SAN DIEGO – Fresh off last weekend’s triumphant sold-out spring shows, the San Diego Gay Men’s Chorus (SDGMC) is holding open auditions for its upcoming summer show, the spectacular LUV Madonna—Music of the Material Girl. “I’ve been singing with the chorus for over 15 years and absolutely love it,” said Joe Gregore, SDGMC membership director. “We have…
Southern California Leather Sir/boy, Community Bootblack and Puppy Contest will be held at Queen Bee’s in San Diego, June 20-22 2014. This is a feeder contest for International Leather Sir/boy and Community Bootblack to be held in Dallas Texas, Labor Day Weekend, in August/September 2014. Contestants will be judged on interviews, speeches, stage presence, fantasy…
Join the Live and Let Live Alano Club of San Diego (LLLAC) for their annual Easter Bonnet Social and help support and celebrate LGBT recovery and fellowship at the LLLAC. There will be fabulous food, deserts, a 50/50 raffle and prizes, for first, second and third for best in show bonnets. The Live and Let…
SAN DIEGO – Today, the Peters for Congress campaign announced that it has raised more than $455,000 in the first fundraising quarter of 2014, bringing his total campaign receipts over $1.8 million with more than $1.48 million cash on hand. This war chest puts Peters in strong position entering the second quarter of this year….
SAN DIEGO — Actress, television star, and renowned transgender advocate Laverne Cox is coming to San Diego to be the keynote speaker for San Diego Pride’s annual Spirit of Stonewall Rally and flag raising this summer. The rally will be held Friday, July 18 at 6:00 pm adjacent to the Hillcrest Pride Flag at the…
Kaki Johnson received a standing ovation Sunday as she preached for the last time as a 21-year staff member for the Metropolitan Community Church in San Diego as she is retiring and moving close to St. Louis, Mo. Kaki has held many positions at MCC since she was hired in 1993 including coordinator for AIDS…
As you head east on I-10 alongside the crowded blast of eighteen-wheelers, homebound vacationers and an eclectic mix of locals, County workers and drifters transporting themselves in everything from RVs to motorcycles to oddly militaristic-looking County vehicles in nuclear green and white, you pass the San Jacinto mountains to the west before hitting the off-ramp…
This Last week, I went out to see the movie based on the life of Latino icon and civil rights leader Cesar Chavez. It was a most moving movie and like the Oscar award-winning movie on Harvey Milk it brought back so many memories for me and had me crying, laughing and leaving the theater…
Letters In Response to Jess Durfee’s letter and Stampp Corbin’s editorial (LGBT Weekly March 27, issue 143) Dear Editor, Even gay and lesbian history repeats itself. In 1938 feminist/lesbian Gertrude Stein nominated Adolf Hitler for a Nobel Peace Prize. So I think we shouldn’t be too tough on Bonnie Dumanis for supporting Mr. Dronenburg. We…
I had a chance this week to sit down with Matt Young and talk about financing. Matt is a loan officer at MDC Financial Services Group and was recognized in 2012 and 2013 as a member of the elite class of the top 1 percent of mortgage originators in the U.S. He knows his stuff….
