IOWA – The Human Rights Campaign has criticized the Iowa House for passing an amendment to the state constitution that would prohibit any form of relationship recognition for same-sex couples. The amendment passed by a 62 to 37 vote and will now be sent to the Iowa Senate for consideration. “The actions of the Iowa…
NEW YORK – Freedom to Marry has announced the launch of Why Marriage Matters, the largest-ever national public education campaign aimed at increasing majority support for ending the exclusion of same-sex couples from marriage. Ads will be running nationwide featuring gay, lesbian and straight couples talking about why marriage matters to them. The organization has…
The Gay and Lesbian Leadership Institute has announced a program to bring five college students to Washington, D.C., this summer to participate in the Victory Congressional Internship. This competitive leadership program places college undergraduates in Congressional internships with members of the LGBT Equality Caucus. They’ll also have access to leadership development opportunities provided by GLLI…
Mama’s Pantry, a service of Mama’s Kitchen, is seeking the public’s help to host food drives throughout the county, to ensure the shelves are full with nutritious non-perishable food items. “February is the month of love, and we encourage local businesses, schools, places of worship and social clubs to sponsor one or more of our…
The Women’s Resource Center (WRC) and the Amazon Breast Project present Red Hot Love, on Saturday, Feb. 26, 6-9 p.m. at The Center, 3909 Centre Street. Red Hot Love is a women’s nightclub made especially for Valentine’s, or those looking for one! Enjoy dancing, door prizes, snacks, a fabulous raffle and a no-host bar for…
The San Diego Wrestling Club hosts its fifth annual Bulldogs Wrestling Tournament on Saturday, Feb. 19, beginning at 1 p.m. in the main auditorium of The LGBT Center, 3909 Centre Street. Spectators are welcome to come view the wrestling tournament for a suggested $5 donation to the club. The tournament features wrestlers from San Diego,…
San Diego hosts a star-studded educator’s conference with the second annual international educator conference focused on LGBTQIA youth, Feb. 25-27. This year’s conference, entitled Solutions To A Crisis, seeks to empower school counselors and educators to support lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual, queer/questioning, intersex and allied youth. “Basically, our kids are struggling in our schools,” said…
More than 15 local health and social service providers have teamed up to create a large-scale social marketing campaign, called We Know Different, to encourage young Latino gay men in San Diego County to find out their HIV status by getting tested. Led by the Center for Strengthening Youth Prevention Paradigms (SYPP Center) at Children’s…
An Imperial Beach man was ordered Monday to stand trial for felony battery of a gay man who at the time was running for a South Bay school board seat when he was punched and kicked at a fast food restaurant. Andrew Valencia, 30, testified about how he had to get root canal treatment for…
Three men were assaulted Saturday morning, Feb. 12 in Mid City, during a fight that began with derogatory comments about the victim’s sexual orientation, according to a police report. Four males were walking in the 3900 block of 46th or 47th streets at about 1:30 a.m. Four other males, wearing dark clothing, made derogatory comments…
