One organization that is trying to make a difference for homeless teens – an estimated 2,500 in San Diego, according to the Regional Task Force on the Homeless – is the San Diego Street Angels. Started in 2006, the volunteer-based organization currently walks San Diego streets four days a month handing out backpacks of survival…
Art of Pride, a volunteer arts group dedicated to the promotion and encouragement of San Diego’s LGBTQ arts community, will host its 7th annual art display showcasing local talent during the city’s 2011 Pride festivities. All are welcome to attend an unveiling reception and meet the exhibition’s featured artists at the San Diego LGBT Pride…
Scores of demonstrators gathered at the Albany Statehouse yesterday in anticipation of lawmakers’ decision regarding the controversial and highly-publicized measure to legalize gay marriage in the state of New York. According to CNN, both supporters and proponents of the bill were present, chanting and brandishing signs, some calling for “marriage equality”, and others urging legislators…
Google doodles – the artistic renderings that replace Google’s classic logo in accordance with major holidays, events and commemorations – have become a standard feature of cyber life, bringing variety and cultural recognition to even the most mundane web activities. However, as of June 1, 2011, the colors of the rainbow were notably absent from…
Tracy Morgan issued a public apology Tuesday to gay rights advocates and audience members exposed to his violently anti-gay tirade during a June 3 stand-up show at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee. According to The Tennessean, Morgan spoke with Kevin Rogers — the gay man whose Facebook post detailing the comedian’s homophobic remarks went…
The Greater San Diego Business Association (GSDBA) has announced this year’s recipients of several annual awards recognizing exceptional business and community leadership in action. This year’s theme is “Celebrating Excellence,” and award-winners will be honored at a luncheon on June 23 at the Hilton San Diego Resort on Mission Bay. Councilmember Todd Gloria will present…
Flamboyant pop singer Cee Lo Green vented his frustration via Twitter last week after a Minneapolis, Minn. music writer penned a lackluster review of his latest local concert. E! reports that Green, who played in Minneapolis on June 16, resorted to Twitter after the writer in question, Andrea Swensson, dubbed his performance “gross” in her…
