June 24, President Obama designated Stonewall National Monument as the newest addition to America’s National Park System. Stonewall is the first national monument to tell the story of the struggle for LGBT rights in America. In support of this historic designation, Pride Live Nation has partnered with Charitybuzz and some of the biggest names in…
Jose Julio Sarria was the first openly gay candidate to run for public office in the United States in 1961, more than a decade before Harvey Milk. When San Francisco city officials vowed to shut down all the gay bars in 1961, the 38 year-old cabaret singer ran for a seat on the Board of…
We attended the celebration of Danza Mexi’cayotl dancers’ thirty-three years of San Diego tradition at the Historic Chicano Park July 21. La Danza Azteca is not only a modern mystic folk dance tradition of Central Mexico based on the cultural legacy of the Aztecs, their enemies and their descendants; it is a way of life,…
SAN DIEGO – Mayor Bob Filner will open the San Diego Gay Men’s Chorus “Summer of Love” encore gala Saturday, June 15 at Liberty Station, Point Loma. All proceeds from the ’60s-themed event will benefit the 150-member chorus’s mission of social change through musical outreach. Mayor Filner is no stranger to the turmoil of Sixties,…
Join HRC for Her HRC Masquerade in San Diego May 30 at Gossip Grill, 1440 University Ave. 7-11 p.m. DJ Dida will be spinning and there will be drink specials all night long. There will also be a raffle with giveaways and date auction with the opportunity to win a date and limo ride. General…
SAN DIEGO – Friday, May 10, approximately 780 guests attended Mama’s Day 2013, the original food-tasting event in San Diego, at the Hyatt Regency La Jolla at the Aventine. The poolside affair featured a line-up of 55 of San Diego’s top restaurants and executive chefs, and raised a record-breaking $215,000 for Mama’s Kitchen, a non-profit…
SAN DIEGO– Take a trip back to the psychedelic ‘60s with your groovy hosts from the San Diego Gay Men’s Chorus (SDGMC). It will be a shimmering Summer of Love for everyone at their annual Encore Gala at Point Loma’s Liberty Station Saturday, June 15. All hippies – and hipsters – are welcome! There will…
SAN DIEGO — Join HRC for the annual Her HRC Masquerade in San Diego, at Gossip Grill, 1440 University Ave. in San Diego, 7-11 p.m. May 30. DJ Dida will be spinning and there will be drink specials all night long, a raffle with your favorite giveaways and date auction with the opportunity to win a date…
Bayfront Hotel to host Center Anniversary Gala Oct. 6The San Diego LGBT Community Center’s 39th Anniversary Gala brings together hundreds of the LGBT community’s closest friends and partners for equality, Oct. 6, 6-10 p.m. The Hilton San Diego Bayfront Hotel provides the venue for an evening of dinner and dancing in support of vital health…
Goodness, it’s almost too hot to talk about art, write about art or read about art. But art happens anyway; so here’s a potpourri of things to consider for the coming week, sorted into the categories of gay, gayer and gayest. Gay: I think we can all agree that City Heights is home to quite…
