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SDGLN Poll: Readers give their opinion on use of the word, "queer"

SDGLN Staff
May 13th, 2013

SAN DIEGO – Readers of San Diego Gay & Lesbian News who took our poll are evenly split over whether the LGBT community should “own” the word “queer.”

Our poll question was: The LGBT community increasingly embraces the word "queer." What do you think? Why not just own the word? Why go down that road? Or not sure.

The results, which are not scientific, reveal that 46% of readers believe that the LGBT community should own the word, 46% don’t want to go down that road and 9% are not sure.

SDGLN Poll: Readers vote on whether gay NBA center will be treated fairly

SDGLN Staff
May 6th, 2013

SAN DIEGO – Readers of San Diego Gay & Lesbian News who took our poll think that NBA center Jason Collins will be treated fairly after coming out publicly.

Our poll question was: NBA center Jason Collins comes out. Will he be treated fairly?

The results, which are not scientific, reveal that 53% of readers believe that Collins will be fairly treated, 29% are doubtful and 18% are not sure.

Inferno dances prepare to spread like Wildfire in April

Morgan M. Hurley - SDGLN Assistant Editor
April 6th, 2012

SAN DIEGO -- This Saturday, April 7, 2012 the dances that have been heating up San Diego's women's community for the last few years are back again with a new spin on their previous Hot Flash and Inferno dances and it is spreading …

Wildfire! A Hot Flash Production kicks off in April with two -- believe it -- two dances to get you out of your houses and onto the dance floor.

Now labeled "a dance for queer women and our allies," this all women's dance is very inclusive.

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When We Were Outlaws author to give "Queer Identity" talk downtown Sunday

Morgan M. Hurley - SDGLN Assistant Editor
February 9th, 2012

SAN DIEGO – Jeanne Córdova, author of When We Were Outlaws, will be in San Diego this weekend, giving a lecture of interest to the LGBT community.

Her talk, entitled, "The New Queer Identity," will take place at the San Diego REPertory Theater in the Lyceum space in Horton Plaza on Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012, at 6 pm.

It will precede the play, In the Wake, the latest offering from lesbian playwright Lisa Kron, which starts at 7 pm.

Black History Month: Five favorite LGBTQ black women

Carmen Rios -- Autostraddle
February 6th, 2012

It's Black History Month!

It has been for over 48 hours, you know. And all these articles keep popping up highlighting the accomplishments of black people who identify as straight, gay, and everything else - but most of the time, those lists include a hella lot of dudes.

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