We all know women love little more than planning events, so I wasn’t at all surprised when my girlfriend broached the subject of Halloween in June. “What should we dress up as?” she asked. “Halloween? Summer just arrived – I’m worried about what kind of vegan cuisine we’ll BBQ on the Fourth,” I started in…
In 1994 Stephen Elliott wrote and directed the Australian film The Adventures of Priscilla Queen of the Desert. At the time, with the exception of Terence Stamp, the rest of the cast was filled with unknown actors. Both Hugo Weaving and Guy Pearce, who starred opposite Stamp, went on to become recognizable Hollywood actors. Fast…
In 1961, gay men and lesbians could be arrested for dancing together in bars, or for kissing in public. Homosexuality was considered a mental illness. There were no openly LGBT elected officials, no LGBT characters on television and no laws to protect the lives of LGBT people from harassment, discrimination and even murder. The dark…
The faces at AIDS Walk have changed dramatically over the years, but the mission remains the same – to raise funds for vital HIV/AIDS services, to raise awareness about the disease and to send a clear message of compassion to those who are living with HIV/AIDS. When the first AIDS Walk was held in San…
AIDS Walk Street Challenge obstacle course AIDS Walk organizers are constantly looking for new and innovative ways to build excitement and increase participation and fundraising for the event. This year’s addition is AIDS Walk’s first-ever Street Challenge, a dynamic six-obstacle course (with two workout challenges as well) through Marston Point in Balboa Park. “This new…
Aaron Heier | Photographer: Rob Lucas, Modern Aperture Photography, www.modernaperture.com Tattoos have long been a part of many cultures and the significance they play as well as who the wearers of these permanent pigmented body modifications are differs greatly, depending on where you are and who you are. Tattoos have become a huge part of…
By any measure, the costs associated with addiction and substance abuse in the United States are staggering. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the total costs of drug abuse and addiction due to the use of tobacco, alcohol and illegal drugs are estimated at $524 billion a year. Illicit drug use alone accounts…
In the gloam of the Senate immigration debate, despite conservative Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio’s religious harrumphing about how any measure that included allowing bi-national LGBT couples the same opportunities as heterosexual ones have to apply for citizenship would derail reform, he, and many others, could not have possibly imagined what would happen Wednesday, June…
http://youtu.be/Du6mAOeq1XE BY ANTHONY GIOFFRE After living in New York City in the late ’70s, Miami through the ’80s and San Francisco through the ’90s, I’ve seen some struggles. From the glamour days of Studio 54 and weekends on Fire Island, to carrying, sometimes literally, thousands of people with AIDS to their grave, followed by their…
Consider this. According to Wikipedia there are approximately 60,000 LGBT people living in metropolitan San Diego. Taken at face value that means there are upward of 60,000 gay people using their smart phones and/or point and shoot cameras all day long, taking snapshots of partners and events and fleeting moments that are here today, then…
