SAN DIEGO-CARLSBAD-SAN MARCOS, MSA employers expect to hire at a hopeful pace during Quarter 4 2016, according to the Manpower Employment Outlook Survey. Among employers surveyed, 27 percent plan to hire more employees from October through December. This number is offset by the 12 percent that plan to reduce payrolls, while 58 percent of employers expect to…
The San Diego Cruisers MC, a 501(c)3 Non-Profit organization, will host a Community Benefit for Gypsy Wuf (Rory), one of their members who was seriously injured in a motorcycle accident Aug. 8. The fundraiser is to help cover his expenses while he recovers. The event will be held at Redwing Bar and Grill, 4012 30th…
LOS ANGELES – GLSEN, the leading national education organization focused on ensuring safe and affirming schools for all students, will honor Jess Cagle, Editorial Director of Time Inc.’s Celebrity, Entertainment and Style Group at GLSEN’s Respect Awards – Los Angeles to be held Friday, Oct. 21, at the Beverly Wilshire, Beverly Hills. Jess Cagle joins…
In 2016, Transgender Law Center celebrates 14 years of igniting change to the law, policy, and cultural climate so that people of all gender identities can live safely, authentically, and free from discrimination. For the last several years, they have held a widely popular anniversary celebration, called SPARK! This year, they anticipate over 400 of…
SAN DIEGO – California Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego) has been named to Politico magazine’s annual list of 50 “thinkers, doers and visionaries transforming politics” in 2016, released today. Declaring “Lorena Gonzalez might be the nation’s most ambitious progressive scientist,” Politico highlighted Gonzalez at #35 on this year’s list, citing her work on California’s New Motor…
SAN DIEGO – For many artists, there is a sacred space where they create. It may be hidden away in their backyard, in an old warehouse on the edge of town or in our community art centers. In San Diego, artists are assuredly working behind the scenes in every part of the County. Regardless of…
Hey, world, big news! Gay people are more than our sexuality. I am really, really tired of the focus on the third syllable of the term homosexual. It’s annoyed me for fifty-four years that I am defined by one part of my humanity. Please tell me why, for example, that the minute a perfectly intelligent,…
WASHINGTON – For the fifth consecutive year, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation and prominent food writer David Hagedorn are once again bringing together the capital region’s top chefs, pastry chefs, and mixologists for Chefs for Equality. The evening of food, cocktails, and music to benefit the fight for full LGBTQ equality will be held Wednesday, October…
An appeals court in New Jersey Friday threw out the convictions against Dharun Ravi, whose roommate, Tyler Clementi, killed himself after he was captured on a webcam kissing another man. The New York Times reported that the Appellate Division of the Superior Court of New Jersey in Newark overturned a lower court’s conviction of the…
WASHINGTON, DC — Friday, the Human Rights Campaign blasted the Trump-Pence campaign for courting anti-LGBTQ activists Friday and today at the so-called “Values Voter Summit” in Washington, D.C. In a marked contrast, the same weekend that Trump and Pence will address the gathering of the nation’s top anti-LGBTQ extremists, Democratic Vice Presidential Candidate Tim Kaine…
