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UCSD's Non-Sexist Dance to celebrate spring

SAN DIEGO -- The next "Non-Sexist Dance" to be held at University of California San Diego (UCSD) will be a "Spring Fling" on Saturday, May 11 starting at 9 pm.

UCSD's LGBTQI Association has held these dances for more than 20 years and generations of San Diego college students and others have flocked to the La Jolla campus to socialize and dance in a friendly, open, hate-free atmosphere.

The event will include dancing, dinner for those with VIP wristbands, spring decorations, gender neutral restrooms, $2 water, a surprise give-a-way and music by UCSD's own DVC.

UCSD to host conference for queer youth of color

SAN DIEGO -- The Queer People of Color (QPOC) organization at University of California, San Diego (UCSD) will host its 12th annual high school conference on Saturday, May 25.

High school students from all over San Diego will have the opportunity to participate in a series of academic-based and social justice-based workshops at the day-long event.

This year's theme, "Out In Silence: Raising Our Resistance," is dedicated to connecting high school students, queer youth of color, and all participants to social justice issues that affect queer/LGBT youth.

Survey: San Diego drivers are distracted

SAN DIEGO -- There were about 3,300 deaths and 400,000 injuries nationwide in 2011 due to collisions involving distracted driving, according to experts in the Training, Research and Education for Driving Safety (TREDS) program at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine.

The use of cell phones while operating a vehicle is currently the leading cause of driver distraction crashes in California.

UCSD's LGBT Resource Center burglarized

SAN DIEGO -- The LGBT Resource Center at University of California San Diego (UCSD) was burglarized over the weekend, according to Shaun Travers, the center's director.

Three laptop computers, a video camera and a set of keys were taken.

Travers posted the news on Monday to his Facebook account, saying that the burglary happened sometime after 4:45 pm on Friday, Jan. 11, and before staff arrived Monday morning at 7:45 am to find the center disheveled throughout with many items gone through and moved.

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Annual Truax Awards ceremony honors individuals, groups working in HIV/AIDS services

Teresa Oyos won this year’s top honors at the Dr. A. Brad Truax Award ceremony held on World AIDS Day, Dec. 1. The annual reception honors local individuals and organizations working to improve the lives of those affected by HIV and AIDS.

Currently a senior staff member in the University of California, San Diego HIV Neurobehavioral Research Program (HNRP), Oyos has been working in HIV and AIDS service organizations for over 24 years.

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San Diego Pride grants over $85,000 to LGBT groups

SAN DIEGO -- As a result of a successful 2012 pride celebration, San Diego LGBT Pride announced grants to 14 local community organizations at its annual meeting Tuesday night in the auditorium of The San Diego LGBT Community Center.

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World AIDS Day 2012: "Getting to zero"

SAN DIEGO -- As communities around the globe prepare to mark World AIDS Day on Saturday, Dec. 1, the World Health Organization (WHO) is continuing its focus on the number zero.

With this year’s theme being “Getting to Zero,” the international organization hopes to see a day when there are zero new HIV infections, zero discrimination, and zero AIDS related deaths.

Queer Pin@y conference to be held Nov. 3 at UCSD

SAN DIEGO -- Registration is open for the annual University of California system-wide Queer Pin@y Conference will be held Saturday, Nov. 3, at University of California San Diego (UCSD).

The event is designed to provide a supportive space to facilitate intersecting dialogues on LGBTQI and Filipino-American issues.

The event, which is held at a rotating University of California campus each year, this year will be themed "Queer Imaginations: Ghost, Cyborgs, Zombies, and Monsters."

Rush activities begin this week for Delta Lambda Phi social fraternity

SAN DIEGO -- College fraternities have often been perceived by many as organizations that are not necessarily welcoming to gay men. While that is not always the case, one fraternity exists to specifically welcome gay, bisexual and progressive men -- Delta Lambda Phi (DLP).

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Maxwell's Billet-Doux: With a little help from my friend

Billet-Doux: n. (bĭl'ā dōō, or "billa doo") A love letter. (literally "sweet letter" in French)

With Pride and CityFest now being only distant memories we look to future with bright expectations for next year's festivities.

But shouldn't Pride be celebrated year-round? I was having difficulty grasping my own personal pride this year, so I looked to a friend to help reignite the flame and make me shine again.

Lets start at the beginning.

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