As the song says “At last my love has come along.” Like most LGBT people, my love affair with same-sex marriage has finally been consummated. I am sure you will agree that the issue that defined 2015 was marriage. June 26, same-sex marriage became the law of the land, at last. While the year and…
OAKLAND, Calif. — Over the past year, headlines tied to gender, sexuality and race dominated the news. In particular, many of the year’s biggest stories focused on the way in which individuals or members of a group are perceived, understood, accepted or shut out. Reflecting the rapidly expanding and increasingly fluid nature of conversations about…
NEW YORK –The Elton John AIDS Foundation (EJAF), a global leader in the fight to end AIDS, commemorates World AIDS Day 2015 by standing in solidarity with the estimated 34 million people around the world currently living with HIV or AIDS and by honoring the lives of the estimated 35 million people who have succumbed…
WASHINGTON, DC — On the eve of World AIDS Day 2015, the National LGBTQ Task Force is urging everyone to “decisively act” to help end stigma and advance health care access for people living with HIV/AIDS — and to “seize the opportunity” to create an AIDS-free world. This year’s theme is Think Positive, Rethink HIV….
Late on Thursday six people were stabbed while participating in an LGBT Pride Parade in Jerusalem. The perpetrator, Yishai Schlissel, is an ultra-Orthodox Jewish man who also stabbed victims at the same event in 2005. Schlissel was just released for that crime last month after serving ten years in prison. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promptly…
Mayor Kevin Faulconer will be honored at the 40th Annual Nicky Awards Sunday, Aug. 23 at the Marriott Mission Valley with the prestigious Mayor George Moscone Humanitarian Award. State Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez will be presenting the award. “Mayor Faulconer who was the national co-chair of Mayors for Marriage Equality has been a longtime supporter of…
Thanks to former Hurricane Dolores, San Diego received more than 1.5 inches of rain this past weekend to mark the first time a San Diego Pride event has been so consistently poured on! The rainfall, which set all-time records for the month of July and was described by one National Weather Service meteorologist as “super…
Same-sex weddings are now big business throughout the nation. It’s predicted that LGBT weddings will add an expected $21 billion to the already $70 billion industry. That makes for an almost 25% increase in wedding related purchases. Businesses in California are expected to see an estimated $265 million in new revenue with legalized gay marriage….
Pride Parade! The annual San Diego Pride Parade is among the largest in the United States! Come be a part of this year’s historic celebration! Today at 11:00 a.m. Begins at the Hillcrest Pride Flag at University Ave. and Normal St. Ends at Laurel St. – where you’ll find the entrance to the Pride Music…
