In the spirit of San Diego Pride’s theme for this year’s festival, “Reflections of Pride,” I thought I would take a minute to reflect upon one or two things as editor of San Diego LGBT Weekly.
At San Diego LGBT Weekly, I strive to bring our readers diverse, interesting, informative and engaging content covering a broad range of issues and events. We publish news stories, reviews, special features and commentaries.
The most contentious of these, of course, are commentaries. Take my publisher, Stampp Corbin. His ‘Message from the Publisher’ appears every week. This piece is his opinion; it is not the opinion of LGBT Weekly. My publisher does not influence my choice of content within the magazine, no matter what his ‘Message from the Publisher’ may express. That is the way it should be. Just because a reader does not agree with Stampp’s commentary it should not color their opinion of the rest of the publication or the Web site. If that was the case every media outlet would have far fewer readers!
Other commentaries that attract a great deal of attention are ‘Trans Progressive’ and ‘Conversations with the Mayor of Hillcrest,’ formerly ‘Conversations with Nicole.’ Once again, you may not always agree with these two columnists, but the columns are their opinions.
Now, here is the good part. LGBT Weekly does not take sides and does not endorse anybody. Our readers, officials and politicians always have the opportunity to respond in print or on our Web site. No one is shut out and everybody can express their opinion. So, next time you read something you disagree with, don’t just put the paper down and say, “I’m not reading that,” take the time to write to me, the editor, and share your point of view. That is what San Diego LGBT Weekly is all about. It is everyone’s newsmagazine and a forum to discuss all the issues of the day. Everyone’s view is important.
Celebrating another milestone, San Diego LGBT Weekly has just published its 150th issue. Back in our very first preview issue Oct. 28, my publisher wrote, “… each issue will inform, be thought provoking, as well as entertaining. We will not shy away from controversy, nor will we feed on it.”
As we publish issue 151, and celebrate another Pride, I am proud to continue to produce a newsmagazine that while evolving still holds true to those principles.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank all my writers who contribute to San Diego LGBT Weekly; I appreciate your contributions and look forward to your continuing support as well as welcome new writers to add their stories and views to our newsmagazine.
We live in a diverse and vibrant city, and I encourage all to be an inclusive part of this diverse and vibrant publication and Web site. We must be doing something right as we have won 26 San Diego Press Club Awards during the last three years with a record 10 at last year’s awards.
So as we all reflect on San Diego Pride’s fantastic 40 years, remember you have a platform to share your views and thoughts and that platform is San Diego LGBT Weekly. I invite you to use it.
Have a safe and happy Pride.
STEVE LEE
EDITOR
San Diego LGBT Weekly
Oh Please what a bunch of crap.
Why did you pull Nichole’s column that mentioned the outrageous price paid by Pride Inc to Laverne Cox to give that awful 12 minute speech.
You pulled it because some boy Pride Inc wined about the $10,000.00? being paid to Cox Pride Inc is an embarassment to the local LGBT community and that big to-do they put on every year is nothing but a two bit freak show designed to be an advertising pool for local businesses.
Stop speaking out of both sides of your mouth or whatever body cavity you were speaking from.
You didn’t have the decency to publish a retraction. Was it the Orchiectomy preformed by Pried Inc that led to your exercise of journalistic childishness, or was it lack just plain lack of integrity. Ether way that gaff cost this publication a few credibility points. Puts you right up there with the right wingers you so loth.
It is about time this publication grew up and it is way past time Pride Inc put the crack pipe down, and and went quietly into history. Their existence is nothing but a drain on the local economy and an embarrassment to anybody who ever gave a damned about the LGBT community.
Anne