Portland, Ore. is the city that introduced the Keep Portland Weird bumper sticker. It did so, when Portland had an influx of people moving there who did not have views as liberal and as open as those who make Portland what it is. I propose a take on this same idea for Hillcrest; we just…
“It never occurred to me that I was a lesbian. I wanted to know who I was in the world. After my relationship started, I never questioned it. That explains that!” Meredith Baxter Actress 2011 Grand Marshal “Harvey gave his life for a movement – for our LGBT rights movement – and we must ask…
State Sen. Christine Kehoe, Champion of Pride In November of 1992, Christine Kehoe made San Diego history when, as a councilmember representing Council District 3, she became the first open member of the LGBT community to be elected to public office in San Diego. After serving on the council from 1993-2000, she was elected as…
“I am a great believer about timing and about magic,” says Neon Hitch, on the eve of her debut album release. “It’s all about timing and yeah, I feel it’s good right now.” Hitch has waited a long time for this moment – she started writing songs as young as 10 years old – and…
LONDON – Human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell is calling on the London organizing committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games to ban anti-gay countries from the events this summer, reports PinkNews.co.uk. Tatchell said: “The Olympic Charter prohibits all discrimination, and this includes homophobic discrimination. Any country that discriminates against women, ethnic or religious minorities, or…
VELDEN AM WÖRTHERSEE, Austria – The fifth annual Pink Lake international LGBT festival will be held at Velden am Wörthersee, a picturesque market town in the Austrian state of Carinthia, situated on the western shore of Lake Wörthersee. One of the most popular holiday resorts in Austria, Velden is described as “the ideal location for…
When I came to San Diego from West Hollywood one year ago, I thought I was leaving the epicenter of all LGBT life and retreating to the quiet provinces for a more placid existence. How fooled I was by the bucolic air in this city of surfers. San Diego is, without a doubt, the hub…
When the man who wrote some of the most memorable and important words ever spoken in the history of the English language has something to say; when Dr. Clarence Jones, speechwriter for the late Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. has something to say; people’s ears tend to perk up. Expect thousands of perked-up ears…
On a recent Sunday, I was honored to join San Diego Councilmember Todd Gloria to officiate at graduation ceremonies for the first class of the San Diego LGBT Center’s Young Professionals Council Academy. These twenty young people spent half a dozen full Saturdays over three months attending sessions led by LGBT and allied community leaders…
Welcome to the 38th annual San Diego Pride. The San Diego LGBT community is excited to celebrate all that we have accomplished in our pursuit of equality in the last year, and to just have a fantastic party weekend. While the focus is often on the parade, festival, bar events, circuit and pool parties, Pride…
