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Mike Ruiz, the celebrity photographer you know and the man you don't

Ken Williams - SDGLN Editor in Chief
January 25th, 2013

Mike Ruiz seems to be everywhere these days: Playing judge on “RuPaul’s Drag Race” and Tyra Banks’ “America’s Next Top Model,” shooting celebrity photographs, or starring in a reality-TV show on Logo.

Ruiz comes across as a cuddly muscle bear, with scruffy good looks, a smoldering smile that would win over any critics, and a heart of gold. He gives back to the LGBT community that adores him, and his philanthropic work is extensive.

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RuPaul previews new season of "Drag Race," which returns Jan. 28

Max Kessler - Paper magazine
January 25th, 2013

(Editor's note: San Diego native RuPaul speaks with Paper magazine, which shared the story with SDGLN readers.)

House GOP to Supreme Court: Gays too powerful to warrant judicial protection

LGBTQ Nation Staff Reports
January 24th, 2013

Republican members of the U.S. House leadership on Tuesday told the U.S. Supreme Court it should uphold the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) as constitutional, arguing that gays and lesbians are a powerful interest group, and do not warrant “judicial intervention.”

Chely Wright: Pregnant with twins | VIDEO

Megan Townsend - Entertainment Media Fellow, GLAAD
January 24th, 2013

Out country singer Chely Wright announced that she is pregnant with identical twins on this week’s Gwissues with Howard Bragman. Wright and her wife Lauren Blitzer-Wright said, “We feel like God blessed us with twins. We feel our entire relationship has been blessed. We feel lucky and ready to take on the challenges.”

ADOPT ME! Abigail is adorable!

SDGLN Staff
January 24th, 2013

Abigail is a short-haired black cat. She is 1 year and 9 months old and has been spayed.

Why I'd make a great companion

BREAKING NEWS: Rhode Island House approves marriage-equality bill | VIDEO

Ken Williams - SDGLN Editor in Chief
January 24th, 2013

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Rhode Island House of Representatives, led by openly gay Speaker Gordon Fox, today passed a bill that supports marriage equality.

The House voted 51-19 to approve the measure.

Rep. Joseph M. McNamara told a personal story of holding a lesbian couple's twin daughter, looking at the happy little girl, and saying that's when it dawned on him that marriage equality was also family equality. McNamara said the twins deserve the same equality of any straight family, and that by providing marriage equality was the right thing to do.

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Restoring Respect conference to promote civility in San Diego's civic dialogue

SDGLN Staff
January 24th, 2013

SAN DIEGO -- Restoring Respect will host its second annual Conference on Restoring Civility to Civic Dialogue on Wednesday, Feb. 20, featuring keynote speaker Eugene Robinson of The Washington Post.

The Restoring Respect initiative is a program of the University of San Diego (USD) that is attempting to promote greater civility in San Diego's civic dialogue.

HRC calls on Defense Secretary to extend benefits to gay and lesbian troops and spouses

SDGLN Staff
January 24th, 2013

WASHINGTON -- As part of the Human Rights Campaign’s ongoing effort to achieve full equality for gay and lesbian service members and their families, HRC is, in addition to calling on Defense Secretary Leon Panetta to issue military IDs to same-sex spouses, urging him to extend every possible benefit not specifically barred by the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA).

The revisions would ensure same-sex spouses in the military receive the same benefits afforded all other service members.

GLAAD's What To Watch on Thursday

Megan Townsend - Entertainment Media Fellow, GLAAD
January 24th, 2013

(This post was originally published by SDGLN content partner GLAAD.)

Tonight catch all new episodes of "The Office," "Glee" and "Grey's Anatomy."

9 pm: The Office on NBC (30 mins) NEW

Dwight works to prevent Darryl's move; Jim accidentally misses Cece's first recital and Pam is not happy with him; and the audience begins to see behind the scenes of the documentary.

301 University project in Hillcrest deemed "not historic"

Ben Cartwright - Staff Writer
January 24th, 2013

SAN DIEGO -- Construction work on the new Walgreens store planned for 301 University Ave. in Hillcrest will soon resume, as city planners have deemed the property "not historic."

According to HillQuest.com, San Diego's senior Historic Planner, Kelley Stanco, has advised community members that the city has determined that too many of the original features of the building have been altered for anything to be saved, so demolition will continue.