Celebrate the Summer Solstice, June 21, at the Fête de la Musique at the International Cottages lawn in Balboa Park, 5-8 p.m. The fifth annual Fête de la Musique is a free popular music festival featuring both amateur and professional performers across all genres of music. Appealing to all, The Fête aims to popularize musical performance from…
Today, the White House Office of Communications issued the following statement by Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on LGBT Pride Month: At the Department of Health and Human Services, we are committed to ensuring that members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) community have access to quality, affordable health care and enjoy the…
In honor of the World Cup in Brazil and LGBT Pride month, YouTube is celebrating LGBT athletes and allies around the world who have made a fair and inclusive playing field for everyone. #ProudtoPlay will feature LGBT athletes, their supporters, and YouTube Creators throughout Pride month on the YouTube Spotlight Channel. The YouTube official blog stated:…
WASHINGTON –– The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), has sent a letter to President Barack Obama urging his administration to take immediate steps to hold the Ugandan government accountable for the enactment of state-sponsored homophobia and transphobia earlier this year. Following Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni signing into law the Anti-Homosexuality Act in February, the administration initiated…
BETHESDA, Md. — Marriott International has launched #LoveTravels, a multicultural campaign that conveys the company’s commitment to make everyone feel comfortable being who they are, everywhere they travel. To bring #LoveTravels to life, Marriott has partnered with photographer Braden Summers to share exclusive and powerful images celebrating inclusion as part of its new Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT)…
WASHINGTON – The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) – the nation’s largest LGBT civil rights organization – is celebrating the launch of a partnership with Macy’s in honor of National Pride Month. The retailer will feature new HRC merchandise at select locations including Macy’s Beverly Center (Los Angeles, CA), Easton (Columbus, OH), Fountain Place (Cincinnati, OH),…
Babycakes San Diego is launching a new concept which will be an offspring of their popular mothership located in the heart of Hillcrest. Babycakes Bake Shop & Coffee House is catching a wave this summer in Imperial Beach just steps to the sand and neighboring the well known Pier. As Imperial Beach contin ues its…
Australian/U.K. Rugby League stars Sam and Thomas Burgess have joined their South Sydney Rabbitohs teammate, Greg Inglis, in calling for an end to homophobia in sport. Sam and Thomas Burgess have also recorded a video, to be distributed by the NRL and others, encouraging people to take 10 minutes to tell their story in the…
SAN DIEGO – Get your culture on this summer with a drive, or walk, across the refurbished Cabrillo Bridge. As the bridge re-opens to vehicles today, all of the sensational shows, exhibits and events from Balboa Park’s west end institutions are now easily accessible by car, and the recently renovated Alcazar Garden Parking Lot –…
The American Family Association (AFA) has doubled down on their initial outrage after the announcement that the Harvey Milk commemorative stamp would be released May 22. In an April 22 press release, Tim Wildmon, the president of the nationally recognized hate group wrote at the time that: “Milk used his charm and power to prey on young…
