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december 2022 volume 4 issue 5
DEcEmBEr 2, 2022 voLumE 4 iSSuE SSuE 5
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LGBTQSD.NEWS HOlIdaYs
Gift Guide 2022 P12
COMMUNITY vOICes
Entertainment Guide to Queer Cheer P14
ConversaTions wiTh niCoLe San Diego Said No to Hate! P7
Saint Paul’s Cathedral Holiday Season Schedule P15
Trans TaLk wiTh Connor Happy Holidays! P10
Big Mike & Friends Featuring Bill Kelly P8
LiFe Beyond Therapy The Seven Signs of a High IQ P9
hoUsTon, we have a proBLeM Navigating Grief P17
pUblIC servICe
A Note from Toni: Share and Spread Joy! P4 City Attorney News: Underage Drinking P13
Travel
Wonders of Puglia P16
HealTH
Sick to Death What Do You Do When You Can’t Workout Due to Illness? P16
News
San Diego Gay Men’s Chorus Annual Jingle! P3 COUrT News
Abusive Boyfriend Ordered to Stand Trial for Murder P18
THe raIl beefs Up seCUrITY
Club Q tragedy leads to improved safety measures By LGBTQ San Diego county News Staff
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Diego’s plan to celebrate and S anrecognize the LGBTQ+ community
is off track, and we need to change this. Hillcrest needs an LGBTQ+ Cultural District to protect our heritage and history.
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conic Hillcrest Nightclub The Rail has implemented the use of metal detectors for entry in an effort to keep their staff, patrons and community safe. The decision has had mixed reactions from the community, most saying “safer is better”. In the wake of increased hate crimes and mass shootings across the country, namely the Club Q shooting in Colorado Springs, it is the hope that other nightlife establishments will follow suit and increase their own security measures. In between his many media requests on the matter, we sat down with The Rails General Manager Wesley Bullen and asked him a few more questions on the matter:
“with #1, The rail, and The loft just being within blocks of each other, we look out for one another.”
saN dIegO gaY MeN’s CHOrUs aNNUal JINgle! ConCert Heralds tHe start of Holiday festivities Jingle! kiCks-off tHe CHorus’ 38tH season By LGBTQ San Diego county News Staff
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