Dozens of sports athletes have made unfavorable headlines for offensive, anti-gay name-calling, including Kobe Bryant, Joakim Noah, and Roger McDowell in recent months. Now, the San Diego Padres have stepped up to the plate by pledging support for LGBT youth in their signing of the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network’s (GLSEN) Team Respect Challenge….
Recently passed in California’s state Senate, and now officially signed into legislation, the FAIR (Fair, Accurate, Inclusive and Respectful) Education Act has shown immediate promise to protect marginalized teens in public schools, ensuring students have the opportunity to learn about all spectrums of LGBT people, the disabled, and members of other cultural groups. Up until…
Meredith Baxter has been a major film and TV star for more than 40 years. She is best known for her role as Elyse Keaton on the smash hit series Family Ties with Michael J. Fox and Michael Gross. She accrued fans with Bridget Loves Bernie and won over audiences with her films Ben, the…
I hope you have done the basics for this weekend. Haircut, shave, wax, tan and some other personal cleaning. I am so ready! After three months of a diet and exercise, I am where I wanted to be. And this past two weeks, it felt like people were preparing for Pride. The bars were packed…
Pride’s two-day festival takes over Marston Point in Balboa Park with five stages, food and drink vendors and almost 200 vendor booths. The festival is open Saturday, July 16 from noon to 10 p.m., and Sunday, July 17 from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tickets are $20 for one day, or $30 for both days…
The Clean T.E.A.M. (Together Everyone Achieves More) is gathering July 18, to clean up Hillcrest after the festivities have ended. The group meets by The Egyptian (on the west side of Park Boulevard just south of University Avenue) beginning at 7 a.m. Free T-shirts will be donated by the Hillcrest Town Council (HTC) for everyone…
Considering the economic climate, it seems that everyone is looking for a deal, bargain or discount. The San Diego LGBT community can save some cash – while giving back to the community at the same time – with the Pride Card. “With the current state of the economy, the Pride Card is a great way…
Kristine Weitz has made quite a name for herself by dropping her surname down to just the initial W, and by unleashing a steady hit parade of songs onto the masses. Speaking of parades and the masses, Kristine W will be making the rounds at San Diego’s LGBT Pride festival, as she performs her Love…
The term “pioneer” is bandied about quite a bit in showbiz circles, but in the case of rap and hip-hop superstars, Salt-N-Pepa, it is a very fitting description of their 26-year career. In 1985, the duo of Cheryl James and Sandra Denton emerged on the scene as Super Nature, and enjoyed moderate success with their…
Celebrating LGBT Pride takes on many forms for members of the lesbian, gay, transgender and bisexual community. For many, it means an annual parade and festival. For one local man and member of Missiongathering Christian Church, celebrating his sexual orientation is a weekly remembrance of a lost friend and sharing hope for those on the…
