Kamala Harris

Hillary Clinton, Jeff Bezos and Billie Jean King to join Uzo Aduba and Kamala Harris at upcoming HRC National Dinner

Steve Lee, Editor7 years ago010 mins

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Monday, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) announced the lineup for the 21st annual HRC National Dinner set to take place this Saturday, October 28, 2017, at the Washington Convention Center. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos will join trailblazing activist and athlete Billie Jean King, multi-platinum selling band DNCE, Gold Star father Khizr Khan, and many more…

Attorney General Kamala Harris endorses Mara Elliott for city attorney

Steve Lee, Editor8 years ago03 mins

SAN DIEGO – California Attorney General Kamala Harris, the state’s top law enforcement officer, today endorsed Mara Elliott as the most qualified and capable candidate to protect San Diego as the next City Attorney. Democrat Kamala Harris, a two-term attorney general who was also the two-term district attorney of San Francisco, said Mara Elliott has a proven…

Equality California endorses Kamala Harris for U.S. Senate

Steve Lee, Editor9 years ago9 years ago03 mins

LOS ANGELES— Equality California has endorsed California Attorney General Kamala Harris for U.S. Senate in 2016. “Among the candidates running for U.S. Senate this year, we were fortunate to choose from two strong LGBT allies, Attorney General Kamala Harris and Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez,” said Rick Zbur, executive director of Equality California. “However, Harris has an…

San Diego Democrats for Equality endorse Atkins, Harris and DeCesare

Steve Lee, Editor9 years ago9 years ago04 mins

After over two hours, three forums and four votes, the San Diego Democrats for Equality endorsed Assembly Speaker Toni Atkins, Attorney General Kamala Harris, and Justin DeCesare on Thursday night. The evening began with a series of announcements, with the most applause going to retired Marine Colonel Doug Applegate, who is running against Rep. Darryl…

Loretta Sanchez announces run for Boxer’s Senate seat

Steve Lee, Editor10 years ago10 years ago02 mins

Rep. Loretta Sanchez, a Democrat from Orange County, today formally declared her candidacy to replace U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer. Launching her campaign at a train station in her hometown of Santa Ana Sanchez said, “There are two kinds of candidates. Those who want to be something and those who want to do something. I am…

It’s not elective surgery

LGBT Weekly10 years ago10 years ago19 mins

Last week a Northern Federal Court Judge ruled that an inmate should be granted sexual reassignment surgery. Judge Jon S. Tigar said Michelle-Lael Norsworthy, 51, should be entitled to gender reassignment surgery because it was the “only adequate” treatment for her condition. Let the silly politicization of the issue begin. Failed Congressional candidate Carl DeMaio…

This rapidly shifting Senate race is beginning to heat up

LGBT Weekly10 years ago10 years ago08 mins

Oh the trials of writing a weekly political print column. Last week, in the day between submitting my big questions for the year and printing them, Sen. Barbara Boxer answered one of them by announcing she would not seek re-election in 2016. Since then, some of the major players have stolen my opportunity for impressive…

Who would take Sen. Barbara Boxer’s seat if she retires …?

LGBT Weekly10 years ago10 years ago010 mins

Sen. Barbara Boxer once told a group of LGBT activists “I’m your girl!” when lamenting her under use in the No on 8 Campaign. As one of the earliest and fiercest advocates for equality issues across the board, I would be sorry to see her retire, but various whispers and a depleted campaign account suggest…

Chad Griffin and Roberta Kaplan make Politico 50

Steve Lee, Editor10 years ago10 years ago01 mins

HRC President Chad Griffin and litigator Roberta Kaplan are featured on the annual Politico 50 list out today. Griffin and Kaplan were both major players in the fight for marriage equality at the Supreme Court last year: Kaplan was Edith Windsor’s lawyer and Griffin was one of the key architects behind the case challenging Prop…

San Diego Opera announces staff reductions

Steve Lee, Editor11 years ago02 mins

SAN DIEGO – San Diego Opera has announced staff reductions affecting 13 individuals. The Company will be implementing additional cost cutting measures in the following weeks such as pay cuts, moving offices to save at least $400,000 per year in rent, and implementing other economies and efficiencies in its day-to-day business. Each of these steps…

HRC releases 2018 Buyer’s Guide just in time for holiday shopping season

LGBT Congressional Staff Association joins call for action to address sexual harassment

Jeff Sessions joins anti-LGBTQ Heritage Foundation in a closed door meeting

Fourth annual Truth Awards to honor and recognize African Americans in the LGBTQ community

Sen. Toni Atkins to become first woman to lead California Senate

HRC joins allies to demand a clean DREAM Act

Hillary Clinton, Jeff Bezos and Billie Jean King to join Uzo Aduba and Kamala Harris at upcoming HRC National Dinner

Attorney General Kamala Harris endorses Mara Elliott for city attorney

Equality California endorses Kamala Harris for U.S. Senate

San Diego Democrats for Equality endorse Atkins, Harris and DeCesare

Loretta Sanchez announces run for Boxer’s Senate seat

It’s not elective surgery

This rapidly shifting Senate race is beginning to heat up

Who would take Sen. Barbara Boxer’s seat if she retires …?

Chad Griffin and Roberta Kaplan make Politico 50

San Diego Opera announces staff reductions