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May 2023 voluMe 4 issue 15
May 5, 2023 voLuME 4 iSSuE 15
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COMMunITY vOICes
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Featuring Tim Novara p17
ConVersaTions WiTh niCoLe Harvey Milk Breakfast p7 hoUsTon, We haVe a proBLeM Be Authentic p10
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Big Mike LiFe Beyond & Friends Therapy Featuring Psychedelics and Rikke Bahena p8 Your Mental Health p9 QUeer parenTing Paul Stanley of KISS Slams Parents Who Support Transgender Children p11
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Five Years of D3 Home p5 PublIC servICe
A Note from Toni: May Brings Memorial Day and AAPI Heritage Month p6 Assemblyman Ward News: State Budget, Legislative Update, & Holocaust Remembrance Day p18
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1776 arrives in San Diego p14 On Stage p15
Swing to Eight to the Barre for A Jolly Good Time p16
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Gay Man Pleads Guilty of 2nd-Degree Murder in Killing of Boyfriend p19 San Diego Hate Crime Suspect Arrested in Poland for Anne Frank House Hate Crime p19
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Queer, Trans aPI Week
DivErSiTy BrEaKFaST
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stablished by Nicole Murray Ramirez, Robert Gleason, and Dr. Delores Jacobs in 2009, the Harvey Milk Diversity Breakfast is designed to bring together diverse San Diegans – business, labor, Democrats, Republicans, all communities, all ages, all San Diegans who support equality and justice – to celebrate the memory of this influential civil rights activist.
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he first time I wrote about my HIV diagnosis was in this paper (formerly Gay San Diego), over ten years ago. I remember my editor back then calling me to double check I wanted to publish something that would publicly disclose my status as HIV positive. He was worried for me, though he did not articulate why. (image courtesy of Allan Acevedo)
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uring the month of May, we commemorate and celebrate Asian Pacific Islander American Heritage Month. This month was chosen in recognition of two historical events: the arrival of the first Japanese immigrants to the United States on May 7, 1843, and the completion of the transcontinental railroad on May 10, 1869, which was constructed by Chinese immigrant laborers. While we’ve celebrated Asian and Pacific Islander American contributions in May since 1992, many have only just begun truly recognizing the “APIAHM” since the rise in anti-Asian hate that was a result of misinformation during the COVID-19 pandemic. This hate isn’t new and our need for visibility and support is not new. Our voices are being heard more than ever. As we saw our elders violently pushed to the ground, and grieved for our women who were gunned down at the Atlanta Spa shootings, only to rehash our wounds during Monterey Park and Half Moon Bay, many asked how they can support. Support and allyship are continual and dynamic. During “APIAHM” there are many events that San Diegans can support organized by the same group of organizations that put out the statement calling out the hate and xenophobia. The organizations are as diverse as the Asian Pacific Islander American umbrella. I encourage folks to come out and support with resources and help build capacity.
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