(This article was originally published HERE in SDGLN media partner Gay San Diego.)

San Diego’s House of Blues will welcome a feminine powerhouse to their stage on Jan. 8, when Hunter Valentine kicks off a West Coast tour, opening for fellow Canadians, Sum 41.

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. -- As the New Year begins, many couples across the country will resolve to become more proactive about financial planning in the coming year.

For those who are gay, this already difficult task is made more so by complicated state and federal tax regulations. To address the issue, Jim Casey [pictured at left], president and CEO of Integrated Wealth Management, has created a presentation called “The High Cost of Being Gay” to assist same-sex couples navigate these complex issues.

There was a time, not so long ago, when religion was a unified front against LGBT equality. However, over the years, we have seen that paradigm change. 2012 witnessed religious people and organizations at the forefront of LGBT advancement. This past spring, GLAAD released “Missing Voices” which noted that pro-LGBT religious voices were largely missing in the media, despite significantly increased LGBT inclusion in religious communities. We publically challenged the media to include more pro-LGBT voices of faith.

The creator of NBC’s hit sitcom “The New Normal,” about a gay couple who are planning to become parents, and his husband became first-time daddies on Christmas Eve.

Ryan Murphy and hubby David Miller emailed friends and family that their son, Logan Phineas Miller Murphy, was born at 9:47 am on Dec. 24 and weighed 6.6 pounds and was 21 inches long at birth.

The fictional couple on “The New Normal” are still waiting for their baby to arrive.