San Diego Opera’s 48th International Season continues Saturday, March 30, with the West Coast Premiere of Ildebrando Pizzetti’s opera Murder in the Cathedral. Based on the T.S. Eliot play of the same name, this opera follows the final month of Thomas Becket’s life as he defends Canterbury Cathedral from King Henry II. Returning to sing…
LOS ANGELES – The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), is joining forces with Club Skirts Dinah Shore Weekend, the nation’s largest lesbian event. HRC is coming onboard as a full sponsor at the upcoming 23rd anniversary of the largest lesbian event in the world April 3-7, in Palm Springs, Calif. Embracing the “party with a purpose”…
(CNN) — Who in Congress doesn’t want to pass a bill that helps protect women against acts of violence? No one, of course. But the Violence Against Women Act, first passed in 1994 and reauthorized previously without fanfare, hit a snag this time around. The hiccup in the bill involved groups of vulnerable people: Native…
The New Year brings new beginnings and we at San Diego LGBT Weekly are off to a fresh start. I am pleased to announce that LGBT Weekly will produce a print publication biweekly beginning this week. Why? LGBT Media, our new media company, has become the pre-eminent presence for our LGBT community online. Whether it…
(CNN) — A Mississippi man pleaded guilty Thursday to a federal hate crime charge in connection with a group of young men and teenagers that carried out racial attacks against African-Americans in 2011. Joseph Dominick, 21, from Brandon, entered a guilty plea in U.S. District Court in Jackson, Mississippi, to one count of conspiracy to…
(CNN) — While the demographic composition of the 113th Congress is in some sense historic, many issues it will face – government spending, entitlement reform, and immigration – are nothing new. Will the new Congress continue the reputation of its predecessor as a ‘do-nothing Congress’ or will be productive? Here’s a look – by the…
Some North Park neighborhood activists have obtained 93 signatures on a petition seeking to have the recycling center at Albertsons closed, claiming transients are looking through their trash cans to redeem bottles and cans at the center. Calling their cause the “North Park Recycling Nightmare,” many residents complained on their Web site that transients trespass…
The San Diego LGBT Community Center will be hosting a Community Coalition Breakfast Friday, Jan. 11, 7:30-9 a.m., with Assembly Majority Leader Toni Atkins and San Diego City Council President Todd Gloria. They will discuss their vision and plans for the upcoming legislative session. This event will provide an opportunity to discuss and better understand…
The Imperial Court de San Diego will be holding a screening for the position of emperor and empress XLI Jan. 10 at 7 p.m. at the San Diego LGBT Center, 3909 Centre Street in San Diego. Those interested should bring a completed application and application fee. For any additional information contact Allan Spyere, 619-300-1232 or…
The San Diego Democrats for Equality are inviting all members and supporters to join them at the 40th anniversary celebration of Roe v. Wade presented by the San Diego Coalition for Reproductive Choice (CRC) at the Joe and Vi Jacobs Center, 404 Euclid Ave. in San Diego, 6 -8 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 24. Members and…
