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A Few Minutes with the Real Andy Rooney
A Few Minutes with the Real Andy Rooney
He Personally Apologized for Infamous 1990 Gay Slur
reminiscence by LEO E. LAURENCE, J.D.
Copyright © 2011 by Leo E. Laurence for Zenger’s Newsmagazine • All rights reserved
Andy Rooney, who produced weekly CBS commentaries on 60 Minutes about the absurdities of everyday life, was practically deified when he died at 92 on Nov. 4th, just weeks after his farewell broadcast. CBS News said he died of complications after minor surgery.
Nico D'Amico Barbour: Canvass for a Cause Organizer on Marriage Equality, Occupy S.D. (print)
NICO D’AMICO-BARBOUR:
“Born-Again” Activist with Canvass for a Cause
interview by MARK GABRISH CONLAN
Copyright © 2011 by Mark Gabrish Conlan for Zenger’s Newsmagazine • All rights reserved
Equality Nine Have Latest Day in Court October 17
Charles Nelson and Mark Gabrish Conlan report: The “Equality Nine” — Michael Anderson, Brian Baumgardner, Sean Bohac, Felicity Bradley, Kelsey Hoffman, Mike Kennedy, Zakiya Khabir, Chuck Stemke, and Cecile Veillard, members of the San Diego Alliance for Marriage Equality (S.A.M.E.) who were arrested August 19, 2010 while staging a demonstration for same-sex marriage rights at the San Diego County Clerk’s office — had their latest court hearing Monday, October 17 at the San Diego County Courthouse downtown.
The city attorney is refusing to drop the charges, but is offering a plea bargain that would require any of the Nine who accepted it to plead guilty to violating California Penal Code section 415, which says that “any person who maliciously and willfully disturbs another person by loud and unreasonable noise” can be punished by up to 90 days in jail and/or a fine of up to $400.
The plea deal the prosecutor offered would involve a “waiver of time” — apparently meaning a suspended jail sentence — and would require them to do eight hours of community service unrelated to marriage equality. Once anyone who accepted the deal presented documentation that they performed the community service, they would be allowed to “withdraw the plea” and end the case with no criminal record against them. The prosecutor made the offer to the defendants as individuals and gave them until October 28 to decide. --Read More--
Nico D'Amico Barbour: Canvass for a Cause Organizer on Marriage Equality, Occupy S.D.
NICO D’AMICO-BARBOUR:
Canvass for a Cause Organizer on Marriage Equality, Occupy San Diego
radio interview by MARK GABRISH CONLAN
Sneak audio preview of an interview scheduled for publication in the December 2011 Zenger’s!
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Equality Nine Have Latest Day in Court October 17
Equality Nine Have Their Latest Day in Court Oct. 17
Prosecution Offers Plea after 2,500 People Demand Charges Be Dropped
by CHARLES NELSON and MARK GABRISH CONLAN
Copyright © 2011 by Mark Gabrish Conlan for Zenger’s Newsmagazine • All rights reserved
PHOTO: Carmen Sandoval, assistant to San Diego City Attorney Jan Goldsmith, receives petitions signed by nearly 2,500 people calling on Goldsmith to dismiss all outstanding charges against the marriage equality protesters known as the “Equality Nine.”
Chris Tina Bruce: Transgender Bodybuilder Competes in San Diego Oct. 29
CHRIS TINA BRUCE:
Transgender Bodybuilder to Compete Oct. 29 at Scottish Rite
interview by MARK GABRISH CONLAN
Copyright © 2011 by Mark Gabrish Conlan for Zenger’s Newsmagazine • All rights reserved
PHOTOS: Chris Tina Bruce; Christopher Gary Bruce (Chris Tina before her transition; courtesy Chris Tina Bruce)
LISTEN TO THIS INTERVIEW:
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Equality California Files Complaint Against SB 48 Opponents
Equality California Files Complaint Against SB 48 Opponents
Alleges Anti-Queer Groups Breaking Law to Keep Donors’ Names Secret
by MARK GABRISH CONLAN
Copyright © 2011 by Mark Gabrish Conlan for Zenger’s Newsmagazine • All rights reserved
PHOTOS, top to bottom: Roland Palencia, Paulo Sibaja (from www.redcounty.com)
Equality California Files Complaint Against SB 48 Opponents
Equality California Files Complaint Against SB 48 Opponents
Alleges Anti-Queer Groups Breaking Law to Keep Donors’ Names Secret
by MARK GABRISH CONLAN
Copyright © 2011 by Mark Gabrish Conlan for Zenger’s Newsmagazine • All rights reserved
PHOTOS, top to bottom: Roland Palencia, Paulo Sibaja (from www.redcounty.com)
Tom Ammiano Guest of Honor at Queer Democrats' Freedom Awards
San Francisco’s Tom Ammiano Guest of Honor at Freedom Awards
Queer Democrats Stress Coalitions and Community-Building
by MARK GABRISH CONLAN
Copyright © 2011 by Mark Gabrish Conlan for Zenger’s Newsmagazine • All rights reserved
PHOTOS, top to bottom: Tom Ammiano, Robert Lynn, Judy Forman, Sean Sala, Richard Barrera, Emily Sarafy-Cox, Vanessa Cosio, Cindy Green
