‘Our Power Is Not Panic. It’s Our Resilience’: LGBTQ+ Leaders Urge Solidarity, Hope as Trump Targets Rights

‘Our power is not panic. It’s our resilience’: LGBTQ+ leaders urge solidarity, hope as Trump targets rights

This year’s Harvey Milk Diversity Breakfast highlighted the importance of unity among the LGBTQ+ community and its allies — especially amid federal efforts to roll back protections for its members and attacks on marginalized groups. “We will not win this war unless we stand together,” said Nicole Murray Ramirez, a longtime LGBTQ+ advocate and the event’s founder, at the breakfast on Friday. The annual event, now in its 17th year, brings together…

Brave Space Alliance honors collective power at inaugural soirée

Brave Space Alliance crushed its fundraising goal at its Partners in Dignity Soirée, a celebratory fundraising event that uplifted the power of community in the face of growing attacks on civil rights.The Partners in Dignity Soirée, held May 15 at Venue West, 221 N. Paulina Ave., raised more than $25,000 for the Black- and trans-led LGBTQ+ center, which provides health, housing, food and identity support on the South Side.Brave Space Alliance le…

San Diego Honors LGBTQ+ Trailblazers at 17th Annual Harvey Milk Diversity Breakfast - LGBTQ San Diego County News

This morning, hundreds of community members, advocates, and allies gathered at the Town and Country Resort for the 17th Annual San Diego County Harvey Milk Diversity Breakfast, one of the region’s most cherished celebrations of LGBTQ+ leadership and civil rights progress. The event kicked off early, with doors opening at 7:00 a.m. and the program beginning promptly at 7:45 a.m. Guests experienced a powerful lineup of speakers, honoree presentati…