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May 15th, 2013

COMMENTARY: Tom Joyner's homophobic message to the Black community

The Rev. Irene Monroe says media maven Tom Joyner is not "just your run-of-the-mill homophobe" because of his vast audience reaching 1 in 4 African-Americans.

May 14th, 2013

COMMENTARY: The hyphenated Americans

Do you believe there will ever be a time in these United States of America when we will not be known as gay-Americans and just simply be Americans?

Niall Ferguson via www.charlierose.com

May 9th, 2013

COMMENTARY: Taking down anti-Keynesian economics homophobe Niall Ferguson

While Niall Ferguson's gay-bashing of Keynesian economics was to discredit Maynard Keynes and his entire body of work, it has rather done the reverse - brought renewed international attention to a renown economist and to another one of our LGBTQ unsung forebearers.

San Diego Pride

May 8th, 2013

COMMENTARY: Does the headline entertainer make the Pride celebration?

SDGLN Staff Writer Benny Cartwright believes that it is not the "superstar" entertainer that makes an LGBT Pride celebration special, rather the people who come together to celebrate their freedom!

May 7th, 2013

COMMENTARY: Coming Out 101

"I believe every person who has the strength and the courage to come out and live their truth is quite brave and in some sense of the word – a hero."

COMMENTARY: Tom Joyner's homophobic message to the Black community 05.15.2013
The Rev. Irene Monroe says media maven Tom Joyner is not "just your run-of-the-mill homophobe" because of his vast audience reaching 1 in 4 African-Americans.
COMMENTARY: The hyphenated Americans 05.14.2013
Do you believe there will ever be a time in these United States of America when we will not be known as gay-Americans and just simply be Americans?
COMMENTARY: Taking down anti-Keynesian economics homophobe Niall Ferguson 05.09.2013
While Niall Ferguson's gay-bashing of Keynesian economics was to discredit Maynard Keynes and his entire body of work, it has rather done the reverse - brought renewed international attention to a renown economist and to another one of our LGBTQ unsung forebearers.
COMMENTARY: Does the headline entertainer make the Pride celebration? 05.08.2013
SDGLN Staff Writer Benny Cartwright believes that it is not the "superstar" entertainer that makes an LGBT Pride celebration special, rather the people who come together to celebrate their freedom!
COMMENTARY: Coming Out 101 05.07.2013
"I believe every person who has the strength and the courage to come out and live their truth is quite brave and in some sense of the word – a hero."
COMMENTARY: Jason Collins, the great black hope 05.03.2013
In a sports world that has become overwhelming shaped by African-American male players and masculinity, Jason Collins's coming out celebration has everything to do with timing, gender, race and many more straight brothers embracing their gay brethren.
COMMENTARY: Harvey Milk Day highlights LGBT issues 05.02.2013
Since Milk's time, much progress has been made toward full LGBT equality, but there is still work to be done. That is the reason I am carrying AB 1121, which provides transgender people seeking legal name changes with a streamlined and inexpensive process that protects their privacy.
COMMENTARY: No matter what you do, you’re gonna die 04.30.2013
Cancer doesn’t discriminate – gay, straight, Christian, Muslim, black, white, Hispanic, Asian, Russian, someone everywhere in the world has suffered and died from cancer. If cancer doesn’t discriminate, why should we?
COMMENTARY: Shame on ESPN, Chris Broussard and Mike Wallace | VIDEO 04.29.2013
An ESPN senior writer and an NFL star step into manure today, reacting badly to the news that an NBA center came out of the closet.
How Boy Scout bigotry affected my family 04.26.2013
I felt violated, because the spirit of Boy Scout bigotry had descended on my home, forcing me to explain to my son that I am not as universally loved as he supposed. This is a state of affairs that my sons had been blissfully unaware of... until now.
COMMENTARY: Life is precious, so choose wisely 04.23.2013
"I don't want to feel weighed down with the burden of being angry at everyone who has decided that it's the gays who are to blame for what is wrong in their lives."
COMMENTARY: Gays in Major League Baseball? 04.16.2013
Who of our current general managers has the courage to sign or encourage the first openly gay baseball player? And who of our current players, or one who is coming up, who are gay would have the courage of Jackie Robinson?

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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.
COMMENTARY: A 360-degree vision to make San Diego the bicycle mecca it should be 05.13.2013
Andy Handshaw of the San Diego County Bicycle Coalition discusses how San Diego can become a great region for bicycling.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Remembering Peter Rauhofer 05.07.2013
As a fan, and friend of Peter, I had the honor of his presence, graciousness, and hearing his genius music production.

COMMENTARY: Not cool, Secretary Hagel, not cool 05.04.2013
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Toni Atkins on Boy Scouts' proposal 04.19.2013
Open letter to the Archbishop of Canterbury 03.20.2013
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Cardinal O'Brien should apologize to gays 03.05.2013
Anti-gay FRC urges Congress to "pressure the Supreme Court" on marriage cases 02.20.2013

Politics read more

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Dwayne Crenshaw responds to anti-gay "Voice & Viewpoint" editorial 03.21.2013
In Voice & Viewpoints editorial, it was said that ""[Dwayne's] openly gay lifestyle is at odds with a great deal of the District's African American residents ..."
COMMENTARY: Politicians seek to "double dip" at City Hall 03.14.2013
Carl DeMaio says Mayor Bob Filner has made a proposal to allow ex-politicians to "double dip" with full pension and full salary.
Letter to the President: Please file amicus brief in Prop 8 case at Supreme Court 02.27.2013
Rep. Mark Takano (D-CA), an openly gay Asian American from Riverside County, has send this letter to President Barack Obama to encourage him to submit an amicus brief to support marriage equality in the Proposition 8 case that the U.S. Supreme Court will take up on March 26.