San Diego Gay and Lesbian News

San Diego police are warning about a telephone scam wherein the caller threatens harm to people using weaponry if a monetary sum is not paid.

In a press release issued by the SDPD on Wednesday, they say a number of complaints have recently come into the department describing the same tactic.

Hollis Bulleit, heiress to Bulleit Bourbon has made some serious accusations about how the company treated her. 

An Atlanta transgender woman is the 16th to be killed in 2017.

Tee Tee Dangerfield, 32, was found early Monday morning outside of her apartment complex having suffered multiple gunshot wounds according to the College Park Police Department.  

If you are traveling to Mexico anytime soon you should be aware of a recent alcohol warning from the U.S. Department of State.

On their website, they updated travel information for Mexico in regard to alcoholic beverages.

As the LGBT community tries to grapple with the Trump administration’s decision to bar transgender people from serving in the military, several Christian leaders and conservative organizations are celebrating the news.

President of the Family Research Council applauded the President’s decision saying:

San Diego has the biggest military population in California. And with President Trump’s proclamation today about not allowing transgender personnel to serve in the armed forces,  many local officials spoke up in opposition.

Trump's statement cited the reason for the ban as financial, he also said branches did not need the “disruption that transgender in the military would entail.”

The Hillcrest neighborhood was filled with balloons today as a part of an art installation used as a visual reminder of potential customer loss per day if SANDAG gets its way and removes parking spots to make way for more bike lanes.

In light of Trump’s Tweet today about the ban of transgender men and women in the military, Log Cabin Republican President, Gregory T. Angelo, issued the following statement:

“This smacks of politics, pure and simple. The United States military already includes transgender individuals who protect our freedom day in and day out.

Despite the progress the government has made in accepting trans men and women in the military, President Trump made an announcement today that they will no longer be allowed to serve.

A squirrel was the culprit for a midday power outage on Tuesday which affected several communities in Central San Diego including Hillcrest.

San Diego Gas and Electric (SDG&E) reports that over 45,000 people were affected by the disruption which began at about 12:30 pm and lasted for a few hours.