Official Statement from Missiongathering Christian Church Lead Pastor Brandan Robertson
The past two weeks have been turbulent ones in the life of Missiongathering Christian Church. After receiving a notice from the City of San Diego to cease our youth homeless shelter and rentals of our Sanctuary, Missiongathering has been thrown into a very real struggle for the survival of our church at 3090 Polk Avenue. […]
San Diego Restaurant Week 2019: Same Delicious Deals, More Adventure
by brandon cazares – San Diego Restaurant Week is back this month with eight straight days of fun hangouts, delicious meals and endless variety. Foodies from all around will be able to sample over 180 restaurants and eateries in the San Diego area to get a real taste of what California cuisine has to offer. […]
Get Ready to STRUT Your Stuff – Something New Coming to The OC
by tony reverditto – Orange County’s gay nightclub scene has been quite limited for some time now and that’s why the grand unveiling of Orange County’s newest nightlife destination, Strut Bar & Club in Costa Mesa, is such a thrill. Slated to open late September in the city’s vibrant Westside neighborhood, Strut (formerly the speakeasy-style […]
“Skintight’s” Will Brittain: Defying Labels with Idina Menzel
by lisa lipsey – For its West Coast premiere, Geffen Playhouse has reassembled the original six cast members for Joshua Harmon’s (Significant Other, Bad Jews) new comedy Skintight, which debuted at New York’s Off-Broadway Roundabout Theatre last summer. Harmon brings neurotic family drama to the forefront, but throws in the questions: How do we age […]
Red Dress Party: So Much More Than Just A Pretty Red Frock
by joel martens – When cofounders Steven Shyne, Vince Dwyer and Marvin Hanashiro attended the outrageous Red Dress Parties in other cities, they wondered why San Diego did not have a philanthropic event like them. Especially when they saw how much event resources impacted organizations that serve the local HIV communities in which they were […]
Lily Tomlin & Jana Fonda: Activism, Confidence and The Los Angeles LGBT Center’s 50th Anniversary
by lisa lipsey ~ 1969 was a banner year in American LGBTQ history, from coast to coast: from New York’s Stonewall Riot to the founding of the Los Angeles LGBT Center. That was 50 years ago, which was four years before homosexuality was removed from the American Index of Mental Disorders. To celebrate such significant […]
Out on the Mountain Returns with “RuPaul’s Drag Race” Stars Alaska, Ariel Versace, and Mariah Balenciaga
Over 5,000 are expected at Out on the Mountain, the LGBTQ night at Six Flags Magic Mountain, on Friday, September 13 from 6 p.m. to 1a.m. It will be a night of thrill rides including Six Flags Magic Mountain’s world’s tallest pendulum ride CraZanity. Plus, live performances from Alaska (RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 2 […]
New Season of Drag Queen Story Hour Events featuring Bella da Ball begins this Month.
For the third season, the Palm Springs Public Library will feature Drag Queen Story Hour featuring local diva Bella da Ball every other month beginning on Tuesday, September 10 in the Youth Room. Each evening will start with a craft, followed by stories and then dancing but we will also mix it up with an […]
Radiant Health Centers Receives Grant from Department of Public Health to Provide Innovative HIV Treatment
Radiant Health Centers is proud to announce it has been selected to receive a two-year, $1.97 million grant from the California Department of Public Health to provide rapid anti-retroviral treatment (ART) to individuals who test positive for HIV, at no cost to them. Rapid ART, which provides treatment to HIV positive individuals within three days, […]
Cinema Diverse 2019: Holy, Hot, and Sexy
by chris carpenter – Back-to-school month sees the return of the 12th annual edition of Cinema Diverse: The Palm Springs LGBTQ Film Festival, whose mission is, “dedicated to advancing and further strengthening our diverse gay community through the establishment of a world-class film festival that presents lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender cinema from around the […]