Hilarious comedian and actor, Hal Sparks, returns to San Diego on Saturday, Aug. 8 for the 4th-annual Reunion Party at the Sheraton San Diego Hotel and Marina in support of the San Diego Human Dignity Foundation (SDHDF) and the San Diego LGBT Community Center (The Center). Proceeds from this event will benefit the LGBT Senior…
Mayor Kevin Faulconer will be honored at the 40th Annual Nicky Awards Sunday, Aug. 23 at the Marriott Mission Valley with the prestigious Mayor George Moscone Humanitarian Award. State Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez will be presenting the award. “Mayor Faulconer who was the national co-chair of Mayors for Marriage Equality has been a longtime supporter of…
The first trailer for lesbian drama Freeheld starring Julianne Moore and Ellen Page has been released. Based on a true story, the drama follows New Jersey police lieutenant, Laurel Hester (Moore), and her registered domestic partner, Stacie Andree (Page) as they both battle to secure Hester’s pension benefits when she is diagnosed with terminal cancer….
After speaking with a friend earlier this year about their experience as gay teenagers, Nate Warden realized there was a serious lack of accessible coming out stories in the LGBT community. An online search yielded few responses and he immediately saw a void that could easily be filled. Less than six months later, 25-year-old Warden…
When I figured out that other people were figuring out I was gay, or maybe gay, or maybe just weird, say around the age of 14, I became hyper-vigilant about how I might be perceived by, well, everyone who was close enough to perceive me. Most of it was in my clothes (carefully disheveled instead…
Mark Hunter always dreamed of opening his own fish market. He spent a lot of time at Point Loma Seafood while he was a deep sea diving instructor, but wanted to “step it up a notch.” His dreams came true when he partnered with Executive Chef Vincenzo Loverso and opened Fresh Catch Fish Market &…
Who loves a party? You do, that’s who! You love the invitations, the decorations, and the balloons. You love the cake and ice cream, and the games are fun. If there’s a magician or a clown, that’s even better. But what if the party wasn’t quite right? What if the guest list made you upset?…
dvr this HBO, Sundays, 9 p.m., repeated multiple times during the week True Detective was a sensation last year. Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey’s portrayals of damaged Louisiana detectives hunting a serial killer were epic. For the second season, creator Nic Pizzolatto has left the South and landed in L.A., with the four main stars…
thursday, july 23 Dogfight It’s November 21, 1963. On the eve of their deployment to a small but growing conflict in Southeast Asia, three young Marines set out for one final boys’ night of debauchery, partying and maybe a little trouble. But when Corporal Eddie Birdlace meets Rose, an awkward and idealistic waitress he enlists…
ReadOut, a program of the Multicultural LGBT Literary Foundation will host Lambda award winning author Rahul Mehta 7 p.m., Friday, Aug. 7 at the Malcom X Library, 5148 Market St. in San Diego. As a young writer and an openly gay Indian man, Mehta brings his keen insight and fabulous wit to his debut collection…
