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Leslie Robinson | General Gayety The Olympic Games are a huge undertaking for any country that hosts them. So many things can go wrong, from terrorist attacks to ticket snafus. Organizers of this summer’s London games are determined not to fail in one particular area: sensitivity. The water polo players
Linda Perine | LGBT Values Editor’s note: LGBT Values is a new column addressing many values of our expansive lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community, including political, social, economic and community values, among others. Linda Perine has a unique perspective and will discuss the LGBT community as a social and
Ian Morton | Profiles in Advocacy We certainly see homelessness in San Diego and it is easy for some to categorize this part of our population as victims or nuisances. However, at Missiongathering Christian Church, there is a group that sees these people as more. From that outlook, their Street
Michael Kimmel | Life Beyond Therapy Harriet Gill, a friend of mine, died recently at the age of 94. At her memorial, her daughters gave a book of her essays to anyone who wanted one. Harriet was a commentator on KPBS for many years and often spoke about “authentic dress”
Max Disposti | North County Update
Here we go, another election year. It is like politicians never stop campaigning. They bombard us with promises of a better tomorrow when many of us have been left with the worst: unemployment, bank’s going after our homes and a public system that can’t afford to educate our children
Allan Acevedo | Political Spectrum Last week at the San Diego Democrats for Equality meeting, an endorsement forum was held for the newly redrawn 53rd Congressional District. One thing became clear to me during the club’s debate on the endorsement: marriage equality is a singularly salient issue for me. I
Leslie Robinson | General Gayety In the first two months of this year, same-sex marriage news has been as plentiful as wedding guests around an open bar. I need to pause. Catch my breath. Tot up the wins and losses of January and February. Analyze. Theorize. Chortle. Starting on the
Michael Kimmel | Life Beyond Therapy Have you ever noticed how much competition there is in same sex couples? It’s just beneath the surface and something I see a lot in counseling gay and lesbian couples. It seems easier for opposite sex couples to not compete. Perhaps it’s because they
Brian Snook | Dr. Is Out As a patient I have a set of expectations I wish to be fulfilled when I see my health provider. As a doctor I try my best to be the kind of provider I would want for myself and for my family. I have
Allan Acevedo | Political Spectrum The year is off to a good start for marriage equality advocates, and hopefully serves as foreshadowing for victories to be won later. Just one week before Valentine’s Day, the 9th Circuit Federal Appeals Court voted, in a 2-to-1 decision, to throw out the California
Leslie Robinson | General Gayety The LGBT news in my part of the world has been good lately. Stunningly good. The governor of Washington mastered her qualms, the legislature mustered the votes and soon misters will be marrying misters in the Pacific Northwest. This process has been so speedy and
Ian Morton | Profiles in Advocacy We’ve all been told, “What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger,” but that phrase leaves a lot out of the equation. I know that the generation in which I was raised did not address mental illness as a health issue, but rather as a
Michael Kimmel | Life Beyond Therapy Recently, I was shocked to hear a new client tell me, “I don’t want to be gay. I want to be normal.” I have heard other clients say things like: “Gay men are such a mess, I just want a normal guy” and “Where
Allan Acevedo | Political Spectrum January’s meeting of the San Diego Democrats for Equality (SDDE) ushered in a new direction for the organization, one many partisan organizations would be wise in following. The big news was the revealing of the organization’s new logo to coincide with their name change that
Leslie Robinson | General Gayety I’m thinking of starting a new career. With the state of Washington on a path to legalize same-sex marriage and Prop 8 declared unconstitutional in California, it’s the right time here to get into the wedding invitation business. For a modest fee, I plan to