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Church of Scotland votes to allow gay ministers

SDGLN Staff
May 20th, 2013

The Church of Scotland's General Assembly voted Monday night to allow gay and lesbian clergy.

The proposal must be endorsed by the Church's regional presbyteries and officially confirmed next year by the General Assembly.

The Church of Scotland appointed its first openly gay minister four years ago, and the decision caused a rift within the Church. Two congregations and six ministers split from the Church in protest.

Hillcrest Business Association unveils plans for LGBT historical monument

Ben Cartwright -- SDGLN Staff Writer
May 20th, 2013

SAN DIEGO -- Several dozen community members gathered at The San Diego LGBT Community Center Thursday evening to hear the Hillcrest Business Association's (HBA) plans for the base of the Hillcrest Pride Flag.

The flag pole, which was installed last July, has swiftly become an important community landmark and HBA sought community input at the meeting as it begins work on Phase 2 of the project, which will include a LGBT historical monument at the base of the pole.

Ciara, Luciana named headline entertainers for LA Pride

SDGLN Staff
May 20th, 2013

LOS ANGELES -- This year's L.A. Pride/Christopher Street West celebration will include a bit of "glitz and glam" with the lineup of entertainers and parties planned for the event, taking place June 7-9.

Coastkeeper’s "Signs of the Tide" event encourages residents to conserve

SDGLN Staff
May 20th, 2013

SAN DIEGO — Did you know that the water you use to water your grass travels more than 400 miles? Or how about that 60% of residential water is used outside of the home? Surprising right?

With this in mind, San Diego Coastkeeper, an organization that protects and restores fishable, swimmable, drinkable waters, invites residents of the San Diego community to learn about simple and important ways to contribute to water conservation in San Diego County at "Signs of the Tide: In Over our Heads -- San Diego's Water Deficit."

Long Beach LGBT Pride celebrates 30 years this weekend | VIDEO

Ben Cartwright - SDGLN Staff Writer
May 17th, 2013

LONG BEACH, Calif. -- The Southern California LGBT Pride season has begun! With its third weekend in May calendar placement, the Long Beach LGBT Pride celebration is the first of many pride events that take place throughout the region throughout the summer months.

This year, Long Beach Pride celebrates its 30th anniversary.

Thousands of revelers are expected to descend upon Downtown Long Beach tonight, tomorrow, and Sunday for the festivities, which include a festival, parties, and LGBT pride parade.

Weekend challenge: 5 conversations at worship on lifting the Boy Scouts ban

Ross Murray - GLAAD Director of News and Faith Initiatives
May 17th, 2013

Next week, 1400 members of the Boy Scouts' National Council will converge in Dallas for the organization's vote to decide whether or not to end the Scouts' ban on gay youth. GLAAD will be providing a variety of actions you can take to make a real difference on this issue leading up to the vote.

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RGOD2: Three amazing reasons to celebrate today

The Rev. Canon Albert Ogle - SDGLN Contributor
May 17th, 2013

As 100 countries celebrate IDAHOT today, United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is calling for greater education to reduce the stigma and discrimination experienced by almost 50 million people living in countries (from a total 1.5 billion) where it is still illegal to be LGBT.

In his speech given in the Netherlands in the presence of the Dutch royalty, the Secretary General underlined that “For generations, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in all regions have been subjected to terrible violence on account of their sexual orientation and gender identity.”

Third annual Amazing High Heel Race to step off June 15 in Hillcrest

SDGLN Staff
May 16th, 2013

SAN DIEGO -- Girl, break in those heels! The Amazing High Heel Race is coming back into Hillcrest for it's third annual appearance on Saturday, June 15.

High-heel clad individuals will race through Hillcrest during the scavenger-hunt type event to raise funds for the continued maintenance of the Hillcrest Pride Flag.

During the race, teams will complete a numbers of "tasks" - which will be "mostly" PG-13 rated - that will take them on a journey throughout the neighborhood. At the conclusion of the race, participants will gather at Gossip Grill for an awards celebration and party.

Equality California to honor Vincent Pompei at San Diego ceremony

SDGLN Staff
May 16th, 2013

SAN DIEGO -- Vincent Pompei has been named the State Farm Good Neighbor Award honoree for the San Diego Equality Awards on June 1, presented by Equality California.

Pompei is the project director for the Center for Excellence in School Counseling and Leadership, and the chair for the only national educator conference focused on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer youth. He is currently a full time doctoral candidate at San Diego State University and is a former middle school and high school teacher.

SDSU students and staff discuss group's name change to Queer Student Union

Walter Morris - Reporter, Fox5 San Diego
May 16th, 2013

SAN DIEGO – A student group at San Diego State University is changing its name to be more inclusive, but the new name is raising eyebrows.

Members of the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Student Union at San Diego State University are dropping the LGBTSU acronym and now going by the Queer Student Union.

“We’re here and next year, we’re queer,” junior and president-elect Thomas Negron said.

A move to be more inclusive, President Michael Manacop and Negron said “queer” is the easiest way to encompass all of the gender and sexual identities on campus without getting too wordy.

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