LGBT Resource Center celebrates 15 years of changing the culture at UC San Diego

The last campus in the UC system to have an LGBT office, today the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Resource Center at UC San Diego is one of the largest in the nation. In the early 1990s, concerned staff, faculty and student activists sought to establish a Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Resource Center at the University of California,…

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Unite for Marriage launches in advance of SCOTUS oral arguments

Thursday eight organizations came together under Unite for Marriage, a partnership working together to show support for marriage for same-sex couples as the question stands before the U.S. Supreme Court. Participating organizations include Marriage Equality USA, Freedom to Marry, Human Rights Campaign, Family Equality Council, GLAAD, National LGBTQ Task Force, GetEQUAL and the Campaign for Southern Equality….

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LGBT activists gather in D.C. for World Bank discussions

LGBT activists from around the world came to Washington, D.C. this week to take part in events surrounding the World Bank’s annual meeting to advocate for more LGBT-inclusive policies at the Bank, writes Jeremy Kadden on the HRC Blog. They hail from places as far-flung as Uganda, India, Venezuela, Kyrgyzstan, China, and The Philippines, and…

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San Diego Symphony announces 2015-2016 City Lights and International Passport Series

The San Diego Symphony has announced its 2015-2016 City Lights pops lineup and International Passport Series, which features musical acts from around the world. Both series take place at the Jacobs Music Center – Copley Symphony Hall in downtown San Diego. City Lights Marvin Hamlisch, San Diego Symphony’s former principal pops conductor, will be honored…

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Take the 2015 Pride Health Challenge: $1750 prize package to the winner

The inaugural 2015 Pride Health Challenge is a 60 day competition designed to help five contestants achieve their health goals and show off their new bodies at San Diego Pride. Metabolic Direct and San Diego LGBT Weekly have partnered to provide five select participants with a custom developed Metabolic Majic program designed to maximize weight…

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