(CNN) — A Scottish cardinal who had earlier challenged allegations of sexual impropriety — claims that once again shined an international spotlight on alleged sexual abuse involving Roman Catholic clergy — reversed course Sunday and apologized. “I wish to take this opportunity to admit that there have been times that my sexual conduct has fallen…
A panel/discussion led by anti-bullying expert Walter G. Meyer will be held at BLKBOX Theatre at 3704 Sixth Ave. in Hillcrest from 2- 3 p.m. Saturday March 9, prior to the 4 p.m. matinee performance of Punk Rock by Simon Stephens. Punk Rock is the fourth production in Ion’s current Season 7. For reservations and…
Finest City Squares, the only GLBTQ square dance club in San Diego, is beginning a new class on Wednesday, April 10, from 8-9 p.m. in the War Memorial Building in Balboa Park. If you like puzzles and like to dance, then you’ll love square dancing. Lessons are every Wednesday night and experienced dancers will be…
SAN DIEGO – Lambda Archives of San Diego has received a $2,500 grant from San Diego LGBT Pride for an infrastructure repair project. Stephen Whitburn, the interim general manager of San Diego LGBT Pride presented the Board of Lambda Archives with a giant check Friday, Feb. 22 at the Archives’ second annual Pajama Party fundraising…
SAN DIEGO – Council President Todd Gloria today issued the following statement about the devastating impacts sequestration would have on the City of San Diego. “Sequestration would cause San Diego to suffer. If federal spending is cut, the San Diego region would be greatly impacted. For that reason, the City included opposition to sequestration as a…
San Diego LGBT Weekly has learned that Dwayne Crenshaw, former Pride executive director and current City Council candidate for District 4, was awarded a retroactive raise to his hire date by the Pride board of directors in October of 2012. LGBT Weekly reached out to the current leadership of Pride to better understand why this…
SAN DIEGO – The Jewish Federation of San Diego County has appointed Michael M. Sonduck as president and chief executive officer, effective immediately. The selection process was conducted with consultation from the Jewish Federation of North America’s Mandel Center for Leadership Excellence. Sonduck, who lives in La Jolla with his partner David Zeligson, has been…
Crime rates in San Diego increased in all categories in 2012 as compared with 2011 with the lone exception of hate crimes, which decreased by 16.7 percent overall. The number of hate crimes due to sexual orientation went down from 18 in 2011 to 11 in 2012 which was a 31.4 percent drop, according to…
The board of the North County LGBTQ Resource Center has appointed John Jones as the new 2013 Pride @ The Beach director. Jones, 23, began his educational career in 2009 at Palomar College in San Marcos where he became active in the campus’ LGBTQA club. He later became the vice president and then the president….
One of San Diego’s oldest gay organizations The Imperial Court de San Diego is getting ready for their annual Investiture and Prince and Princess Royale Gala. This event will be held Saturday April 13 at The LGBT Community Center. The Prince and Princess Royale work very closely with the reigning emperor and empress. The elections are held…
