KPBS San Diego will present another screening of Anyone and Everyone, a documentary by local filmmaker Susan Polis Schutz. The film documents several parents who have a son or daughter who is gay. The story interviews families from different religious and ethnic backgrounds including Japanese, Bolivian, Cherokee, Mormon, Jewish, Catholic and Hindu. Through their interviews, parents describe how their children revealed to them that they were gay and also talk about struggling with the pain their sons and daughters have dealt with, such as not being accepted by relatives and friends and being ostracized by their religious congregations.

A screening of Anyone and Everyone will be held at The San Diego Public Library on Sunday, Feb. 10 from 2-4 p.m. An open forum discussion will immediately follow the film. The event is free and the public is welcome to attend.

To view a three-minute trailer of the film, visit www.anyoneandeveryone.com. The San Diego Public Library Central Branch is located at 820 E St. in Downtown.

The City of San Diego’s Graffiti Control Program recently launched an online graffiti reporting system. The online form eliminates the need for citizens to call the Graffiti Control Hotline and enables city staff to respond to requests more quickly.

According to the City’s Graffiti Control Program Web site, graffiti is a sign of urban decay. Graffiti generates fear of neighborhood crime and instability. It is costly, destructive, lowers property values and sends a message that people of the community are not concerned about the appearance of their neighborhoods. It is also against the law.

In November 2000, the San Diego City Council amended the City’s Graffiti Ordinance to revise the official definition of “graffiti” as follows: “Graffiti means any unauthorized inscription, word, figure, picture, or design that is sprayed, marked, cut, posted, pasted or otherwise affixed, drawn or painted on any surface of public or private property.”

The city’s graffiti reporting system is available online at www.sandiego.gov/graffiti. Those without Internet access may still contact the Graffiti Control Program at 619-525-8522. Once a report is received, crews remove graffiti from city property usually within four days. City code compliance officers must notify private property owners of graffiti on their property and of their responsibility to remove it. Depending on the cooperation of property owners, it could take longer for graffiti to be removed from private properties.

The San Diego LGBT Community Center’s Marriage Equality and Education Project announced an upcoming Freedom to Marry Engagement hosted at The Flame on Saturday, Jan. 19 at 9 p.m.

This event is part of the Marriage Equality and Education Project’s “Get Engaged by Valentine’s Day!” campaign, designed to open hearts and minds of San Diegans to support the freedom to marry by having 40 engagements by Feb. 14. These engagements will promote “Let California Ring” – a same-sex marriage advocacy campaign.

The evening will feature a performance by local rapper/hip hop artist Miz Liberty. Miz Liberty regularly performs at The Flame and her new record, Liberation, is tentatively scheduled to be released nationwide in the summer of 2008.

The Flame is located at 3780 Park Blvd. in Hillcrest.

Those interested in hosting or attending a Freedom to Marry Engagement should contact Kristi Shaw, Marriage Equality and Education Project coordinator, at 619-692-2077, ext. 206, or kshaw@thecentersd.org.

The San Diego Leather Community has announced the 2007 San Diego Leather Community Awards. The purpose of the event, which will be held in March 2008 in conjunction with San Diego Leather Pride Week, is to show appreciation to those members and organizations of the San Diego Leather Community who have shown diligence and support over the past year.

The categories for the third annual awards: Man of the Year; Woman of the Year; Organization of the Year; Business of the Year; Large Event of the Year; Small Event of the Year; Kinkster of the Year; Volunteer of the Year; and Community Choice of the Year.

Nominations are due by midnight on Feb. 17, and will be posted online at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sdleatherawards.

For questions or to submit nominations e-mail sdawards@cox.net or call Mike Russell at 619-820-1165.

The Public Policy Department of The San Diego LGBT Community Center will host a special dinner and discussion on hate incidents and hate crimes on Tuesday, Jan. 29. This free event, which includes dinner, will take place from 6-7:30pm at The Center.

According to Caroline Dessert, coordinator of The Center’s Public Policy Department, this will be an opportunity to discuss the difference between hate crimes and hate incidents, and encourage community safety and reporting practices. Lt. Carolyn Kendrick, the San Diego Police Department’s GLBT community liaison, will also speak. Other topics will include the federal Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Act, the FBI’s hate crimes reports and local hate incidents and crimes.

The Center is located at 3909 Centre St. in Hillcrest.

RSVPs are encouraged, but not required. For more information about this event, contact Dessert at 619-692-2077, ext. 111 or cdessert@thecentersd.org.

Mark your calendars - The Center has set April 5 for its Annual Women’s Night. The Center also called for nominations for this year’s most outstanding LBT women in business, art/theater, politics, science/social service/medicine, education and philanthropy.

Exceptional LBT woman may be nominated online at: www.thecentersd.org/ awnnomination_form.php. The deadline for nominations is Friday, Feb. 8, 2008.

For more information about Annual Women’s Night or the award-nomination process, please contact Sarafina at 619-692-2077, ext. 247, or sscapicchio@thecentersd.org.

Events specialist Jeff Redondo of North Park has been hired as production assistant for San Diego LGBT Pride, a position that will involve daily administration and the ongoing development of relationships with San Diego’s GLBT community.

Redondo is a graduate of San Diego State University and a student at the University of California at San Diego’s Extended Studies program. He worked as a supervisor at College Loan Corporation, a lead teller for Wells Fargo and maintained various positions for San Diego Pride during the last 10 years, including event manager. In that capacity, he became involved with soliciting high-profile sponsorships, recruited government officials and judges to the annual parade, and coordinated with City of San Diego police, fire, and special events departments to confirm logistical issues. He is also a member of the Gay Men’s Chorus of San Diego, and in 2006, was named volunteer of the year by Pride.

As production assistant of Pride, he will support the organization’s executive director in planning and enhancing teamwork among production staff and volunteers.

“Jeff has contributed greatly to San Diego Pride in various roles. His appointment as a full-time staffer will further embed Pride’s grassroots orientation with the Pride Committee. His institutional knowledge of the organization coupled with his project and event-management skills will allow him to hit the ground running,” says Pride executive director Ron deHarte.

San Diego LGBT Pride weekend is scheduled for July 18-20. This year’s theme is “Live, Love, Be.” To sign up for Pride’s e-newsletter or inquire about volunteer opportunities, call 619-297-7683, or visit www.SanDiegoPride.org.

The Foundation for Change has joined with San Diego LGBT Pride to create a grants pool of $27,000 for LGBT organizations. The intent of the fund is to support grassroots groups working with under-served GLBT populations in San Diego and Tijuana.

Effective immediately, San Diego groups working with under-served GLBT populations are invited to apply for funding from the San Diego LGBT Pride Fund.

A more detailed description of the fund and grant applications can be found online at: www.foundation4change.org/lgbt.php. Requests for applications can also be made by calling 619-692-0527. Applications for funding must be received in the Foundation for Change offices by noon on Friday, Feb. 29, 2008. Applications may be submitted by mail, faxed to 619-255-3640, or e-mailed to info@foundation4change.org.