ANNUAL REPORT
Board of Directors

San Diego Lesbian Gay Bisexual
The San Diego Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,
Transgender Pride
Transgender community has many reasons to
experience a feeling of Pride. In the earliest

marches in the 1970s, many participants
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marched with paper bags concealing their
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identity out of fear of reprisals, but these days
hundreds of thousands of people turn out each
John Acosta
year to watch the annual parade in Hillcrest. Far
Romer De Los Santos, Secretary
from spending their lives in the closet, many
Anne Hewett, outgoing Co-Chair*
teens are able to live their lives openly without
Philip Princetta, Co-Chair
fear of reprisals from peers.
January Riddle, Co-Chair
Leane Marchese


Yet there is still a great deal to be done before
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equality becomes a reality. Many LGBT people
Doug Moore, Emeritus
have willingly joined the military only to die
Edwin Rivera
serving their country, despite being forced to do
Mike Karim, Treasurer
so from the closet. Closer to home, thousands of
LGBT couples had their marriage rights taken
away from them when the Prop 8 initiative was
passed. The fight for equality continues to be a
struggle, but in the words of President Kennedy,
“We choose to do these things, not because they
are easy, but because they are hard.”
Directors as of August 31, 2008
*term ended March 2008.
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