Apply now to be in Pride parade in July

Christina MacNeal - SDGLN Intern | Tue, 03/16/2010 - 10:08am | Login to bookmark or comment

SAN DIEGO -- Applications for the Pride parade in July are now being accepted.

This year will mark the 36th annual San Diego Pride parade. Those interested in participating are urged to apply as soon as possible to insure openings and desired parade placement. The deadline will be June 30.

Fully decorated floats, musical contingents, costumed groups and equestrian units are strongly encouraged to take part in what is San Diego’s largest civic event. Awards will be given for the best entries in various categories.

Todd Gloria to give his "Two Cents" worth at The Center

Emily Pippin - SDGLN Intern | Mon, 03/15/2010 - 10:19am | Login to bookmark or comment

SAN DIEGO -- City Councilmember Todd Gloria will be the featured guest at this month’s “Two Cents with Aaron Heier.”

The talk-show-style event will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 16, at The Center, 3909 Centre St.

Gloria formerly served as district director to Congresswoman Susan Davis and worked for the County of San Diego’s Health and Human Services Agency.

He has also volunteered to improve the community by working as a San Diego Housing Commissioner from 2005 until his November 2008 election as councilmember, and as a member of the Mid City Prostitution Impact Panel.

A little ambition goes a long way

What I learned about myself and my community from Red Carpet Relief

Arlon Jay Staggs | Fri, 03/12/2010 - 12:03pm | Login to bookmark or comment

Over the past three months, my partner, Drew, and I created and produced the first-ever Red Carpet Relief benefit for The Trevor Project. After raising over $4,000 in a single night, I realized that a little ambition goes a long way.

Red Carpet Relief began when I heard a spot for The Trevor Project on Out Q Radio. I was already looking to create a community project as a part of my Self-Expression and Leadership Program at Landmark Education, so the commercial sparked the idea.

Since that moment, I learned a few things about myself and my community.

Imperial Court to host Royal Ball

Emily Pippin - SDGLN Intern | Fri, 03/12/2010 - 11:38am | Login to bookmark or comment

SAN DIEGO -- The Imperial Court de San Diego will put on a Prince and Princess Royale Ball tomorrow.

The event will be held at 4 p.m. Saturday, March 13, at The Center, 3909 Centre St.

A buffet will kick off the function, followed by voting for prince and princess candidates.

Tickets are available for $20 today or $25 at the door.

To purchase tickets, contact Prince Royale Linny at nhgbmforu@yahoo.com or call (619) 403-1858.

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Xbox LIVE players can now identify their sexual orientation

Microsoft alters code of conduct policy after controversy

SDGLN Staff | Fri, 03/05/2010 - 11:13am | Login to bookmark or comment

Gamers who play via Xbox LIVE can now identify their sexual orientation as part of their profiles.

This morning, Microsoft announced that it has altered its code of conduct to allow Xbox LIVE members, if they so choose, to identify themselves as straight, gay, lesbian, bi and transgender in their gamertags.

Microsoft has been under pressure from gay rights groups to allow gamers to share their sexual identity with others. Last year, a player who identified herself as lesbian in her profile was reportedly banned from Xbox LIVE, and the news stirred a furor in cyberspace.

Pride tickets go on sale

Emily Pippin - SDGLN Intern | Wed, 03/03/2010 - 10:39am | Login to bookmark or comment

SAN DIEGO -- The San Diego LGBT Pride festival is coming up quickly and along with it are some special ticket prices.

The festival - “One World, One Heart, One Pride” - will be held July 17 and 18 at Marston Point in Balboa Park. The mile-long parade will wind down University Avenue to Sixth in Hillcrest, starting at 11 a.m. July 17.

Pride officials have announced the option to purchase two-day festival passes while also extending the time period that all tickets can be purchased at the discounted rate.

Have Olympic athletes lost their connection to something bigger?

Arlon Jay Staggs | Fri, 02/26/2010 - 12:31pm | Login to bookmark or comment

It must be extraordinary to win a gold medal at the Olympic Games. The excitement, the ecstasy, and the fulfillment are surely overwhelming. But have our athletes lost their sense of pride in something larger?

Legal Commentary: Blogging helps the GLBT equality fight

Thomas Hughes, Esq. | Tue, 02/23/2010 - 11:16am | Login to bookmark or comment

Last week, I was invited to speak at UCSD with the GLBT student association.  I was asked to talk about issues legally important and relevant to the GLBT community.  Preparing for that talk was more difficult than I had anticipated.  I wanted my talk to impact each student directly, and not be some amorphous discussion forgotten as soon as it was over.

Being seven years out of an undergraduate program myself, I had to think hard about what a group of GLBT students preparing to work in today's economy and legal/political landscape would benefit most from, in a 20 minute talk. 

Commentary: Reaching out, one panel at a time

Views from UCSD LGBT Resource Center

Hao Dam - Intern at UCSD LGBT Resource Center | Mon, 02/22/2010 - 11:49am | Login to bookmark or comment

SAN DIEGO -- At the University of California San Diego, the LGBT Resource Center aims to provide a safe space where conversations and discussions about LGBT-related issues can happen.

After all, one way people learn is through conversation and dialogue. However, these conversations do not happen exclusively at the Resource Center. They can happen anywhere at any time, even on a UCSD shuttle late one evening. That is the setting of an interesting conversation between two young men that I overheard.

Perhaps our privacy settings are set too high

Dealing with the tragic loss of Eric Schulthise and Bob Agnew

Arlon Jay Staggs | Thu, 02/18/2010 - 12:13pm | Login to bookmark or comment

The past two weeks have been especially troubling for many in our community with the murder-suicide of Eric Schulthise and Bob Agnew. I knew the two men only by name and face and never spent a notable amount of time with either. But one only has to scroll through Eric’s lingering Facebook page to experience the disbelief, sadness and confusion that the news has invoked.

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