SAN DIEGO — Yesterday, thousands of San Diegans dined out, volunteered and donated to Dining out for Life® to support The San Diego LGBT Community Center’s HIV services and prevention programs. In a message of appreciation The San Diego LGBT Community Center issues the following statement, “On behalf of the board of directors, staff, volunteers, and…
SAN DIEGO — Don’t miss The Center’s seventh annual Dining Out for Life® San Diego. TODAY more than 100 participating restaurants, bars, coffeehouses and nightclubs in San Diego will donate a minimum of 25% of sales for The Center’s HIV/AIDS services and prevention programs. Grab your family and friends and make plans to Dine Out and Fight AIDS…
BY NEAL PUTNAM SAN DIEGO — Bettie Lois Cain is again facing felony charges after she was accused of renting property and buying a motor scooter after writing checks on a defunct business she ran in North Park. Cain, 68, of Normal Heights, has pleaded not guilty to grand theft, burglary, and writing checks for…
With the death last week of Angeleno Brett Shaad, 33, from meningitis and a particularly deadly strain of the meningococcal disease appearing in gay men in New York City, health activists and others are cautioning against a wave of panic in a community familiar with the ravages of disease. San Diego LGBT Weekly spoke with…
The San Diego City Council voted 7-0 April 16 to donate $77,000 in funds from councilmembers’ district budgets to The LGBT Community Center in support of its many core programs. Council President Todd Gloria thanked all the councilmembers for the donations and said The Center has “touched the lives of thousands.” The funds will go…
The North County LGBTQ Resource Center’s 2013 annual gala is being held May 18 at the Oceanside Museum of Art. This year’s theme is Hearts in the Community, Eyes on Equality and the event is billed as an evening of entertainment, inspirational speeches, good food and fun for sponsors, friends and members. The event is…
After a nine year hiatus the San Diego American Flag Football League’s (SDAFFL) Surf & Turf Tournament is back April 27- 28. The only tournament of its kind on the West Coast, the Surf & Turf Tournament is expected to bring in some of the best LGBT flag football teams for what is being seen…
SAN DIEGO – Anti-bullying expert and Hillcrest resident, Walter G. Meyer will be speaking about the timely topic of bullying at Mission Hills Books and Collectibles, 4054 Goldfinch Street in San Diego May 15 at 6:30 p.m. Meyer said he never set out to become a bullying expert, but his novel Rounding Third was published…
SAN DIEGO – The San Diego Multicultural LGBT Literary Foundation is a new organization that was started in November 2012. The organization was started by Caleb Rainey and is currently in the process of being incorporated as a nonprofit. The organization’s signature program is a book club that reads one book per month and meets…
SAN DIEGO – At the Tuesday, April 23 meeting of the San Diego City Council, Council President Todd Gloria led the effort to proclaim Thursday, April 25, as “Dining Out for Life® San Diego Day” in the City of San Diego. Citing Dining Out for Life® San Diego as “a major community event” and commending…
