The UC San Diego School of Medicine announced yesterday that an official HIV testing center is now open at the corner of University and Park in Hillcrest. The center aims to promote the Lead the Way Campaign’s “test and treat” HIV prevention model, the first of its kind in the world – and campaign officials…
Every political campaign needs some sparkle to attract followers, and Newt Gingrich’s freshly announced 2012 presidential campaign is apparently no exception. Gingrich was treated to a glitter shower Tuesday evening while taking part in a book signing in Minneapolis. Far from celebrating his candidacy, however, the shimmering deluge was launched instead as a protest against…
San Diego’s neighbors to the north, the San Francisco Giants, will be the first professional sports team to contribute a video to the ‘It Gets Better’ YouTube campaign. Thus far, the campaign has garnered participation from a wide variety of celebrities and politicians in addition to everyday people and spurred the creation of over 10,000…
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…
Will Sheridan, former forward for the Villanova Wildcats, announced today that he is gay – and that most of his teammates were aware of the fact throughout his basketball career. ESPN reports today that Sheridan, 26, told friend and roommate Mike Nardi about his sexuality early on in their freshman year. As time passed, most…
At its inception, the now firmly established LGBT-oriented Diversionary Theater in San Diego was, in the words of founder Tom Vegh, little more than an “itinerant” company. “We had to carry our props and our costumes from one inhospitable place to another” in those days, Vegh told KPBS reporter Angela Carone. Yet when they played…
A recent study reveals Americans are generally supportive of homosexuality, with an overwhelming majority of support for those aged younger than 50. Nearly 69 percent of those younger than age 30 support gay lifestyles. The findings come on behalf of the Pew Research Center, an independent, non-partisan public opinion research organization. While Americans still waver…
Don Lemon, the 45-year-old anchor for CNN’s weekend primetime news, has announced his homosexuality in conjunction with the release of his new memoir, ‘Transparent.’ As a seasoned television news journalist, Lemon knows the complexities of the TV news business better than most. He understands how significant even the minutiae of high-profile personalities can become once…
Rick Welts, president of the Phoenix Suns, has broken the silence surrounding gay players and execs within the National Basketball Association in hopes his revelation will inspire others to come out. The news comes in wake of a private meeting Welts held last week with NBA commissioner David Stern. The meeting, originally held to discuss…
After nearly four years off the radar, SNL’s superhero team ‘The Ambiguously Gay Duo’ returned to the screen last weekend, this time in live-action form. The duo, embodied by Jon Hamm of ‘Mad Men’ and SNL alum Jimmy Fallon, set out to save the world once again from the evil mastermind antics of Big Head…
