Join the San Diego Human Dignity Foundation (SDHDF), 6 p.m.-9 p.m., Nov. 16 for their Glow What Fun event in celebration of Bloomingdale’s 10th anniversary at Fashion Valley and SDHDF’s 20th anniversary. Enjoy sips, bites and a presentation of Stylist Dean Hall’s 10 Glow Getters, the seasons must haves for your holiday gift list. Shop…
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is withdrawing its proposal to provide medically necessary gender confirmation surgery for transgender veterans, as a result of funding issues. A statement from the department to Military.com said, “VA has been and will continue to explore a regulatory change that would allow VA to perform gender alteration surgery and…
For the eighth and final time, First Lady Michelle Obama will invite the 12 winners of the National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award to the White House, Tuesday, Nov. 15 at 2 p.m., EST to recognize their programs’ effectiveness in developing young people’s learning and life skills by engaging them in the arts or…
WASHINGTON, D.C.- Main Street Alliance small business owners warned of a Donald Trump presidency and the potential impact the election results could have on their businesses in the months and days leading up to the election. They expressed concern over his attacks on women, immigrants, refugees, the LGBTQ community, and people of color, as well…
SAN DIEGO – Danielle LoPresti has released a final teaser video for her upcoming music video Holy. The new teaser features television star John Barrowman, best known for his roles on Torchwood and Arrow, who appears with his real-life husband Scott Gill, actress Anna Khaja (Quantico, Silicon Valley), and LoPresti herself. In this final teaser,…
BERKELEY, Calif. —The campaigns for the 17 measures on California’s ballot raised more than $446 million combined. MapLight, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization that tracks money in politics took a look at the money behind the biggest winners and losers in those races: Winner: The Pharmaceutical Industry The industry spent more than $109 million…
The Huffington Post Friday released the trailer for “The Zainab Salbi Project,” a HuffPost Originals series covering global issues from a woman’s perspective. The six-part series will follow Zainab Salbi, an Iraqi-American women’s rights activist, humanitarian, author, social entrepreneur, and media commentator, as she travels the world shedding light on those issues through personal stories…
Monday, Nov. 14 at 7 p.m., in honor of Veterans Day, Lambda Archives will present our next installment of Out At the Archives in conjunction with Diversionary Theatre’s Open Monday series. “Do Ask, Do Tell: LGBTQ in the military” will take a look how members of our community before, during and after Don’t Ask, Don’t…
The San Diego Pride Youth Leadership Academy is taking place this Saturday, Nov. 12. The San Diego LGBT Pride the Youth Leadership Academy is a one-day workshop packed with outdoor activities, bonding exercises, and empowering educational discussions. Workshops will include an introduction to LGBT history, youth advocacy, higher education, and more. “Over the years, Pride…
LOS ANGELES — For its annual Year in Review issue, The Advocate looks back at a series of moments that collectively shaped 2016. The retrospective look at this past year includes a collection of events that have impacted our society in a variety of ways. One of these incidences includes the Pulse Nightclub massacre, the…
