Editor’s Note: Not by any means is this meant to be an exhaustive list. It is simply a tribute to the talent and energy lost to AIDS in the local LGBT community. Albert Bell “At some point in your life, you’re faced with: ‘Are you going to shut up and die quietly? Or are you…
Before the AIDS epidemic hit, the gay and lesbian communities were largely separated; however, nothing brings together people like grief. As gay men were dying, the lesbian community stepped forward to help care for the sick. They became “buddies” for those suffering from HIV and AIDS – cooking food, cleaning apartments, running errands and too…
AIDS Walk The LGBT Center presents the annual AIDS Walk and Run, an event designed to increase awareness about the ongoing HIV/AIDS epidemic and to raise funds for the agencies and programs. AIDS Walk is San Diego’s largest one-day HIV/AIDS fundraiser. 619-692-2077 aidswalksd.org Auntie Helen’s Started in 1988, Auntie Helen’s provides free laundry service for…
Memorial Day ushers in the official summer grilling season. Backyard barbecues, pool parties and condo balconies will be filled with people enjoying grilled meats, potato salad, veggie burgers and fabulous cocktails. While San Diegans are lucky because we can enjoy grilling year around, summer provides the perfect backdrop for outdoor fun with friends. Get Ready…
When a great political leader is cut down by assassination, we wonder what might have been. What would President Kennedy have accomplished? Or Martin Luther King? Or Bobby Kennedy? Without a doubt, the LGBT community wonders what might have been with Harvey Milk. Fortunately, iconic figures leave a legacy that continues to benefit the world…
As we put away the winter sweaters and dust off the summer sandals, it’s time to add another category to our spring cleaning to-do list: it’s time to update our home décor. Dull color tones and thick, woolly textures are on the out while fresh, vibrant hues should be let in with the San Diego…
While the actual season we call summer doesn’t begin until June 21 and the traditional kick-off for summer doesn’t happen until Memorial Day Weekend, the summer movie season starts the first weekend of May. This year it all begins with Thor, one of the half-dozen big budget superhero flicks out over the next four months. The…
TODD GLORIA San Diego City Councilman, District 3 I support the use of marijuana for medical purposes. As someone who understands the critical importance of this medicine for many people, I felt it necessary to challenge the notion, held by many, that there is no place in our city for medical marijuana consumer cooperatives….
It was an easy decision for Ted Allen, one of the original Queer Eyes and current host of Food Network’s hit series Chopped, to get involved with Dining Out for Life, the annual one-day fundraiser held in nearly 60 cities across North America. When asked what prompted him to personally step up as a spokesperson…
“It’s a film about finding yourself and being true to who you are and about creating a family among like-minded friends,” Andreas continued. While Violet had been happy with her life as a single lady in Manhattan surrounded by her wonderful gay friends, her 40th birthday stirs a desire to find a man – a…
