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"Naked As We Came"
FilmOut Q&A: “Naked As We Came” with writer-director Richard LeMay | VIDEO
Writer/producer/director Richard LeMay chats with San Diego Gay & Lesbian News about “Naked As We Came,” explaining how a rash of deaths among his friend’s parents sparked the idea for the movie and how it changed his own family relationships.
Scene from James Franco-Travis Mathews-directed film, “Interior. Leather Bar.”
FilmOut Q&A: "Interior. Leather Bar." with Travis Mathews, co-director with James Franco | VIDEO
Travis Mathews, who co-directs with LGBT ally James Franco and writes the screenplay, chats with San Diego Gay & Lesbian News about the public reaction to his sex-crazed movie “Interior. Leather Bar.”
Lukas Haas and Wilson Cruz star in "Meth Head."
FilmOut Q&A: “Meth Head” and director Jane Clark | VIDEO
Director Jane Clark speaks with San Diego Gay & Lesbian News about “Meth Head,” sharing how her brother’s death due to complications of meth addiction helped to inspire her to make this hard-hitting movie that pulls no punches.
Joel Rush and Tyler Poelle star in “Love Or Whatever”
FilmOut Q&A: "Love Or Whatever" with director Rosser Goodman | VIDEO
Director Rosser Goodman chats with San Diego Gay & Lesbian News about “Love Or Whatever,” and shares the inside info on how this “rom-com” came to be made and how she found the stunningly handsome actor Joel Rush.
"Out In The Dark"
FilmOut Q&A: “Out In The Dark” with writer/director Michael Mayer | VIDEO
Michael Mayer makes an impressive feature film debut as director of this taboo gay love story set in Israel and the Palestinian territory, and he co-writes the screenplay with Yael Shafrir. Mayer chats with San Diego Gay & Lesbian News about his remarkable film.
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Why the district 4 election got so negative
05.20.2013
On Tuesday, voters in Encanto, Paradise Hills, Skyline and other southeastern San Diego neighborhoods will choose their next City Council member and are deciding between two Democrats who are likely to vote the same way on most issues.
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Meet Virginia’s rabidly anti-gay gubernatorial ticket
05.20.2013
The Virginia GOP’s 2013 gubernatorial ticket is boasting two radically anti-gay figures whose views on LGBT rights are dramatically out-of-step with the majority of Virginians.
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SDGLN Poll: Readers reveal whether they are gay parents
05.20.2013
The new SDGLN Reader Poll question asks readers: What do you think of FilmOut San Diego's billboards promoting the LGBT Film Festival?
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Retired Bishop Gene Robinson to talk about marriage equality in Australia
05.20.2013
Retired Episcopal (Anglican) Bishop Gene Robinson of New Hampshire is embarking on a tour of Australia to meet with church leaders at a time when the Down Under nation is debating marriage equality.
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In Venezuela, gays and lesbians demand equal rights
05.20.2013
Dozens of gays and lesbians marched Saturday in the capital city and demanded an end to discrimination against the LGBT community and for civil rights, including marriage equality.
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Girl, 18, arrested and expelled after relationship with female classmate, 15
05.20.2013
Under Florida law, the lesbian teenager could see up to 15 years in prison and must register as a sex offender. A plea deal, however, remains on the table that would give Hunt two years' house arrest and one year of probation, her family said.
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FilmOut Q&A: “Naked As We Came” with writer-director Richard LeMay | VIDEO
05.20.2013
Writer/producer/director Richard LeMay chats with San Diego Gay & Lesbian News about “Naked As We Came,” explaining how a rash of deaths among his friend’s parents sparked the idea for the movie and how it changed his own family relationships.
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Bullies cut off hair of lesbian teen | VIDEO
05.18.2013
Four girls and a boy lured a lesbian teenager into a remote area and cut off her ponytail in an apparent anti-gay hate crime, authorities say.
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It's official: France's president signs marriage-equality bill into law
05.18.2013
France becomes the 14th nation in the world to legalize marriage equality, after President Francois Hollande signed the bill into law today.
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UPDATED: Fatal shooting of 32-year-old man called anti-gay hate crime
05.18.2013
Police in Manhattan are investigating the murder of a 32-year-old Brooklyn man in Greenwich Village as an anti-gay hate crime.
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Judge orders lesbian mom's partner to move out
05.18.2013
“What the [morality] clause has become is an extra burden on gay people because they’re no more likely to violate it than straight people. It’s a problem that continues with homophobia.”
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Thousands violently protest in Georgia over gay rights rally
05.17.2013
The rally in Georgia has to be abandoned after protesters, including Orthodox priests, disrupts the event.
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UPDATED: Grand Jury releases report on adult-to-child bullying in San Diego schools
05.17.2013
The Grand Jury found that among the prominent issues are parent and community concerns about child-to-child and adult-to-child bullying taking place in our schools.
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Uptown District in Hillcrest looking for two restaurant anchors on University Avenue
05.17.2013
"One of the primary leasing objectives is to create a vibrant street scene along University Avenue."
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Call for increased respect for human rights of LGBT in Asia
05.17.2013
Experts and youth from East and Southeast Asia called on the government and other authorities to protect the human rights of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) people during a forum marking the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia.
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EU LGBT survey: Poll on homophobia sparks concern
05.17.2013
A quarter of gay people surveyed in a major EU poll say they have been subjected to attacks or violent threats in the past five years.
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Gay magazine editor viciously assaulted in South London
05.20.2013
"It all went down so fast."
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LETTER TO THE COMMUNITY: We need your help to support the Hillcrest Pride Flag
05.17.2013
Mo's Universe owner Chris Shaw encourages the community to support the Amazing High Heel Race.
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THEATER REVIEW: ion’s “Bengal Tiger At The Baghdad Zoo”
05.20.2013
“Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo” plays through June 1 at ion theatre’s BLKBOX, 3704 Sixth Ave., Hillcrest.
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Bans of same-sex marriage can take psychological toll
05.20.2013
"Lesbian, gay and bisexual individuals who lived in the states that banned same-sex marriage experienced a significant increase in psychiatric disorders."
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Church of Scotland votes to allow gay ministers
05.20.2013
"This is a positive step forward for a more equal society, and speaks to the progressive values of 21st century Scotland."
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