SAN DIEGO, Calif. — As the Trump administration continues to attack the basic civil rights of immigrants and underrepresented communities across the nation and roll back protections of the LGBTQ+ community, local queer, transgender, bisexual, lesbian and gay Latino/a/x community members have announced the formation of the San Diego County LGBTQ Latinx Coalition – a…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following today’s Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearings for Sixth Circuit judicial nominee Joan Larsen, Seventh Circuit judicial nominee Amy Coney Barrett, and Eric Dreiband, nominated to head the Department of Justice’s civil rights division, Alliance for Justice (AFJ) President Nan Aron spoke out against all three of the nominees opposing their confirmation….
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Volunteers are being sought for the 28th annual AIDS Walk & Run San Diego, which will take place on Saturday, Sept. 30. Each year, approximately 500 dedicated volunteers help make AIDS Walk happen, from assisting with office work, phone banks, outreach, event set up and tear down, registration and more. “Volunteers…
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Chart topping and Grammy nominated singer Adam Lambert will perform at the Beverly Hilton Oct. 7 when Point Foundation (Point) honors innovative TV and film writer, director, and producer Jill Soloway. Actress and comedian Kathryn Hahn will present the award to Soloway. The evening will be hosted by comedian Michelle Collins,…
Ryan Steele has been best known for his roles on stage as a teenager for the last eight years. His first role on Broadway was in the revival of West Side Story. That show gave Steele two solid years of work. That led to being cast in the musical Billy Elliot. Soon after his work…
SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Former San Diego District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis has entered the race for County Supervisor. The registrar of voters office processed a Candidate Intention Statement Tuesday that was submitted by Dumanis. Dumanis faces former Assemblyman Nathan Fletcher in the June primary, along with fellow Democrats Lori Saldaña, Omar Passons and Ken Malbrough….
SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Six local artists recently recognized for their outstanding achievements in the field of Visual Arts will be featured in the San Diego Art Prize booth [#114] at this month’s ART San Diego. Rizzhel Mae Javier, Alexander Kohnke, Miriam Gabriela Garcia Aquirre, Cathy Breslaw, Michelle Montjoy and Rebecca Louise Webb have been…
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― Former President Barack Obama spoke out today on President Donald Trump’s ending of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. “To target these young people is wrong ― because they have done nothing wrong,” Obama said in a statement. “It is self-defeating ― because they want to start new businesses, staff…
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Equality California filed a lawsuit today in United States District Court for the Central District of California challenging the constitutionality of President Donald Trump’s Aug. 25 directive banning transgender people from enlisting or serving openly in the military, and denying them medically necessary healthcare. Latham & Watkins LLP represents Equality California…
PORTLAND, Ore. — The Equality Federation has issued a call to action to tell swing vote lawmakers to support the Dream Act of 2017, and stand-up to Trump’s anti-immigrant agenda. “President Trump’s announcement that he will end DACA, a program that protects undocumented young people who grew up in America from deportation, is a cruel and…
