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IN THE NEWS
- June 5, 2023 – FOX 5 San Diego | Here’s how you can celebrate Pride Month in San Diego County
- May 31, 2023 – SD Union Tribune | Your guide to Pride Month events in San Diego County
- May 31, 2023 – SD Workforce Partnership | How The San Diego LGBT Community Center provides a safe place for the LGBTQ+ community
- May 16, 2023 – SD Metro | San Diego Foundation issues $100,000 challenge grant for LGBT Community Center
- May 6, 2023 – There San Diego | Come Join Convoy Nights: API Heritage Month Edition at Kilowatt Brewing
- May 4, 2023 – UCSD Today | Forum shines light on gender-based violence incidents and solutions
- May 4, 2023 – LGBTQ San Diego County News | Harvey Milk Breakfast May 12th
- May 4, 2023 – LGBTQ San Diego County News | Harvey Milk Diversity Breakfast
- April 29, 2023 – LGBTQ Nation | San Diego is opening a shelter for homeless LGBTQ+ youth
- April 29, 2023 – Los Angeles Blade | San Diego to open 45 bed LGBTQ youth homeless shelter
- April 26, 2023 – ABC 10 | Exploring San Diego: Things to do April 27-30
- April 25, 2023 – CBS 8 | Chubette Bakery helps Dining Out For Life Thursday
- April 22, 2023 – ABC 10 | Shelter for homeless LGBTQ+ youth to open in San Diego
- April 17, 2023 – KSDY | Inauguran centro comunitario LGBT en Hillcrest
- April 16, 2023 – SD Union Tribune | El Centro Comunitario LGBT celebra la apertura del nuevo Centro Juvenil Hillcrest
- April 16, 2023 – SD Union Tribune | San Diego’s Week in Pictures
- April 15, 2023 – CBS 8 | Hillcrest Youth Center opens its doors to LGBTQ+ community
- April 14, 2023 – SD Union Tribune |The San Diego LGBT Community Center opens Hillcrest Youth Center
- April 10, 2023 – East County Magazine | Public Health Champions
- April 6, 2023 – SD Union Tribune | San Diego to open LGBTQ shelter for homeless youths
- April 4, 2023 – SD City Times | Transgender excellence takes center stage at City College drag event
- April 4, 2023 – KSDY | Reconocen a organizaciones por sus aportaciones a la Salud Pública de San Diego
- April 3, 2023 – SD Union Tribune | San Diego’s Week in Pictures: Community celebrates Transgender Day of Visibility
- April 3, 2023 – SD County News Center | County Honors 17 Public Health Champions
- March 31, 2023 – SD Union Tribune | Opinion: Transgender people need our support and compassion amid growing intolerance
- March 3, 2023 – KSDY | El Centro Juvenil de South Bay en Chula celebra 4 años de operaciones
- February 3, 2023 – Times of San Diego | Opinion: At San Diego Community College District, We Are Committed to Pride
- February 2, 2023 – All Events | Community Open House: South Bay Youth Center
- February 1, 2023 – HappeningNext | Red Hot Dance
- February 1, 2023 – DoSD | Red Hot Dance at The Center
- January 22, 2023 – ABC 10 | Hundreds of backpacks delivered for homeless LGBTQ youth
- December 30, 2022 – ABC 10 | Self-proclaimed ‘Lesbian Lumberjack’ picking up Christmas trees for LGBT Center fundraiser
- December 30, 2022 – SD Union Tribune | Opinion: Biden signing the Respect for Marriage Act does not end our fight for LGBTQ+ equality
- December 13, 2022 – ABC 10 | San Diego LGBTQ community celebrates signing of Respect for Marriage Act
- December 13, 2022 – CBS 8 | San President Biden signs same-sex marriage bill at White House ceremony
- December 13, 2022 – Yahoo News | San Diego LGBTQ community celebrates signing of Respect for Marriage Act
- December 13, 2022 – Univision | Respeto al matrimonio
- December 13, 2022 – CBS 8 | San Diego leaders declaring city safe for LGBTQ+ community
- December 13, 2022 – NBC 7 | Resolution declares San Diego Safe for LGBTQ+
- December 8, 2022 – PR Newswire | Sycuan Presents $187,000 to 28 Charities During its Annual Holiday Gift Giving Ceremony
- December 1, 2022 – LGBTQ San Diego County News | LGBT Veterans Wall of Honor 2022 Recap
- November 25, 2022 – SD Union Tribune | Opinion: Here’s how you can support the respect, dignity and freedom of transgender people
- November 23, 2022 – SD News | Hillcrest mourns murdered trans people, Colorado shooting victims
- November 22, 2022 – SDGLN | Transgender Day of Remembrance Continues the Human Rights Fight: Dedicated to Honoring Those Lost to Violence
- November 21, 2022 – Telemundo | Reacciones a la masacre en Colorado en San Diego
- November 21, 2022 – CBS8 | San Diego LGBTQ+ community gathers for Transgender Day of Remembrance, mourn Colorado Springs shooting victims
- November 20, 2022 – NBC7 | San Diego Community Mourns Victims of Colorado Springs Shooting
- November 20, 2022 – Times of San Diego | Locals Condemn LGBTQ Club Shooting; SDPD Says No Threats to Sunday Transgender Remembrance Event
- November 20, 2022 – SD Union Tribune | Transgender Day of Remembrance honors those lost to violence, continues fight for human rights
- November 17, 2022 – LGBTQ San Diego County News | Trans Day of Remembrance
- October 20, 2022 – LGBTQ San Diego County News | The San Diego LGBT Community Center Announces The 2022 Veterans Wall of Honor Inductees
- October 6, 2022 – LGBTQ San Diego County News | Nightmare on Normal Street takes over Pride Plaza in Hillcrest
- September 25, 2022 – Press Reader SD Union Tribune | Community Support – 33rd Annual AIDS Walk & Run San Diego
- September 19, 2022 – Patch | AIDS Walk & Run San Diego is back
- September 15, 2022 – LGBTQ San Diego County News | AIDS Walk & Run San Diego is back
- September 12, 2022 – La Jolla Light | UCSD participating in new monkeypox trial that could stretch vaccine supply
- September 1, 2022 – HappeningNext | AIDS Walk & Run San Diego
- August 29, 2022 – ABC 10 News | LGBTQ community to host forum on monkeypox
- August 24, 2022 – Fox 5 News | LGBTQ community aims to bring awareness of monkeypox, stigma
- August 13, 2022 – SD Union Tribune | ‘We had to fight for ourselves’: With monkeypox, San Diego’s LGBTQ community puts decades-old lessons to work
- August 12, 2022 – ABC 10 News | San Diego County health officials hold town hall to discuss monkeypox outbreak with public
- August 10, 2022 – SD Union Tribune | Opinion: Our community fought HIV/AIDS alone. With monkeypox, we’d like more help.
- July 28, 2022 – FOX 5 | ‘Not enough’: County says it needs more monkeypox vaccines
- July 27, 2022 – KPBS | San Diego County monkeypox vaccine supply exhausted. What this means for vulnerable residents.
- July 27, 2022 – inewsource | San Diego County monkeypox vaccine supply has been exhausted. What this means for vulnerable residents
- July 19, 2022 – SD Union Tribune | My affordable senior apartment is wonderful, but the waitlist has been closed for years
- July 15, 2022 – CBS 8 | LGBTQ+ seniors share their memories of the beginnings of San Diego Pride
- July 15, 2022 – SD Union Tribune | Opinion: Knowing the history of San Diego Pride helps us make sense of who we are as a community
- July 14, 2022 – KPBS | County begins limited monkeypox vaccine rollout ahead of Pride weekend
- July 12, 2022 – SD Union Tribune | Limited supply of monkeypox offered by county
- July 8 2022 – San Diego Downtown News | Stonewall awards spotlight redistricting, API community
- July 8 2022 – San Diego Downtown News | Pride 5k returns to in-person fundraiser with virtual option for people around the world
- July 7, 2022 – Thrillist | Everything You Need to Know About San Diego Pride
- June 25, 2022 – KPBS | 10th annual Mass Creativity Day
- June 24, 2022 – San Diego Business Journal | San Diego Business Leaders of Influence, LGBTQ+ Top 50, 2022
- June 16, 2022 – ABC 10 | San Diego sets aside $1.5 million for LGBTQ youth
- June 16, 2022 – Feinberg News Center | Pride Panel Highlights LGBTQ Leadership and Activism
- June 9, 2022 – SD Union Tribune | Human relations commission votes not to remove controversial commissioner
- June 5, 2022 – ABC 10 | Dozens of voting centers open in San Diego County for June 7 Primary
- June 4, 2022 – Chula Vista Today | Additional voting centers added this weekend as June Primary Election approaches
- June 2, 2022 – County News Center | More vote centers open Saturday for total of 218
- June 2, 2022 – Eater San Diego | How to celebrate Pride Month at San Diego bars and restaurants
- June 2, 2022 – LGBTQ San Diego County News | The San Diego LGBT Community Center celebrates return of in-person services at community Open House
- June 1, 2022 – San Diego County Office of Education | Supporting LGBTQIA+ students
- May 19, 2022 – SD Union Tribune | Human relations commission to vote on removal of member for transgender remarks
- May 17, 2022 – KPBS | The LGBT Community Center in Hillcrest has reopened
- May 16, 2022 – KPBS | San Diego LGBTQ Community Center reopens its doors with resources and renovations
- May 14, 2022 – CBS 8 | LGBTQ+ Community Center reopens in Hillcrest
- May 12, 2022 – SD Union Tribune | The San Diego LGBT Community Center will welcome community back with an open house
- April 24, 2022 – SD Union Tribune | South County Happenings, April 24
- April 22, 2022 – Poz | Yummy! It’s Time to Dine Out and Raise Funds to End HIV
- April 21, 2022 – LGBTQ SD County News | Dining Out For Life San Diego: Own A Part of the Work
- April 20, 2022 – SD Union Tribune | San Diego’s top weekend events: April 21-24
- April 20, 2022 – SD Union Tribune | Casa Loto de San Diego quiere ayudar a jovenes LGBTQ+ a encontrar un lugar al que llamar hogar
- April 20, 2022 – SD Union Tribune | San Diego’s Casa Loto wants to help LGBTQ+ youth find a place to call home
- April 19, 2022 – SD Union Tribune | Bob Nelson, former San Diego port commissioner, dies at 70
- April 18, 2022 – Baristas y Cafe | Dining Out For Life San Diego regresa en 2022
- April 18, 2022 – Newsbreak | Dining Out For Life San Diego is Back for 2022
- April 18, 2022 – There San Diego | Dining Out For Life San Diego is Back for 2022
- April 7, 2022 – SD Union Tribune | Human Relations Commission must honor ideals, remove member
- April 6, 2022 – SD Union Tribune | San Diego supervisors approve updates to human relations commission bylaws
- March 31, 2022 – CBS 8 | Transgender pride flag flies in Hillcrest | Transgender Day of Visibility 2022
- March 17, 2022 – Univision | Programa de prevención
- March 15, 2022 – SD Union Tribune | San Diego’s elected leaders honor local ‘women of distinction’
- March 8, 2022 – KSDY | The Center pruebas gratuitas de ETS
- March 4, 2022 – SD Union Tribune | Column: Human Relations Commission fiasco reflects an absolutism, bigotry that endanger trans people
- March 3, 2022 – SD Union Tribune | Opinion: Human relations commissioner who believes transgender people are ‘abominations’ must go
- March 2, 2022 – SD Union Tribune | San Diego groups call for human relations commissioner to resign for transgender remarks
- March 2, 2022 – CBS 8 | No cost STD testing clinic Good to Go in Hillcrest closing
- February 24, 2022 – Televisa Regional | Centro comunitario LGBT ofrecerá exámenes gratuitos de ITS
- February 23, 2022 – Chula Vista Today | The San Diego LGBT Center will offer free STI screening services
- February 22, 2022 – ABC 10 | San Diego LGBT community center to start offering free STI screenings
- February 11, 2022 – CBS 8 | The San Diego LGBT Community Center partially reopens to in-person services
- January 24, 2022 – San Diego LGBT News | The Center to enact phased approach to providing more in-person services
- January 22, 2022 – CBS 8 | Roe v. Wade anniversary | 49 years since landmark abortion decision
- December 2, 2021 – KPBS | Food pantries and donations feed hungry college students
- November 17, 2021 – San Diego Magazine | 12 Women San Diego Needs to Know
- November 13, 2021 – Los Angeles Blade | Transgender Awareness Week 2021 begins as community is under siege
- November 4, 2021 – San Diego Union Tribune |Opinion | I’m 19 and have been homeless in San Diego for over a year
- November 3, 2021 – San Diego Union Tribune | San Diego comes fifth U.S. city to ban use of ‘he,’ ‘she’ in future city policies, laws
- October 21, 2021 – UC San Diego News Center | New UC San Diego Health Study Addresses Loneliness in Patients with HIV
- October 18, 2021 – San Diego Union Tribune | Opinion | Redistricting is nearly as important as voting. Here’s why…
- July 25, 2021 – NBC San Diego | Hesitant San Diegans Get Their COVID-19 Vaccine Shots
- July 7, 2021 – San Diego Magazine | 46 Years of San Diego Pride: How the City’s Most Popular Event Came to Be
- June 24, 2021 – There San Diego | San Diego Pastry Chefs Team Up For A Pride Month Fundraiser Featuring Colorful Doughnuts
- June 15, 2021 – Times of San Diego | Local Coalition of LGBTQ+ Groups Releases Guide for Youth Standards of Care
- June 8, 2021 – San Diego News | Mayor Gloria announces appointees to LGBTQ Advisory Group
- June 8, 2021 – Thrillist | How to Support San Diego’s Queer Community During Pride Month
- June 7, 2021 – ABC 10 News San Diego | LGBTQ Pride flag raised at San Diego’s City Hall
- June 7, 2021 – KPBS | Pride Flag Raised At City Hall For First Time In San Diego’s History
- February 25, 2021 – KPBS | San Diego Partners With Three Nonprofits To Alleviate Homelessness In Youth
- January 28, 2021 – The San Diego Union-Tribune | Opinion | I am a transgender woman, I shouldn’t have to prove it is ok to be me, by Pamuela Halliwell
- November 30, 2020 – The San Diego Union-Tribune | LGBTQ San Diegans Continue to Suffer From Racial Profiling and Overpolicing
- September 6, 2020 – The San Diego Union-Tribune | Life and Work of Black LGBTQ Activist Marsha P. Johnson Continues to Inspire
- September 3, 2020 – LGBTQ San Diego County News | HIV Service Provides Have Been Critically Affected by COVID-19 – AIDS Walk & Run San Diego Can Help!
- July 10, 2020 – San Diego Uptown News | Cara Dessert Celebrates Two Years Leading The LGBT Center
- June 17, 2020 – ABC 10 News San Diego| Community Members Respond to LGBT Community Center Banning Armed, Uniformed Officers
- June 16, 2020 – ABC 10 News San Diego | San Diego LGBT Center to Stop Using Armed, Uniformed Officers at Facility, Events
- April 23, 2020 – La Opinión | The Center’s Interview in LA OPINIÓN
- March 11, 2020 – The San Diego Union-Tribune | Long-term AIDS Survivors Create Their Own Caregiver Playbook
News RELEASES
October 6, 2022 – News Release | The San Diego LGBT Community Center announces the 2022 Veterans Wall of Honor Inductees
September 20, 2022 – Media Advisory | AIDS Walk & Run San Diego Set for Saturday, September 24, 2022
September 7, 2022 – News Release | AIDS Walk & Run San Diego is Back
June 22, 2022 – News Release | The San Diego LGBT Community Center Celebrates the Inclusion of $1.5 million in funding for LGBTQ-Affirming Housing in FY23 San Diego City Budget
May 24, 2022 – News Release | The San Diego LGBT Community Center announces application to nominate individuals to the 2022 LGBT Veterans Wall of Honor is now live
May 4, 2022 – News Release | The San Diego LGBT Community Center Re-Opens their Headquarters
April 20, 2022 – News Release | Generous Dining Out For Life Restaurants will Donate Proceeds on April 28 to The San Diego LGBT Community Center
April 6, 2022 – News Release | Dining Out For Life San Diego seeks volunteers for Thursday, April 28 fundraiser
April 5, 2022 – News Release | The San Diego LGBT Community Center supports the Board of Supervisors’ vote to update the San Diego County Human Relations Commission bylaws
April 4, 2022 – News Release | Dining Out For Life San Diego is back for 2022
February 22, 2022 – News Release | The San Diego LGBT Community Center to Launch New Free STI Screening Service
May 25, 2021 – News Release | THE SAN DIEGO LGBT COMMUNITY CENTER ANNOUNCES APPLICATION TO NOMINATE 2021 LGBT VETERANS WALL OF HONOR IS NOW LIVE
May 13, 2021 – News Release | THE CENTER ANNOUNCES VIRTUAL HARVEY MILK DIVERSITY BREAKFAST
April 12, 2021 – News Release | THE CENTER ANNOUNCES A REINVENTED 4-DAY DINING OUT FOR LIFE® San Diego
April 2, 2021 – News Release | THE CENTER ANNOUNCES A REINVENTED 4-DAY DINING OUT FOR LIFE® SAN DIEGO
March 17, 2021 – News Release | THE CENTER ANNOUNCES COMMUNITY OFRENDA FOR THOSE LOST TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC
March 12, 2021 – News Release | THE CENTER ANNOUCES TANTRUMS & TIARAS REWINE ON SATURDAY, MARCH 30, 2021
October 21, 2020 – News Release | THE SAN DIEGO LGBT COMMUNITY CENTER ANNOUNCES THE 2020 LGBT VETERANS WALL OF HONOR INDUCTEES
October 8, 2020 – News Release | THE SAN DIEGO LGBTQ COMMUNITY RELEASES STRATEGIC PLAN WITH 2020 ANNUAL REPORT
August 24, 2020 – News Release | THE SAN DIEGO LGBT COMMUNITY CENTER SIGNS ON TO LAMBDA LEGAL’S AMICUS BRIEF TO THE U.S. SUPREME COURT
June 16, 2020 – News Release | THE CENTER’S NEW POLICY ON ARMED UNIFORMED LAW ENFORCEMENT
June 15, 2020 – News Release | SAN DIEGO LGBTQ COMMUNITY REACTS TO U.S. SUPREME COURT DECISION
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