Disclosing that you have a chronic illness can be tough, and epilepsy is one of the most stigmatized and misunderstood diseases. Now add telling others that you are gay, and you will understand the courage Rick Stevens needed to admit that he is “different” in both ways. He shares how epilepsy is not the disability people thought it…
SAN DIEGO, – Special Delivery broke its all-time fundraising record for its annual LGBT Pride Barbecue by raising more than $10,000 on the rooftop of the Inn at the Park on the afternoon of Saturday, July 13, announced Executive Director Ruth Henricks. “I’d like to thank the community for its overwhelming support by attending this…
SAN DIEGO – Plans are set for Special Delivery’s annual LGBT Pride BBQ fundraiser, the nonprofit’s largest annual fundraising event, to take place on the rooftop of the Inn at the Park (formerly Park Manor Suites) from noon to 6pm on Saturday, July 13, announced Executive Director Ruth Henricks. Inn at the Park is located…
A La Mesa man who impersonated being a doctor and claimed he had a cure for AIDS and cancer faced some of his victims in court June 11 and a judge ordered him to stand trial for repeatedly practicing medicine without a license and identity theft. One victim, Keith Allen Barton, 51, could not face…
SAN DIEGO — Mama’s Kitchen, a meal delivery service for men, women and children living in San Diego County affected by AIDS or cancer, will host a Capital Campaign Celebration on Thursday, June 20 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at their headquarters located at 3960 Home Avenue in the Fairmount Park neighborhood of San Diego. Admission…
A La Mesa man has been charged with grand theft, impersonating a retired physician and treating two patients with AIDS and cancer who later died following unusual treatments. Keith Allen Barton, 51, posted $100,000 bond in late January after being charged with five felonies in which he is accused of claiming to be a physician…
SAN DIEGO – California Assembly Majority Leader Toni Atkins has called on the community to change the future and defeat cancer by enrolling in a novel cancer prevention study. She made her appointment to enroll last week in the American Cancer Society’s Cancer Prevention Study 3 (CPS-3), and wants others to follow her lead. “This…
SAN DIEGO – At its annual board meeting, A. Latham Staples, the founder of the Empowering Spirits Foundation (ESF), a national lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, announced his resignation as president and CEO of the organization he started in 2008. Staples who will remain with ESF as Chairman of the Board…
SAN DIEGO – Special Delivery, a free nutrition services nonprofit organization serving people with AIDS and other life-threatening illnesses such as heart disease, cancer and kidney disease in San Diego, has received a grant in the amount of $20,000 from Weingart Foundation, announced Ruth Henricks, executive director. “We are thrilled to receive this very generous…
This month’s HRC Connect will be held at the Bamboo Lounge, 1475 University Ave. in San Diego 7-9 p.m. HRC Connect is an opportunity for anyone and everyone to mingle, have a good time and get an HRC national update. This month’s HRC Connect will be helping HRC San Diego support Mama’s Kitchen. HRC Connect…
