Steve Lee, Editor

EQCA’s2017 legislative wrap-up: Two resolutions pass, seven bills to governor’s desk

SACRAMENTO, Calif.— The California Legislature has sent seven Equality California-sponsored bills to Governor Jerry Brown for his signature. In addition, lawmakers approved two resolutions sponsored by Equality California. If the bills are signed into law, it will bring to 127 the number of pieces of legislation advanced by Equality California to advance the health and…

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San Diego Gay Magazine

Equality Act reaches 100 corporate cosponsors

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) announced it had recruited 104 top businesses — employing more than 5.8 million people — as corporate cosponsors on the Equality Act. By joining HRC’s Business Coalition for the Equality Act, these companies have stepped up to support full federal equality for LGBTQ people through the Equality Act, landmark…

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UC San Diego unveils Mesa Nueva: One of the nation’s largest graduate housing communities

SAN DIEGO, Calif. — The University of California San Diego’s newest housing project, Mesa Nueva, was recently completed and graduate and professional students have begun moving in for the start of fall quarter, Sept. 28. With the addition of 1,350 new beds, the residential community is one of the largest graduate and professional student housing…

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Gay for Good announces upcoming partners; relaunches website

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Gay for Good, the leading LGBT+ volunteer organization, has announced new community partners in Los Angeles for remainder of 2017. In a press release issued Friday the organization gave details on upcoming service projects: SEPTEMBER: The service project in September (Saturday, 9/23) is with Operation Gratitude, which sends care packages to U.S….

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Erasure release new remix of ‘Just A Little Love’ by Barry Harris

Erasure have shared the new remix from Thunderpuss’s Barry Harris for their forthcoming single, “Just A Little Love,” out digitally now along with a digital EP. “Just A Little Love,” an upbeat highlight from the band’s recent album World Be Gone is a joyful synth-pop track that captures Andy Bell and Vince Clarke’s optimism following…

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‘Top Docs’ raise the bar at UC San Diego Health

SAN DIEGO, Calif. — More than 100 physicians from UC San Diego Health were named “Top Docs” in the annual San Diego Magazine “Physicians of Exceptional Excellence” annual survey. These physicians represent 45 diverse specialties, from infectious disease, surgery and oncology to obstetrics, cardiology and emergency medicine. “As the only academic medical center in the…

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Lesbian filmmaker earns two IAWTV award nominations

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Lesbian-owned filmed production company, tello Films recently received news that two of their projects have been nominated for International Academy of Web Television (IAWTV) Awards. Maybelle received a nomination for Best Writing (Bridget McManus) for a drama and Best Original Song (Karman Kregloe). After the death of her mother, 35-year old Maybelle Garris…

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