San Diego Gay and Lesbian News

An unidentified man, 41, was hit on his rideshare Bird scooter in Hillcrest Monday night. Police say he suffered major injuries after he was struck on Washington Avenue by a Toyota Prius that was exiting northbound 163.

Another rainbow crosswalk has been permanently placed at an intersection of an American city, this time it's Maplewood New Jersey. This symbol of inclusivity is located at the four-way stop on Valley Street and Oakview; it was officially unveiled on Thursday.

Lucero Felicita Camarena didn’t speak until she was six-years-old; afraid of the judgments a cruel world can have on those who feel different. Camarena was assigned a gender at birth that did not fit who she was inside and for more than 20 years she struggled to overcome an internal strife that made it difficult for her to accept herself.

The Los Angeles Pride festival was the scene of police helicopters, fire code enforcement agents and police in riot gear on Saturday night due to an oversold music event.

“What were they expecting, Stonewall?” said a visiting Jerwyn Morton from New York.  “I have never seen so many cops in my life wearing riot gear at a gay event.”

More than 35 survivors of the Pulse Nightclub massacre are suing the City of Orlando and its police department in federal court for what they claim was negligence in offering appropriate assistance during the mass shooting two years ago. That incident took the lives of 49 people and injured 53.

An old USA Today video piece featuring the homophobic Amyx Hardware and Roofing Supplies store in Tennessee with a "No Gays Allowed" door sign resurfaced this week.

Isauro Aguirre, 37, and Pearl Fernandez, 34, who killed Fernandez’s eight-year-old because they thought he was gay have been sentenced.

The news was confirmed by CNN, where Bourdain was in the middle of filming an episode of his series “Parts Unknown.” According to the publication, chef and close friend  Eric Ripert found Bourdain unresponsive in his hotel room Friday morning apparently having died by suicide.

The Los Angeles politician who filmed herself berating a transgender woman using the bathroom at Denny’s restaurant won’t be taking a seat at California’s 44th House district this political cycle.

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana -- Many local businesses take advantage of Pride month every year, a time when community and businesses come together to celebrate each other. But this gym in Indianapolis, Indiana, canceled its “Pride workout” because they have a problem with people being proud, “Humility is seeing oneself as they truly are, and as God truly defines them to be.”