The La Mesa Library Branch (8074 Allison Ave.) of the San Diego County Library will host the Human Library Nov. 5 from 12:00-3:00 p.m. Visitors to the La Mesa Library will be able to ‘check out’ a living book. The event will host several volunteers who visitors can interact with, ask questions to, and engage…
WASHINGTON — Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) released a new digital ad featuring Christine Leinonen, the mother of Christopher “Drew” Leinonen — a young man shot and killed along with his boyfriend, Juan Guerrero, and 47 others at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando. In the ad, Christine speaks directly to American voters, saying, “We have to continue moving forward…
U.S. Attorney Laura Duffy announced Tuesday she has appointed a veteran prosecutor to oversee the handling of complaints of election fraud and voting rights abuses for the upcoming Nov. 8 election. Duffy named Assistant U.S. Attorney Christopher P. Tenorio to serve as District Elections Officer for the Southern District of California, a position Tenorio has…
San Diego LGBT Weekly won 10 awards at the San Diego Press Club 43rd Annual Excellence in Journalism Awards Tuesday night. With the new awards, LGBT Weekly has now won a total of 57 awards for journalism excellence since it was founded in 2010. The 43rd Annual Awards dinner, held at the Jacobs Center at…
This Tuesday, Lady Gaga joins James Corden for a brand new Carpool Karaoke. Corden dons an outfit Corden that looks similar to the white Francesco Scognamiglio dress she wore at the 2010 Brit Awards and relives Gaga’s Super Bowl moment! Watch the promo clip above. The Late Late Show with James Corden airs weeknights 12:37am/11:37pm…
North Carolina’s controversial House Bill 2 has cost the city of Charlotte 730 new jobs and an approximately $8.2 million in initial investment by CoStar Group Inc. after the company selected Richmond for a new research operations headquarters. The Charlotte Business Journal quoted David Dorsch, senior vice president at Cushman & Wakefield’s Charlotte office as saying,…
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Legendary LGBTQ filmmaker and human rights activist Pat Rocco will receive the inaugural Troy Perry Medal of Pride, honoring LGBTQ people and allies who are on the front lines of community activism around the world. In recognition of LGBTQ History Month, the award will be presented by Rev. Troy Perry, in…
Last night, in very windy conditions Mary Lambert, #FindYourPark Ambassador, performed a pop-up concert in front of the first LGBTQ national park site, Stonewall National Monument. Lambert performed a three-song set on a makeshift stage that was set up outside the historic gay site and urged the audience to sing along with her. Singing about…
NEW YORK, NY — LGBT Confex’s sixth edition of its International Business & Tourism Forum is set to take place in Mexico City’s World Trade Center from Oct. 26 to 27. More than 60 exhibitors and 30 speakers will take part in this year’s forum and will provide information on the realities and trends affecting…
The tradition of providing a free lunchtime concert continues this week Thursday, Oct. 27 at noon when the singers of San Diego Opera’s Cinderella perform a free outdoors concert on the Civic Concourse in front of the San Diego Civic Theatre (1100 3rd Ave). The concert will last for approximately one hour. For more information…
