SAN DIEGO – San Diego Pride has announced that it is now accepting applications for its 2014 community grants, which will be distributed later this year to organizations serving the LGBT community. “The grants are funded by proceeds from the Pride Music Festival in Balboa Park,” said Stephen Whitburn, Pride executive director. “When you buy…
The community is invited to attend San Diego Pride’s 2014 Town Hall meeting on Monday, Sept. 8 from 6-7 pm at the San Diego LGBT Community Center. At the event, members of San Diego Pride’s staff and board of directors will be on hand to discuss the signature Pride events, and will also discuss board…
The board of directors of Gay-Straight Alliance Network (GSA Nerwork) have announced that the organization’s Founder and Executive Director, Carolyn Laub, will transition out of the organization at the end of August. The announcement comes as Laub concludes a 3-month sabbatical, which she used to reflect on her 16 years of leadership at GSA Network…
Outside Lands 2014, the yearly celebration amidst the beauty of Golden Gate Park, San Francisco came to a close Sunday with organizers hailing it as the “best one yet,” despite the disappointment of some who had purchased counterfeit tickets. According to SFgate.com San Francisco police said they seized hundreds of the expertly forged passes to…
Six athletes from Israel will be competing in the upcoming Gay Games which they hope will be an opportunity to tell the world what it means to be gay in the only country in West Asia not to criminalize same-sex relations, reports GayAsiaNews.com. “It will be an opportunity for people from all over the world…
With San Diego Pride behind us, another huge festival approaches on the horizon in the historic venue that is San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. The seventh annual Outside Lands Festival, billed as the world’s only gourmet music festival will take place Aug. 8-10, and will welcome fans from across the country as they flock to…
WASHINGTON – The Human Rights Campaign Foundation, in partnership with the National Education Association and the American Counseling Association, announced today that it will be holding its nationally acclaimed Time to THRIVE conference in Portland, OR., from Feb. 13-15, 2015. In its second year, the conference will address safety, inclusion and well-being for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and…
“Was it the same cat?” That was Trinity’s question in The Matrix, when Neo reported seeing two black cats in rapid succession. In the movie, déjà vu is a glitch that portends a dangerous change in the computer program. Watching multiple advocacy groups again remove their support for the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) has given…
Prague Pride 2013 PHOTO: PAVEL KUČA PRAGUE – The 4th edition of the Prague Pride festival will take place from Monday, August 11 to Sunday, August 17, 2014, with the Parade and main concert and outdoor party on Saturday, August 16. The main theme will focus on Prague’s role as a bridge between Eastern and Western Europe. The…
