Who will be the best beaus or belles of the ball?
Halloween is here! And nobody likes to party in costume more than the LGBT community. For decades we have donned the looks of Cher, Madonna, Lady Gaga – you name it – and we do it better than everyone else (I should know; I was Madonna circa Blonde Ambition one year, cone-bra and everything)! Tell…
Hillcrest Business Association in election kerfuffle
There are two classes of members in the Hillcrest Business Association (HBA): those who may pay dues, vote and run for office in the organization vs. those who may only pay dues and vote in the organization’s annual elections of officers and directors. The latter group may not run for office. Mat Wahlstrom, general manager…
Joys of air travel – not
Recently, flying back here from Iowa and traveling east to go west, I spent several hours viewing the parade of the great unwashed in Chicago before boarding for the final leg. I found my seat quickly and was enduring the usual filling-up hubbub when suddenly a hush fell over the plane. All froze in place….
Jose Julio Sarria and Gloria Johnson
Recently two long time GLBT activists/leaders passed away – Jose Julio Sarria and Gloria Johnson. Both very different but yet so much the same. Jose, a World War II veteran, drag queen and the first openly gay candidate to run for public office in North America (1961). Gloria, a feminist, hard core Democrat, anti-war and…
San Diego’s thriving fashion culture goes under the spotlight as Fashion Week returns
Let me be clear. I am not a fashionista. I wear shorts and a T-shirt pretty much every day. The shorts are from a thrift store and the T-shirt is from the House of Hanes, care of Target. I hate wearing shoes. I wear flip-flops. Not designer flip-flops mind you, $1 flip-flops from the children’s…
Pet Shop Boys stage ‘Electric’ dance party at Copley Symphony Hall
Not many people would utter Copley Symphony Hall and the Pet Shop Boys in the same sentence but fans of both have been doing just that when it was announced that eclectic techno pop Grammy nominated duo The Pet Shop Boys would be performing there Oct. 8. The infamous electronic U.K. pop duo that rose…
AIDS Walk San Diego: binding families, building community
The faces at AIDS Walk have changed dramatically over the years, but the mission remains the same – to raise funds for vital HIV/AIDS services, to raise awareness about the disease and to send a clear message of compassion to those who are living with HIV/AIDS. When the first AIDS Walk was held in San…
AIDS Walk continues to grow, evolve
AIDS Walk Street Challenge obstacle course AIDS Walk organizers are constantly looking for new and innovative ways to build excitement and increase participation and fundraising for the event. This year’s addition is AIDS Walk’s first-ever Street Challenge, a dynamic six-obstacle course (with two workout challenges as well) through Marston Point in Balboa Park. “This new…