22 of San Diego’s top choral groups to perform free concert in Balboa Park March 25

SAN DIEGO—Two years after making its debut as part of Balboa Park’s centennial celebrations, the San Diego Sings! Festival will return Saturday, March 25, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., at Spreckels Organ Pavilion in Balboa Park. San Diego Sings! Festival 2017, planned and presented by the Choral Consortium of San Diego, will feature 22 of…

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Musician donates payment from Chick-fil-A to LGBT group

During the Grammy awards last Sunday, the notoriously anti-LGBT restaurant chain Chick-fil-A debuted a new commercial featuring the voice and hit song, “Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now,” of Grace Slick, a member of legendary rock bands Jefferson Airplane and Starship. Chick-fil-A has a well-documented history of funding anti-LGBT organizations through their philanthropic foundation WinShape. In…

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Trump administration set to rescind trans student protections

Today, the Trump administration is set to rescind Obama-era guidance to schools barring discrimination against transgender students and ensuring they have access to the restroom consistent with their gender identity, reports The Washington Blade. “This is the first day of the president’s second month in office and he is now fully coming after LGBT people,”…

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San Diego small business owners to attend crowdfunded Town Hall on health care; Rep. Issa refuses to attend

Today, San Diego small business owners will attend the crowdfunded and community organized Emergency Town Hall on Healthcare for the 49th Congressional District to express their deep concerns about Congressman Darrell Issa’s proposed replacement to the Affordable Care Act. Rep. Issa has refused to attend the event, so a cardboard cutout of the congressman will…

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Virginia legislature sends anti-LGBTQ ‘License to Discriminate’ bill to governor

RICHMOND, Va. — Tuesday, the Virginia House of Representatives voted 54 to 38 to pass House Bill (HB) 2025 —  legislation seeking to give taxpayer-funded agencies and service providers a license to discriminate against LGBTQ people under the guise of religion. The dangerous anti-LGBTQ proposal now heads to Gov. Terry McAuliffe, who has promised to veto the…

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EQCA condemns backdoor effort to strip Planned Parenthood of federal funding

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — In response to last week’s vote by the U.S. House of Representatives to overturn an Obama-era rule prohibiting states from denying federal family planning funding to Planned Parenthood or other organizations because they also offer abortion care, Equality California is asking all members of the LGBT community and allies to sign…

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World surf champion and international DJ Keala Kennelly to bring her turntables to The Dinah

World surf champion now turned cutting edge DJ Keala Kennelly is about to pack the Dinah dance floor with high voltage vibes taking the epic all-girl party to a whole new zenith. Kennelly not only made a big splash playing herself in the 90s cult movie Blue Crush but also made history for female surfing winning the first women’s…

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