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Study, compare, endorse and vote

Posted: April 20th, 2018 | Columns, Community Voices, Feature, Opinion & News | No Comments

By William E. Kelly Author’s disclaimer: The sharing of my personal views, opinions and endorsement should not and cannot be construed as those of Gay San Diego or any of its affiliated San Diego Community News Network papers, their owner(s), editors, staff or advertisers. With 30-plus years of providing family caregiving, more than a decade of study, research, writing and speaking about the significance of the historic aging of our population and the simultaneous impact […]

A picture-perfect collection

Posted: April 13th, 2018 | Columns, Featured, Out of the Archives | No Comments

Lambda Archives is home to more than 100,000 photos in our collection.

Rainbow flag, National LGBT Wall of Honor, and vodka

Posted: April 13th, 2018 | Community Voices, Conversations with Nicole, Featured | 3 Comments

By Nicole Murray Ramirez | Conversations with Nicole Rainbow flag … black, brown, white stripes

Healthy anger

Posted: April 13th, 2018 | Columns, Featured, Life Beyond Therapy | No Comments

I often ask clients, “What do you do with your anger?” Some people are surprised by that: they’ve never really thought about it.

Coffee houses, a saving grace

Posted: April 13th, 2018 | Back Out With Benny, Columns, Featured | 1 Comment

When I first came out as a gay teenager in 1997, it was the coffeehouses in Hillcrest that introduced me to the community and my first gay friends, and really, provided an amazing outlet for me to connect to the community.

Toni Atkins … the pride of California

Posted: March 30th, 2018 | Columns, Conversations with Nicole, Top Story | No Comments

State Sen. Toni Atkins walked into the chambers of the California state Senate this past Wednesday, proudly holding the hand of her wife, Jennifer LeSar … and many of us immediately spotted that she was wearing the beautiful eagle brooch of the late Ben F. Dillingham III (Ben’s family was very touched by this most wonderful tribute to his legacy).

Empowering young women

Posted: March 30th, 2018 | Columns, Profiles in Advocacy, Top Story | No Comments

By Ian Morton | Profiles in Advocacy

Have an adventure!

Posted: March 30th, 2018 | Columns, Featured, Life Beyond Therapy | No Comments

By Michael Kimmel | Life Beyond Therapy Does your life feel too boring and predictable? Maybe you need to have an adventure. If you have a little time and a bit of money, that’s all you need. People think that you need to spend a lot of money to go away on some big, expensive vacation to have an adventure. Not so!

Been there, done that, we got the T-shirt

Posted: March 30th, 2018 | Featured, Out of the Archives | No Comments

About 1,600 T-shirts reside in Lambda Archives.

A home in Project Youth

Posted: March 30th, 2018 | Columns, Featured, North County Update | No Comments

By Relle Goan | North County Update Realizing I had a future and was not alone Five years ago, I started going to the North County LGBTQ Resource Center. Shortly after I came out, I found my home at the Center within the Our Circle group, a queer youth group that meets every Thursday night. After seeing how wonderful it could be to meet other LGBT youths, I realized I was not alone. It was like […]

RuPaul’s hot water, Aztecs and Easter baskets

Posted: March 16th, 2018 | Columns, Conversations with Nicole, Featured | No Comments

Once again San Diego native RuPaul has upset many in the trans community by what many feel is an insensitive remark.

Sweating with your sweetie

Posted: March 16th, 2018 | Featured, Fitness, Let's Fitness Together, Sports & Fitness | No Comments

Now that you’re several months into your health and fitness goals for the year, you might be thinking it’s time to spice up your workouts by inviting your spouse/partner to join you at the gym.

The ‘Adam Rippon effect’

Posted: March 16th, 2018 | Columns, Featured, Life Beyond Therapy | 2 Comments

I’ve been pleasantly surprised by how the media and most of America have embraced openly — no, defiantly — gay figure skater Adam Rippon. He’s a smart, funny, handsome, proud gay man who embraces his inner “bitch” [his words] and isn’t afraid to tell it.

Oscar insight, more politics and travels

Posted: March 2nd, 2018 | Columns, Conversations with Nicole, Featured, Opinions | No Comments

By Nicole Murray Ramirez | Conversations with Nicole Oscar movie reviews Big Mike and I go see a movie sometimes three times a week, so we have seen all of the 2018 Academy Award nominees for Best Picture. Here is a quick review of all of them:

Trump admin ‘catalyst’ for LGBTBE certifications

Posted: March 2nd, 2018 | #LGBTB2B, Columns, Featured | No Comments

By Michelle Burkart There is that saying, “Every cloud has a silver lining.” For our LGBT business community, that silver lining comes in the form of LGBTBE certifications. Since 2003, when National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC) first launched the Supplier Diversity Initiative, I have witnessed a tremendous growth in LGBT business owners becoming certified.