The Hillcrest Wind Ensemble (HWE) celebrates “The Big Apple” at the Mississippi Room in the Lafayette Hotel, 2223 El Cajon Blvd., Saturday July 27. Music from Broadway and the Big Band era will fill this historic ballroom. Among the Broadway musicals featured, the 45 piece ensemble will perform music from Les Misérables and Chicago. The…
The 1960s was a tapestry of peace and war, protests and love-ins woven together on a backdrop of fluorescent, black-light butterflies. Navigating was a trip unto itself. So, to help audiences survive the decade once again at its new concert Feelin’ Groovy—Songs of the ‘60s, the San Diego Gay Men’s Chorus has issued the following six “helpful hints.”…
Family Health Centers of San Diego (FHCSD) will host a Tamale Making Contest at their July 19 Spirit of the Barrio fundraiser featuring elected official contestants. The contest is part of a special happy hour fundraiser that will include entertainment and FHCSD’s famous tamales. Contest participants will include: David Alvarez, Councilmember, City of San Diego District 8…
LONDON — Today, Queen Elizabeth II signed the equal marriage bill making it law in England and Wales. PinkNews reported that the Queen’s Royal Assent was granted to the bill at 15:06 GMT today, turning it into the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act, after clearing the final stage in Parliament yesterday, following two hours of…
WASHINGTON – American hospitals and clinics are increasingly committed to equality for their lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) patients, according to a report published July 11 by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation, the educational arm of the nation’s largest LGBT civil rights organization, at a press conference at the Department of Veterans Affairs…
NEW YORK — The New York City AIDS Memorial’s Board of Directors have announced that the organization has reached its initial goal of $4 million to finance the design and construction of the new memorial, which will be located in the planned St. Vincent’s Hospital Park at the intersection of West 12th Street and Greenwich Avenue in the…
LONDON (CNN) — A bill to allow same-sex marriage in England and Wales passed the British House of Commons on Tuesday, clearing the way for it to go before Queen Elizabeth II for royal approval before the end of the week. With the queen’s approval — a formality in the UK — the first same-sex…
Remember love beads, tie-dye, and the Summer of Love? Did your folks tell you the happy tales? Well, you might want to relive the Summer of Love or come see what all the smiles were about … this Saturday in South Park. We’ll be dressed in ’70s garb, sharing the love with friends, families, customers and visitors…
TORONTO, ON, Canada – Pink Triangle Press (PTP), operator of the gay adult dating site Squirt.org, has announced the launch of its Versatile campaign. The new Squirt.org campaign highlights the versatility of the site, which users can reach by both laptop computers and mobile devices. The tagline of the campaign, Laptop or Mobile, plays up the adult…
WASHINGTON — Janet Napolitano announced Friday that she was stepping down as secretary of Homeland Security. Napolitano, a former Arizona governor has been in the role for more than four years will leave in September to become president of the University of California system. According to a report in the New York Times Napolitano had…
