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Ambassador of the Night: Water-gun fights, lily pads and Speedos

editor13 years ago07 mins

BY CHRISTINA MACNEAL By now, everyone has heard about the lily pond in Balboa Park/The midnight water-gun fight and everyone has cashed in an opinion from fish activist, to LGBT activist to Mayor Sanders. In fact, I am personally really sick of hearing about it. That being said, it was a nightlife happening and as…

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Being Alive reaches out to ‘medical community fund’

LGBT Weekly13 years ago13 years ago16 mins

As part of a major fundraising campaign to preserve services for some of San Diego’s most vulnerable residents – those who are living with HIV/AIDS – Being Alive is reaching out to the medical community which often refers people for peer advocacy and other critical needs to its doors. With government funding for HIV/AIDS support…

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J*Company Youth Theatre announces Streisand season

LGBT Weekly13 years ago13 years ago02 mins

The J*Company Youth Theatre, a program of the San Diego Center for Jewish Culture at the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center, Jacobs Family Campus, has announced that its 20th anniversary season will be a tribute to musical theater legend Barbra Streisand. The Streisand season will feature four musical classics from stage and screen. The 2012-2013…

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California Senate passes resolution urging Navy to name a ship after Harvey Milk

LGBT Weekly13 years ago13 years ago03 mins

The Senate has passed a resolution urging the secretary of the Navy to name the next appropriate ship after Harvey Milk, the LGBT civil rights leader who was assassinated in 1978 at San Francisco’s City Hall. Sen. Christine Kehoe (D-San Diego) who authored the resolution said, “Harvey Milk was a trailblazing influence in state and…

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  • Around the City

POC poetry, spoken word night: Aug. 31

LGBT Weekly13 years ago13 years ago01 mins

Women of Color United and Women’s Resource Center present Voices Of Color: Speaking From The Center, a people of color poetry and spoken word night Friday, Aug. 31, 6-9 p.m. at The San Diego LGBT Community Center, 3909 Centre Street in San Diego. Cost of entrance will be $5 or a book donation to the…

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SDUSD borrows $240 million in wake of state cuts

LGBT Weekly13 years ago13 years ago04 mins

The San Diego Unified School District (SDUSD) has sold $240 million Tax and Revenue Anticipation Notes (TRANs) for fiscal year 2012-13 to cover the fiscal gap left by the lack of, and delayed, state funding. The negotiated sale occurred Aug. 1, and the TRANs were issued with two maturity dates: Jan. 31, 2013 for $155…

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Beer tasting with Mayor Sanders: Sept. 15

LGBT Weekly13 years ago13 years ago01 mins

Join Mayor Jerry Sanders in a small private setting for a fundraising event to benefit The San Diego LGBT Center. The event, hosted by Lisa Sanders and Meaghan Yaple, will be Saturday, Sept. 15 5-7 p.m. The event is $250 per person and will feature beer from Stone Brewing Company. All proceeds will benefit The…

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State Senate approves bill to help protect surviving partners

LGBT Weekly13 years ago13 years ago02 mins

SAN FRANCISCO – The California state Senate have voted 34-1 to approve AB 1700, which remedies unequal treatment in the tax code that would protect lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender seniors at significant financial disadvantage from unfair tax increases that may result in the loss of their homes after the death of a partner. The…

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Freedom to Marry launches Minnesota TV ad on ‘Why Marriage Matters’

LGBT Weekly13 years ago13 years ago02 mins

SAINT PAUL, Minn. – Freedom to Marry unveiled a television ad campaign in Minnesota as part of its public education efforts designed to spark conversation about the meaning of marriage across the nation. The ad, the latest to launch in Freedom to Marry’s Why Marriage Matters educational campaign, is scheduled to run for several weeks…

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A triumphant book, not for the faint-hearted

LGBT Weekly13 years ago13 years ago05 mins

No Time to Lose by Peter Piot It’s 10 minutes after the hour, and you’ve done it again. You hate missing the first part of your favorite show. Call it obsession, call it silly, but you have to see it from the start or you don’t feel it’s worth watching at all. Yes, you could…

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