Free Personals: Gay group claims bias in urging Montrose boycott of publication
A Houston gay and lesbian organization has called for the boycott of the Greensheet advertising publication, complaining the newspaper discriminates against homosexuals. Members of the Queer Nation group announced the boycott Tuesday, saying they have convinced 16 Montrose businesses to remove the newspaper.Group members complain the newspaper does not accept gay and lesbian-oriented advertising for its personals section. The paper accepts free personals for opposite sex companionship....
Free Personals: Online love: Finding romance on the Web
When Doug Sharp of Xenia lost his wife of 16 years to cancer, one of her final wishes was that he move on. But for months after her death, he had no interest in revisiting the singles scene — until he noticed the personals on his Yahoo.com home page. "It seemed like a way to find somebody and figure out if my lifestyle and hers was compatible, without having to go through the hoops of a blind date and all that," he said.Three months into his sign-up,...
Free Personals: Separation anxiety,
Web Reviews The Packer split
James and Jodhi Packer can find plenty of online help, writes Jenny Hailstone. It's over. In a brief statement from his Park Street offices, media mogul James Packer announced the end of his three-year marriage to swimsuit model and designer, Jodhi, last week.The couple were married in October 1999 in a ceremony at the Packer family's Bellevue Hill estate, followed by a reception rumoured to have cost $10 million.In April, the former Jodie Meares became Jodhi...
Free Personals: Neil Morgan
GOOD PLAN: The future is brighter for 75 students at Marston Middle School in south Clairemont. Statistically they are dropout risks, but UCSD juniors and seniors will act as their mentors for the next year. They'll work with both students and parents in a first-of-its kind effort in San Diego. Nationwide, the mentor program is part of VISTA, the domestic equivalent to the Peace Corps.OUR TOWN: Nissan designer Gerald Hirshberg's quote in Time magazine this week...
Free Personals: Dating is becoming big business as singles reprioritize
After Sept. 11 attacks, matchmaking services find old clients shaping up and new ones signing up
More Jewish singles are signing up for SpeedDating. More gay men are signing up for Dating Boot Camp. More people of all stripes are signing up for Match.com. "The only time it's happened before was when 'You've Got Mail' came out and computers were front and center," said Cindy Hennessy, president of Match.com, the largest subscription dating service. "That's the only other time...
