San Diego LGBT Community Center Latin@ Services space to be named for Nicole Murray Ramirez

SAN DIEGO — The San Diego LGBT Community Center has announced that as part of the 10th anniversary commemoration of The Center’s Latin@ Services, the program’s space will be named for longtime gay and Latino activist Nicole Murray Ramirez. A San Diego City Commissioner, Murray Ramirez has worked for LGBT and Latino equality for nearly…

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Despite progress, trans youth face rocky start for social acceptance

There are dozens, if not hundreds, of gay-straight alliance groups peppered throughout high schools in America. American teenagers are coming out at younger and younger ages and are increasingly being met with the love and support of their parents and their families. In other words, today’s climate for young gay, lesbian and bisexual youth, while…

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San Diego LGBT Community Center celebrates 10th anniversary of its Latin@ Services program

SAN DIEGO — The San Diego LGBT Community Center will celebrate the 10th anniversary of its Latin@ Services program with a special tardeada on Sunday, Oct. 19 from 1-4pm at The Center, 3909 Centre St. in San Diego. The tardeada, a Sunday afternoon dance party, will bring the community together for Latin music, dancing, aguas…

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San Diego breweries win 14 medals at the 2014 Great American Beer Festival

GSAN DIEGO,  – The San Diego Brewers Guild (SDBG) has announced that San Diego breweries took home 14 medals at the Great American Beer Festival (GABF) in Denver, Colorado Saturday, Oct. 4. Out of 84 beer-style categories, San Diego breweries won five gold medals, three silver medals and six bronze medals. In total, 1,309 breweries…

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UHLC’s Frankel Lecture will examine marriage equality on basis of Equal Protection Clause

HOUSTON — Most lawyers associate arguments grounded upon the “original meaning” of the U.S. Constitution with politically conservative, status quo-preserving interpretations.  The 19th Annual Frankel Lecture sponsored by the Houston Law Review of the University of Houston Law Center on Oct. 31 will argue that the original meaning of the 14th Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause requires…

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LGBT Catholics send message to church leaders meeting with Pope Francis: We’re praying for you

SAN FRANCISCO – The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), today kicks off a seven-city public prayer sojourn to send a message of inclusion and acceptance to bishops meeting with Pope Francis in Rome. The effort, Pray, Listen, Discern — Raising the Voices of LGBT Catholics, begins with a vigil and praying of the rosary at St….

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Supreme Court refuses marriage cases: UPDATE — State by State map

UPDATE: Below is a new updated marriage equality map from Marriage Equality USA showing the overall “State of the States” reflecting today’s Supreme Court’s decision. The US Supreme Court announced that it will not be hearing any of the seven same sex marriage cases that would have produced a nationwide ruling on the issue. With…

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