Aug. 25, San Diego City Commissioner Nicole Murray Ramirez was honored by the government of Alberta, Canada for his over 45 years of exceptional leadership and activism with the LGBTQ community in North America. “I have had the honor of working with LGBT Canadian activists since the 1970s,” said Murray Ramirez. “In 1969 while we…
A party in the memory of Meldon “Mel” Merrill is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 23 at The San Diego LGBT Center, 3909 Centre Street from 3-6 p.m. Merrill, 80, passed away Aug. 10 and tributes have been pouring in for the longtime Democratic activist who worked for the San Diego Human Dignity Foundation. He was…
Christian singer Marsha Stevens-Pino shared her inspiring story Sunday about how she got over fundamentalists who ripped out pages from hymnals of a song she wrote after they learned she is a lesbian. At age 16, Stevens wrote the song “For Those Tears I Died” when she performed with the Children of the Day group…
The Tom Homann San Diego LGBT Law Association is providing a free seminar on “Service Animals and Doggie Divorce.” The presentation will be on Friday, Sept. 15 at The Center in Hillcrest, Library Room, 3909 Centre Street in San Diego. Check-in will start at 5:45 p.m., with the program commencing at 6 p.m. The one…
WASHINGTON— Today, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, along with 77 civil and human rights groups, sent a letter to senators urging them to oppose the confirmation of Eric Dreiband to be the Assistant Attorney General of the Civil Rights Division at the U.S. Department of Justice. The Senate Judiciary Committee has announced…
NEW YORK – GLAAD, today released background information on Fox News’ newest hire Tomi Lahren, an anti-trans activist who has signed on as a contributor for the cable station notorious for employing out-of-touch anchors and pundits who want to rescind LGBTQ acceptance across the nation. Tomi Lahren has gone after critics to President Trump’s transgender…
MALTA — Last month, Malta’s parliament voted overwhelmingly to advance a marriage equality bill after the third and final debate on the issue. Malta will become the 23rd country with marriage equality and gay couples can start marrying as of next Friday, when all provisions of the amended Marriage law come into force. The Times…
MUMBAI, India — The recent Supreme Court judgment on right to privacy has brought a ray of hope not only for the LGBTQ community, but also their parents. It has raised their anticipation that this judgment may herald better days for the repeal of Sec 377. Several parents of LGBTQ persons in Mumbai who are…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis has announced that the Department of Defense will not implement President Trump’s ban on transgender Americans from openly serving in the United States Military until further study by experts. On Sunday at the MTV VMAs, GLAAD, and SPARTA, a LGBTQ service members and veterans group, joined…
SAN DIEGO, Calif. — After 30 years of discussions, proposals and two AIDS Memorial Task Forces, San Diego will join other cities across the country and all over the world and finally have an AIDS Memorial to remember the over 8,000 men, women and children who have died of AIDS in San Diego County. A…
