When the final book in J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series was published, after the initial excitement of reading the final chapter, fans of the boy wizard and Rowling’s magical world created were also a bit distraught: It was the end. The cynic would have said, “Oh, please. There’s way too much money involved!” Between Warner…
thursday, nov. 24 Skating by the Sea Skating by the Sea returns to Hotel del Coronado for the 12th year from Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 24, through Jan. 2. This spectacular ice rink is located seaside on Windsor Lawn and features stunning views of the Pacific and Coronado beach. The Del’s iconic Victorian building, adorned with…
127 officers killed in the line of duty in 2016! That is how many Thanksgiving tables will be missing a loved one this year. The San Diego Police Officer’s Association (SDPOA) will provide dinner to our officers while they serve and protect our community on Thanksgiving Day. We need your support! San Diego will have…
SAN FRANCISCO – Hornet, the world’s second largest gay social network, announced today that it has raised its first round of institutional funding led by Ventech China to support rapid business growth and user adoption across the globe. Hornet is committed to strengthening the gay community by providing quality social interactions with more ways to…
LOS ANGELES – In honor of World AIDS Day, The Advocate, with the generous support from Michael J. Libow and in conjunction with The NAMES Project Foundation, is bringing three installation panels from the AIDS Memorial Quilt to Los Angeles for display at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts and The Beverly Hills Public…
SAN DIEGO – San Diego City Councilmember Todd Gloria will join City officials and community members, Tuesday, Nov. 22 at 12 p.m. to kick-off the long-awaited construction phase of the new Mission Hills-Hillcrest public library, to be known as the Mission Hills-Hillcrest Harley and Bessie Knox Branch Library. Originally opened in 1961, the Mission Hills-Hillcrest…
Free event for the LGBT community to be held Tuesday, Nov. 22 from 12:00 p.m. – 12:30 p.m. (ET), hosted by Kristen Darcy. NEW YORK — National nonprofit, Path2Parenthood (P2P) and fertility expert and life coach, Kristen Darcy, have teamed up to bring urgently needed information on post-election legal safeguards for gay parents and hopeful…
The calamity of this election has confirmed an unimaginably deep disturbance in our society. As always, the progress we have made brought along with it a tailspin of backlash. In the endless cycle of history, there is no choice but to press on immediately and cohesively toward our goal of an inclusive society. I’m not…
Jesus Castro’s Covered California health plan premiums for 2017 are not going up — they are actually going down by about $250 each month. And he couldn’t be happier. Castro, who is a partner in a safety consulting business and lives in Martinez with his wife, says that he currently pays around $780 a month…
Jared Milrad and Nathan Johnson, the history making same-sex couple featured in Hillary Clinton’s viral presidential campaign commercials (“Getting Started,” “Equal”) with 10 million+ views worldwide – will discuss their widely anticipated new book, “So, You Want To Get (Gay) Married,” (now available for sale at howtogetgaymarried.com), Dec. 9 at Book Soup in West Hollywood. Milrad and Johnson are the first openly gay couple to appear in…
