The Nolen is a breezy rooftop bar on the 14th floor of the Courtyard by Marriott in downtown San Diego. I stopped in one balmy afternoon enticed by their happy hour prices. The Nolen is named for John Nolen, a city-planning visionary who mapped out San Diego’s early development. As a former planner for the…
Did you know that … Major General Matthew Beevers marched in our parade with the military contingent? That the Walmart contingent had over 400 employees and families marching? That Ms. California 2017 waved throughout the parade at everyone? That the “Burning Man Festival” had a space at the festival? That our popular Sheriff Bill Gore…
I planned a Pride article, but got the dates mixed (Sound familiar?). After recent comments about possible trouble, I thought I’d chime in even though all will have happened. Years ago I came for my first San Diego Pride and found University Avenue festooned with LGBT flags put up by the city. This public acceptance…
San Diego’s biggest civic event, the annual Pride parade and festival drew record attendances this past weekend. According to San Diego LGBT Pride over 230,000 people witnessed 253 contingents marching in the parade. Contingent participation increased by 50 percent over 2016, with new additions such as the Black Panther Party, Interfaith and The San Diego…
San Diego’s fourth annual Trans Pride, which took place July 14, re-affirmed the local transgender community’s growing self-confidence and continuing advocacy work. Sean Redmond of the Stonewall Citizen’s Patrol, who provided security for the event, estimated attendance at over 550 people. Organizing committee Chair Veronica Zerrer of Neutral Corner attributes a big part of the…
thursday, july 20 Subject To Change Subject To Change is Finest City Improv’s ensemble peg that fits in no hole and every hole at the same time. Described as “the gunslingers of improv” viewers are warned to refrain from blinking as what you see on stage will not be what it is, because everything becomes…
SAN DIEGO, Calif. — A judge suspended criminal proceedings Friday (July 14) against Jon David Guerrero in the murders of four homeless people including a man who attended the Metropolitan Community Church. San Diego Superior Court Judge Michael Smyth set a mental competency hearing for July 24 by another judge for Guerrero, 40, in which…
SAN DIEGO, Calif. — A full house – 313 people – saw and heard Rev. Troy Perry as the founder of the Metropolitan Community Church denomination accepted the first annual “Light of Pride” award Wednesday(July 12) at a special service at St. Paul’s Episcopal Cathedral in Hillcrest. A standing ovation greeted Perry, 77, who told…
FTW+ Liberation, wrote this Letter to the Editor in direct response to Nicole Murray Ramirez’s recent commentaries on San Diego Pride: Reclaiming Pride: A response from FTW+ Liberation Anyone who grew up under the tyranny of sodomy laws should remember the fear the police could instill in queers and gays. So when the San Diego…
As a Latino and gay activist for over 45 years who has organized, led and participated in demonstrations, sit-ins, marches etc., and one who has been beaten and arrested by police in the 1960s and 70s, it is indeed upsetting to see my last column so misrepresented. As I stated, as the 2017 Grand Marshal…
