We all know that San Diego is a pretty fabulous place to live and to visit. But it is easy to overlook and even take for granted a lot of the wonderful things that are available to us throughout the year. In addition, there may be many fun things to do in San Diego that…
MOVIE REVIEW: Last week, gay Newsweek senior writer Ramin Setoodeh tried to rustle up some controversy around Horrible Bosses by writing an article about how Jennifer Aniston’s sociopathic sexual harasser character calls Charlie Day’s character “a little faggot” when he tries to explain all of the ways she’s inappropriate. Setoodeh became infamous after writing in…
As lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) Pride events in San Diego are on many of our minds, I can’t help but think about what I was thinking about last year and what I’m thinking about this year. Last year I was one of the two San Diego Champions of Pride. In April of 2010,…
Do you remember the very first car you bought? I remember mine. I was living in Pasadena, responded to an ad I saw in The Reader, and drove out to West Los Angeles by LAX and saw her. I fell in love. A 1979 Volkswagen Scirocco with a really cool sporty wooden steering wheel and…
Getaways to South America, Las Vegas, Monterey, Scottsdale, Arizona and Long Beach are among a cache of prizes up for grabs next weekend through the first-ever opportunity drawing being held by San Diego LGBT Pride as part of the upcoming Pride Around The World celebration. Proceeds from the opportunity drawing will go toward San Diego…
Michael Irvin, a Dallas Cowboy superstar and prizeholder to three Superbowl wins, joins Ben Cohen, Hudson Taylor, Mike Chabala, and Nick Youngquest as the latest ally to support gay rights and marriage equality. And now, in his recent interview and cover shoot at OUT Magazine, Irvin emerges as much more than a football legacy: rather,…
Food Truck Fabulousness – Thursday, July 14 from 5-9:00 p.m. Most everyone carries testimony for their favorite food trucks – whether it’s a delightful taco stand or a decadent dessert favorite, San Diego has a loyal following for some of the finest cuisine that comes, well, off the back of a truck. And if you…
The iconic, handsome and famously unwed Brad Pitt once said that he and his partner, Angelina Jolie, would wait to marry until gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender individuals enjoyed the same marriage rights as straight couples. Now, in response to the New York legislature’s recent decision to legalize same-sex marriage, Pitt, 47, tells People…
Nominations are being accepted from now until July 15 for the 26th annual Nicky Awards, one of the West Coast’s oldest LGBT community awards. Long considered “the gay Academy Awards of San Diego,” the community-based awards honor and recognize outstanding achievement within the LGBT community. Nominations for the 2011 Nicky Awards are being sought for…
When Patrick Wallace logged onto Facebook one morning and saw that his friend, Michael Volpatt, had posted a note from his mom expressing her unconditional love for her gay son, he immediately recognized it was something special. Less than two months later, the pair has transformed that single letter into a Web site with over…
