San Diego Gay and Lesbian News

Open Letter to the San Diego LGBTQ+ Community:

San Diego Lambda Archives has lost an amazing treasure and champion in Lillian Faderman and I'm so very saddened by her resignation.

Editors note: This year's San Diego Pride weekend may have looked different than we are used to, but it will still be one to add to the long legacy of pride celebrations in the city. Longtime activist Nicole Murray-Ramirez shared his history of San Diego's pride celebration with us and we are publishing it below.

San Diego LGBT News has received a copy of a resignation letter submitted Thursday by Dr. Lillian Faderman to the board of directors of Lambda Archives of San Diego.

(Editors Note: This column was originally published in LGBTQ San Diego County News. It is being re-published here with permission.)

San Diego Pride declares our opposition to the state-sanctioned violence, murder, and terror being perpetrated by law enforcement agencies across the country.

Before I was called names like faggot, freak, queer, or it, I was called things like wetback, beaner, greaser, etc. As an activist in the 1960s and 1970s, I was beaten up and threatened by both the Los Angeles and San Diego Police Departments.

The San Diego Democrats For Equality have moved their regular club meeting, scheduled for Thursday, May 21 at 6:30 pm, to the Zoom platform. All club members and others interested in viewing the proceedings are welcome to log-in.

I am an MIT-trained physicist and complexity scientist who studies pandemics. I have warned about global pandemics due to increasing travel for 15 years. I recommended community-based monitoring of symptoms to stop Ebola in West Africa in 2014, and it worked.

While there is no known infection among the homeless community in San Diego, Father Joe’s Villages is prepared to respond to the complex health needs of people on the streets. The homeless service provider is currently devoting its resources to collaborating with partners at the City and County of San Diego and will remain up-to-date on ongoing news related to the spread.