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THEATER REVIEW: “Ruthless! The Musical” kicks off Coronado Playhouse’s 66th season

Jean Lowerison - SDGLN Theater Critic
January 28th, 2013

What would you be willing to do to get a starring role?

If you’re 8-going-on-18 dynamo Tina Denmark (Chase Anichini), the answer is anything, anything at all, to play the lead in the school play – “Pippi (Longstocking) in Tahiti,” written and directed by Tina’s third-grade teacher Miss Thorn (Andrekka J. Lanier).

Hold onto your hat. It’s “Ruthless! The Musical,” and it’s getting a hoot of a production (thanks in part to Chrissy Burns’ sprightly direction) through March 3 at Coronado Playhouse.

SDGLN Poll: Do readers think President Obama will push for LGBT equality during second term?

SDGLN Staff
January 28th, 2013

SAN DIEGO – An overwhelming majority of readers of San Diego Gay & Lesbian News who took our poll say they believe that President Barack Obama will support full LGBT equality during this second term.

Our poll question was: Will President Obama push for full LGBT equality in his second term?

The results, which are not scientific, reveal that 88% of readers think that the President will go all out in support of full LGBT equality, and 12% say they don’t.

GLAAD's What To Watch On Monday | VIDEO

Megan Townsend - Entertainment Media Fellow, GLAAD
January 28th, 2013

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

Tonight catch the season premiere of "RuPaul's Drag Race," plus all new episodes of "The Carrie Diaries" and "The Biggest Loser!"

8 pm: The Carrie Diaries on CW (1 hr) NEW

ADOPT ME! Demi is delightful!

SDGLN Staff
January 28th, 2013

Demi is a 1-year old Labrador Retriever mix, who is part of the San Diego Humane Society's "Hidden Gem" program. She has been spayed.

Meet Demi

TONIGHT: Openly gay Israeli Defense Force member to speak at PFLAG San Diego meeting | VIDEO

SDGLN Staff
January 28th, 2013

SAN DIEGO -- Yossi Herzog, who served as an openly gay member of the Israeli Defense Force, will speak at PFLAG San Diego's general meeting today at 7 pm.

Herzog is currently touring the United States on behalf of StandWithUs, an education organization that is dedicated to informing the public about Israel and to combating extremism and anti-Semitism.

BREAKING NEWS: Boy Scouts mull dropping anti-gay policy

Ken Williams - SDGLN Editor in Chief
January 28th, 2013

WASHINGTON – Pete Williams of NBC News is reporting today that the Boy Scouts next week will consider dropping its national ban on gay Scouts or gay Scout leaders.

The policy is under consideration by the national board of directors, Williams told Andrea Mitchell today on MSNBC.

The anti-gay policy has been quite controversial, and Williams said that the push for changing the policy is coming from the grassroots level.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: What about those who were out, loud and proud?

Billy Glover - tangentgroup.org
January 28th, 2013

(Editor’s note: In her weekly opinion piece on SDGLN’s Commentary page, Contributor Barb Hamp Weicksel wrote about this topic: ”The out, loud and proud myth of the gay community” in which she argues that times have changed for the LGBT movement and that some people now live by example instead of by confrontation. Needless to say, not everyone agrees with her point of view.)

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BUSINESS PROFILE: Jersey Mike’s Subs, East Coast subs served California style

Margie M. Palmer - Special to SDGLN
January 28th, 2013

SAN DIEGO -- Jersey Mike’s Subs Hillcrest owners Brad Remy and Jacque Moutier have had a lifelong love affair with good food. Several years ago, when Remy was coaching a lot of youth football and baseball, he wound up meeting the man who owns the Jersey Mike’s Subs in Solana Beach.

“We had a long conversation about the quality and what it represents. When I went there people were smiling, happy and having a good time,” Remy said. “I felt it was a good business venture. I ran it by Jaque and we decided we wanted to be part of the franchise system.”

Helping the "unbanked" get affordable financial services

Jason Alderman - Guest Columnist, San Diego Uptown News
January 28th, 2013

According to a recent survey by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and the U.S. Census Bureau, 17 million American adults now live in “unbanked” households, while another 51 million are considered “underbanked.”

In other words, over 28 percent of households either have no traditional checking or savings accounts (unbanked); or their basic financial needs aren’t being met by their bank or credit union so they also rely on alternative lenders like check-cashing services or payday loans (underbanked).

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COMMENTARY: Who’s been hit with the stupid stick?

Kit-Bacon Gressitt – SDGLN Contributor
January 28th, 2013

It’s been so, so stupid in political La-La Land of late. Bad stupid! One might have thought we’d enjoy a reprieve after the presidential elections. But, no. And there’s just so much stupidity one can tolerate. I’m at capacity. Maybe worse. Beyond the point of satiety, my dear, darling father might have said. When he was above ground, routinely forming complex sentences with multisyllabic words. And gently chuckling at the world’s idiots.

But I’m not laughing. That’s for sure. Not that I haven’t tried.