San Diego Pride 2014 is chock full of top-notch entertainment including Aussie sensation Ruby Rose, who rose to fame when she placed second in the Girlfriend model search, a competition produced by the popular teen Australian magazine Girlfriend. Since then she has gone on to tackle television, film, fashion and music. That being said is…
After two years at Liberty Station, San Diego IndieFest creators/ producers Alicia Champion and Danielle LoPresti have decided to make a big move and transition the festival to their own ‘hood of City Heights, in an experiment to help revitalize and strengthen the city’s most culturally rich neighborhood. California State Assembly Speaker, Toni Atkins, said, “I can attest to the singular effect that…
While openly gay athletes in the United States are encountering a slow, grudging but increasingly accepting environment on the field for their skills, Australian athletes, especially those in the hypermasculinized world of rugby, face a unique degree of homophobia, according to the Sydney Morning Herald. “In the largest survey of its kind, Out on the Fields…
Advice columnist, author, advocate and founder of the “It Gets Better” campaign, Dan Savage writes openly and frankly about sex and sexuality, but what’s the one thing he hates talking about? Money. In the latest episode of WNYC’s Death, Sex & Money, Savage sat down with host Anna Sale to discuss the challenges of raising a teenager, difficulties…
San Diego, in alignment with other large cities in California is hosting the first annual Trans* Pride and March Friday, July 18. The Trans* Pride and March begins 4:30 p.m. at Balboa Drive, heading north on Sixth Avenue. It turns east on University Avenue and ends at the Hillcrest Pride Flag at University Avenue and…
Archie Andrews, a staple of American comics since 1941, will die in Wednesday’s issue of Life with Archie, reports theverge.com. And he’ll say goodbye to the series with one last act of heroism: Archie will take a bullet meant for best friend Kevin Keller, the first openly gay character in his comic universe. In doing so, he’ll…
San Diego Pride’s official cultural event, Expressions of Pride, will kick off the 40th anniversary Pride weekend with a free exhibition and literary festival organized by the LGBT Literary Foundation and Lambda Archives the Friday afternoon of Pride weekend (July 18) before the Stonewall Rally and Awards. The exhibition will be open 1-5 p.m. at the Diversionary…
SAN DIEGO — Westfield Horton Plaza and Westfield Mission Valley shopping centers have announced their partnership with GLAAD, the nation’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) media advocacy organization, to offer in-center initiatives in celebration of San Diego LGBT Pride Friday, July 11 through Monday, July 21. The centers will show their support with fun,…
HRC has announced that the applications for the 2014 Fall HRCU Internship program are now live. An internship at HRC is an excellent opportunity to live and work in Washington, D.C., meet new people and jump start on a career in one of HRC’s 25 areas of work. The priority deadline to apply for an…
GREATER FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau has announced its unconditional support for the overturning of bans on same-sex marriage in Florida. Florida’s prohibition of same-sex marriages, including a ban on recognizing same-sex marriage performed in states where it is legal, may be repealed this year pending the outcome of two…
