Gay group to protest gay group breaking boycott at Manchester Grand Hyatt

SDGLN Staff | Fri, 07/30/2010 - 10:05am | Login to bookmark or comment

SAN DIEGO – Two gay groups will be on opposite sides of a protest at the Manchester Grand Hyatt on Saturday afternoon.

The LGBT group called Sleep With The Right People! Support Hotel Workers! will be demonstrating from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. tomorrow outside the hotel at 1 Market Place in downtown San Diego.

Paula Poundstone brings her wry humor to San Diego this weekend

The legendary comic has two shows at Anthology Saturday evening

Morgan M. Hurley - SDGLN Copy Editor | Thu, 07/29/2010 - 9:58am | Login to bookmark or comment

SAN DIEGO – The last time Paula Poundstone was in town promoting one of her gigs, she was about to go on the air at a local news station when she and her children noticed a couple of cat carriers on set, for an animal rescue segment that immediately followed hers.

The family became smitten with the two homeless felines and brought them home, adding to a clan that is reported to be as many as 13, although she does not confirm this.

On Tuesday, San Diego Gay & Lesbian News spoke with legendary comic.

TODAY: Meet Sen. Christine Kehoe at Adams Avenue Farmers Market

SDGLN Staff | Wed, 07/28/2010 - 10:51am | Login to bookmark or comment

SAN DIEGO -- State Sen. Christine Kehoe, D-San Diego, will be at the Adams Avenue Farmers Market from 4 to 5 p.m. today.

Kehoe said she welcomes the opportunity to hear from the community and will speak with constituents about their views and concerns about California.

WHAT: Adams Avenue Farmers Market
WHEN: Wednesday, July 28, rom 4 to 5 p.m.
WHERE: Adams Elementary School, 4672 35th St.
QUESTIONS: Sen. Kehoe's San Diego office at (619) 645-3133.

The Farmers Market operates from 3 to 7 p.m. today.

Wine Tasting at Bourbon Street will aid local food service for AIDS/HIV and cancer patients

Emily Pippin - SDGLN Intern | Tue, 07/27/2010 - 9:31am | Login to bookmark or comment

SAN DIEGO – Bourbon Street will be hosting a wine tasting to benefit Mama’s Kitchen this week.

The University Heights nightclub will be the site of Mama’s Kitchen’s 15th annual Wine Tasting Event and all proceeds will go to aid the organization's daily operations.

Celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, Mama’s Kitchen is the only non-profit organization in San Diego to provide three home-delivered meals seven days each week to about 600 men, women and children affected by HIV/AIDS or cancer at absolutely no cost.

VIDEO: San Diegans, send a text and support first responders

SDGLN Staff | Mon, 07/26/2010 - 9:53am | Login to bookmark or comment

SAN DIEGO -- This summer, local emergency personnel are working harder than ever to ensure San Diegans and visitors to the region remain safe.

San Diegans are invited to support local firefighters and lifeguards by texting SDFIRE to 85944. Each text is a $10 donation to the San Diego Fire Rescue Foundation, a non-profit organization benefiting the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department.

For every text of SDFIRE to 85944, a $10 charge will appear on the sender’s telephone bill or be deducted from prepaid phone plans.

Comic-Con weekend musts: "Gays in Comics" and "Glee" panels

SDGLN Staff | Sat, 07/24/2010 - 11:36am | Login to bookmark or comment

SAN DIEGO – Comic-Con International 2010 is still going strong this weekend at the Convention Center.

Two particular events are of keen interest to the LGBT community.

Gays in Comics panel

Public safety and gun control to be debated at Catfish Club on Friday

SDGLN Staff | Thu, 07/22/2010 - 11:59am | Login to bookmark or comment

SAN DIEGO -- Assemblymember Lori Saldaña, D-San Diego, open-carry presenters and legal experts will discuss gun safety legislation making its way through the state Legislature in a panel discussion this Friday at the Catfish Club.

WHAT: Panel discussion on public safety and the open carry movement

WHEN: Noon to 1:30 p.m. on Friday, July 23

WHERE: The Hall of Champions, Balboa Park, 2131 Pan America Plaza

WHO:
• Assembly Member Lori Saldaña, author of AB 1934

• Robyn Thomas, executive director, Legal Community Against Violence

San Diego News Network bids farewell

Ken Williams - SDGLN Editor in Chief | Wed, 07/21/2010 - 12:11pm | Login to bookmark or comment

SAN DIEGO – The San Diego News Network appears to be fading away.

With little fanfare, SDNN posted a farewell notice online today. Here is what it says:

”Thank you to our readers and advertisers for their support of SDNN. Our goal was to create a conversation with San Diego, and we appreciate your participation. The conversation was wide ranging, at times vociferous but always respectful. We hope the dialogue within the community continues unabated.

”At this time, we are exploring our options.

VIDEO: Protest at the Manchester Hyatt to take place Thursday

SDGLN Staff | Wed, 07/21/2010 - 11:33am | Login to bookmark or comment

SAN DIEGO -- Hotel workers and the LGBT community have been boycotting the Manchester Grand Hyatt for two years since owner Doug Manchester contributed $125,000 in early seed money to qualify Proposition 8 for the ballot.

Prop. 8 took away the right of gay and lesbian couples in California to marry. While Hyatt markets itself as a gay-friendly hotel chain, it has refused to repudiate Manchester's contribution or oppose Proposition 8. Chants of "Hyatt Hypocrisy" have ringed the Manchester Hyatt for two years since then.

Episcopal Bishop Jim Mathes of San Diego outlines process for same-gender blessings

Pat McCaughan - Episcopal-life.org | Wed, 07/21/2010 - 10:13am | Login to bookmark or comment

SAN DIEGO -- Bishop Jim Mathes of San Diego has sent a letter to clergy of the diocese approving a process to celebrate same-gender blessings.

"I want to underscore this is really about providing pastoral latitude to the clergy in appropriate situations, and that the context in which we do this is our effort to be that inclusive church that strives to find a place for those who struggle with the very breadth of that inclusivity," Mathes said in a July 20 telephone interview from his San Diego office.

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