BY THOM SENZEE Imagine: You’re enjoying a local festival in Oceanside, and you see a large homemade sign with a nice lady asking passersby to sign a petition to help protect children from predators such as John Albert Gardner III, the man who raped and killed North County youth, Chelsea King. It’s the haunting image…
Stepping Stone will host its annual Mission Bay Cruise on Sunday, Oct. 2, 2011. The cruise which is in its third year of existence will also help to celebrate Stepping Stone’s 35th birthday. The event will feature an exhibit chronicling 35 years of recovery. Since its inception in 1976, Stepping Stone has been committed to…
Time to get your Thanksgiving pie on! Mama’s Kitchen, a nonprofit organization that delivers thousands of healthy hot meals at no cost to San Diego men, women and children affected by HIV/AIDS or cancer, is set to once again host the West Coast’s largest bake sale. Baked by local pastry chefs, caterers and bakeries, the…
Thousands of LGBT softball players are making their way to San Diego for the 28th annual Autumn Classic, hosted by America’s Finest City Softball League (AFCSL) during Columbus Day weekend, Oct. 7-9. The tournament reached max capacity with 100 registered teams several weeks before the first pitch. “With over 1,400 athletes coming in from as…
A gay man who slashed the face of his ex-boyfriend with a knife in Hillcrest in 2008 was sentenced Sept. 20 to 365 days in jail and ordered released immediately from jail, since he has already served that amount of time. Amier Rocky Issa, 34, will live with a relative in Los Angeles as part…
Bail has been set at $500,000 for a 53-year-old man who was charged with attempted murder during an attempted rape of an acquaintance at knifepoint in a camper in Hillcrest. Kenneth John Bauer pleaded not guilty Sept. 15 to all charges, which also include assault with a deadly weapon and assault with intent to commit…
Eden is hosting a special event honoring the life and remembering the death of Seth Walsh, the Tehachapi gay teen whose suicide is said to have been caused by hate-based bullying at school, this Wednesday, Sept. 28. That date marks the one-year anniversary of the day when Wendy Walsh lost her son. “His laugh was…
Exercise and social awareness converge Sunday, Sept. 25, when as many as 8,000 participants take part in the annual AIDS Walk & Run San Diego, an event intended to raise funds and awareness for the agencies and programs that help the thousands of San Diegans living with HIV. The AIDS Walk & Run is…
Several LGBT organizations are hosting community celebrations to commemorate the repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell (DADT). Enacted in November 1993, DADT mandates the discharge of openly gay, lesbian or bisexual servicemembers. Since then, 14,000 servicemembers have been discharged. The repeal, which was certified by President Obama July 22, takes effect Sept. 20. “This is…
On Sept. 20, U.S. Marine Corps veteran Eric Alva will be on hand in San Diego to accept his Salute Award personally for his efforts in overturning the government’s Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell (DADT) military policy. Alva knows only too well the sacrifices ordinary men and women make in the service of their country, as…
