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…
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…
An iPad user tested Siri’s knowledge of gay nightlife in Russia after Apple’s rudimentary artificial-intelligence program learned to speak Russian. He found homophobia lurking in her code. The recently released Russian-speaking version of Apple Inc.’s voice-interactive personal assistant for iOS devices, such as the iPhone and iPad, was quite homophobic according to online media outlet,…
The rapid increase in use of e-cigarettes has led to heated debates between opponents who question the safety of these devices and proponents who claim the battery-operated products are a useful cessation tool. A study, published online April 16 in the American Journal of Public Health, suggests proponents are in error. University of California, San…
Candi Samples invites all to her AARP Birthday Bash, May 2 at The Caliph, 3100 Fifth Ave. 3-6 p.m. Special Guest Duo Nick and Mel of San Diego and Rickie Lee of Palm Springs among others will be there to entertain guests. Raffles, Food, Music. A $5.00 donation in lieu of gifts will go to…
SAN FRANCISCO – The 45th Annual San Francisco LGBT Pride Celebration and Parade is less than three months away and organizers are hard at work solidifying plans and programming for the event. The SF LGBT Pride Parade will take place on Sunday, June 28 in downtown San Francisco beginning at 10:30AM. A two-day celebration and…
The Steam Room Stories guys go a little Fifty Shades of Grey in the latest episode of the saucy web series. Steam Room hunks Ray Tezanos and Moronai Kanekoa are joined by special guest Karamo Brown who is hiding something pretty kinky in his gym bag. Following the surprising discovery, the fetishes of the other…
Advocates for lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and transgender couples and modern families are adding another victory to their list, with 36 states, along with Washington D.C., to allow marriage among same-sex couples. A critical turning point came in October last year, when the Supreme Court chose not to hear appeals against lower court rulings that had…
NEW YORK, NY– Celebrating 16 years, The Trevor Project will honor Sir Ian McKellen with the Trevor Hero Award at “TrevorLIVE New York” on June 15th at the Marriott Marquis, presented by Wells Fargo. McKellen will be honored for his ongoing support of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) community. Maine’s Ryan Fecteau, the youngest…
SAN DIEGO – Special Delivery San Diego has recently received grants totaling $55,000 from Bank of America Foundation, Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, Domanica Foundation and Kaiser Permanente to fund its Diabetes Nutrition Program, announced Ruth Henricks, executive director. “We are honored and so very pleased to receive this support from such prestigious organizations to fund…
