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Rainbow Flags Return to the Gaslamp Quarter for the 41st Annual San Diego Pride

The Gaslamp Quarter Association has announced that the tradition of displaying 124 rainbow flags for San Diego Pride along Fifth Avenue in the Gaslamp Quarter will continue this year from July 12 to 31. The rainbow flags are presented by San Diego Pride, the 501(c)3 nonprofit organization whose mission is fostering pride in and respect for all lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities, locally, nationally, and globally. This year marks the second year the Pride flags will be showcased in the Gaslamp Quarter. Mayor Kevin Faulconer, San Diego Pride officials, and members of the LGBT community kicked off this San […]

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Emmy Nominations 2015 Spotlight ‘Game Of Thrones,’ ‘Mad Men’ And ‘Better Call Saul’

On Thursday, Cat Deeley and Uzo Aduba had the honor of announcing the nominees for the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards live from the SilverScreen Theater in the Pacific Design Center in Los Angeles. And the nominees are… Outstanding Drama Series “Better Call Saul” “Game of Thrones” “Downton Abbey” “Homeland” “House of Cards” “Mad Men” “Orange is the New Black”  Outstanding Comedy Series “Louie” “Modern Family” “Parks and Recreation” “Silicon Valley” “Transparent” “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” “Veep” Outstanding Lead Actor Drama Series Kyle Chandler, “Bloodline” Jeff Daniels, “Newsroom” Jon Hamm, “Mad Men” Bob Odenkirk, “Better Call Saul” Liev Schreiber, “Ray Donovan” Kevin […]

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First LGBTQ-owned Mobile Provider Leverages Profits to Strengthen its Community

A gay man and a straight man start a cell phone company. Sounds like the setup for a big punch line, but in fact, it’s the genesis of the first, LGBTQ majority-owned and operated wireless company. Pride Wireless seeks to change the world, one cell phone at a time. Each month, PRIDE Wireless will donate a portion of its profits through monthly distributions to community organizations based upon votes by its customers. In each country that PRIDE Wireless operates, it will identify and support worthy non-profits in areas like LGBTQ healthcare (HIV/AIDS, breast cancer), suicide prevention, anti-bullying, addiction, homelessness, employment […]

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Sonoma County Commission on Human Rights launches Survey of LGBTQI Residents

  Over the coming two months, the LGBTQI Task Force of the Sonoma County Commission on Human Rights is gathering information through surveys, interviews and group meetings on the state of the LGBTQI community in Sonoma County. Comprised of Commissioners Kevin Jones (2nd District), Christopher Mahurin (3rd District) and Ramon Meraz (5th District), and supported by an Advisory Committee of several dozen community members, the LGBTQI Task Force is enlisting the assistance of people from all segments of the LGBTQI community and the agencies and organizations that serve them. When asked about the need for this survey, Commissioner Jones responded, […]

Former Wrestler Jailed for 30 Years for ‘Recklessly’ Transmitting HIV

  A former college wrestling champ has been jailed for 30 years for ‘recklessly’ transmitting HIV – after failing to disclose his status via gay hook-up apps. In May, Michael Johnson, a former Missouri wrestling star known as ‘Tiger Mandingo’, was found guilty by a court of a number of charges after seeking men for unprotected sex via hook-up apps, despite being HIV-positive. He was found guilty of one count of recklessly infecting a partner with HIV, one count of attempting to recklessly infect a partner with HIV, and three counts of recklessly exposing partners to HIV. Under Missouri state […]

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“Tapas” Tours Sonoma County with it’s Exciting New Short Plays

Pegasus Theater Company is taking Tapas, its 9th Annual New Short Play Festival, on the road. We’ll be serving up 11 performances of 7 tasty short plays by Northern California playwrights in 4 different towns over the course of 5 weekends. Jim Maresca and Rusty Thompson in Surveillance by Scott Kersnar Photograph by Noel Yates Sounds confusing? Here’s the roadmap to the places where Tapas will be presented, including the dates and times of the performances: June 12 & 13, at 8 pm, and June 14 at 2 pm, at the Jenner Community Center, 10398 Highway 1, Jenner. (Behind the […]

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Protecting Your Visitation & Decision-Making Rights

In times of emergency, you may be unable to make medical decisions or state who you want to visit you. In these situations, hospitals may restrict visitation rights to a narrow interpretation of family that excludes those not legally or biologically related to the patient (read our Hospital Visitaiton Guide for LGBT Families for more information on your visitaiton rights). Similarly, state laws around medical decision-making often limit these rights to a patient’s biological family members when no documentation is designating a surrogate decision maker. It is especially important for the LGBT community to take steps to ensure that the people we choose […]

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5 Trans and Intersex Friendly States

The LGBTQIA movement has taken massive strides in the past few years. It was only 10 years ago that Massachusetts became the first state to allow homosexual couples to marry. While these advances are no doubt amazing, transsexual and intersex people still face a great deal of hardship because of other people. Luckily, there are a great many states that have special statutes that protect them and social climates that welcome them. The following is a list of states (in no particular order) that are exceptionally welcoming to gay, intersex, and transgender people. California This one shouldn’t be a surprise. […]

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Now that Gay Marriage is Legal, What Does it Mean for the Mortgage Market?

On June 26, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its ruling on the case of Obergefell v. Hodges.  This ruling gave gays and lesbians the right to marry in all states and struck down all current gay marriage bans.  While we may not realize exactly how this ruling affected the country for a few years, experts are already anticipating changes in a number of industries.  Those in the real estate industry have a few predictions for how same-sex marriage will affect the mortgage market. More Same-Sex Couples will be House Hunting Gay and lesbian real estate agents have been […]

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New Millennium Writings Announces “Love Wins” Essay Competition

To celebrate the recent SCOTUS ruling on marriage equality, New Millennium Writings (NMW), an award-winning literary journal founded in 1996, is hosting a special “Love Wins” essay competition. NMW will call for essays asking people what the recent SCOTUS decision means to them and their community. The winner will receive $1,000 and publication in the NMW anthology and on their website. The contest will run from July 8th to August 31st. Over the past 20 years, New Millennium Writings has published more than 1,500 new and emerging writers and awarded over $200,000. In this competition, NMW will partner with two nonprofit organizations, Lambda Literary and Free2Luv®. NMW will donate $1,000 to each organization […]

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