San Diego amateur filmmaker to debut documentary shining a light on homelessness

SAN DIEGO, Calif.  — Local business owner Dennis Stein will debut his documentary “Tony – The Movie,” to jumpstart a community discussion on solutions to the region’s homelessness crisis. The free event at the Observatory North Park will also feature Father Joe’s Villages’ animated short film “Shine” and a performance by a choir of people…

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GLAAD celebrates #BiWeek

NEW YORK, N.Y. – GLAAD today announced its participation in the fourth annual Bisexual+ Awareness Week (#BiWeek) in partnership with BiNet USA, America’s oldest advocacy organization for bisexual, pansexual, fluid, queer-identified, and unlabeled people. #BiWeek takes place from September 17 – 24 with September 23 as the official “Celebrate Bisexuality+ Day.” In 2014, GLAAD co-founded…

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‘SAGE Health Storylines’ app gets user-friendly updates

NEW YORK, N.Y. —  Today, National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day, SAGE announces updates to its SAGE Health Storylines™ app, which helps older adults and their caregivers make better daily health decisions. “This innovative app is incredibly user-friendly in order to better help older LGBT people nationwide who are living with HIV and AIDS,” says…

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Atkins sends 12 bills to Gov. Brown, including landmark housing and LGBTQ-rights legislation

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — On Friday, the last day of the first year of the 2017-2018 legislative session, the California Senate gave final approval to SB 2, legislation authored by Sen. Toni Atkins (D-San Diego) that creates a permanent source of funding for affordable housing. SB 2 is part of a landmark package of Senate bills…

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