San Diego Gay and Lesbian News

Reports are coming out of Palm Springs about a shooting which occurred early Sunday morning at Toucan's Tiki Lounge, a local LGBT bar. 

A Georgia high school student says he was told he couldn't run for prom king because he's not biologically male.

Some people are concerned about the Hillcrest Business Association's (HBA) changes to the Pride of Hillcrest Block Party this year. This neighborhood event is considered a kick-off to San Diego Pride and takes place right after the Spirit of Stonewall Rally. This year that falls on July 12. 

A man is suing San Diego Unified School Board member Kevin Beiser for unspecified damages accusing him of sexual assault and sexual harassment according to the San Diego Union-T

With the popularity of Drag Queen Story Hour (DQSH) in some of America's well-known cities, it is pretty surprising that San Diego doesn't have a chapter yet.

A man who crashed while riding an electric scooter downtown has died in the hospital this past Friday. Police say that this is the first documented death as a result of dockless scooter usage. 

Christopher Conti, 53, was riding the machine on the sidewalk of 10th Avenue last Wednesday night. 

Every year San Diego Pride gets A-list talent to headline at the music festival. This year is no different as Melissa Etheridge is taking the stage to help celebrate Pride with America's Finest City. 

The iconic Grammy and Academy Award-winning singer-songwriter will headline and close out the 2019 Pride Festival on Sunday, July 14. 

These are the first words in a Facebook post by student Gabby Helsinger, a Lebanon, Ohio public high school student, who says she was unfairly suspended after taking Post-It notes with scripture and placing them around school to "heal" its LGBT students.

Even though SANDAG and The City of San Diego had already approved the Normal Street Promenade in Hillcrest, the project's future was still up in the air due to concerns from local business owners and residents as late as this week. 

Those cares were addressed at a bustling Uptown Planners meeting on Tuesday where they voted to move ahead with the plan.                        

UPDATE: San Diego Trans Pride has issued the following apology for the post they shared in the below story: "We apologize for the harm that our last post caused and we understand it does not represent the entire trans community in San Diego. The admins discussed and agreed that we will be more mindful of what we post and reshare on our page from now on."