SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The City Council has approved 6-3 a regulatory framework for marijuana production facilities in the City of San Diego. The approved municipal code amendments would create a new land use category for Marijuana Production Facilities – those engaged in the agricultural raising, harvesting and processing of marijuana, wholesale distribution and storage…
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — A new multimedia exhibition opening Oct. 6 at the GLBT History Museum explores the story of OUT/LOOK, a groundbreaking national queer quarterly published in San Francisco from 1988 to 1992. Embracing gender and racial diversity and bridging academic and community perspectives, the magazine developed an avid readership. The show and its associated…
Sept. 9, RuPaul won an Emmy Award in the Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program category. This is the second year running that RuPaul has won his award. Reacting to the award RuPaul said, “I am beyond grateful to the Television Academy for giving love to our show again this year. Providing an…
NEW YORK – GLAAD and the Human Rights Campaign Friday called on Stanford University outlets to expose dangerous and flawed research that could cause harm to LGBTQ people around the world. The advocacy groups state that a professor affiliated with Stanford University has published a research study that resulted in several media outlets wrongfully suggesting that artificial intelligence…
Since the intentional misreading of the Sodom and Gomorrah story in Genesis 19 in the Bible where the twin cities were supposedly destroyed because of homosexual depravity, the causes of natural disasters always find ways to be placed on the backs of LGBTQ Americans. It has become an easy go-to explanation. And, usually by Bible-thumping…
AS ONE – Promotional Trailer 2016 from American Opera Projects on Vimeo. SAN DIEGO, Calif. – San Diego Opera’s 2017-2018 season continues Nov. 10 at the Joan B. Kroc Theatre with As One, part of the Company’s dētour Series. San Diego Opera’s dētour Series premiered in the 2016-2017 season and is dedicated to exploring lesser…
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The California State Assembly adopted Assembly Joint Resolution 22 Thursday condemning President Trump’s announcement that he will ban transgender individuals from serving in the military, directing the California military to not discriminate against transgender service members, and urging Defense Secretary James Mattis to allow trans service members to serve their country. The…
Dan Savage has dished out love and sex advice in his syndicated Savage Love column for over 25 years. He’s blunt, hilarious and empathetic– and not just in his writing! Wednesday Savage joined Katie Couric for her podcast, Katie Couric. They discussed Savage coming out in high school, the HIV epidemic and gay rights, among…
Today, TIME releases FIRSTS, a multimedia project highlighting 46 women who broke barriers across fields. FIRSTS includes an interactive site, short films, candid interviews, portraits, a social media campaign and, later this month, a hardcover book, featuring these pioneering athletes, scientists, lawmakers, entertainers and entrepreneurs. The issue features 12 covers, each highlighting a member of FIRSTS: Hillary…
SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Around the world, communities are celebrating World Sexual Health Day in September. Sept. 22, come to the San Diego LGBT Center for a fun, educational, thought-provoking, interactive, and community-building event! This event is about what sexual health — including sexual rights and sexual pleasure — means in San Diego specifically! The…
