The U.S. Department of Education will host the third annual Federal Partners in Bullying Prevention Summit Monday-Tuesday, Aug. 6-7, 2012, at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, D.C. The summit will focus on ensuring that anti-bullying efforts are coordinated and based on the best available research. Panels will highlight the connection between bullying and…
Organizers of the event “Turn Your Back on Demaio!” are asking lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and community allies to rally against mayoral hopeful Carl DeMaio at this weekend’s San Diego Pride Parade. DeMaio has faced heat from LGBTs and allies for accepting anti-gay campaign aid and making anti-gay promises to financial supporters. DeMaio has accepted…
There will be a gay candidate for San Diego mayor, Carl DeMaio, who will walk in the Pride parade and likely be seen at a myriad of Pride events throughout the weekend. DeMaio’s presence is an attempt to fool the assembled crowd this weekend. You may remember the children’s story, The Emperor’s New Clothes. The…
When the man who wrote some of the most memorable and important words ever spoken in the history of the English language has something to say; when Dr. Clarence Jones, speechwriter for the late Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. has something to say; people’s ears tend to perk up. Expect thousands of perked-up ears…
Military members who wish to wear their uniforms in this weekend’s San Diego PRIDE Parade have been granted permission by the Department of Defense. The approval follows a wave of media attention that focused on military members intending to march in traditional uniform garb at the San Diego PRIDE Parade — a statement that would…
Portland, Ore. is the city that introduced the Keep Portland Weird bumper sticker. It did so, when Portland had an influx of people moving there who did not have views as liberal and as open as those who make Portland what it is. I propose a take on this same idea for Hillcrest; we just…
Welcome to San Diego “Welcome to San Diego, America’s Finest City,” or so the saying goes. San Diego artists from different eras in local history have made hay with that argument, but we do live in what most consider the “perfect, beachy” place. And I guess, if the argument focuses strictly on the weather, we…
“It never occurred to me that I was a lesbian. I wanted to know who I was in the world. After my relationship started, I never questioned it. That explains that!” Meredith Baxter Actress 2011 Grand Marshal “Harvey gave his life for a movement – for our LGBT rights movement – and we must ask…
State Sen. Christine Kehoe, Champion of Pride In November of 1992, Christine Kehoe made San Diego history when, as a councilmember representing Council District 3, she became the first open member of the LGBT community to be elected to public office in San Diego. After serving on the council from 1993-2000, she was elected as…
