(CNN) — The approval rating for the first Republican senator to back same-sex marriage has edged down, fueled mostly by a drop in support from members of his own party, according to a new survey. An adviser to Sen. Rob Portman of Ohio, responding to the poll, says the senator’s change of heart on the…
As Supreme Court victories in both the Prop. 8 and DOMA cases look increasingly likely, the Religious Right is ratcheting up its attacks on the ‘homosexual’ agenda in an effort to slow the inevitable march of progress. On Wednesday, retired Lt. Gordon Klingenschmit in an email to members of the Pray in Jesus Name project issued…
PALM SPRINGS – The LGBT Community Center of the Desert (The Center) has announced that it has named Gary Costa as their new executive director. Costa has served as The Center’s interim executive director since November, 2012. A nationwide search for the position was conducted by McCormack & Associates, a national executive search provider specializing…
SAN DIEGO – UPDATE — Further to Dwayne Crenshaw’s endorsements announced earlier in this news report San Diego LGBT Weekly reached out to his opponent Myrtle Cole for comment. In an email response Cole stated, “I am extremely proud of the endorsements my campaign has received from thousands of voters in every corner of the District –…
Commentary: Conversations with Nicole BY NICOLE MURRAY RAMIREZ The facts are that a major earthquake will, sooner or later, occur in California according to all the experts. Also the FBI and Homeland Security have in the past named San Diego as one of the top cities for a possible terrorist attack. San Diego is right…
SAN DIEGO — The San Diego County Bicycle Coalition has launched Bike Local Sundays, a monthly line-up of events encouraging folks to ride bikes to local businesses and support neighborhood economies. Bike Local Sundays kicks off in fabulous Hillcrest Sunday with free bike valet parking at the Hillcrest Farmer’s Market and Earth Fair in Balboa…
The Oscar winning British actor, Jeremy Irons, tells the BBC’s Stephen Sackur that his words are often taken out of context and that his strong opinions often get him into trouble. Hr told Sackur that he didn’t have any problem with gay marriage, despite controversial comments he made while speaking with HuffPost Live host Josh…
It seems universally agreed that Brad Paisley and LL Cool J’s “Accidental Racist” is just terrible. On Wednesday night, Stephen Colbert debuted his new track “Oopsie-Daisy Homophobe”, joined on stage by MacBeth star Alan Cumming. Just watch!
Singer and songwriter Ryan Amador just released his new video, “Define Me,” featuring Jo Lampert. Directed by Tom Gustafson, The impactful video shows Amador and Lampert stripping down to their underwear to reveal gay slurs and negative stereotypes written across their bodies. As the video continues the pair washes away the words, while singing powerful…
Amid the controversy surrounding transgender individuals using public bathrooms one McDonald’s franchise in Seattle Wash. is very clear on their policy. Huffpost reported that Tuesday a Reddit user posted a photo of a memo hung in a downtown Seattle, Wash., McDonald’s. “This was posted up in my local McDonald’s. Made me smile,” the user wrote….
