Congratulations to the hardworking staff and volunteers of San Diego AIDS Walk & Run. It was another huge success. San Diego’s true GLBT veteran heroes All the local celebrations for the end of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell were great and very well attended and I, as we all should, salute the organizers and speakers. Thank…
The Foo Fighters found a novel way to get back at the infamous Westboro Baptist Church as they demonstrated and picketed at their recent concert in Kansas City. Before the show the band pulled up in front of the banner-waving protesters on a flatbed truck and performed their song “Keep It Clean (Hot Buns),” especially…
The wildly popular comic actress Jane Lynch of Fox TV’s Glee show is appearing Oct. 1 at 7 p.m. at 2910 La Jolla Village Drive for a book signing and discussion. This is sponsored by Warwick’s Books and the La Jolla Playhouse as a ticketed event. For a fee of $30, attendees will receive admission…
September was designated “Arts Month” in San Diego, but October is National Arts and Humanities Month. That means America’s Finest City gets 61 days of creative events and activities to keep us entertained. Here’s a list of a few things happening around the city in the coming week: Fall for the Arts: Dozens of arts…
The San Diego Film Festival, which is being held Sept. 28 through Oct. 2 at The Gaslamp Theatre, will screen films that run the gamut from slices of cinematic life that encompass the seesaw effects of comedy versus drama, and all points in between. From mainstream efforts, such as the new Seth Rogen and Joseph…
The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) has called on the National Hockey League (NHL) to take action after Wayne Simmonds of the Philadelphia Flyers was shown on video clearly shouting an anti-gay slur during a pre-season game last Monday night. In the pre-season exhibition game between the Philadelphia Flyers and New York Rangers,…
Evan Rachel Wood has revealed her thoughts on her bisexuality admitting that she was terrified of her first serious relationship with a woman. Describing the experience as “wonderful” she told Marie Claire magazine, “I mean it was terrifying at first. Not because I thought it was wrong but just because I was intimidated by women….
The San Diego Democratic Club invites all Democrats – plus liberal-friendly Republicans – to its Freedom Awards 2011, Oct. 1 at The LGBT Community Center (3909 Centre St.). This year’s theme is “Coming Out for Equality.” A reception begins at 6 p.m. and includes hors d’oeuvres, desserts, cash beer and wine bar, as well as…
The San Diego Democratic Club is honoring Assemblyman Tom Ammiano (D-San Francisco) with the club’s A. Brad Truax Human Rights Award at this year’s Freedom Awards, Oct. 1. Ammiano has been a mover and a shaker in the Bay Area’s LGBT community for decades. With the help of his friend Harvey Milk, his first accomplishment…
Where was your mayoral candidate on DADT repeal day? I’ve been pretty adamant that the day of DADT repeal should (have been) about servicemembers and veterans, and not about politicians and activists. But a couple days (after DADT Repeal Day) and amid what was likely one of the most contentious and expensive mayoral campaigns in…
