The City of San Diego Redistricting Commission held its final “pre-map” public hearing last week. The commission has heard from more than 850 residents and stakeholders during its first phase of public hearings. “The Redistricting Commission is very pleased with how much public participation we had during this first phase of hearings,” stated Chairwoman Anisha…
Dwayne Crenshaw took the helm of San Diego Pride this past Monday as its new executive director, practically two months to the day before this year’s weekend celebration. In the midst of settling into his job, Crenshaw answered questions for the San Diego LGBT Weekly about the organization’s past, its current state of affairs and…
Log Cabin Republicans have awarded the San Diego chapter with the Will Drabenstot Memorial Award for Chapter Excellence. This is the highest honor for a chapter. “We are proud of the record our chapter has created, not only for the Republican Party but for the LGBT community here in San Diego,” said Victoria Kerley, San…
Charging that Republicans have tried to systematically dismantle the American dream, U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein urged attendees at the recent California Democratic Party Convention to challenge the radical GOP agenda in Washington and turn their energies to reelecting President Obama. Jess Durfee, County Democratic Party Chair, will report to the San Diego Democratic Club on…
Harvey Milk’s Equality Award, Leadership Award and Youth Essay Award are being presented at this year’s Third Annual Harvey Milk Diversity Breakfast, May 20, at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront Hotel. The 2011 Harvey Milk Leadership Award of San Diego is being presented to the San Diego Unified School District Board of Education, Superintendent Bill…
MARYLAND – A large-scale clinical study sponsored by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) has found men and women infected with HIV reduced the risk of transmitting the virus to their sexual partners by taking oral anti-retroviral medicines when their immune systems were relatively healthy. The clinical trial, known as HPTN 052,…
WASHINGTON –The House Armed Services Committee has marked up the National Defense Authorization Act with three anti-gay amendments. The three amendments would require the four service branch chiefs to sign off on Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell repeal, prohibit weddings for same-sex couples on military facilities by chaplains and affirm that the Defense of Marriage Act…
MOVIE REVIEW Everything Must Go Written and directed by Dan Rush Starring Will Ferrell, Rebecca Hall, and Christopher Jordan Wallace Rated R At Landmark Hillcrest The world is supposed to care about Everything Must Go because it stars Will Ferrell in a dramatic role. He’s trying to be taken seriously as a serious actor, to…
MINNESOTA – The Presbyterian Church has voted to allow the ordination of openly gay and lesbian clergy, elders and deacons. The church is one of the largest Christian denominations in the country with more than 2.3 million members and about 11,000 congregations. The change, which opens up the possibility that people in same-sex relationships can…
CALIFORNIA – The State Senate has passed legislation that will bar the State of California from entering into contracts in excess of $100,000 with businesses and other entities that deny equal benefits to the same-sex spouses of their employees. The Equal Benefits bill (SB 117), authored by Senator Christine Kehoe (D-San Diego) and sponsored by…
