Day of Decision: Hillcrest Pride Flag rally: June 26
Day of Decision, Wednesday, June 26: The LGBT community took to the streets and rallied at the Hillcrest Pride Flag to celebrate the Supreme Court’s rulings on DOMA and Prop. 8.
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Stonewall Anniversary Scooter Roundup: Hillcrest Pride Flag June 28
The San Diego Sqooterheads, in association with Mo’s Universe, are proud to present the Stonewall Anniversary Scooter Roundup, taking place under the Hillcrest Pride Flag this Friday June 28, 8:30-10:30 p.m. — the 44th anniversary of the Stonewall Rebellion that gave birth to the modern LGBTQ rights movement. The Roundup is for anyone in the community…
Day of Decision June 26: rally at Hillcrest Pride Flag 5 p.m.
SAN DIEGO — LGBTQ organizations are calling for a mass rally at 5 p.m. under the Hillcrest Pride Flag at the intersection of Normal Street and University Avenue Wednesday June 26 – the day the Supreme Court issues its ruling on the legality of California’s Prop. 8 and the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage…
Flag raising frustration
The Hillcrest flag raising was billed as a community event, yet many LGBT people were left outside the gates. As I enjoyed the Pride festivities over the weekend, many approached me to complain about the flag raising ceremony. The complaint? Why would you charge $15 to attend the flag raising that was billed as a…
San Diego Planning Commission approves Harvey Milk Street, delays Hillcrest Pride Flag
The San Diego Planning Commission, a seven member body responsible for recommending changes to the city’s General Plan and its neighborhood community plans, has approved a proposal that would change the name of Blaine Avenue in the historically LGBT neighborhood of Hillcrest to Harvey Milk Street, in honor of the slain gay civil-rights leader who…
Political myth busting
From contraception to same-sex marriage, the past two weeks have been a bit of a whirlwind in progressive politics on a variety of levels. Rather than the wins and losses, I’d like to take on a few potentially dangerous myths before they fester into facts. President Obama planned to force religious entities to fund contraception…
San Diego LGBT community, allies march and rally after Prop. 8 ruling
More than 200 people took to the streets Tuesday to celebrate the ruling of a three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals striking down Proposition 8. Braving the rain, participants gathered at 6 p.m. at the corner of 6th Ave. and University Ave. for a short march to the Joyce Beers Community Center…