On Sunday, City Councilman Carl DeMaio announced he is running for mayor of San Diego, making him the second Republican from the LGBT community to enter the race. Bonnie Dumanis, currently serving as the first open lesbian District Attorney in the country, announced her intention to run earlier this year. State Assemblyman Nathan Fletcher, also…
Todd Gloria today announced he will seek re-election as San Diego City Councilman, representing the LGBT neighborhoods of District 3. “Today, I officially launched my reelection campaign,” Gloria said on his Facebook page. Election regulations prohibit any campaigning before today, one year before the June 5, 2012 election. An openly gay man, Gloria represents the…
A judge on May 26 sentenced a karate instructor to 26 years in state prison for repeatedly having sex with a teenage male student. Eric Dylan Protas, 38, of La Mesa, was married at the time and operated a popular martial arts studio in Allied Gardens when the sexual encounters took place in 2009 and…
The City Attorney’s office has verified Carlos Marquez remains eligible to serve as commissioner on the San Diego Redistricting Commission. Marquez’ eligibility was questioned at the last commission meeting by San Diego Republican Party chairman Tony Krvaric, after he presented evidence from a month-long private investigation that alleged Marquez no longer lived in San Diego….
While many would assume there is considerable support for the LGBT community in high tech companies, others contend that not enough is being done to support openly gay scientists and engineers. To address the issue, a new organization called QuEST – Queer Engineers, Scientists and Technical Professionals of San Diego – is holding its second…
A contract with the city’s organist who has played at the Spreckels Organ Pavilion in Balboa Park for 10 years will be taken up by the San Diego City Council in June before her contract expires on June 30. The Natural Resources and Culture Committee has heard the contract of Dr. Carol Williams twice and…
This year marks the 35th anniversary of Stepping Stone and its unique approach to alcohol and drug treatment in San Diego. What sets Stepping Stone apart from other treatment facilities is its understanding that members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community may require specialized care. Stepping Stone’s treatment programs focus on addressing the…
Three decades, 650,000 deaths in the United States, 7,000 known deaths in San Diego County and still no cure. Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome – commonly known by its acronym, AIDS – was first documented on June 5, 1981 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The LGBT community has never been the same. AIDS…
Editor’s Note: Not by any means is this meant to be an exhaustive list. It is simply a tribute to the talent and energy lost to AIDS in the local LGBT community. Albert Bell “At some point in your life, you’re faced with: ‘Are you going to shut up and die quietly? Or are you…
Before the AIDS epidemic hit, the gay and lesbian communities were largely separated; however, nothing brings together people like grief. As gay men were dying, the lesbian community stepped forward to help care for the sick. They became “buddies” for those suffering from HIV and AIDS – cooking food, cleaning apartments, running errands and too…
