December 2012 brings me full circle as I complete the first year of Profiles in Advocacy, returning to the topic that started it all, the current A. Brad Truax award recipient. I am thrilled that this year’s honoree is both a friend and colleague at University of California, San Diego (UCSD): Teresa Oyos of the HIV Neurobehavioral Research Program (HNRP) housed on UCSD’s Hillcrest campus.

SAN DIEGO -- The San Diego LGBT Community Center will host its annual "Come Home for the Holidays" celebration on Saturday, Dec. 15, from 5-8 pm. The event is organized to bring together the diverse cultures and traditions that make up San Diego's LGBT community.

The free event is family-friendly and open to all. It will include music, food, dancing, a secular candle lighting ceremony, a Native American blessing, and a chance to meet others in the community.

This week Martinis Above Fourth owners Jim Simpson and Doru Tifui will once again be hosting one of the biggest community charity events of the year.

The ninth annual Charity Wreath Auction is a benefit for the Eddie Conlon Youth Fund, which provides school supplies, scholarships and housing for LGBT youth, some of whom have been turned away by their families.

SAN DIEGO – Mayor-elect Bob Filner has a full day planned for Monday, Dec. 3, when he will attend his inauguration ceremony and celebrate his election victory by thanking his supporters at five stops across San Diego.

The day will start with Filner’s inauguration ceremony at 10 am at Balboa Park Club, 2144 Pan American Road West in San Diego. The inauguration is open to the public and does not require an RSVP. A reception will follow the ceremony.