trabuco posted on his Facebook, ” Today is a great morning for @TheDemocrats. Two new members today: @NathanFletcher and myself.” Ryan Trabuco joined the Clairemont…
SAN DIEGO — Nathan Fletcher, once thought to be a rising star of the GOP and a former San Diego mayoral candidate who registered as an Independent, has joined the Democratic Party. In an an email sent out to his supporters and posted on his Facebook page Fletcher stated: I wanted to share with you…
SAN DIEGO — San Diego’s best brewers, artists and musicians are showing off at the 17th annual North Park Festival of Arts. Nearly 30,000 visitors are expected to visit the festival, spanning the intersection of University and 30th Avenues. The festival is free to attend and sponsored by North Park Main Street, a non-profit organization…
SAN DIEGO — Today, Environmental Health & Justice Campaign (EHJC), an organization that fights toxic pollution in disadvantaged communities south of I-8, endorsed candidate Lorena Gonzalez in the race for Assembly District 80. The environmental justice organization says that Gonzalez will work hard to improve the health and economic well-being of the community members for years to…
