As AT&T and T-Mobile continue negotiations over their proposed merger, a $39 billion acquisition, a debate has erupted over how entrenched corporations will support marginalized groups, such as LGBT, low income, or ethnic groups, as the two communication groups join heads. The tension over the proposed merger has already prompted the resignation of Jarrett Barrios,…
President Obama spoke at a Democratic National Committee event in New York yesterday and addressed a crowd of prominent LGBT constituents with a speech designed to galvanize campaign support and recognize the impact of the administration’s equal rights and anti-discrimination efforts made on behalf of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender communities. After thanking the gathered…
The Batesville Daily Guard will take official action next week on whether or not gay couples will be allowed to print obituaries in their newspaper. The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) will run a full-page ad in the newspaper, calling upon the paper to throw out its discriminatory policy against LGBT couples. The paper’s current policy…
Approximately one-quarter of all same-sex households in the United States are raising children, according to ABC News’ coverage of the latest U.S. Census data for American LGBT families. The groundbreaking report – the first of its kind in U.S. history to incorporate same-sex couples and their children into standard data collection procedures – indicates that,…
Artist Frida Kahlo’s birthday and her work will be celebrated June 25, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. in the auditorium of the San Diego LGBT Community Center. The celebration and fundraiser, Pachanga de Frida – Arte, Vida Y Tequila, is now in its fourth year, and is an event put on by The Center’s…
viewing pleasures Three movies with music underscoring their plotlines have made their way to the high quality promised land, known as Blu-Ray. The first two are full-fledged musicals that celebrate the big band era of the 1940s in a great metropolitan city and the dawning of the Age of Aquarius two decades later, while the…
Long before they became synonymous with being lesbian performers, The Indigo Girls picked the first part of their name out of the dictionary, and got their stage presence perfected at Emory University in Georgia. Now, they will school the crowd at Humphreys Concerts by the bay on how to solidify the marriage between folk and…
Olympic diving champion Greg Louganis is the special guest at Soul Plates 7, a gala benefiting Being Alive HIV/AIDS services in San Diego. Presenting sponsor Moms Pharmacy has partnered with Being Alive to coordinate the event, which is scheduled for June 25, 6 p.m. at Inn at the Park (525 Spruce St., across from Balboa…
Qualcomm has donated $40,000 to The San Diego LGBT Center. The grant supports the Hillcrest Youth Center. “We are proud to be one of a handful of organizations that pioneered a transformation in how housing providers across the United States understand and address youth homelessness,” Christopher Mills of The Center said in an announcement. “Qualcomm’s…
The New Children’s Museum (NCM) and the Anti-Defamation League invite children and families to “dig our differences” at Diversity Day, Sunday, June 26, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Offering free admission, the community is encouraged to celebrate the region’s diversity, including the many races, religions, national origins, genders and sexual orientations that thrive and contribute…
