San Diego LGBT Pride is hosting Out at the Park on Saturday, May 7, featuring a public tailgate party from 3:30 to 5 p.m. at Imperial Avenue and 14th Street followed by an outing at Petco Park at 5:35 p.m., when the San Diego Padres take on the Arizona Diamondbacks. Tickets to the game, if…
A gay real estate agent was sentenced April 26 to 180 days in jail for stealing jewelry and credit cards from a couple who took him in after he lost his real estate company that was based in La Jolla. Steven Swilley, 49, was ordered to pay $36,501.04 in restitution by San Diego Superior Court…
After learning the City Council did not allocate them any federal grant money for fiscal year 2012, four LGBT organizations have chosen to join forces and raise the money needed to keep their doors open themselves. The organizations include: Stepping Stone, an addiction treatment and recovery service; Being Alive San Diego, a volunteer group offering…
Award-winning singer/songwriters, Eric Himan and Namoli Brennet perform songs from Himan’s latest release, Supposed Unknown, and Namoli’s CD, Black Crow, on The Center’s stage, May 11 at 7 p.m. “I have been a fan of hers for quite some time,” Himan said. “It was such a privilege to get the chance to produce my newest…
The Community Leadership Council’s LGBT Redistricting Task Force is working to ensure the survival of an LGBT-friendly district, and is asking the community to make a strong presence at the May 2 public hearing. The San Diego Redistricting Commission is hosting public hearings to gain feedback and input about the redistricting process. A pre-map public…
Townspeople, an organization that helps find housing options for people living with HIV/AIDS, low-income, homelessness and mental illness, has opened 34 new apartments in Normal Heights in an effort to create a community of support. “We want people to come together in a community to be a part of mainstream society again,” said Townspeople Resource…
Led by San Diego County Democratic Party Chairman Jess Durfee, 40 members of the San Diego Democratic Club will attend the California Democratic Party Convention as delegates. That number represents nearly 21 percent of the San Diego County Delegates to this year’s Convention. Most delegates were elected in Assembly District caucuses last January or elected…
An Imperial Beach man pleaded guilty April 20 to felony battery with serious injury to a gay man who at the time was running for a South Bay school board seat when he was punched and kicked at a fast food restaurant. Andrew Valencia, 30, had to get root canal treatment for displaced teeth and…
Actress Meredith Baxter, who publicly came out as gay two years ago after an illustrious career in Hollywood spanning nearly 40 years, will serve as a grand marshal in this year’s San Diego LGBT Pride parade, scheduled for 11 a.m., July 16, through the heart of Hillcrest. “Meredith is a role model who has captured…
San Diego LGBT Pride’s upcoming Out at the Park event with the San Diego Padres is gaining community-wide momentum as several LGBT organizations and major businesses have come on board to support the Petco Park outing, scheduled for 5:35 p.m., May 7. The organizations assisting in ticket sales include the Golden State Gay Rodeo Association…
