GSDBA Professional Luncheon: May 14 The next GSDBA Professional Luncheon will be at Wang’s North Park, 3029 University Ave., in San Diego 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. The special guest speaker will be Gary John, president of Corporate Alliance of San Diego, a revolutionary company that facilitates the creation and growth of lasting business…
SAN DIEGO — Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom has endorsed Democrat Lorena Gonzalez’s campaign in the May 21 special election for the 80th Assembly District, her campaign announced today. Newsom has promoted innovation in public service and civic engagement and has led initiatives to benefit environmental quality, job creation and equal rights in California throughout his…
PHILADELPHIA — The U.S. State Department lifted its travel ban on Mariela Castro and has authorized Ms. Castro to visit Philadelphia to participate in Equality Forum 2013, a national and international LGBT civil rights summit with Cuba as the featured nation. Mariela Castro, daughter of Cuban President Raul Castro, accepted being a panelist on the…
http://youtu.be/CdPHPBAEBQ4 VIETNAM — What started as a low-budget effort on YouTube about the travails of three perpetually broke 20-something friends living in Ho Chi Minh City, My Best Gay Friends has quickly evolved into one of the most popular shows in Vietnam. Shot on a shoestring budget with three unknown actors – all friends in…
SAN DIEGO – At a special event last Friday night at the 1202 Nightclub, San Diego LGBT Pride’s staff and volunteers were on hand to announce that R&B and hip-hop sensation, Monica, and the wildly popular DJ, Morgan Page, will be the headliners for the San Diego LGBT Pride Festival July 13 – 14. Freedom…
SAN DIEGO — Join HRC for the annual Her HRC Masquerade in San Diego, at Gossip Grill, 1440 University Ave. in San Diego, 7-11 p.m. May 30. DJ Dida will be spinning and there will be drink specials all night long, a raffle with your favorite giveaways and date auction with the opportunity to win a date…
SAN DIEGO – This coming weekend marks the 26th annual San Diego Women’s Chorus (SDWC) spring concert, Still We Rise with special guests Black Storytellers of San Diego. The powerful, evocative program will be presented twice: Saturday May 4 at 7 p.m. and Sunday May 5 at 5 p.m. at the University Christian Church in Hillcrest. Still…
SAN DIEGO — The San Diego LGBT Center has announced that two new members have joined their development team. Brandon Tate (right) is joining as development director and Jeff Redondo (left) is joining as major gifts officer. You can reach Brandon at btate@thecentersd.org and Jeff at jredondo@thecentersd.org
SAN DIEGO — The San Diego Pool League’s (SDPL) Broomstick Tournament concluded this past weekend at the Eagle with the team of Anthony Juarez and his team mate Kim McBride (sponsored by Twiggs Coffee House) finishing in first place. Finishing in second place were League President Russ Mortenson Boyd and Nancy Logerberg sponsored by the…
In what doctors are hoping will be the second time in recorded medical history that a patient is cured of both leukemia and HIV, specialists at the University of Minnesota’s Amplatz Children’s Hospital are using a highly experimental transplant to rid the young patient of his diseases. A similar procedure, which was tried once before…
