Ask anyone about RuPaul’s Drag Race, Season Two and the name Pandora Boxx comes to mind. Boxx has become an LGBT household name and while she didn’t win, she represented and proved herself a strong up and coming performer with an array of talents. Drag Race Season Two proved to be a fierce competition that…
Welcome to the 39th annual San Diego LGBT Pride. The San Diego LGBT community is excited to celebrate all that we have accomplished in our pursuit of equality in the last year, as well as just have a fantastic party weekend. We have so much to celebrate this year. President Obama supported marriage equality, the…
July was named LGBT Pride Month Tuesday by the San Diego City Council in an 8-0 vote and San Diego Pride General Manager Steve Whitburn and activist Nicole Murray Ramirez were honored as they accepted the proclamation. Council President Todd Gloria presented Whitburn, Ramirez, and six others to the Council before the unanimous vote was…
Saturday, July 13, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. The annual San Diego LGBT Pride Parade is the 4th largest in the United States attracting 200,000 cheering spectators. The parade begins at University Avenue and Normal Street, proceeds west on University Avenue to Sixth Avenue, turns south on Sixth Avenue, ending at Balboa Drive and Upas Street. Grand…
“They’re coming! They’re coming!” How exciting it is to hear those welcomed words. We forget how hot and steamy we’ve become and wait eagerly for the first sight and sound of the approaching climax of the morning, the parade. What a grand event this year celebrating our long dreamed of freedom to marry. The LGBT…
In February, San Diego LGBT Pride announced the theme of the 39th annual Pride celebration weekend – Freedom to Love and Marry. At the time of the announcement, San Diego Pride Public Affairs Director Fernando Lopez said, “We are standing at a critical moment in our movement when the very question of our ability to…
Life shapes art according to singer-songwriter, Vicci Martinez, who will be performing at Pride’s main stage, Sun., July 14 from 5-5:30 p.m. For Martinez, a few major events that have unfolded during her 28 years have molded her into the artist Pride Festival goers will experience, not least among them her parents’ response to her…
Five years may be the blink of an eye on the road to justice, but when you’ve celebrated victory only to have it snatched away, when the fundamental worth of your family has been actively denied at the ballot box, it can seem like a very, very long time. Now, after five long, painful years,…
Beer, sake and sushi! We were in heaven at the Japan Society’s 11th annual Beer and Sake Festival. It was held at the San Diego Marriott Del Mar June 27. Microbreweries and sake manufacturers poured samples of their best products including Japanese rice wine. Caterers and restaurants served various appetizers, sushi, salads and desserts. Chefs…
Pride weekend is here once more and with it comes a plethora of artistic activity to choose from and this does not necessarily mean pictures in galleries and performances in theaters. Pride, both the parade on Saturday and the two day festival is an opportunity for the local community (plus thousands of out of town…
