SAN DIEGO – The San Diego County Bicycle Coalition, an organization that advocates for and protects the rights of all people who ride bicycles, ends its six-month stretch of monthly neighborhood bicycle tours Sunday, Oct. 20, in Ocean Beach. The final Bike Local Sunday kicks off at 11 a.m. in Robb Athletic Field with bike tune-ups courtesy of OB E-Bikes and…
Vista Del Mar Child and Family Services, a California adoption agency based in Los Angeles, was awarded an HRC Foundation’s All Children – All Families seal of recognition at the RaiseAChild.US Harvest Celebration at Mauro Café Fred Segal Melrose Oct. 1. ACAF trainer Rob Woronoff presented the seal to Louis Josephson, PhD, the CEO of Vista…
Today, at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington D.C., the Values Voter Summit, a veritable who’s who of right-wing conservative politicians, journalists, religious and media personalities, will gather for three days to promote their exclusive brand of Americana based on faith, family and opportunity. Such iconic anti-gay figures as Tony Perkins, president of the Family…
In 1994 Stephen Elliott wrote and directed the Australian film The Adventures of Priscilla Queen of the Desert. At the time, with the exception of Terence Stamp, the rest of the cast was filled with unknown actors. Both Hugo Weaving and Guy Pearce, who starred opposite Stamp, went on to become recognizable Hollywood actors. Fast…
In 1961, gay men and lesbians could be arrested for dancing together in bars, or for kissing in public. Homosexuality was considered a mental illness. There were no openly LGBT elected officials, no LGBT characters on television and no laws to protect the lives of LGBT people from harassment, discrimination and even murder. The dark…
The circus is in town again, also known as the San Diego mayoral race. Our citizens get to pick a mayor for the second time in a year. What I find fascinating is the fact that endorsements are completely along party lines. Knock me over with a feather. Endorsements are supposed to convince voters to…
This short film series, The Devotion Project, is a not-for-profit endeavor taken on by Tony Osso two and a half years ago. Troubled by the suicides happening in the LGBT community and noticing that role models were sorely lacking for LGBT teens, Osso decided to make these six 10-minute doc portraits of loving LGBT couples…
The Ribbons of Hope campaign, presented by Revivals, is a means to keep Being Alive’s services available to clients and provide them with hope. It will run from Nov. 1 to Jan. 1, 2014. Being Alive have also signed up with 30 local businesses that will be selling the Ribbons of Hope. They are looking…
Bears from throughout Southern California will converge on Rich’s San Diego Saturday, Oct. 19 for the Mr. SoCal Bear/Cub Contest & Show. The contest and show starts at 6:30 p.m. with a VIP reception that includes a buffet starting at 5:30 p.m. The evening will be hosted by Empress Roxy Bleau, and will feature a blessing by the…
The fifth annual San Diego Beer Week (SDBW), the region’s largest craft brewing event takes place Friday, Nov. 1 through Sunday, Nov. 10 across the County. This year SDBW kicks-off with a two-day main event that includes the VIP Brewer Takeover and San Diego Brewers Guild Festival. During the 10-days, breweries and restaurants will host more…
