This year’s Toast to Hillcrest will be celebrated at our neighborhood’s finest bars, cafes, restaurants and wine bars on Thursday, Aug. 18, 5:30-8 p.m. The fifth annual Wine, Spirits & Nibbles Tour, for those over age 21 only, is the annual fundraiser for the Hillcrest History Guild. Bring your friends and make it a party!…
NEW YORK – The National Organization for Marriage’s (NOM) “Let the People Vote” campaign has been described by one conservative columnist as a “futile venture” that amounts to “deceptive advertising.” James Taranto in his recent Wall Street Journal column wrote, “If the National Organization for Marriage were a commercial enterprise, its ‘Let the People Vote’…
Louis J. Marinelli is launching his Summer Equality Tour from San Diego, Aug. 14. Covering 22 cities in 17 states, the tour will educate the public on issues of marriage equality and its effect on society. “This summer we plan to travel the country from California to Maine to talk about my change of heart…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The HRC has announced “On the Road to Equality,” a nationwide bus tour to spread the message of equality by educating the American public and empowering LGBT people to become advocates for themselves and their families. The 12 week tour will travel to 17 cities in 11 states and D.C., with particular…
ITALY – Gay rights campaigners across Europe are fuming after Italy’s parliament rejected a bill to protect lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans people from discrimination. They are calling for the European Union to step in and help as they fear a rise in homophobic violence. The Chamber of Deputies voted 293 votes to 250 not…
INDIA – A court in India has provided police security to a lesbian couple, who fear a backlash from anti-gay family and community members. Savita, a 25-year-old student at Choudhary Charan Singh University and her 20-year-old wife Veena, 20, were married by a court in Haryana, close to New Delhi, earlier this month. The women…
California State Controller John Chiang covers the ins and outs of the new tax rules for same-sex married couples and registered domestic partners during a presentation, Aug. 9, 6 p.m. at The LGBT Community Center. Chiang will cover differences in federal and state rules, community property rules and how the ongoing Proposition 8 and Defense…
Firefighters who successfully fought a three alarm fire in the 1000 block of University Avenue on July 6 were honored July 26 by the San Diego City Council in a proclamation titled “A Day of Gratitude to the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department.” About 22 firefighters who helped put the fire out were in Council chambers…
State Assemblywoman Toni Atkins celebrated her birthday at the home of San Diego City Commissioner Bruce Abrams, July 31. In lieu of gifts, contributions to the Toni Atkins Lesbian Health Fund were requested.
The San Diego City Council voted 6-2 Monday to repeal its own medical marijuana dispensary ordinance rather than put the measure on the ballot that might have cost the city almost $1 million in election and printing costs. Council President Tony Young and Councilwoman Marti Emerald both said since a successful petition drive brought in…
