Not our first pandemic Date Posted: September 24, 2020 | By: Fernando COVID-19 has completely changed our way of life, and yet it is not the first global pandemic of our lifetime. Since the beginning of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, roughly 33 million people have died from HIV/AIDS-related complications. Throughout the course of our battle against the… Read More

May her memory be a Revolution Date Posted: September 21, 2020 | By: San Diego Pride Rest in peace. Rest in power. These are the words that may have been immediately called to mind upon hearing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death on Friday, September 18th. However, in Jewish tradition – in Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s tradition – the offering of… Read More

FAKE NEWS Date Posted: September 17, 2020 | By: Fernando Over the last week here in California there has been a resurgence of tired accusations around our community blanketly marking us as predators and pedophiles. Media outlets and anti-LGBTQ politicians have been willfully spreading lies and misinformation about members of our community without taking… Read More

Love for Christopher Date Posted: September 10, 2020 | By: Fernando Like many in our community, I am feeling the loss of Pride Family member and friend Christopher Sheehan. While I got to know Christopher through Pride, he was someone who volunteered for so many of our local organizations like Diversionary Theatre, Gay for Good,… Read More

Honoring our Volunteers Date Posted: September 3, 2020 | By: Fernando Every August, after the massive Pride celebration, we throw a party for the people who make Pride week and our year-round programs possible – our volunteers. We’ve seen incredible growth in the last couple of years and in 2019 nearly 800 Pride Family volunteers… Read More

LGBTQ+ Youth Leadership Date Posted: August 27, 2020 | By: Fernando It’s back-to-school time, at least in a way that 2020 is letting us have a back-to-school time. Guardians, educators, and students are each doing their best to adapt to the COVID-19 pandemic, navigate the digital divide, attempting to create and engage in an educational… Read More