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Screen Queen May

By Chris Azzopardi | Q Syndicate

“The Guilt Trip”

Playing down the divadom, Barbra Streisand masticates a mammoth steak and wears mom jeans for her first leading-actress role since 1996’s “The Mirror Has Two Faces.” Babs nags, dotes and hilariously attempts hipness as Joyce Brewster Read More

EQCA’s new opportunity

Executive Director John O’Connor helms focused state-wide outreach; Vincent Pompei to be honored June 1

By Anthony King | GSD Editor

Equality California, perhaps better known by its moniker EQCA, has hit the ground running in 2013, after the somewhat surprising departure of former-Executive Director Roland Palencia in 2011 followed by a year of restructuring, when questions arose of the organization’s resilience and relevance. Read More

Support shown for Bradley Manning as San Francisco Pride grand marshal

The op-ed “San Francisco Pride: Reinstate Pfc. Manning as grand marshal” in our last issue  – Vol. 4, Issue 9 – was the most read online story from that issue and started a conversation on our website that was overwhelmingly pro-Bradley Manning and sometimes harsh toward San Francisco Pride. Read More

Spiritual or religious: what’s the difference?

Michael Kimmel | Life Beyond Therapy

As a psychotherapist, I know psychology can only take you so far. It can’t answer questions like “Why am I here?,” “Is there a God or Goddess?” or “What is my purpose in this life?” Read More

Working to end HIV: AIDS Research Institute

Ian Morton | Profiles in Advocacy

It occurred to me that it was time to write about the nonprofit for which I work: the AIDS Research Institute (ARI). Founded in 1997, the ARI is the Organized Research Unit (ORU) of UC San Diego that both links the many HIV/AIDS programs at the university together as well as provides a bridge between those programs and the larger community. Read More

Sandwich ringmaster

Dining With | Frank Sabatini Jr.

Names like Oprah Winfrey, Jeff Mauro and Julia Child have each contributed unknowingly to the menu at The Deli Llama, a sandwich shop that greets with a Victorian-inspired circus theme. Read More

‘American Idiot’ set for San Diego

Groundbreaking musical brings actor closer to family

By Anthony King | GSD Editor

Broadway San Diego follows up their run of “Billy Elliot the Musical” with “American Idiot,” the story of three friends “forced to choose between their dreams and the safety of suburbia,” promoters said. That choice is perhaps no more apparent than for Jared Young, a young actor who has been touring with the show since the beginning. Read More

FilmOut Q&A: Opening night selection “G.B.F.” director Darren Stein

By Ken Williams | SDGLN Editor in Chief

“G.B.F.” – the opening night selection for FilmOut San Diego’s 15th annual LGBT Film Festival – promises to be a real crowd pleaser with its funny and uplifting tale about a teenage boy who is outed by his classmates but becomes the object of attention by three prom queen candidates who want to gain an edge. Read More

SD Hoops announces summer league

J. Praught | Dugout Chatter

SD Hoops, San Diego’s only LGBT basketball recreation league that was founded in 1999, announced plans for its first summer league. In the past, players have traditionally participated in weekly open gym sessions from May to September, the offseason months surrounding its popular regular season. Read More

Summer in Seattle

Andrew Collins | Out of Town

This city – sculpted by Puget Sound and Lake Washington, and crowned with leafy hills – abounds with lively diversions, both indoor and outside. A sunny and mild climate from June through well into October makes it one of the country’s most enchanting summer destinations. Read More