San Diego’s oldest GLBT Student Scholarship Program, administered by the Imperial Court de San Diego Inc., has announced that official applications for 2003 scholarships are now available. Founded in 1979 by Nicole Murray Ramirez, the scholarship has issued over $170,000 worth of grants to qualified GLBT students in San Diego County. City Commissioner Julia Legaspi, 2003 Chair of the Imperial Court’s GLBT Student Scholarship, has announced that the 2003 recipients will be presented on August 2, 2003 at the historic U. S. Grant Hotel. Applications are now available at the GLBT Center, the Hillcrest Youth Center, Bienestar, or by calling (619) 692-1967, (858) 693-1143, or scholarship co-chair Chris Horton at (619) 397-7603. Deadline for submission of applications is June 27,2003.

San Diego LGBT Pride has scheduled two float-building workshops this month for anyone taking part in the 29th annual Pride parade. The workshops will be held Thursday, June 12, at 7:00 p.m. and Saturday, June 28, at 1:00 p.m. at the Pride office, 1807 Robinson Ave., Suite 106. Professional float builder Mark Van Milligan will conduct the free workshops and share design tips that fit into any type of budget. Participants must RSVP for either session.

This year’s celebration, titled, “Charting Our Future: Equality, Freedom, Justice,” will be held July 25-27. For more information, or to make reservations for the workshops, call the Pride office at 619-297-7683, or visit the web site at www.sdpride.org.

This is an ongoing group for women with cancer to share feelings, information and self-help in a supportive environment. Meetings are held every second Thursday of the month at People’s Organic Food Co-op, 4765 Voltare Ave., Ocean Beach, in the upstairs community room. Sponsored by Progressive Health Services’ Lesbian Health Clinic of San Diego and co-facilitated by Suzann Gage, LAc, RNC, NP and Casey Franco, RN. The next meeting will be held Thursday, June 12, 6:00-8:00 p.m. All women are welcome, lesbian, bi, intersex, trans or straight. For more information, call (619) 222-9904.

The Thursday Women’s Leather Rap group meets every second Thursday of the month from 8:00-9:45 p.m. at Bienestar, 3020 North Park Way. The next meeting will be held June 12. Meet facilitator Naria Bullock Jordan, Ms. San Diego Leather 2002, Ms. So. Cal. Fantasy butchdiva1@yahoo.com and share your views, suggestions, opinions and chocolate. For more information, call (619) 563-1086 or e-mail butchdiva1@yahoo.com.

San Diego Ebony Pride 2003 is seeking community volunteers and support for the annual event in August. The objective is to build a community center, the Umoja Center, to help meet the needs of GLBT African-Americans in the San Diego communities. For more information, visit www.umojacentersd.org or call (619) 269-3245.

The Office Manager facilitates the work of the San Diego Human Dignity Foundation (SDHDF) by efficiently managing back-office functions, especially in processing paperwork, maintaining both computer and hard files, handling communication, and by managing volunteers. The position reports to the executive director and offers numerous opportunities for learning, growth and additional responsibilities in areas such as marketing, sponsorship, development, publishing (online and print) and strategic planning.

To apply, send a cover letter and resume to Jay Hill, Executive Director, Human Dignity Foundation, 2904 29th Street, San Diego, CA 92104 or by e-mail to jay@sdhdf.org. No phone calls. All applications must be received by June 20, 2003.

All styles of writing are welcome: prose, poetry, essays, personal stories, cartoons, etc. Submissions should be accompanied by a photo or drawing of the author (and family, if appropriate to the subject) and a one or two sentence bio, as well as the author’s contact information. If your writing is chosen your bio and photo will be published with your writing. Your contact information will not be published.

You are welcome to submit more than one essay. Unused essays cannot be returned but will not be used without your permission for any other purpose. If your essay is used, you will be sent a copy of the book when it is completed. Send submissions by Aug. 1 to: Robyn Ochs, 79 Eastland Road, Jamaica Plain MA 02130, or via e-mail to ochs@bi.org. For information on the Bisexual Resource Guide, visit www.biresource.org/brg.html.

On July 19 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., female martial artists of all ages, ranks and styles, will be competing and demonstrating their skills at the Scottish Rite Center, 1895 Camino Del Rio, South. The Gina Eisenman Second Annual All Female Martial Artists Tournament will be held in an effort to raise funds for community programs that educate the public on the impact of domestic violence in society and to aid the victims of domestic violence. Profits realized from entry fees, sponsorship donations and spectator donations at the door will go to the Gina Eisenman Foundation, Inc. and The Nicole Brown Charitable Foundation for distribution to domestic violence programs. The Gina Eisenman Foundation will distribute a portion of their net proceeds to the San Diego Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Community Center for their Relationship Violence program.

Help support the fight against domestic violence by participating or being a spectator at this unique event. Female martial artists, sign up now to compete or demonstrate your skills to help make a difference. For information about the event, contact the tournament director at midge@inc4gina.org or (619) 987-8828.

Searching for HIV+ adolescents (15-19) to be part of a documentary program called “A Walk In Your Shoes” with Noggin — the partnership cable channel of Nickelodeon and Sesame Workshop with a teen/pre-teen/family audience. The show will likely air in the winter 2003/4 and seeks to debunk myths about HIV/AIDS, address stigma and discrimination, and give the public a better understanding of HIV/AIDS and its impact on young people and families. The show will profile a HIV+ youth shadowed by a peer who is not living with HIV as they train for and participate in an AIDS Ride this summer.

Producers are looking for someone who feels comfortable doing this, and who may already be working as an activist, doing education or outreach on HIV/AIDS and has a lot to say about the disease, treatment, stigma, impact on family, etc. The network will cover all expenses for the teen and for a parent to attend.

Anyone interested should contact Julia Davis, Senior Program Officer, Kaiser Family Foundation, at (718) 636-9834 or jdavis@kff.org.

Auditions for the HIV Stops With Me Campaign are coming to San Diego. The auditions consist of a twenty-minute interview. The spokesperson will take part in a photo shoot and will appear in ads, billboards, bus ads, print ads, and have their spot on the web page. It’s a one-year commitment. For more information on the campaign and auditions, contact Felipe A. Garcia III, HIV Programs Manager, North Park Family Health Center, at (619) 515-2447 or felipeg@fhcsd.org.