SAN DIEGO — San Diego Remembers will commemorate the 1969 Stonewall Riots – the event that started the modern gay civil rights movement – with a celebration Friday, June 28, 7 p.m., at Babycakes in San Diego. The entire community is invited to the celebration to toast the civil rights gains that have occurred in the…
With Pride season upon us and celebrations occurring worldwide, Grindr has decided to come up with “Grindr’s 10 Commandments for Gay Pride.” Pride was created to take a positive stance against discrimination and celebrate the LGBT community, but you don’t want to take it too far. That said, Grindr wants to remind the community about…
WASHINGTON — A recent article in the American Journal of Public Health analyzed nationally representative survey results and found that Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) adults smoke cigarettes at rates that are nearly 70 percent higher than the general population. A new study from Legacy, a national public health nonprofit located in Washington, D.C.,…
Last year I had the distinct honor of co-jurying entries to the Art of Pride juried exhibition which happens in conjunction with San Diego’s LGBT 2013 Pride festival. Whoosh, and believe it or not 11 months have rolled by and the deadline is looming for artists interested in exhibiting their work at this year’s show….
One of the things that has propelled the gay community forward through the years has been its nonprofits, and community support for these organizations. The HRC, for example, began as a gay specific civil rights organization that was supported by members of the lesbian and gay community, and after decades of work the organization began…
Prom season is here – and The Center is celebrating our community’s youth! The Hillcrest Youth Center (HYC) is preparing for The Rainbow Prom (formerly The Other Prom) for LGBTQ youth to be held at The Center, 3909 Center Street, Saturday, June 22 6-9 p.m. The Rainbow Prom, which is in its 10th year, provides…
City Heights is a diverse community of San Diego stretching from El Cajon Blvd. to the north and freeway 94 to the south. Previously known for neglect and urban blight, the district is presently in a state of revitalization with the infusion of new commercial developments, parks and street improvements Atop a plateau and three…
Why should I personally go forward as a trans activist pushing for change? Why do anything for trans and LGBT community members when I have received a significant amount of pushback through the years from the religious right, LGBT community members, radical lesbian feminist separatists and even transsexual separatists? I’ve written in the past about…
“I will give you the keys of the kingdom …” – Matthew 16:19 I clearly remember when I held in my hand, for the first time, a most precious set of keys! What an incredible feeling of power, elevated status and sweet freedom came over me when my grandpa placed in my hand the keys…
Many of us in the GLBT community are very lucky indeed as we have two families: one we are born with and one we choose. Sadly, for me and many others it is only our chosen family that sustains us; my grandparents, father and many family members pushed me away because I was gay. Many…
