SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Covered California announced Monday that it finished the open-enrollment period with 412,105 new consumers signing up for health coverage. “California met our projections, driven by the nearly 50,000 consumers who signed up for health insurance in the last two days of open enrollment,” Covered California Executive Director Peter V. Lee said. “This…
SAN DIEGO — The San Diego LGBT Community Center has announced that the 11th annual Dining Out for Life® San Diego will take place on Thursday, April 27. Dining Out for Life® draws thousands of participants to some of San Diego’s most generous restaurants and bars, all of which have agreed to donate 25-100 percent…
Saturday at the Handlery Hotel, The Imperial Court de San Diego, San Diego’s oldest LGBT organization, celebrated its 45th coronation in grand style. The occasion drew LGBT royalty from all over the U.S.A., Canada and Mexico as Emperor 45 Jay and Empress 45 Angel were installed. The Mexican Consul General honored the Imperial Court for…
https://youtu.be/5qUTYHnLz2g As the New England Patriots staged the most incredible comeback in Super Bowl history, finally beating the Atlanta Falcons by six points in overtime, companies also scored with some stunning Super Bowl advertising. One of the standouts was AirBnB’s 30-second commercial titled We Accept which took a swipe a Donald Trump’s recent immigration action….
A study reported by the New York Times names the University of California San Diego as one of the best colleges in the country for providing upward social mobility to diverse students across California and the U.S. Among highly selective public universities, UC San Diego has the highest population of low-income students, and with a…
WASHINGTON — The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) has joined forces with the Williams-Sonoma family of brands on a unique “Love Is Love” mug that will help advance efforts to achieve full equality for LGBTQ people. Half of the proceeds from the sale of the mug — available in stores and online at West Elm, Williams Sonoma…
SAN DIEGO, Calif.— Following sold out shows and rave reviews across the world including London’s West End, United States, Canada, Asia, Australia and New Zealand the world’s naughtiest and funniest magic show, The Naked Magicians is coming to San Diego. Direct from Australia, the show features magic, mirth and more than a touch of mayhem…
SACRAMENTO—Toni G. Atkins (D-San Diego) this week introduced new bills that will strengthen the San Diego River Conservancy (SB 214), bolster language-assistance services in medical care (SB 223), and help prosecute human traffickers (SB 230). SB 214 builds the capacity of the San Diego River Conservancy to protect and enhance historic, cultural, and natural resources…
A new study, Younger Gay Men’s Perspectives on Monogamy, Non-monogamy, and Marriage describes a significant shift toward monogamy and ‘monogamish’ and away from ‘open relationships’. In the primarily quantitative arm of the study, 85% percent of the single respondents (ages 18-39) were seeking a monogamous relationship and an overwhelming preponderance of responding couples were currently…
In October, the little watched cable channel Pivot shut down. Few people noticed, and even though this is the sort of thing I do notice, I didn’t find out until one of its shows, the Australian import Please Like Me, debuted its new season on Hulu. At first I was happy, because I don’t get…
