The San Diego LGBTQ community has much to be proud of

It is one of the most diverse communities in the nation. Black, Latino/a, Pan-Asian, Native American, indigenous peoples, white, multi-ethnic, non-binary, gender non-conforming, gender-queer, transgender, male, female, cis-gender, Muslim, Catholic, Christian, Jewish, Protestant, Buddhist, Humanist, no organized religion, Democrats, Republicans, no party preference, able-bodied, disabled, scores of nationalities – immigrant and native born, low resource,…

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It doesn’t get any fresher than this

A heavy bowl-sized molcajete made of black volcanic stone is placed on the table. Diced tomatoes, jalapeños, onions, garlic and cilantro are heaped inside. A whole peeled and pitted avocado is added to the mix with a squeeze of grilled lime juice then expertly blended. And that’s how guacamole ($7.99) is made at Ortega’s Mexican…

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San Diego Catholic bishop to attend local Orlando event, July 9

Over 80 percent of the victims in the Orlando, Florida terrorist attack and massacre were people of color, mostly Latino of Cuban, Puerto Rican and Mexican descent. This coming Saturday, July 9 at 6 p.m., at St. Pauls’ Episcopal Cathedral (2728 Sixth Ave. in Hillcrest) over 50 San Diego Latino and Latina organizations will be…

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#WeAreOrlando

As we celebrate Pride in America’s Finest City, we are Orlando. The tragic events at the Pulse Nightclub touched so many in the LGBT and Latino communities, yet we must remember that #WeAreSandyHook, #WeAreSanBernadino, #We AreParis, and #WeAreInstanbul, just to name a few. While the event in Orlando awakened our community to the gun control…

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Equality Florida’s Pulse victims fund surpasses $7m

An online fundraiser for the victims of the Pulse Nightclub shooting set up by Equality Florida has raised $7M in a campaign that continues to break records for online philanthropy. Equality Florida launched the GoFundMe campaign hours following news of the horrific shooting with an initial goal of raising $100,000. The campaign became the quickest to…

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