SAN DIEGO, Calif. — U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin, the first member of the LGBT community elected to the U.S. Senate, has been presented with the international Jose Julio Sarria Civil Rights Award. In 1961, Sarria, War World II Veteran and proud Latino became the first openly gay candidate to run for public office…
SAN DIEGO, California — Jan. 5, The Studio Door will open its latest exhibition continuing its annual focus on local emerging and professional artists. This year, 3•UP will reveal the artistry of Margaret Chiaro, David Jester and Mikaela McLeish. An artist reception is slated for Saturday, January 13 from 6 – 9 PM at The…
SAN DIEGO — S.M.A.R.T., the innovative program that gets substance abusers off the streets and onto a track for success, celebrates its first anniversary today. The S.M.A.R.T. Program was launched by the San Diego City Attorney’s Office on December 1, 2016, as a compassionate solution to the increase in drug and street crimes that followed…
The Consul General of Mexico Ambassador Marcela Celorio will be honored this Sunday, Dec. 3 at the 42nd Annual Nicky Awards at the Courtyard Marriott Liberty Station. “Ambassador Celorio has been a strong and vocal advocate of the civil rights of all people,” stated San Diego City Commissioner Nicole Murray Ramirez (the founder of the…
Travis and Joseph Dasilva, the two San Diegans from Hillcrest arrested in Thailand for taking pictures of their bare buttocks at the Temple of Dawn, are facing more severe charges than first thought. The new charges relate to posting their photos on the internet and taking photos of their naked body parts at a religious…
Two San Diegans have been arrested in Thailand for allegedly posing for pictures showing their naked buttocks at the Temple of Dawn (Wat Arun). The Bangkok Post reported that the pair, later identified as Travis and Joseph DaSilva, were arrested at Don Mueang airport Tuesday night as they tried to leave the country. Pol Col…
Join Lambda Archives of San Diego, Sunday, Dec. 10 at 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. for their last walking tour of 2017. And this one is special because they will have a video crew along to record it with a Google 360 Street View camera. It will be fun and you will become part of…
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The 29th Annual Scott Carlson Thanksgiving Community Dinner and Food Drive resulted in over 600 people receiving a tasty meal of turkey, ham, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, corn, green beans, cranberry sauce, rolls and pies at The San Diego LGBT Community Center, the City Heights Elderly Senior Housing Center, UCSD Hillcrest…
SAN DIEGO, Calif. — A man who angrily drove into a parking enforcement officer after receiving a ticket has been ordered to pay $1,856 in damages to the owner of a parked car that the officer crashed into. Architect, Peter Alex Dreier, 42, of Hillcrest, has finished his 90-day jail term and remains on terms…
Monday Nov. 20, San Diego’s transgender community and allies held the 15th annual Trans Day of Remembrance. This somber event honored those who lost their lives to transphobic hatred and violence. In 2017, the documented toll was grim: 28 lost in the United States, 47 in Mexico, and 341 worldwide. The event was inaugurated…
