San Diego Gay and Lesbian News

Anyone who has had a plasma-rich protein facial, aka "vampire facial," at a spa in Albuquerque is urged to get tested for blood-borne infections including HIV, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C.

In a  historic first for the sporting world, professional golfer Tadd Fujikawa is the first male professional to come out as gay.

This past Monday Fujikawa took to Instagram and made the announcement. 

You may remember Kevin McHale who played the awkward teen Artie Abrams in the musical TV series "Glee," but it looks like McHale has been working overtime at the gym to shed some weight and gain some muscle with regimen he tells

He's smart and outgoing and extremely handsome, Los Angeles based Matthew J. Dempsey seems to have it all and that might have to do more with his looks than anything else.

History was made in the NFL this month as they have officially hired their first male cheerleaders, one of them being Jesse Hernandez of the New Orleans Saints' Saintsations. He is only one of three other men who cheer on their teams. 

But that prestige also comes with harsh criticism, especially from homophobic fans who take to social media to air their grievances. 

Assemblymember Todd Gloria (D-San Diego) wants Californians to know there are new medications that can substantially slow the spread of HIV. There are about 220,000 people who are at high-risk of exposure in California alone. 

Sharice Davids is an ex-mixed martial arts fighter, a lesbian, an entrepreneur and Native American. She can also add Democratic nominee for a U.S. House seat in Kansas to that list. 

On Tuesday she won the primary in Kansas' 3rd district and she will face opponent Kevin Yoder (R) come November. 

A rare infection has seen a recent spike in the U.S. and San Diego's LGBT community is one of the places where it has increased the most. 

The American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) recently released the results of a study they took which showed among other things that gay men over 45 -- out of all sexual orientations polled -- are more likely to be sin

In another case of a baseball sports star having to apologize for tweets he made in his youth, Atlanta Braves pitcher Sean Newcomb left Twitter because of the many homophobic and racist things he wrote on social media that recently came to light.

Newcomb, 25, was only 18 when he posted the offensive content to his feed. He mostly used a homophobic slur when tagging his friends.