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Swiss same-sex couples can walk down the aisle starting July 1, the Federal Council announced November 17.

HILLCREST — San Diego LGBT Pride honored members of the LGBTQIA+ community Friday night in Hillcrest at its annual Spirit of Stonewall Rally as part of ongoing Pride festivities. The rally is named after and honors those who rose up against police brutality in 1969 at the Stonewall Inn in New York City. San Diego Pride leaders said the “origins of the global Pride movement can trace their roots” to what’s often called the Stonewall uprising or Stonewall riots. “Why we’re here today is because of an uprising,” Marcus Bush, a city councilmember in National City who is bisexual,...

NBC 7's Priya Sridhar has the latest details on Pride Weekend which just kicked off. Festival goers said Pride is an important time to reflect on how much progress has been made for LGTBQ rights, and to look toward the future. “I think it’s still important because people don't realize how -- California is used to having all the freedom and rights, but in most of the country it’s not that way, so I think it’s important to stand in unity of each other and declare that we are a force to be reckoned with basically,” Ron Alsop said.

Updated 3 hours ago NBC Universal, Inc. San Diego Pride week is underway and Sunday’s highlight event was the Resilient Community March that went through Balboa Park and Hillcrest. Download our NBC 7 mobile app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather. Organizers skipped the huge Pride parade this year, and instead are hosting 40 events throughout San Diego County, over the next 10 days. “We’re already so excited to be together in the community again after this year and a half of isolation,” said Fernando Lopez, Executive Director of San Diego Pride. San ...

Charley Crockett The Texas songwriter performs his soulful blues and country tunes for the second of a two-night gig at Belly Up. Jenny Don’t and the Spurs opens. The concert is sold out, but for those of you with tickets, the show starts at 8 p.m. Find details. ‘70s Throwback Thursday The Gaslamp Quarter is throwin’ it back every Thursday night (themes rotate weekly) with extended happy hour specials and a themed roller-skating session by TikTok’s Sunset Roller Club . Event takes place at Island Avenue between Fourth and Sixth Avenues from 6 to 9 p.m.; gaslamp.org/events. Advertiseme...