San Diego LGBT Pride military contingent to hold information session for the 41st annual Pride parade

San Diego LGBT Pride will hold an information session for the 2015 Military Contingent at the San Diego LGBT Center, Friday, July 10 at 7:30 p.m., in preparation for the 41st Annual San Diego LGBT Pride Parade, “Liberty and Justice For All.” San Diego LGBT Pride continues the proud tradition of recognizing and welcoming members…

Read More

O happy Pride

What a great theme we have this year for our Pride events: “Liberty and Justice for All.” The Supreme Court decision giving us all the right to marry certainly gives us extra reason to celebrate. So get out and join the crowd beginning with the Hillcrest Block Party Friday July 17. If you want a…

Read More

BIG FREEDIA: The ‘undisputed ambassador’ of the energetic, New Orleans-based Bounce movement comes to Pride

If you take a metaphorical power saw to conventional hip-hop, inject it with a furious beat and a call-and-response patter, Bounce, one of the largest regional strains of the genre you may never heard of, starts taking shape. An early offshoot of Bronx-based hip-hop, Bounce arguably took off in 1991. According to Matt Miller, author…

Read More

San Diego Pride executive director warns of transgender activism at this year’s parade

Today, the executive director of San Diego Pride, Stephen Whitburn, issued an open letter addressed to all San Diego Pride attendees warning of potential activism that “may temporarily disrupt the parade’s flow.” According to the letter Pride was recently contacted by members of the transgender community who notified them of their plan to conduct multiple…

Read More

LGBT first responders sought for athletic scholarship opportunity

SAN DIEGO – United States Police & Fire Championships (USPFC) announced today they have partnered with San Diego Pride to offer 5 – $100 OUT & Proud Athlete Scholarships. USPFC embodies the strongly held American value of honoring the full diversity of this country and our collective work toward liberty and justice for all. USPFC…

Read More

Outserve-SLDN and San Diego Pride partner for 4th Annual Military Leadership Conference

OutServe-SLDN and San Diego Pride have announced a partnership for Outserve-SLDN’s 4th Annual leadership conference that will be held in San Diego from March 26 – March 28. “We are delighted to partner with San Diego Pride” said Matt Thorn, interim executive director. “This partnership will help to continue our annual conference as a global…

Read More

San Diego Pride selected as Citizen Diplomat Organization of the Year

SAN DIEGO – San Diego Pride, a non-profit organization whose mission is to foster pride in and respect for all lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) communities, has been selected by the San Diego Diplomacy Council as one of San Diego’s Citizen Diplomats of the Year for its contributions to promoting global understanding. Since 2012,…

Read More