Long-time gay/Latino activist Nicole Murray Ramirez has been honored with two prestigious LGBT Pride awards. The first honor was presented on the floor of the California State Assembly in Sacramento during the third annual “LGBT Pride Celebration” held in the state capitol. Gov. Jerry Brown officially recognized the celebration and Murray Ramirez was honored along…
More than 160 social, business and political organizations representing the LGBT community take to the streets for the 37th Pride parade – with an anticipated 150,000 spectators. The parade is July 16, starting at 11 a.m. on the corner of University Avenue and Normal Street; it continues west on University to Sixth Avenue, and then…
The annual Rob Benzon Foundation launch party is Friday, July 15, 6-10 p.m. on the grounds of the historic Burnham House (3576 Seventh Ave.). General admission is $50 and includes 10 chef’s tables, hosted bars, a silent auction with more than 100 items, live music and more. The Rob Benzon Foundation’s mission is to honor…
Getaways to South America, Las Vegas, Monterey, Scottsdale, Arizona and Long Beach are among a cache of prizes up for grabs next weekend through the first-ever opportunity drawing being held by San Diego LGBT Pride as part of the upcoming Pride Around The World celebration. Proceeds from the opportunity drawing will go toward San Diego…
LGBT Pride honors San Diegans each year, based on their activism and support given to the LGBT community. This year’s honorees will be publicly recognized at Pride’s Spirit of Stonewall rally, scheduled for 6:30 p.m., July 15, at the main festival stage at Marston Point in Balboa Park. The 2011 Stonewall Honorees include: Larry Baza…
Jason “Cowboy” Huggins died Wednesday morning, July 6. Joshua Larson, who was arrested June 24 for allegedly bludgeoning Huggins with a rock in a Hillcrest canyon, is now being charged with murder. Huggins, 31, was struck June 22 in a Hillcrest canyon; he later flagged down a motorist at 6:15 p.m. and was taken to…
Nearly 35 food vendors will feed the crowds at this year’s San Diego LGBT Pride festival, scheduled for July 16-17 at Marston Point in Balboa Park. Among them are two “gastro trucks” new to the San Diego food scene and a Swiss hot dog vendor specializing in baguette-encased hot dogs more commonly found on the…
The San Diego Women’s Chorus (SDWC) presents its third annual Pride sing-along with a screening of Rent on Thursday, July 14, 7 p.m. at Queen Bee’s Art and Cultural Center (3925 Ohio St., in North Park). The event features a fully interactive presentation of the film version of the Broadway musical, Rent (which reopens on…
The Lemon Grove Branch of San Diego County Library (8073 Broadway in Lemon Grove), is hosting its second annual Pride celebration on Saturday, July 9 from noon to 3 p.m. This year’s festival celebrates lesbian and gay art, literature and music, with a lineup of musicians, activities and prizes. “This is an exciting event for…
Step right up, folks! It’s fabulous. It’s furious. It’s dastardly. It’s delightful. And above all, it’s absolutely queer. Come one, come all to The Fab and Furious Queer Circus of Dastardly Delights. The Queer Circus sets up camp at the San Diego Art Institute: Museum of the Living Artist in Balboa Park on July 10….
