The 11th annual Hillcrest Mardi Gras Street Party celebration will be held Tuesday, Feb. 21, on University Avenue between First and Fourth Avenues 6-11 p.m., rain or shine. The “Fat Tuesday” event is sponsored by the GSDBA Charitable Foundation and the Hillcrest Business Association. All proceeds from the street party benefit both organizations. The GSDBA…
California state Assemblymember Toni Atkins (D) and Oceanside Mayor Jim Wood (R) have both announced their endorsement of Solana Beach Deputy Mayor Dave Roberts for Third District County Supervisor. “The voters of San Diego County are looking for a proven leader with strong financial skills to be their next supervisor,” said state Assemblymember Toni Atkins….
Excitement among organizers, speakers and participants of the Center for Excellence in School Counseling and Leadership (CESCaL)’s third annual National Educator Conference focused on LBGTQIA youth, this year entitled Supporting Students – Saving Lives, is growing, as evidenced by the recent announcement that Guatam Raghavan, the White House liaison for LGBT issues, will be in…
The official campaign launch and rally to support Councilmember Marti Emerald will be held Saturday, Feb.18, 9-10 a.m. Following that there will be a neighborhood walk from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Those interested should meet at City Heights Urban Village Performance Annex, 3795 Fairmount Ave. in San Diego. RSVP by contacting Abi@MartiEmerald2012.com. The San Diego Democrats…
The next Bankers Hill residents meeting will be held Monday, Feb. 20, 6:30-8 p.m. at a new location at the Chess Club in Balboa Park (Sixth and Ivy). The meeting will feature an update from the Bankers Hill Parking Committee, a presentation by Walk San Diego and a synopsis of the Plaza de Panama Project…
DALLAS – Mayor Mike Rawlings has refused to sign the “Mayors for the Freedom to Marry” pledge, which has been signed by more than 100 mayors from cities around the nation, including Texas mayors in San Antonio, Austin, Houston, Shavano Park and Castle Hills. Despite having been supportive in the past of the right for…
VILNIUS, Lithuania – A Lithuanian man, 37, has been fined nearly $600 after commenting on Facebook for “another Hitler” to kill gays. PinkNews.co.uk reported that the Lithuanian Gay League (LGL) alerted authorities to his post. He had commented under an article on Facebook about Lady Gaga’s criticism of the Lithuanian government. He wrote, “What we…
This past Tuesday the City Council of San Diego honored the Imperial Court de San Diego with a special resolution presented at City Hall, recognizing the court’s members for 40 years of noble deeds. Court members, including some who were involved in the establishment of the Imperial Court in the early 1970s, attended the City…
In light of this week’s decision by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to uphold a lower court’s ruling that Proposition 8 is unconstitutional, San Diego LGBT Weekly presents a Q&A with one of the nation’s most fervent advocates for marriage equality, San Diego’s own Mayor Jerry Sanders. San Diego LGBT Weekly: Mayor, do you…
Today, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled that Proposition 8 is unconstitutional. Prop 8 was voted into law in 2008 and established in the California Constitution that marriage is the union between one man and one woman. The ruling does not mean same-sex couples can marry again in California. The…
