San Diego Gay and Lesbian News

House.Boi, San Diego’s premier home furnishings and men’s fashion boutique, will host one of the sexiest shopping events in town this Friday, Dec. 10.

Wife and mother Cali Griebel, who has become a beloved figure in the LGBT community in the short time that she has been a part of it, is excited about her newfound passion as activist. Her work with the recent Matthew Shepard rally inspired her to do more, so she decided to start by giving back to the community that has welcomed her with open arms.

As a community, it is vital that we treat each other as family and neighbors … even if we do not live near each other. As the GLBT community continues its struggle for equality, we continue to see that we are our own biggest ally!

Travis has some news, some not so surprising facts about our community and some lingering questions as he prepares to start his second year writing for SDGLN.

Check out Benny's list of fabulous and fun things to do around town this first week of October!

I did not plan on writing about this topic, but I read these two articles about recent LGBT teen suicides with sadness, anger and a sense of wanting to wrap my arms around all LGBT youth and protect them for the big, bad world that we live in.

It is officially "autumn" as of yesterday, but this weekend is supposed to have summerlike temperatures. I want to put out my pumpkin spice and cranberry scented candles but it just doesn’t seem to mesh with 80 degree temperatures outside. Let's see what fun we can have in this nice weather.

Travis shares with us some of the birthday shenanigans he experienced, split between his two favorite cities, LA and San Diego.

We are fast approaching November 2010 but as I talk to people around town, some do not even realize an election is coming up. Really? We will be electing a new governor (yes, good old Arnold is termed out), voting on senators, county supervisors, councilmembers, state assembly, school board - there are many reasons to get out and vote!

I'm back and I’m really starting to embrace this next decade of my life, having become fully immersed in "30." It has been four months now and I have completely realized that life did not end at 30, it has only gotten better, but is also time for new beginnings.