Dear Pride Family, Our community has a history of coming together to support each other. I am always inspired when I learn a new piece of history of the volunteer spirit and solidarity that LGBTQIA+ folks have for each other and for other groups…
Dear Pride Family, Our community is creating tangible safety, security, and equality here and now, even when we’re bombarded with stories of LGBTQIA+ hate. We’re able to do this work through community building and grassroots organizing. I’m privileged to work in explicit organizing spaces,…
Dear Pride Family, In 2024, the fight for trans liberation feels omnipresent, especially for those of us who identify as transgender and/or nonbinary. In the past few years alone, we’ve witnessed a disturbing surge in anti-trans legislation across the country. Records for the number…
Dear Pride Family, I have very recently become acquainted with the lives and works of Lesbian artists in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Painters, photographers, writers, poets, and bohemians whose voices have been relinquished to the shadows of history, their names and…
Dear Pride Family, It’s been a decade since I joined the team at San Diego Pride supporting our fabulous entertainment. I will never forget the moment I knew this community was home for me. I joined San Diego Pride as a volunteer to create…
Dear Pride Family, Around this time last year, San Diego was making news around the country, because of a so-called “controversy” perpetuated by right-wing media. A young girl cried wolf- calling against the right of a trans woman to use the women’s locker room.…