San Diego Gay and Lesbian News

The annual Mr/Ms/Miss/MxLGBTQ Pride honorees, along with the Mr. LGBTQ Teen Pride honoree, were announced on Tuesday night at Mayor Todd Gloria's inaugural San Diego Pride Kick-Off event held at the Balboa Park Organ Pavillion. The event concluded with the lighting of the Organ Pavillion in rainbow colors.

This year's honorees are:

Today, city officials hoisted the LGBTQ Pride flag over San Diego City Hall. This is the first that a Pride flag has flown on City Hall for all to see, although Pride flags have been displayed in the building's lobby in the past.

Small business owners and representatives from around San Diego are invited to participate in a virtual forum this Friday, Jan. 15 from 12 noon to 1 pm to discuss the government's response to COVID-19. The event is being hosted by the Hillcrest Business Association, with support from other business associations in the area.

Stephen Whitburn will be San Diego's next city councilmember for District 3, receiving 63.34% of the votes with most ballots counted. His opponent, Toni Duran, received 36.66% of the votes.

Long-time readers of San Diego Gay and Lesbian News know that we almost never issue endorsements for political offices.

Stephen Whitburn announced his campaign for San Diego City Council District 3 today. 

This district includes Downtown, Balboa Park, and the neighborhoods of Bankers Hill, Golden Hill, Hillcrest, Little Italy, Middletown, Mission Hills, Normal Heights, North Park, Old Town, Park West, South Park, and University Heights.

Editor's note: This is a  press release from San Diego Pride:

San Diego, CA – San Diego Pride is pleased to announce that an agreement with LGBT leaders has cleared the way for the community to come together in support of the 2017 San Diego Pride events.

In a month-long battle with the San Diego Pride Board, the Community Negotiating Committee, put in place to arrange terms on the future direction of the organization, has released a letter stating that talks have “gone nowhere.”