SAN DIEGO — After hearing five and a half days of testimony and viewing videotapes, a judge Aug. 8 ordered two gay male ex-nurses to stand trial for felony elder abuse in the way they cared for a then-98-year-old grandmother who could not speak and was mostly paralyzed from a stroke. The family of the…
Oscar-winning actor Robin Williams was found dead Monday at his northern California home. Williams, 63, apparently took his own life according to police reports. He had been battling severe depression. His media representative Mara Buxbaum told CNN, “This is a tragic and sudden loss. The family respectfully asks for their privacy as they grieve during…
Outside Lands 2014, the yearly celebration amidst the beauty of Golden Gate Park, San Francisco came to a close Sunday with organizers hailing it as the “best one yet,” despite the disappointment of some who had purchased counterfeit tickets. According to SFgate.com San Francisco police said they seized hundreds of the expertly forged passes to…
SAN DIEGO – Saturday, Aug. 16, Family Health Centers of San Diego (FHCSD) will present its eighth annual family health and fitness fair ¡Vive tu vida! Get Up! Get Moving!® This event promotes Hispanic family physical activity and good nutrition for better health and wellness for all members of the community. The event, which is…
Just weeks after a Ugandan constitutional court rejected their ‘anti-gay’ law, the country has held its first Pride rally. The rally held Saturday in Entebbe, 35km from the capital Kampala, had police permission under and was described as an”invitation-only Uganda Pride” event. In a report in The Guardian Sandra Ntebi, the organizer of the event said, “This event…
Gay Games 9 got off to a great start in Cleveland Saturday, reports wkyc with nearly 8,000 athletes from over 65 countries converging on Cleveland + Akron to participate in nearly 40 sporting events from cycling and rowing, to ice hockey and bodybuilding. The official Opening Ceremonies kicked off with the parade of nations and…
MYANMAR — LGBT activists have used the popular Nat ‘spirit’ festival in Myanmar to provide HIV related information and promote blood tests and condoms to combat the spread of HIV/AIDS among gay men in the country, reports GayAsiaNews.com. The annual spirit festival is a socially accepted gathering point for members of the gay community even though same-sex relations are…
SAN DIEGO — Aug. 17, Candi Samples present’s a benefit, Back to School, supporting Family Matters and the Backpack/School supplies Program, providing backpacks and school supplies to deserving children. The event will be held at Numbers, 3811 Park Blvd. from 4- 8 p.m. Admission is $5 at the door or a backpack/school supplies. There will be a…
SAN DIEGO – At least 20 restaurants are expected to join the third annual Super Tasty 5K, scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 6 in Solana Beach, Calif. Once again, the event is a fundraiser for Promises2Kids, a San Diego nonprofit working for the benefit of children in foster care. Nichole Peterson, Executive Director of the Solana…
A post by Jeremy Hooper, Special Projects Consultant on the GLAAD blog, reveals quite a line-up of anti-LGBT speakers at the forthcoming Family Leadership Summit and also some special comments from the Benham Brothers: This Saturday, Aug. 9, when they take the stage at the annual summit of Iowa’s leading anti-LGBT group, called The Family Leader, David and…
