Tag: San Diego

Two days before San Diego’s July 12 – 14 Pride weekend, an anonymous man called the event organizers to tell them, “I think I’m going to have to kill all the gays and the children. I hate the f*ggots.” He hung up and reportedly called back minutes later to say, “F*ck Donald Trump. I hate Hillary. I hate f*gs. I’m going to shoot up the Pride event.” San Diego police identified the caller as a 31-year-old man named Andre Lafayette Holmes....

Rhea Litre, from her appearance on Hey KweenWhile Rhea Litre, aka “Drag’s Baddest Bitch,” is primarily associated with West Hollywood nightlife, her purview permeates beyond Los Angeles’ gayborhood. Her beat has also graced the gay bars of San Diego, specifically its queer enclave Hillcrest. So we kiki’ed with SoCal’s premiere local queen to pick her pretty brain about the best gay San Diego has to offer. San Diego doesn’t fall short in any way when it comes to Pride, what...

Beloved queer crooner Spencer Day is a busy guy, no more so than during pride month when he’ll performing in clubs from LA to SF to NYC. “My birthday happens to fall on the Stonewall anniversary, which is fun,” he told GayCities in early June. Catch him in San Francisco at Feinstein’s at the Nikko June 14-15. And then he’ll perform at Rockwell Table & Stage Sunday night June 16. The shows will include material from his recent album “Angel City” and a...

A picture of a bisexual man has gone viral on Twitter because of his awesome rainbow turban. Over the weekend, Jiwandeep Kohli posted a picture of a rainbow turban he made for Pride Month. “I’m proud to be a bisexual bearded baking brain scientist,” wrote Kohli, who is a grad student in clinical psychology. “I feel fortunate to be able to express all these aspects of my identity, and will continue to work toward ensuring the same freedom for others.” I’m proud to...

RIP Szenja, Snowflake misses you A polar bear has ‘died from a broken heart’ in San Diego’s SeaWorld Wild Arctic exhibit, claims People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. Szenja, 21, and Snowflake, 22 have been inseparable and living in the same enclosure for the past 20 years. The two female polar bears were separated so that Snowflake could mate with male polar bears. But after the separation, Szenja reportedly displayed all the symptoms of separation anxiety and depression. She lost her appetite and...

RIP Szenja, Snowflake misses you A polar bear has ‘died from a broken heart’ in San Diego’s SeaWorld Wild Arctic exhibit, claims People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. Szenja, 21, and Snowflake, 22 have been inseparable and living in the same enclosure for the past 20 years. The two female polar bears were separated so that Snowflake could mate with male polar bears. But after the separation, Szenja reportedly displayed all the symptoms of separation anxiety and depression. She lost her appetite and...

The San Diego Gay Men's Chorus teamed up with OraQuick, the oral in-home HIV test, to promote the importance of HIV testing this holiday season. And hey, if you can do it in 20 minutes in the comfort of you home, why not? Check out their collaboration! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qELxBV2olio Source

The San Diego Gay Men’s Chorus has been through an unpleasant situation, this weekend when they were supposed to perform during San Diego Padre’s baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers. When their recording was supposed to play loud in speakers, they were surprised to hear a woman singing instead. And that is not all. The choir has also faced homophobic insults from the audience. The chior made a post on Facebook where they accuse the baseball team of not intervening. "No attempt was...