SAN FRANCISCO — Water sprinklers installed in the doorways of Saint Mary’s Cathedral in San Francisco by the Archdiocese of San Francisco to deter homeless people from sleeping there at night will be dismantled. KCBS reported that the San Francisco Archdiocese has apologized for the ‘misunderstood’ and ‘ill-conceived’ effort to keep the homeless out of…
“Every gay person must come out,” Harvey Milk said in his What America Is speech in June 1978. “As difficult as it is, you must tell your immediate family. You must tell your relatives. You must tell your friends if indeed they are your friends. You must tell the people you work with. You must…
Help to create a permanent AIDS memorial site in San Diego by attending the San Diego AIDS Memorial Benefit Concert Thursday, March 26, from 7-10 p.m. at the MG Multi-use Space, 3090 Polk Ave. in San Diego. Hosted by AIDS Memorial Task Force co-chairs, Katherine Stuart Faulconer and Nicole Murray-Ramirez the concert will feature comedian…
The getaway driver in 11 robberies and attempted robberies in Hillcrest and elsewhere has pleaded guilty to committing two hold-ups and faces up to six years in prison. A sentencing date for Benjamin Hernandez, 24, will be set April 20 in San Diego Superior Court, said Deputy District Attorney Michael MacNeil on Tuesday. The remaining…
The Lambda Archives of San Diego, in cooperation with Diversionary Theatre, will host “Telling Our Stories – LGBTQ Oral History” Saturday, March 21 at 2 p.m. At the event, guests will be treated to stories of San Diego’s LGBTQ history from longtime activists through video, art and storytelling. Long-time activist Steven F. Dansky of New…
Three people have been sentenced to federal prison terms for their roles in a crude but clever scheme to smuggle cocaine and methamphetamine out of the San Diego International Airport. Cameras are everywhere in the airport, but four airport employees went to spots where there are no cameras—men’s toilets. The indictment says each man got…
WASHINGTON – Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) sounded the alarm on anti-LGBT legislation in Nevada – SB272 in the Senate and AB277 in the Assembly – that threatens jobs, the state economy, and undermines the state’s civil rights laws. The legislation would allow people to use their religion to challenge or opt out of various laws,…
Stickers that say “exclusively for white people” have been posted on at least six businesses in the Texas capital of Austin. The stickers carry the City of Austin logo and state “sponsored by the City of Austin.” City of Austin officials denied any involvement. In a statement, Mayor Steve Adler said, “This is an appalling…
Transgender New Yorkers covered by Medicaid can now access the medically necessary health care they have been denied for nearly two decades. Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Department of Health have officially adopted a new regulation that ends the 17-year-old exclusion of transgender health care from New York’s Medicaid program. The new…
Today, lawmakers introduced important legislation to curb harassment and cyberbullying at colleges and universities. Sens. Patty Murray (D-WA) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) as well as Representative Mark Pocan (D-WI) reintroduced the Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act, writes Jennifer Pike on the HRC Blog. This legislation would require colleges and universities receiving federal student aid…
