Union Bank and KPBS honor San Diego LGBT Local Heroes

SAN DIEGO – In celebration of LGBT Pride Month and as part of its ongoing commitment to cultural diversity and responsible banking, Union Bank, N.A., has partnered with KPBS to honor two remarkable  individuals as local heroes.  The 2014 LGBT Pride Month honorees are: Rev. Canon Albert Ogle, president of the St. Paul’s Foundation for International Reconciliation, and Robert…

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Fireworks and calls for Hale’s resignation fly at HBA meeting

A mostly stoic, although occasionally taken aback, Hillcrest Business Association Board of Directors took volley after volley of criticism during the public comments portion of its monthly meeting Tuesday. Complaints ranged from concerns that the organization’s executive director was improperly fired, that it holds “too many” fundraisers and events while “not doing enough” for local…

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Watch: LGBT trailblazers navigate the adventures, challenges and surprises of life and love in their golden years (VIDEO)

http://youtu.be/6USE8Ph6Qgk Media Arts Center San Diego will be screening an excellent  LGBT documentary entitled Before You Know It this Saturday, June 21 at the Digital Gym located in the heart of North Park. The subjects of Before You Know It are no ordinary senior citizens. They are go-go booted bar-hoppers, love struck activists, troublemaking baton twirlers, late night…

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Black churches still cited as number one reason LGBT community continues to be shunned

Despite an overall societal shift that favors LGBT inclusion in all aspects of American life, members of the black LGBT community continue to face a unique set of challenges mainly from their clergy, cites an article on NewsOne.com. “The church still has so much influence and they continue to use influence in a negative way,”…

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Patent Office cancels Redskins trademark registration, says name is disparaging

The United States Patent and Trademark Office has canceled the Washington Redskins trademark registration, calling the football team’s name “disparaging to Native Americans.” Filed on behalf of five Native Americans this is the second time such a case was filed. A report in The Washington Post stated that federal trademark law does not permit registration of…

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