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Hillcrest Street Fair event sees record number of attendees By Anthony King | GSD Editor Thousands of people attended the Hillcrest Mardi Gras 2012 Street Fair celebration on Tuesday, Feb. 21. Organized by the Hillcrest Business Association (HBA), the festival took over two blocks of Hillcrest—from First to Fourth avenues
Recognized by President Obama, conference speakers include national leaders in education By Anthony King | GSD Editor At the Center for Excellence in School Counseling and Leadership (CESCaL) conference, held Feb. 17 – 19 at the Doubletree San Diego in Mission Valley, several hundred teachers, principals, counselors and school administrators
Court of Appeals declares Prop 8 unconstitutional, community members gather for march and rally to continue fight By Anthony King | GSD Editor A crowd of 225 people gathered at the corner of 6th and University avenues to march to the Joyce Beers Community Center on Vermont Street for a
Uptown Planners approve recommendation for Hillcrest LGBT monument By Esther Rubio-Sheffrey | GSD Reporter After an eight-to-six vote from Uptown Planners board members on Tuesday, Feb. 7, the intersection of Normal Street and University Avenue may soon be home to a 65-foot flagpole proudly displaying a 20- by 30-foot rainbow
Nicole Murray Ramirez honored for service at Imperial State dinner By Margie M. Palmer | GSD Reporter The Imperial Court de San Diego is about to celebrate an important milestone. Beginning Friday, Feb. 10 and running through Sunday, Feb. 12 the Court will host a number of celebrations for its 40th
“Glitterboys and Ganglands” leads the selections for the festival’s LGBT films By Anthony King | GSD Editor The San Diego Black Film Festival celebrates its tenth anniversary with this year’s opening ceremonies, taking place on Thursday, Jan. 26. On Saturday, Jan. 28 the director of the Black Film Festival, Karen
Log Cabin Republicans and SD mayoral candidate Dumanis weigh in on national same-sex marriage coalition By Anthony King | GSD Editor San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders announced his support for the national marriage equality initiative Mayors for the Freedom to Marry in a press conference in Washington, D.C. on Friday,
KPBS and Union Bank celebrate LGBT leaders as local heroes By Margie M. Palmer | GSD Reporter Union Bank is honoring local heroes who are helping to enrich the fabric of their communities for the 17th year with its Local Heroes Awards ceremony on Feb. 8. Through partnership programs with
“Jack Holmes & His Friend” focuses on friendship, sexual awakening and the liberating 1970s New York By Anthony King | GSD Editor Bloomsbury Publishing will release “Jack Holmes & His Friend,” Edmund White’s twelfth novel, and arguably his greatest yet, on Jan. 17. Already receiving excellent reviews in the United
Response brings forth issues of what is best for Hillcrest business district By Anthony King | GSD Reporter Response to the proposed Walgreens pharmacy renovation for the vacant medical building at 301 University Ave. in Hillcrest has been swift and intense, following a story published in San Diego Uptown News
USD professor called trailblazer for LGBT acceptance at Catholic University By Margie M. Palmer | GSD Reporter University of San Diego (USD) College of Arts and Sciences Dean Mary K. Boyd, Ph.D. last week announced the passing of Prof. Joseph Colombo. In a statement released to University faculty and staff,
Writer-director Céline Sciamma’s latest is mesmerizing and inspirational by Anthony King | GSD Editor The feature film “Tomboy” is a coming-of-age movie marked by critical moments. The main character, 10-year-old Laure (Zoé Heran), is faced with a decision when approaching a new set of friends one summer. Should she follow
New film features African-American lesbian in universal coming out story by Anthony King | GSD Editor The feature-length film “Pariah” is the latest reincarnation of writer and director Dee Rees’s award winning 2007 short film of the same name. Like the short, “Pariah” addresses a unique and universal coming out
Lt. Dan Choi calls on LGBT community to support activist By Anthony King | GSD Editor After spending 18 months in custody without formal charges filed against him, Pfc. Bradley Manning was ushered into a courtroom at Fort Meade, Md. on Dec. 9 for a seven-day pre-trial hearing to ascertain
From the gay military ban to a call for global LGBT rights, a summary of the year’s biggest stories Margie M. Palmer | GSD Reporter Don’t Ask Don’t Tell Repealed LGBT service members and their supporters gathered at The Center in September to celebrate the repeal of ‘don’t ask, don’t