In the 1960s and ’70s the San Diego Police Department was headed by a racist, homophobic and sexist police chief. Our bars were raided and LGBT people were harassed and treated like second class citizens. People of color and us gays referred to the downtown police station, then on Market Street, as “Gestapo Headquarters.” Recently,…
Having been involved with San Diego Pride since the beginning in 1974, I have the unique experience of knowing every board of directors. Sadly, the current Pride Board has lost its way and lost touch with the LGBT community which it serves. Last week’s Pride Board meeting saw almost 100 San Diegans show up with…
SAN DIEGO — The Nicky Awards board of governors announced today that the 2016 Nicky Awards will be held Sunday, Nov. 13 at the Handlery Hotel in Mission Valley. This year’s award show had to be rescheduled after problems arose with the previous hotel. “We are planning a fun and exciting 2016 Nicky Awards with…
The 40th Annual Nicky Awards were a great success and a sold-out event at the Marriott Hotel. There will be some major new changes next year and hats off to producers Allan Spyere and Michael Zarbo. And the winners were … Outstanding Business: Green Fresh Florals; Community Organization: Human Dignity Foundation; Businesswoman: Joyce Rowland; Businessman:…
Mayor Kevin Faulconer will be honored at the 40th Annual Nicky Awards Sunday, Aug. 23 at the Marriott Mission Valley with the prestigious Mayor George Moscone Humanitarian Award. State Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez will be presenting the award. “Mayor Faulconer who was the national co-chair of Mayors for Marriage Equality has been a longtime supporter of…
Thirty nine years ago, the first Nicky Awards were held in downtown San Diego at the then Ball Express Disco (a former large warehouse). This past Sunday, the “gay academy awards of San Diego” returned downtown, this time to our new beautiful library. It was another sold out crowd of our GLBT community family, friends…
The new downtown central library will be the site of the 39th Annual Nicky Awards, “The gay academy awards San Diego”. The GLBT community awards show will be held this Sunday Aug. 24 at 6 p.m. The Nicky Awards named after long time gay Latino activist City Commissioner Nicole Murray Ramirez, honor outstanding achievements within…
Global gay activist Stuart Milk (founder of the Harvey Milk Foundation) will be speaking at a special community forum today, Thursday Aug. 14 at The LGBT Center, 6 p.m. and you are all invited to attend and learn more about our brothers and sisters around the globe and their struggles. Stuart Milk has indeed become…
San Diego’s new downtown Central Library at 330 Park Blvd. will host the 39th annual Nicky Awards dubbed “The Gay Academy Awards” by the Union Tribune. The Nicky Awards are one of the oldest LGBT community awards in the nation. The award’s founder, City Commissioner Nicole Murray Ramirez, who established the awards almost four decades…
Well, I feel like I am making a sequel to the movie Seven Days in May as my ongoing seven days have been a most wild ride. I started in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada where longtime political and gay activist Martin Rooney hosted me and kept me on a very busy schedule. First, we went…
