SAN DIEGO – Since its FDA approval for use in HIV prevention in July 2012, pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is quickly becoming a new way to prevent HIV infection. But what is PrEP? How does it work? And how can you access it? Monday, April 14, at 6 p.m., the UC San Diego AntiViral Research Center…
WASHINGTON – Americans for Marriage Equality, a new bipartisan coalition formed with the help of the Human Rights Campaign, officially has launched with new resources that will provide up-to-the-minute information and analysis on national and state marriage equality cases, legislation, and other developments. A new daily Playbook-style email tipsheet called “A.M. Equality” will deliver a…
LGBTQNation.com is reporting that Ethiopia, the most populous landlocked nation in the world with 93 million people, has created legislation that would make same-sex acts an unpardonable offense. “Ethiopia’s Council of Ministers last week endorsed the measure that would amend the country’s Pardon and Amnesty Law that lists homosexuality along with other offenses as a…
Fred Phelps, the founder and face of the virulently homophobic Topeka, Kansas-based Westboro Baptist Church, has died from natural causes, reports CNN.com. According to church spokesman Steven Drain, Phelps, widely regarded as “the most hated man in America,” died of natural causes. He was 84. Phelps founded Westboro Baptist Church in 1955 and became famous…
SAN DIEGO – The San Diego Opera (Opera) will wind down operations upon the conclusion of its final performance of Don Quixote April 13 according to Opera General & Artistic Director, CEO Ian D. Campbell. “After nearly 50 years as a San Diego cultural cornerstone providing world-class performances, we saw we faced an insurmountable financial…
This weekend, March 22, marks the 10th anniversary of the San Diego Race for Autism. All of the proceeds from the race stay locally in San Diego benefiting programs that help those with autism along with outreach and education initiatives to classrooms. The race is put on by the National Foundation for Autism Research (NFAR)…
SAN DIEGO – A 71-year-old ukulele player from La Mesa has hit a high note in cancer care, after recently becoming the first breast cancer patient to complete proton therapy in San Diego County. Anastasia Custis Berkheimer finished her breast cancer treatment at the newly opened Scripps Proton Therapy Center on March 17. Anastasia, who…
Vice President Joe Biden will deliver the keynote address at the HRC’s Los Angeles Dinner Saturday, March 22. Vice President Biden will be joined by Dr. Jill Biden. “Vice President Biden has been a champion of civil rights for his entire career, from his leadership on the Violence Against Women Act to his strong support…
The World Congress of Families is moving full speed ahead with plans to hold an international anti-LGBT conference at the Kremlin in Moscow this fall, despite the growing international crisis in Ukraine and the withdrawal of key conference partner Concerned Women for America over concerns that holding the conference would give the appearance of “giving…
In what can only be described as the hottest workout video ever, Kylie introduces her fans to the hot and steamy world of “Sexercize.” Director Will Davidson, who also shot the viral video for “Skirt,” takes the viewer on a voyeuristic journey working out, sweating it up in the steam room and scenes that will no…
