Each year, San Diego Pride recognizes select honorees for activism and support on behalf of the San Diego gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community. Today, the city’s LGBT Pride officials released the names of this year’s award recipients, who will be publicly honored at the Pride Spirit of Stonewall Rally and festival kick-off event in…
In keeping with her many efforts on behalf of the LGBT community, pop megastar Lady Gaga has accepted an invitation to march in the EuroPride parade this coming weekend. Gaga, who comes from an Italian-American family, will join this year’s European gay pride celebration in Rome in what promises to be an impressive finale to…
The Washington Post reports today that conservatives are urging the Richmond Federal Reserve Bank to take down a rainbow flag that currently flies beneath the stars and stripes outside its building in honor of Gay Pride month. General Assemblyman Robert G. Marshall wrote a letter to Richmond Federal Reserve president Jeffery M. Lacker pushing for…
On May 31, President Obama signed a proclamation declaring June as LGBT pride month. Following in the footsteps of former President Bill Clinton, who signed the first such proclamation in 1999, Obama officially recognized the LGBT community as he has each year since taking office. The proclamation describes the history and trials of America’s lesbian,…
San Diego Pride announced this year’s complete festival entertainment lineup today, with iconic female hip-hop group Salt-N-Pepa and comedian Ross Matthews among the top talents scheduled to take the stage. The LGBT Pride festival is scheduled to take place July 16-17 in Balboa Park. On Saturday, July 16, crowds at the Main Stage will enjoy…
The famously blunt and unapologetic comedian Margaret Cho will headline at the San Diego Pride Festival this year, taking the main stage at Marston Point in Balboa Park on July 16, 2011 as the final act in a full-day performance roster. Cho, who recently appeared on season 11 of Dancing with the Stars and is…
There’s something special about the south. Teas are sipped a bit longer. Conversations linger. An air of belonging wafts through the air. A sense of family – it feels just right. It’s no surprise then that OutRaleigh, the largely popular southern gay festival, will celebrate Pride as one big, happy family. This year’s theme ‘We’re…
Cologne, Germany boasts approximately one LGBT resident for every ten individuals city-wide — and the resultant explosion of gay and lesbian culture, from bars, cafes, restaurants and clubs to the city’s spectacular Pride events, has won Cologne distinction as the gay capitol of the country. Gay pride has become integral to Cologne’s cultural identity, according…
USD Pride has declared April as LGBT Awareness Month at the University of San Diego, according to the group’s president, Joseph Rocha. Activities for the month include: April 1 Graduate Theater Dept. presents Dear Harvey in the Studio Theater, 7:30 p.m. April 5 LGBT Awareness Lunch and Panel, United Front Multicultural Center,1:30 p.m. April 6…
Announcing Our San Diego Pride Giveaway! In an effort to connect with our LGBT Weekly readers, we’re giving away 2 San Diego Pride Festival tickets to a lucky winner every week from now until July 15. All you have to do to win is subscribe to LGBT Weekly. Here’s how the giveaway works. We will…
