Over 250 Attend Marriage Equality Rally
Mark Gabrish Conlan,

Over 250 San Diegans turned out Thursday evening, August 12, for a rally and march at the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Community Center to protest that day’s ruling by the California Supreme Court invalidating over 4,000 marriages between same-sex couples in San Francisco. The court ruled unanimously that San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom had exceeded his authority by ordering city staff to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples between February 12 and March 12 of this year.
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Marriage Equality Rally
San Diego,

On short notice, 300 people gathered at The Center in Hillcrest to protest the court's action nullifying the marriages of over 4,000 California couples.
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Today's OTHER Gay Rights Defeat
Kynn Bartlett, Inland Anti-Empire,

The Murrieta school board voted, 3-2, to reject a proposed policy banning bullying and harassment of students "respect to ethnic group, religion, gender, sexual orientation, color, race, national origin and physical or mental disability or the perception of one or more of such characteristics." Ironically, the real danger here will not actually be borne primarily by the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered teenagers who are so despised by these Christian [sic] zealots. There are far, far more black, Latino, Asian, Native, Jewish, Muslim, atheist, Buddhist, Mormon, immigrant, and disabled kids in the Murrieta school district than there are LGBT children, and ALL of those kids are at risk from a school board which is willing to condone harassment as long as some of that harassment is directed at gays.
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Cal High Court Voids Weddings SD Vigil 8/12
"Messrs. Nelson & Conlan" ,

The California Supreme Court has ruled against the City and County of San Francisco and anulled thousands of marriages. Today's (8/12/04) ruling only addresses the issue of whether San Francisco's Mayor Newsom went beyond his authority in issuing gender neutral marriage licenses.

Please meet at the Center (3909 Centre St., Hillcrest) tonight 8/12/04 at 7pm to show your support for marriage equality.
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The Day Philosophy Dies
catB,

“Step One is to recognize that there is a problem.” When a movie star is kidnapped and put through a 12 step recovery program for addiction to Western Civilization, reality gets turned on its ear. The fugitives careen headlong through passion, betrayal, and assassinations toward an explosive event that will transform the world. Everything you know can change in an instant. Are you ready for the next step?

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S/he's Gender Bent
Kate A.,

S/he's Gender Bent: Exploring Sexuality and Gender Identity through Art

The third annual Art and Action Festival from the S/he Collective with special help from the The Center's Women's Resource Center and Shakti Rising. www.theshecollective.org

Join us Saturday, August 7, 2004 from noon-7pm at the LGBT Center, 3909 Centre Street in Hillcrest.
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Changing Sex, Changing Islam
Yoshie,

In Iran, transsexuals, changing sex, have been changing Islam as well, under its still theocratic government.
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Changing Sex, Changing Islam
Yoshie,

In Iran, transsexuals, changing sex, have been changing Islam as well, under its still theocratic government.
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Queer USA KIA-WIA Flag
UsQueers.com,

Remembering Queer
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"Saving Their Women" Is No Excuse
Mark Gabrish Conlan/Zenger's Newsmagazine,

Report from the August 2004 Zenger's Newsmagazine on Julia Clancy-Smith's talk at the First Unitarian-Universalist Church July 13, debunking the notion that imperialist interventions in the Middle East can ever be justified as advancing women's rights. Her full lecture is posted elsewhere on this site.
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Julia Clancy-Smith: "Saving Their Women" I
Julia Clancy-Smith (posted by Mark Conlan),

Complete text of Julia Clancy-Smith's lecture at the First Unitarian-Universalist Church in Hillcrest July 13 in which she exploded the myth that imperialist interventions in Middle Eastern countries can be justified by the assertion that they protect or advance women's rights. All rights reserved; please contact the author at  juliac@email.arizona.edu for rights to reprint or otherwise disseminate.
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March with ANSWER at PRIDE
Pete,

Saturday July 31st San Diego PRIDE
Join the Parade with ANSWER
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Lambda Project tackles Two-Spirits for Upcomi
jr teeter,

BWT is looking for your real-life stories of spirit for upcoming queer theater festival!
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AIDS Trade Show
Mark Gabrish Conlan,

The recently concluded AIDS conference in Bangkok, Thailand was yet another pharmaceutical industry trade show, devoted to pushing the highly expensive, insanely toxic so-called "life-saving" anti-HIV medications onto Third World countries even as the lack of any real scientific progress only underlined the bankruptcy of the chemotherapeutic approach to AIDS treatment.
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Bob Avakian Talk on Revolution Now Available
dromedary,

This article has some basic information about the speech and some blurbs from various people who have seen it including members of Ozomatli and Alan Minsky of LA IMC. There is also some information about how to get the video/dvd.
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Stand Up, DO SOMETHING !!
Christopher R. Stanley,

Hello,



My name is Christopher Stanley. I am sure that in the past few days, like myself, you have been glued to TV because of the gay rights issues we are having of gay marriage. Let me start by saying that I am a 20 year old male, Originally from San Diego, when I was 14 years of age I use to attend a common ground meeting ( youth group) at the center when it was on Normal Street, Since then, I have pulled away from what I thought was my home (the gay community). In the past I have been to many political rallies and fought for many different things in OC for human rights.




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"OH, TOTO, I'M AFRAID..."
CHUCKMAN,

DOROTHY IN WASHINGTON
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Globalization vs. AIDS Treatment
posted by Mark Gabrish Conlan,

The latest news from the international AIDS conference in Bangkok, Thailand is about the clash between global pharmaceutical companies seeking to maintain their patents — and resulting ultra-high monopoly prices — on anti-HIV medications and governments in less-developed countries seeking to produce cheaper generic versions of the drugs. While my own view remains that much of what is called "AIDS" in the Third World is actually old, endemic infectious disease like tuberculosis and malaria, the attempt of the multinational drug companies to protect their patents no matter what bodes ill for the less-developed world's future access to health care in general and ALL prescription drugs in particular.
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Call for Artists: S/he Collective Art and Act
sdimc,

The S/he Collective is accepting submissions from women-identified artists, film makers, musicians, crafters, workshop leaders, dancers, poets, you name it, for our 3rd annual art and action festival.
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Queer Democrats Debate Strong-Mayor Charter
Mark Gabrish Conlan/Zenger's Newsmagazine,

San Diego's voters will decide November 2 whether to conduct a five-year trial of a radical new form of city government that will make the Mayor, not a hired city manager, the city's chief administrative officer. The San Diego Democratic Club debated the change June 24 and was skeptical about the claims of more "accountability" under a strong Mayor and the political motives of the proponents, as well as the secrecy with which the proposal was drafted.
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Veteran Gay Leathermen Speak in San Diego
Mark Gabrish Conlan/Zenger's Newsmagazine,

Veteran Gay Leathermen "Papa Tony" Lindsey, Mark David Holmes, Mark O'Keefe and Kai Kristensen spoke at the meeting of San Diego League of Gentlemen (SDLOG) June 16 about their coming-out experiences as Gay and Leather people, the lack of proper mentors to teach aspiring young Leathermen and the history of San Diego police attempts to repress alternative forms of sexual expression in general and Leather and S/M in particular.
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Reagan's Dark Legacy
Mark Gabrish Conlan/Zenger's Newsmagazine,

Despite the near-deification in the official tributes to Ronald Reagan, his legacy on virtually every significant issue of his presidency — the economy, the environment, women's reproductive rights, Queer rights, labor rights, crony capitalism and U.S. financial and logistical support for international terrorism — was a disaster for the country. Reagan deserves to rot in hell for all eternity.
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"Someone You Know" Tough Queer Thriller
Mark Gabrish Conlan/Zenger's Newsmagazine,

Author Gary Zebrun spoke at Obelisk Bookstore in Hillcrest June 8 to promote his Queer-themed novel, "Someone You Know." A newspaper editor and former creative-writing teacher, Zebrun is a 49-year-old Gay man who stayed in the closet until he was 42, and in the context of a thriller plot about a serial killer he vividly depicts the inner turmoil, anguish and lies associated with a closeted lifestyle.
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Queer Democrats Endorse Jackson/School Board
Mark Gabrish Conlan/Zenger's Newsmagazine,

In a surprisingly contentious 2 1/2-hour meeting, the predominantly Queer San Diego Democratic Club endorsed Sheila Jackson over Sharon Whitehurst-Payne in the citywide runoff election for the San Diego Unified School District board seat in District “E.” However, the club was unable to come to an endorsement decision in District “D,” though it rated one of the candidates, Benjamin Hueso, “acceptable.”
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Gay Republicans to fight the Religious Right
Gromer Jeffers Jr.,

"The radical right wanted a cultural war, and now they have it ... Shame on Republicans who promote intolerance."
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2004 Grants/Foundation for Change
Charles,

Here's a table of organizations awarded grants by San Diego Foundation for Change. (Note: RRGPCL stands for "Rapid Response Grant for Peace and Civil Liberties [via the Funding Exchange.])

"The mission of the San Diego Foundation for Change is to fund and support community-led efforts which promote social equality, economic justice, and environmental sustainability."

We promote positive, permanent change in the San Diego/Tijuana border region. Our goal is to end:

* Discrimination
* Lack of opportunity
* Poverty
* Environmental degradation

We do this by empowering small, community-based organizations with funding and technical assistance."

Free Sex for US Soldiers!
Flabbergasted Human Being (ashamed American),

Women are lining up to join "Operation Take One for the Country," a group of "dedicated" women who believe that instead of having casual sex with just ordinary guys, they should "take one for the country" and give service to men in uniform.
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Queer theory and violence against women
Sisyphe,

I want to talk about how queer and ‘postmodern’ theory has affected the ability of feminists and lesbians to organise against, or even to recognise violence against women. In queer and postmodern theory, based on liberal individualism, important forms of violence are renamed ‘transgression’, ‘choice’ or ‘agency’. I shall concentrate on 3 forms of violence here, men’s prostitution abuse of women, the violence of transsexual operations, and the violence of the ‘body modification’ industry.
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Unprecedented Week of Transgender Activism in
NTAC Media,

A bit of history occurred the end of April and early May. Three national transgender or gender-diverse civil rights organizations lobbied Capitol Hill simultaneously and, for the first time, all lobbied for the same issues. In addition, yet another rejuvenated national group conducted its first organized protest in years, and still another organization conducted a march to the Viet Nam Veterans’ Memorial, and conducted a historic wreath laying ceremony.
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An obituary for Gloria Anzaldua
xicanafarian,

it is with great sorrow y dolor en el corazon que hoy les doy la mala noticia de la muerte de gloria anzaldua. todavia no se saben todos los details de su muerte, pero por favor, si saben algo, please pass along the information...
ahorita no tengo las palabras que surgen dentro de mi... all i can say for now is that my heart goes out to the family and all those who know and can understand the detrimental magnitude of loosing one of the most admirable, inspiring, and overall greatest revolutionaries of our existence...

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