The 2014 Gay Games, a sporting event similar to the Olympics with an LGBT twist, is already making history. The games will be held from Aug. 9-16 in Cleveland and Akron, Ohio. Although this is the ninth games for the quadrennial event, this year’s festivities are groundbreaking in several ways. It’s the first Games to…
When San Diego LGBT Weekly had the opportunity to speak with Raymond Braun, a man who, not quite 25, was named one of Forbes Magazine’s 30 most influential Americans under 30 for marketing and advertising, we leaped. Raymond is the marketing manager for YouTube (among one of his many titles) and has helped power the…
Publisher and Editor’s Note: The decision was made to publish these contradictory Letters to the Editor together, to ensure that the community gets to hear the different versions of the issues that are facing the Hillcrest Business Association. As always, we believe our readers will be able to discern the truth as San Diego LGBT…
Last year, the decisions of the Supreme Court’s June term were met with joyful celebration in San Diego’s LGBT community, with decisions bringing an end to both California’s Proposition 8 and part of the Defense of Marriage Act. The final day of the 2014 spring Supreme Court term was markedly different, with decisions that clearly…
The weather begins to turn warm, there are flowers in the air and millions of people begin to … yes, think about moving. In most states, the real estate market lies dormant for the most part in the cold winter months from November to February, and then – poof – it awakens. The count on…
thursday, july 3 San Diego International Fringe Festival Following a successful debut in 2013, the second annual San Diego International Fringe Festival (SDIFF) brings the beautiful, the bizarre and the unexpected to America’s Finest City. From July 3 through July 13, SDIFF continues to make San Diego theater history by hosting over 35 world premieres,…
This is a question I am asked all the time. Will I ever get a penny from Social Security? Most people have come to the conclusion that they won’t get anything. Everyone has heard about Social Security running out of money in the about 20 years. However, I would like to go on record to…
From Seattle to Toronto, from Vancouver to New York, many cities across North America have annual Trans Pride Marches. I remember my first time I attended a Trans March. In 2005, two years after I came out, I went to San Francisco’s second annual Trans Pride March. Hundreds of trans and intersex people, along with…
As a progressive, I believe there are many names for God and many ways to God – this article reflects one of those ways. Take from here what works for you. Celebrate life with joy and peace! One year ago, history was made when, on the same day, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down California’s…
There is strong support for equality in Mississippi despite the state’s “Religious Freedom Restoration Act” which took effect yesterday. Since January, eight cities have passed equality resolutions recognizing the dignity and worth of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people. “This is proof that the people of Mississippi are further ahead than their leaders at…
