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Mardi Gras fest success

Posted: February 24th, 2012 | Cover stories, News | No Comments

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

CESCaL conference inspires and educates

Posted: February 24th, 2012 | Cover stories, News | No Comments

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

Year-round pride flag near reality

Posted: February 10th, 2012 | Cover stories, News | 1 Comment

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

SD Black Film Festival hosts GLBT Meet-Up

Posted: January 27th, 2012 | Cover stories, News | No Comments

“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

Mayor Sanders chairs Freedom to Marry initiative

Posted: January 27th, 2012 | Cover stories, News | No Comments

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,

Edmund White’s latest release

Posted: January 13th, 2012 | Cover stories, News | No Comments

“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

Walgreens proposal questioned

Posted: January 13th, 2012 | Cover stories, News | No Comments

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

Community members mourn loss of Joseph Colombo

Posted: January 13th, 2012 | Cover stories, News | No Comments

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,

Moments of being a “Tomboy”

Posted: January 13th, 2012 | Arts & Entertainment, Cover stories | No Comments

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

“Pariah” hits the big screen

Posted: December 30th, 2011 | Arts & Entertainment, Cover stories, News | No Comments

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

Manning hearing addresses gender identity

Posted: December 30th, 2011 | Cover stories, News | 1 Comment

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

2011 Year in Review

Posted: December 30th, 2011 | Cover stories, News | No Comments

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