Special Delivery sets fundraising record for annual Pride barbecue at Inn at the Park

SAN DIEGO, – Special Delivery broke its all-time fundraising record for its annual LGBT Pride Barbecue by raising more than $10,000 on the rooftop of the Inn at the Park on the afternoon of Saturday, July 13, announced Executive Director Ruth Henricks. “I’d like to thank the community for its overwhelming support by attending this…

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New study on psychological benefits of same-sex marriage to be presented at APA annual convention Aug. 3

SAN DIEGO — New research on the psychological benefits of same-sex marriage from the Rockway Institute for LGBT Psychology & Public Policy at Alliant International University has been selected for presentation at the American Psychological Association (APA) annual convention July 31-Aug. 4 at the Hawaii Convention Center in Honolulu. The findings will be presented during…

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UN Human Rights Office launches unprecedented global campaign for LGBT equality (VIDEO)

CAPE TOWN, – The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Friday launched Free & Equal, an unprecedented global public education campaign for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) equality. At a press conference held in Cape Town, South Africa, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay was joined by Archbishop…

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Police Chief and Sheriff to honor Bonnie Dumanis at upcoming ‘Nicky Awards’

The Nicky Awards board of governors have announced District Attorney  Bonnie Dumanis as the recipient of this year’s Mayor Moscone Award. Police Chief Bill Lansdowne and Sheriff Bill Gore will present the prestigious award to  Dumanis at the 38th annual Nicky Awards, Aug. 25. According to the board, Dumanis is receiving the award because ” … of…

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Openly gay Olympic figure skater Johnny Weir urges no Olympic boycott

FALLS CHURCH, Va. — Two-time Olympic figure skating competitor, openly gay Johnny Weir urged in his weekly column today that there be no boycott of the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia next February to protest the recent escalation of Russian anti-gay measures. Weir, a three-time U.S. men’s figure skating champion who competed for the United States in the 2006 Winter games…

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Six gay-rights activists detained in Moscow released pending court appearance

MOSCOW – RIA Novosti reports that according to police six gay-rights activists who were detained on Wednesday for holding an unauthorized rally in central Moscow have been released. The detainees have been booked for “promoting non-traditional sex relations” and “participating in unauthorized events,” the city police’s press service said, adding that the suspects were to…

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Charlie Morgan act advances in Senate

WASHINGTON –  Sen. Jeanne Shaheen’s (D-NH) legislation to extend benefits to same-sex military couples cleared a major legislative hurdle yesterday after it passed the Senate Veteran’s Affairs Committee on a bipartisan voice vote. The Charlie Morgan Military Spouses Equal Treatment Act would update and expand federal benefits for legally married, same-sex veteran couples and help put…

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Queer photographer Jess T. Dugan to lecture at the San Diego Museum of Art: Aug. 1

Aug. 1, queer photographer Jess T. Dugan will give an artist’s talk at the San Diego Museum of Art in conjunction with the exhibition Summer Break 2013: Double Portraits, which includes Dugan’s work. Jess T. Dugan is a gender variant artist whose work explores issues of gender, sexuality, identity, and community. For the past decade,…

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