The City: Top to Bottom

thursday, june 1 Michael Blaustein This show features up-and-coming break-out artists plus San Diego’s best comedians! Michael Blaustein is a touring headlining comedian that is currently on the Comedy Central on Campus Tour and The College Humor Tour. He has performed at over 200 colleges worldwide. The American Comedy Company, 818B Sixth Ave. in San…

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Landmark LGBTQ legislation advances in the California Senate

SACRAMENTO, Calif.— Two bills authored by Sen. Toni Atkins (D-San Diego) that enhance rights for transgender Californians passed Wednesday on the Senate floor. SB 179, the Gender Recognition Act, would make California one of the first states in the country to create a third gender marker on state-issued identification documents for people who identify as…

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‘Gender Odyssey’ expands to LA for first time

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – After more than 15 years of conference production for the transgender community and professionals of all fields who work with trans youth and adults, Gender Diversity is bringing  its highly successful Gender Odyssey conference to Los Angeles June 28 and 29. Gender Odyssey/Los Angeles is a two-day conference for professionals seeking to…

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NBC Out launches inaugural #Pride30 list

NBC Out, part of NBCNews.com is releasing its inaugural #Pride30 list, recognizing LGBTQ Americans of all ages, backgrounds and industries who are making a difference in their communities. Each day in June, Pride Month, a different profile of these 30 individuals will be released. The list includes artists and educators, advocates and athletes, politicians and…

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Love is GREAT Britain: Celebrating the UK government’s largest participation in Pride activities in the Americas

NEW YORK — As part of VisitBritain‘s Love is GREAT campaign, the British government will celebrate LGBT rights by participating in local Pride events in 16 cities across the US, Mexico, and Canada this year, and will launch a nationwide sweepstakes  June 10 to win a trip to Great Britain. The UK is proud to be…

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California Assembly unanimously approves bill to curb drunk driving

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – California State Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher (D-San Diego) Wednesday won the full Assembly’s overwhelming approval of her legislation aimed at curbing drunk driving in California. Assembly Bill 1221 was approved on a bipartisan vote of 56-0. “We need to do everything we can to prevent drunk driving. This simple training program will…

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