Mike Tidmus

Bad news for the anti-gays at the Pacific Justice Institute. On Monday, the Christian legal goons attempted to sue the Governor and Attorney General of California, and, thereby, force them to defend California’s heinous 2008 ballot initiative, Proposition 8. The Associated Press’ Lisa Leff has that story. Fast forward to today, and, without explanation, the [...]

San Diego’s gay demonstrators refused to be moved to the back of the bus: “Three heterosexual couples had approached for their scheduled appointments this morning. The group refused to move and allow the couples access to the office. Deputies repeatedly asked the protesters to move before removing the initial three participants of the sit-in in [...]

This is an open letter from Cecile Veillard, President of the San Diego Alliance for Marriage Equality (SAME): As we hope you have already heard, members of SAME and others in our community are rallying to the side of our friends Tyler & Tony Dylan-Hyde, and Michael Anderson & Brian Baumgardner, and anyone else wanting [...]

Seriously? This is nothing more than welfare for big businesses that, unlike most of us, pay no taxes, but which feel perfectly entitled to spout off about issues like “socialism” and the “redistribution of wealth” and other hard-right political positions … not to mention the usual bigoted attitudes toward women, non-believers, people of other faiths [...]

Underwater video of sharks circling Chuck Patterson’s board at San Onofre State Beach (video: Chuck Patterson at Vimeo) Chuck Patterson: The day before I shot this video, I was SUP surfing with a couple friends and 2 sharks circled us for about 15 minutes. The next day, I decided to go back out at around [...]

Fingers crossed. Will Calif. Marriages Resume on Thursday? The Advocate U.S. district judge Vaughn R. Walker will issue a ruling this morning on whether to stay a decision in the Proposition 8 federal case pending appeal, according to a late Wednesday e-mail from the court. The ruling will be issued between 9 a.m. and noon [...]

“A multitude of evangelical leaders cried foul with the gay marriage activist ruling of homosexual federal judge Vaughn Walker. Yet, it was Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush who put Walker on the bench. Church leaders foam at the mouth in simulated shock and awe due to the abortions and same-sex marriages being promoted [...]

Great food, fun, music and a fabulous time for all (photo: Hillcrest Business Association) Celebrating community spirit through music, arts, crafts, and food, CityFest takes place in the heart of Hillcrest and attracts 150,000+ attendees each year. This year, CityFest will take place on Sunday, 8 August from 12:00 noon until 8:00 pm. Read more [...]

What San Diego endured for all but a few magical days this July (graphic: Mike Tidmus) Cue San Diego’s most important Christian — in his mind, James Hartline! Kidding (in more ways than one). The weekend of gay pride in San Diego was drop-dead gorgeous – hot, sunny and beautiful. Of course, we can thank [...]

“GOProud should not even be considered a gay Republican group, and should not be called so. They are a Republican ultra conservative group, apparently made up of only a handful of members. They don’t even support pro gay Republicans. In California last month they endorsed the same candidate in the U. S. Senate race as [...]

San Diego’s slimiest theofascist, Pastor Jim Garlow, has partnered-up with the thrice-traditionally-married serial adulterer and probable GOP candidate for the US Presidency, Newt Gingrich. In fact, Garlow is serving as President of Gingrich’s Renewing American Leadership. I think the last time I posted a video clip of the rabidly anti-gay Pastor Garlow, he was explaining [...]

Can somebody explain why a teacher of mathematics in San Diego County felt compelled to deck out his classroom with signs that “contained the phrases ‘In God We Trust,’ ‘One Nation Under God,’ ‘God Bless America’ and ‘God Shed His Grace on Thee’ written in red, white and blue stripes?” Where’s the math in that? [...]

Oh. My. Dog! James Hartline, The HIV-Positive Ex-Drug Addict Who Speaks Bible ProphecyChristWire When the 700 Club seeks answers about the latest trends in radical homosexuality, who do they turn to? When World Net Daily wants insight into the cultural wars destroying the moral foundation of our nation, where do they go? When Peter LaBarbera, [...]

Marking the occasion of the second anniversary of the Manchester Hyatt Boycott, a demonstration including civil disobedience will take place tomorrow in downtown San Diego in the midst of Comic-Con. From the organizers: On July 22nd, thousands of hotel workers in 15 cities across North America are standing up to people like the Pritzkers who [...]

The Hillcrest community was decked out and ready to show off its Pride (all photos: Mike Tidmus) Here’s a small collection of photographs from this year’s LGBT Pride Parade in San Diego. This year, for a change, I was on the inside looking out riding in an all-electric vehicle along with the Hillcrest Clean T.E.A.M. [...]