Oregon United for Marriage announced today that they have the petitions in hand and are ready to move forward with the “Oregon Says I Do” campaign to collect the 116,284 signatures necessary to put on the ballot in November 2014 a measure that would strike Ballot Measure 36 and replace it with pro-marriage equality language….
SAN DIEGO, – The City of San Diego will premiere CicloSDias Aug. 11 to give the community a break from the stress of car traffic, promote local business and establish San Diego as a commuter-friendly city with open streets celebrations. “This free event opens streets for all people to enjoy and explore San Diego as never…
It’s as if the 1960s has crash landed smack in the middle of America 2013. Marches for racial equality. Fights for civil rights. Soldiers deployed to small, far-away lands. Believe it or not, today’s social challenges are actually born of decades of progress. They are rooted in seeds planted more than 50 years ago by…
WASHINGTON – The United States entered into a settlement agreement with the Arcadia Unified School District in Arcadia, Calif., to resolve an investigation into allegations of discrimination against a transgender student based on the student’s sex. Under the agreement, approved by the district’s school board unanimously last night, the school district will take a number…
COMMENTARY: Conversations with Nicole BY NICOLE MURRAY RAMIREZ First, I most sincerely urge all of you to get tested for cancer, diabetes etc. All my life I’ve been one who has avoided doctors checkups and tests and so it should be no surprise that this is the third time that I have come within minutes…
Four teenagers have been arrested in New York Four for an alleged anti-gay hate crime. They have been accused of physically attacking two men while shouting anti-gay epithets in the early hours of July 21 outside a train station in Babylon, N.Y. The Long Island Press reports that the alleged attackers punched, kicked and shoved…
LONDON – A mysterious piece of street art has appeared on the wall of a restaurant in north London. PinkNews reports that the art shows President Obama ripping open a white shirt, superman-style, to reveal the Human Rights Campaign’s famous pink and red square emblem. Produced by the artist Pegasus, it can be viewed outside…
San Diego IndieFest is back! After a hiatus due to the birth of their son, San Diego IndieFest creators/ producers Alicia Champion and Danielle LoPresti have been busy creating a renewed look and format for IndieFest 8, still featuring the kind of roster you’ve come to expect— filled with formidable Indie revolutionaries to excite and…
SAN DIEGO – The 2013 AIDS Walk, Run & Street Challenge San Diego has added the Street Challenge as a new element to the 24th annual event, which will take place on Sunday, Sept. 29 in Balboa Park. The Street Challenge is a 5K obstacle course through Marston Point in Balboa Park that will have three heats,…
Place your order for the 2014 GSDBA Directory by Friday, July 19 to receive discount prices. Directory advertising highlights: • Over 25,000 copies printed. • Directory distribution begins January 2014. • Includes a FREE online listing at gsdba.org • Includes listing on iPhone, iPad, and Droid apps • Thousands given out at community street fairs…
