San Diego lost part of its heart and soul with the passing of John Laird in late August, a long-time activist, volunteer and the 21st emperor of the Imperial Court of San Diego County. Laird endured several ailments after suffering a heart attack in 2006, while climbing stairs at The San Diego LGBT Community Center,…
On Sept. 11, 2001, terrorists launched an attack on the U.S. like this country has never experienced before. On the 10th year anniversary, San Diego LGBT Weekly pays tribute to the known LGBT community members who lost their lives that day. Renee Barrett, 41, worked for Cantor Fitzgerald in the World Trade Center. Although she…
BY IAN STOKELL San Diego LGBT Weekly Batter up San Diego! The fall league of America’s Finest City Softball League (AFCSL) begins Sept.11, offering both the novice and experienced player alike a chance to strut their athletic stuff during a 12-game season played over a six-week period. Founded in 1981, the LGBT league had expanded…
Newly crowned Executive Director John Alexander, Director Richard Baird and the Diversionary Theatre are bringing to the stage Christopher Marlowe’s Edward II, which opens this weekend. It is arguably the largest cast Diversionary has ever had in their space and according to Alexander it is the first time a classical piece has been done at…
AB 9, known as Seth’s Law, is now on Gov. Jerry Brown’s desk after the Senate passed the bill last week. He is expected to sign it. Seth’s Law is designed to address school bullying, especially against LGBT students, by providing California schools with tools to create a safe school environment for all students. The…
Last week, the San Diego Redistricting Commission unanimously approved a final map of new City Council district boundaries by a 7-0 vote. The new map maintains an LGBT-friendly District 3, even with its boundary changes, according to the LGBT Redistricting Task Force. “From the LGBT perspective, we could not have done any better, I think,”…
San Diego Feeling Good (SDFG) is holding their Feeling Good Roundup this upcoming Labor Day weekend, Sept. 2-4 at the Handlery Hotel, 950 Hotel Circle North in San Diego. SDFG’s mission is to work together to create a celebration of the LGBT recovery community. SDFG recognizes that the rates of alcoholism and addiction are especially…
Music, fun, food and prizes will be in-store for prospective singers and volunteers attending San Diego Gay Men’s Chorus’s (SDGMC) “Join the Chorus Info Night” on Sept. 8 at 7 p.m. at the chorus’ rehearsal space at University Christian Church in Hillcrest. All interested singers and non-singing volunteers who would like to join the chorus…
Kevin Beiser never really promoted himself as the gay candidate when he ran for the San Diego Unified School District Board last year. Instead, he focused on some serious issues facing the local students and faculty: reducing class sizes, expanding arts as well as technical programs, preventing layoffs and creating a strategic plan, just to…
Representatives from the Latino and African American LGBT communities chastised the San Diego Pride board of directors last week, criticizing the lack of ethnic diversity at the 2011 celebration. In addition, they announced intentions to re-launch the Latin Pride and Ebony Pride events if steps are not taken to make future festivals more diverse. “I…
