Hello, fellow readers. Thanks for the Nicky Awards nominations. I was honored to see my name nominated; however, as co-chair of the event, I can’t be nominated. I guess I do have fans! Vote for San Diego’s best On the subject of the Nicky Awards, online voting is up and running at nickyawards.com. The awards…
Dance, comedy and music will be on display Saturday, Aug. 13 at 7 p.m. when the San Diego LGBT Community Center’s Young Professionals Council program presents the Center Stage event at the Birch North Park Theatre. Jeff Gelder is emceeing the event and all proceeds will go to support the center’s programs and services. The…
On Saturday Aug. 15 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. the San Diego LGBT Community Center will be holding The Multicultural Explosion: A Celebration of Diversity, which they hope to make an annual event. While event information may list Charles Patmon Jr. as who to contact about the event he himself admits it really wasn’t…
The 27th Annual CityFest in Hillcrest isn’t just your average street fair. It’s an all-day extravaganza, complete with a 29-foot water slide, a flash mob and a beer garden that stretches an entire block. Perhaps the most notable event of this year’s festivities is the nostalgic relighting of the historic Hillcrest sign. The sign lighting…
The Old Globe presents a Rocky Horror Time Warp Flash Mob at CityFest, Aug. 14 at 2:30 p.m. and 3:25 p.m. in the intersection of Fifth Avenue and Robinson Avenue. Fans of the cult musical, The Rocky Horror Show, can join in the fun and dance to the show’s signature tune, “The Time Warp.” Participants…
Louis J. Marinelli has canceled his Summer Equality Tour, which was supposed to launch in San Diego, Aug. 14. The cancellation was due to conflicts with a similar tour by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC). “Unfortunately, due to competition that arose out of the HRC bus tour with the same name, starting the same…
CALIFORNIA – The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) has released its fifth annual Network Responsibility Index (NRI), a report that maps the quantity, quality and diversity of images of LGBT people on television. Primetime programming on the five broadcast networks was evaluated as well as original primetime programming on 10 major cable networks….
CALIFORNIA – Richard Chavez, pioneer in the farm workers movement and champion of full equality for all Californians, has passed away. Chavez was the brother of legendary civil rights activist Cesar E. Chavez and lifelong partner of Dolores Huerta. Huerta is a co-founder of the United Farm Workers union, president of the Dolores Huerta Foundation,…
UTAH – Nearly 1,000 gay Mormons are sharing their experiences with researchers at Utah State University, in an online study of LGBT attitudes. Renee Galliher, a USU associate professor of psychology who is leading the study, said this research is believed to be the first of its kind, in that it specifically focuses on gay…
QATAR – A new study has indicated that HIV epidemics are emerging in North Africa and the Middle East among men who have sex with men. The study conducted by researchers from Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar is believed to be the first study of its kind in countries where homosexuality and bisexuality are…
