Happy Friday! Happy Labor Day Weekend! So we all know Labor Day is a day for BBQ, hiding our white shoes in the back of our closets, and the national herald of “back to school.” But I am here to edify you with the help of Wikipedia as to what Labor Day really means…. The […]
Last weekend I had the pleasure of meeting Nicholas Nammour, founder of Nick’s Mixed Drinks. I had originally heard about Nick in terms of his charity work associated with his mixology business. I must admit I was skeptical. Mixology? Charity driven drink naming contests? After a few emails and some Facebook chat, I met up
Happy Friday! It is the last weekend of August and many of our readers are back in school. Real quick, HAPYY NEW SCOOL YEAR to all the students out there. I know the transition back to the grind can be both thrilling and, at times, overwhelming. Keep your chins up and check out this article
I mentioned it on Friday, but have you been following the story of the teacher who found himself under fire for a recent Facebook quote? The status,: “”I’m watching the news, eating dinner, when the story about the New York okaying same sex unions came on and I almost threw up.” was listed on his
Happy Friday! Are you all set for tonight’s Art Potluck at the Center? How about the North Tower Circle’s Bewitching Night Fundraiser? Need more? How about tomorrow’s LGBT themed Open Mic night also at the Center? Come on out! We have snacks! It’s still summer and that means a whole slew of summer type movies
Illinois is back in the news. A Sangamon County court heard arguments from both sides today in the ongoing saga of Catholic Charities. As you might recall, Illinois made civil unions available to gay and straight Illinoisans on June 1st. As you might also remember, as had been previously documented, Catholic Charities refuses to place
The following is my submission in the upcoming USP Anthology: “Our Stories; Voices of the LGBT Experience”. Join us this Saturday night at the LGBT Community Center (1055 N Van Ness ave) for an open mic event that will feature other voices from the anthology as well as creative input from our community at large.
Happy Friday! I spent the week out of town wrangeling nieces… I hope you all had as much fun in the past five days as I have. I have a whole slew of news and notes for you, so let’s jump right in! Paul Oetken is set to become the first openly gay man to
Disappointing news from San Francisco. Even though the Obama Administration has said that they will no longer defend DOMA because it is unconstitutional, they are still enforcing it. A San Francisco couple is being split apart due to a deportation proceedings that are being carried out because of DOMA. Bradford Wells, a U.S. citizen, and
Part of the fun of being in this community is the sense of, well, community that can be easily accessed by a shared sense of questing or purpose. Yesterday I was alerted to some anti-LGBT rhetoric that was listed on a website maintained by Porterville College for a campus Christian club. It appears that after
