HRC San Diego

Hey San Diego, today is June 2, and it’s the last day to vote in our primary .

For LGBTQ+ people, voting has never been just a civic duty. It’s how we protect our rights, our families, our healthcare, our schools, and our future.

Every election shapes the decisions that impact our community. That’s why showing up matters.

If you haven’t voted yet, there’s still time. Make a plan, cast your ballot, and make your voice heard.

Our rights, our visibility, and our future depend on all of us participating.

San Diego, let’s do what we do best. Show up. Speak out. Vote.

— HRC San Diego 🌈💙

Want to help HRC San Diego show up strong at Pride by the Beach?
We’re looking for volunteers to help staff our booth, welcome community members, share resources, hand out swag, and connect people with ways to take action for LGBTQ+ equality.
If you’re ready to celebrate Pride and help build power with us, we’d love to have you join us.
Saturday, June 6, 2026 | 12 PM to 6 PM | Oceanside

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Pride began as a movement. It remains a movement.

This month, we celebrate the joy, resilience, and strength of LGBTQ+ people while honoring the generations of activists who fought for the rights many enjoy today. We also recognize that the work continues.

At HRC San Diego, we’re proud to stand alongside our community, not just during Pride Month, but every day of the year.

Happy Pride Month, San Diego. We see you, we celebrate you, and we’re proud to be in this fight together. 🌈

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DAVE THE DATE!!!
HRC San Diego is heading back to Pride by the Beach.
This year’s theme is The Fabric of Community, and we love that because our movement has always been built thread by thread, story by story, family by family.
Come find us on Saturday, June 6, 2026, from 12 PM to 6 PM in Oceanside. Stop by the HRC San Diego booth, say hi, grab some swag, and learn how to get involved in the fight for LGBTQ+ equality.
Pride is joy. Pride is action. Pride is community.

Today, HRC San Diego honors Harvey Milk Day with heavy hearts as our city mourns the Muslim siblings whose lives were taken this week in a racially motivated attack.

Harvey Milk’s legacy reminds us that visibility, solidarity, and courage matter, especially in moments of fear and grief. He believed in building a world where every person could live openly, safely, and with dignity, no matter who they are, who they love, how they worship, or where they come from.

That work is not separate from the fight against hate. It is the same fight.

As we remember Harvey’s life and legacy, we also stand with San Diego’s Muslim community and all communities targeted by violence, racism, and bigotry. Our grief must move us toward action, toward protection, toward deeper solidarity, and toward a city where every family can feel safe.

May Harvey’s legacy continue to call us forward, with courage, compassion, and hope. 🏳️‍🌈💙

Today, on International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia, we’re reminded that at the heart of this work is something so simple:

We just want to live.
To love who we love.
To be who we are.
To exist safely, openly, and fully.

No one should have to fight this hard for dignity, safety, joy, or belonging. But until every LGBTQ+ person can move through the world without fear, we keep showing up.

For our trans siblings.
For our q***r youth.
For our elders who paved the way.
For every person still trying to be free.

Live and let live should not be controversial. It should be the bare minimum.

Last week we had a beautiful night at the HRC San Diego Spring Social.

Nearly 50 community members came together for an evening of connection, conversation, and purpose, and the energy in the room was exactly the reminder we needed of why this work matters.

Huge thank you to our HRC San Diego Steering Committee for helping make the evening such a success. From welcoming guests to building community in the room, this was truly a team effort.

We are also so grateful to our speakers, Randy Reyes from Mayor Todd Gloria’s office, Manny Reyes from Councilmember Jen Campbell’s office, and Councilmember Lauren Cazares, for joining us and speaking to the issues impacting our LGBTQ+ community right now.

At a time when our rights, our families, and our communities continue to be under attack, spaces like this matter. We show up, we organize, we support each other, and we keep fighting for equality.

Thank you to everyone who joined us. San Diego’s LGBTQ+ community is powerful, resilient, and ready for the work ahead.

Chosen family isn’t a backup plan, it’s real family. For so many of us in this community, it’s the people who show up, stand beside us, and fight with us that matter most.

Here in San Diego, we’re lucky. Our volunteers, our leaders, our community members, this is what chosen family looks like. We build each other up, we protect each other, and we keep going together no matter what.

We don’t just exist in this community, we create it. And we fight for it, together. 🌈🫶🏼

We were proud to be at the Planned Parenthood 63rd Anniversary Dinner here in San Diego, celebrating the strength, resilience, and impact of this community.

Our Digital Communications Co-Chair had the honor of being in the room with Kelley Robinson, President of the Human Rights Campaign, who delivered a powerful keynote that grounded us in both urgency and hope.

In a time when so much is on the line, moments like this remind us why we keep showing up and why we don’t back down.

Thank you to everyone who showed up for Trans Day of Visibility with HRC San Diego, not just to watch, but to listen, reflect, and be in community. These spaces matter, and you all made it what it was.

We’re deeply grateful to our partners and community organizations who continue to stand with us and do this work together. This kind of impact only happens through real collaboration.

To our panelists, thank you for leading honest, thoughtful, and powerful conversations after the screening. You challenged all of us to think deeper and show up better.

And to Diversionary Theatre, thank you for creating a space where our community could gather, be seen, and be heard.

Visibility matters, but what we do after is what truly counts. HRC San Diego is committed to continuing this work alongside all of you.