The City of San Diego Historical Resources Board has been awarded a grant to complete the San Diego LBGTQ Historic Context Statement. Kelley Stanco, senior planner/HRB liaison for the city made the announcement today at the Historical Resources Board hearing. The board was awarded the full amount requested which was $30,000. The board will now…
The Pride Health Challenge contestants have been transforming their lifestyle. As we approach Pride, Metabolic Direct and LGBT Weekly wanted to highlight each contestant’s journey. Each week, for the next four weeks we will publish their Pride Health Challenge stories in their own words. Here the contestants will share their truth. Here is Marcel’s journey:…
Today, with an imminent ruling expected from the highest court in the land on marriage equality, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation highlighted a new study that found “the literature on outcomes for children of same-sex parents is marked by scientific consensus that they experience ‘no differences’ compared to children from other parental configurations.” Co-authored…
In a landmark victory, a state jury in New Jersey found today that a provider of gay-to-straight conversion therapy violated the state’s consumer fraud law by offering services it claimed could change clients’ sexual orientation. The jury ordered JONAH (Jews Offering New Alternatives for Healing), the group’s founder and a counselor to pay $72,400 to…
SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Tuesday, July 7, 2015, the producers of top2bottom, a gay talk show, are hosting an open casting call at Urban Mo’s Bar and Grill (308 University Avenue, 92103) from 5pm to 9pm. The producers are seeking gay and bisexual guys who live in the Greater San Diego Region and are over…
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.–The Harvey Milk Foundation, known around the world for its dedication to promoting equality for the LGBT community, will present its coveted Harvey Milk Medal to United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. This historic milestone coincides with the 70th anniversary celebration of the United Nations. The Harvey Milk Medal is seen as one of…
President Obama was interrupted today by a persistent heckler as he delivered a speech during a reception celebrating LGBT Pride Month in the East Room. Speaking for 15 minutes the president told the reception of about 200 people that whatever the decision handed down by the court, the country had come a long way. “We…
Today, the executive director of San Diego Pride, Stephen Whitburn, issued an open letter addressed to all San Diego Pride attendees warning of potential activism that “may temporarily disrupt the parade’s flow.” According to the letter Pride was recently contacted by members of the transgender community who notified them of their plan to conduct multiple…
As evidenced by the recent loss of San Diego’s Michel-Carey house, sites important to LGBTQ history are vanishing. The Palms, Circus Disco and now The Factory in West Hollywood are all threatened with new development projects. Last Friday U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell announced that the Henry Gerber House in Chicago, Illinois, has…
Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley (R) ordered the removal of four Confederate-era flags from the grounds of the state Capitol Wednesday morning, saying it was simply “the right thing to do,” reports The Huffington Post. Bentley told AL.com his decision to take down the flags was, in part, a response to last week’s massacre of nine…
