Eric Alán has two distinct personalities. To bring in the bread, he works three consecutive weeks as an oil rigger out in the Gulf Coast. Then he gets three weeks off to immerse himself in music, his lifelong passion.

LONDON – Cardinal Keith O’Brien, the top figure in the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland and a leading voice against LGBT equality in the United Kingdom, has resigned after being accused by four priests of “inappropriate behavior.”

The accusations, which surfaced over the past few days, have rocked the UK as the Parliament has been debating a marriage-equality bill.

SAN DIEGO – “Moulin Rouge,” voted No. 1 in a survey of movies that FilmOut festival audiences wanted most to see, will be screened at 7 pm Wednesday, Feb. 20, at Birch North Park Theater.

The 2001 musical stars Nicole Kidman, Ewan McGregor and John Leguizamo in a lavish production set in the Montmarte Quarter of Paris, famous for its bawdy nightlife.

The film, directed by Baz Luhrmann and written by Lurhrmann and Craig Pearce, was nominated for eight Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Actress (Kidman). It won only two Oscars: Best Art Direction and Best Costume Design.

LAS VEGAS, Nev. – Gay rights groups and their allies quickly praised President Barack Obama for including LGBT families in his proposal for overhauling the nation’s outdated immigration policy.

In a televised speech on Tuesday, the President declared immigration legislation was one of his Administration’s top domestic priorities and he urged Congress to take action.

“Now is the time,” Obama told an audience at a local high school where most of the students are of Hispanic origin. “Si, se puedo,” some students chanted back, indicating that they believed an overhaul is possible.