For the first time in San Diego Pride’s history, and believed to be in the history of Pride anywhere, a contingent of active duty service members and veterans are planning to march in this year’s San Diego Pride parade, July 16, 11 a.m. in the heart of Hillcrest. “It has always disturbed me that enlisted…
State Sen. Christine Kehoe (D) announced today that she does not intend to throw her hat into the ring of official contenders for the mayoral race in San Diego. Kehoe explained her decision came in part through “lots of thought” and conversations with friends and supporters, ultimately guiding Kehoe into the direction of not running…
Artist Frida Kahlo’s birthday and her work will be celebrated June 25, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. in the auditorium of the San Diego LGBT Community Center. The celebration and fundraiser, Pachanga de Frida – Arte, Vida Y Tequila, is now in its fourth year, and is an event put on by The Center’s…
Olympic diving champion Greg Louganis is the special guest at Soul Plates 7, a gala benefiting Being Alive HIV/AIDS services in San Diego. Presenting sponsor Moms Pharmacy has partnered with Being Alive to coordinate the event, which is scheduled for June 25, 6 p.m. at Inn at the Park (525 Spruce St., across from Balboa…
Qualcomm has donated $40,000 to The San Diego LGBT Center. The grant supports the Hillcrest Youth Center. “We are proud to be one of a handful of organizations that pioneered a transformation in how housing providers across the United States understand and address youth homelessness,” Christopher Mills of The Center said in an announcement. “Qualcomm’s…
The New Children’s Museum (NCM) and the Anti-Defamation League invite children and families to “dig our differences” at Diversity Day, Sunday, June 26, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Offering free admission, the community is encouraged to celebrate the region’s diversity, including the many races, religions, national origins, genders and sexual orientations that thrive and contribute…
A young straight man told a jury June 16 that murder suspect Philong Huynh gave him “a relaxing pill” and he later woke up in a Tijuana motel without any money and apparently had been raped. The story by Ryan, now 23, is similar to two other stories by two other young straight men who…
One organization that is trying to make a difference for homeless teens – an estimated 2,500 in San Diego, according to the Regional Task Force on the Homeless – is the San Diego Street Angels. Started in 2006, the volunteer-based organization currently walks San Diego streets four days a month handing out backpacks of survival…
The San Diego Rainbow Scuba Club (SDRSC) is making donations to the San Diego LGBT community with money raised at the Diving For Life (DFL) event. This year they are making donations to Stepping Stone, Being Alive and Mama’s Kitchen. At Diving For Life, the International Gay and Lesbian SCUBA Jamboree held in Roatan, Honduras,…
Several images of Philong Huynh were presented June 9 to the jury, showing him on the very striped blanket that was allegedly found wrapped around murder victim Dane Williams. Huynh, 40, of City Heights, is accused of drugging and sexually assaulting Williams, 23, of Huntington Beach, in January 2008. Williams’ body was found inside a…
