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The Rainbowization Of San Francisco’s Gay Castro Street

image.jpegSAN FRANCISCO, California (The Adobo Chronicles, San Francisco Bureau) – As if the giant rainbow flag at San Francisco’s Market and Castro streets were not enough to let people know they are in the gayest district of the City by the Bay, the area’s pedestrian lanes were also painted ROYGBV  (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, violet).

But wait, that wasn’t quite enough either.  Today, the city unveiled the rainbow-colored lights lining the escalators leading to and from the Castro Street MUNI train station.

Just one more thing, and we’re all set.  What can we do to the famous MUNI F Line that begins and ends at Castro?

Aha! Don’t give Scott Wiener any ideas.

Wiener, who represents the Castro on the SF Board of Supervisors told The Adobo Chronicles  that on Monday, he will file a board resolution that would order MUNI to paint all of its trains on the F Line with the colors of the rainbow and decorate them with — what else — rainbow banners. He said that doing so will result in more tourist visits to the area and ultimately benefit the Castro Street businesses — at least those that continue to be open and afford the skyrocketing rent.

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LGBT advocates, or anyone opposing the proposed measure are advised to show up at City Hall on Monday when the Board of Supes take up Wiener’s proposal.

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Social Welfare Secretary Dinky Soliman Offers Her Baguio Cottage To Street Families

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DSWD Secretary’s summer cottage in Baguio (Photo: Adobo Chronicles)

BAGUIO CITY, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Secretary Dinky Soliman of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has a love-hate relationship with Manila’s homeless population and street children. She is known to have rounded up street families and hauled them to resorts outside Manila during the visit of Pope Francis as well as during the APEC summit.

Soliman now wants to make it up to these families.

National government officials — from the president to the members of the Supreme Court to Cabinet secretaries all have their summer houses and cottages in Baguio City.  Most of them spend their Holy Week vacation in Baguio, as a way to unwind and escape Manila’s summer heat.

Well, this year, Soliman is making the ultimate sacrifice.  She is offering her Baguio cottage to  a dozen homeless families for an all-expense paid vacation to Baguio from Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday.

Most Filipino Catholics give up eating meat during the season of Lent. Soliman chose to give up her Baguio cottage.

 

Indonesian Mayor Links Instant Noodles To Homosexuality; Noodle Sales Down

imageTANGERANG CITY, Indonesia (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – It’s genetic. It’s acquired. It’s a punishment from God. It’s the environment. We’ve heard so many theories before about what causes homosexuality, but none as jaw-dropping as this: instant noodles.

The mayor of the city of Tangerang in Indonesia says that the rise in homosexuality in his country is due to a poor diet, including lack of breastfeeding and eating instant noodles. Arief R Wismansyah  made the comments at a pregnancy seminar in the city’s health office.

Just hours after Wismansyah made the statement, noodle companies and retail outlets in Indonesia reported a sharp decline in sales.

In neighboring Philippines, sales of the popular bulalo (bone marrow)-flavored instant noodles are also down, as are those of pad thai noodles in Bangkok and other cities in Thailand.

So, as a public service warning to our non-LGBT readers and followers, think twice before you tear open that cup-o-noodles in you cupboard!