(This editorial was originally published HERE in SDGLN media partner Gay San Diego.)

Election season 2012 is finally over. Not only are we finally done with all the campaign and pollster calls, the mailers, the emails and the debates, we are also done with the extreme nastiness that was the Presidential campaign season.

San Diego’s Pride Parade is almost 40 years old. Its exact birthday depends on whether you count the first parade with a permit in 1975 or the informal takeover of the streets by those who were denied a permit the year before.

But one thing I am virtually certain of – there were no elected officials in the parade either year.

SAN DIEGO – More than 1,100 San Diegans who support equality and justice will gather in celebration of Harvey Milk's memory at the sold-out fourth annual Harvey Milk Diversity Breakfast on Friday, May 25, at the San Diego Bayfront Hilton.

As a featured part of the event, two San Diego leaders who have inspired us in the tradition of Harvey Milk will be honored.

SAN DIEGO -- With Tax Day approaching, many people are scrambling to get their tax returns filed by the April 17 deadline.

For many same-sex couples, filing a tax return can be extra challenging because of the various state and federal laws that affect them.

The San Diego LGBT Community Center will host a LGBT Tax Filing Seminar on Thursday, March 22, from 5:30 to 7:30 pm. Representatives from the office of California State Controller John Chiang, the IRS and the Franchise Tax Board will discuss some of the most common questions that LGBT couples have on state and federal taxes.