LGBTQ+

Violins. Trumpets. Guitars. Those are the traditional sounds of mariachi — along with songs about love and heartbreak. But Carlos Samaniego is challenging the machista world of mariachi by creating a space for queer musicians to make music that's free of discrimination and bullying.

This year’s Pride festivities are not only celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots, but it’s also saluting how far Pride has come in San Diego.

Part of the challenge of running an LGBTQ archive is when it comes to older photos and memorabilia, there aren't that many, due to the closeted past.

The San Diego City Council on Tuesday will consider a resolution affirming the city's opposition to the federal government's exclusion of transgender people from joining the U.S. military.

Jackson, California is a quaint Gold Rush-era town with brick buildings on its main street. It's pretty quiet, except when you walk into Rosebud's Cafe. Rosebud's is a place that shouts its values from its bright green walls: huge family portraits, and tons of posters and flyers announcing programs for the arts, supporting local homeless initiatives, and advocating for LGBTQ rights.

I first learned about Harvey Milk 10 years ago when I saw the movie "Milk," starring Sean Penn. I was 14 at the time and just starting to come to terms with being queer.

Documentary on Harlem drag scene of 1980s screens at Digital Gym Cinema

Between the dozens of Victorian homes that line San Francisco's Haight district sits the only long-term transitional living program specifically designed for transgender youth in the state.

More than 40 years after Harvey Milk, the first openly gay elected public official in California, was killed in San Francisco, Pete Buttigieg, the openly gay mayor of South Bend, Indiana, is one of the most talked-about candidates seeking the Democratic nomination for president.

Democrats in the House approved sweeping anti-discrimination legislation Friday that would extend civil rights protections to LGBT people by prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. The protections would extend to employment, housing, loan applications, education, public accommodations and other areas.