Nicole Murray Ramirez, a long time San Diego Latino and LGBT rights activist, has been named the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender person of the year by city Assemblymember Toni Atkins. Atkins explained that San Diego’s LGBT community has relied upon Nicole Murray Ramirez over the years and noted the city’s progress by pointing out…
San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders announced today that he is throwing his support behind openly lesbian District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis for the upcoming mayoral election, set for June 2012. The current mayor recorded a YouTube video in which he endorses Dumanis as his successor, stating that the DA “has incredible integrity, does the right thing…
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…
State Senator Christine Kehoe announced yesterday that she is assembling an exploratory committee for a potential mayoral campaign. Kehoe is San Diego’s first openly gay politician to win public office and would be one of two female candidates for Mayor in 2012. San Diego District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis is the only prominent candidate thus far…
San Diego Republican Party Chairman Tony Krvaric, acting as a private citizen, filed suit in Superior Court today declaring the Redistricting Commission was not properly created. The suit called for disbandment of the city council, with a demand to select an entirely new commission. “As a resident and taxpayer in San Diego, I’ve filed a…
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 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…
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…
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…
