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Joe Fejeran received the Community Service Award at the Spirit of Stonewall Rally during this year’s Pride celebrations following years of professional and volunteer work with the local LGBTQ+ community.
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Plus, the San Diego Gay Rodeo is making a comeback. Lauren and I are very excited to be up in Oakland this week for our first training with the Maynard Institute. The organization selected Daylight as one of eight California newsrooms for its inaugural Fire Up Entrepreneurship Program, which comes
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After nearly 15 years of dormancy, the chapter is back and fundraising for its next rodeo. Written by Jenna Ramiscal, Edited by Kate Morrissey For well over a decade, San Diego Gay Rodeo ceased to exist, but now it's making a comeback. At this year’s San Diego
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Plus, how to enjoy Comic-Con without badges. Thousands of people flocked to San Diego’s gayborhood last weekend for the city’s annual Pride Parade. They donned colorful outfits, waved various pride flags and smiled from ear to ear. On Saturday, I spoke with Joe Fejeran, an LGBTQ+ community
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From colorful outfits to heartfelt embraces, the parade was filled with joy, connection and advocacy during one of San Diego's largest celebrations. Photo essay by Daylight Staff, Edited by Lauren J. Mapp and Kate Morrissey Thousands of people lined the streets of Hillcrest on Saturday for the annual
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A San Diego sober bar offers a zero proof drag brunch experience catering to those who identify as sober, LGBTQ+ and “sober queerious.” Photo Essay by Sam Barney-Gibbs, Edited by Kate Morrissey As sunshine lit up a packed bar, five local drag artists stunted around velvet chairs and moody
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Plus, the local Muslim community criticizes city government following Islamic Center shooting San Diego’s LGBTQ+ liberation movement dates back to Spanish colonization of California when Spanish Catholic explorers and missionaries observed Native Americans who were proudly Two-Spirit, homosexual and cross-dressing, according to the San Diego History Center.
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From city proclamations to multi-day festivals, there are many ways to share LGBTQ+ pride across the county. Updated on July 17, 2026 at 12:04 p.m. with more events for San Diego Pride weekend. LGBTQ+ pride season spans at least two months in San Diego, with events honoring
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The event at Pop-up Winona on El Cajon Boulevard will include workshops, entertainment and community vendors. Written by Lauren J. Mapp, Edited by Kate Morrissey She Fest is making a comeback after announcing its split from San Diego Pride earlier this year. The volunteer-run, LGBTQ+ collective centering the