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By Nicole Verdes James “Jim” Mitsuo Cua is a celebrated figure within San Diego’s LGBTQ+ community, whose activism from 1984

Mama’s Day 2025: A Tasty Way to Give Back

By Cesar A Reyes The 34th Annual Mama’s Day returns to the Hilton San Diego Bayfront on Friday, June 6:

By Alex Villafuerte On April 10, 2025, San Diego lost a giant. Julia “Jhigs” Legaspi, a proud transgender Filipina woman,

By Patric Stillman San Diego’s independent artists are facing an uphill battle in 2025. As art sales decline and the

By Cesar A Reyes A Chat with Victoire Charles Direct from Broadway, this dazzling production welcomes you into Jaja’s bustling

By Korie Houston When we think of relationships, we tend to think of having that special person or persons to

By Vaughn Frantz Miller Are You My Mother?By Alison Bechdel If you liked her in Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic,

By JP Emerson Irene Milton, along with her husband Doug, founded Christie’s Place in 1996 in honor of their adopted

By JP Emerson I immigrated from the Philippines to the U.S. at age six. My mom was a nurse who

By JP Emerson My name is Martha Robles. I am a 58 year old Latina woman, diagnosed with HIV in