Anti-smoking advocate Jennifer Corday and her band want GLBT youth and young adults to know that ‘their pride is not for sale.’ Smart, politically conscious, and passionate, Corday is aware of the damage that big tobacco wreaks upon the GLBT community.

The smoke-free sponsorship of the band CORDAY is part of an effort by the Tobacco-Free Communities Coalition to promote the Pride Festival as a completely smoke-free venue, rejecting all support from tobacco companies and their subsidiaries.

Connecting with teens through her day job as a substitute teacher, many of Corday’s original songs such as “Inhale” are directed at youth issues of smoking and drug use.

Youth and young adults of various ethnicities are targeted by big tobacco companies using GLBT media. The American Lung Association will coordinate an exhibit at this year’s Pride festival to draw attention to Big Tobacco’s targeting of the GLBT community and the role of sponsorship in the tobacco industry’s marketing strategy, gathering opinions and providing opportunities for community members to express their support for a no-tobacco sponsorship policy. For those who want it, a “Last Drag Quit Kit” will be offered.

Ebony Pride, Latin Pride and San Diego Pride are uniting to stage a fun and exciting scavenger hunt to take place on July 19. Participants will take a rough and tumble journey to locate and obtain scavenger hunt items in landmarks and GLBT establishments in Hillcrest, North Park, University Heights and Mission Hills. Interested gamers should be at the start line at The Center between 12:45 and 1:00 p.m., Saturday, July 19 (after the SD Pride volunteer rally), to pickup a scavenger hunt list. Prizes include the new Pride combo ticket, which is good for admission to all three pride festivals, T-shirts and other prizes provided by organizations and GLBT establishments. For more information or to be one of the hunt establishments, call Dery Daye at (619) 806-1203.

Eagle Scouts and community leaders opposing the City of San Diego’s subsidy of the Boy Scouts’ discriminatory policies will staff an information booth at this year’s San Diego LGBT Pride festival to provide information to the public about the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) and their exclusionary polices, Saturday, July 26, and Sunday, July 27. For more information, visit www.sdscouting forall.org.

San Diego Dyke March 2003 will now be held on Sept. 28. The march will begin downtown (exact location to be announced) and end at Embarcadero Marina Park South for the annual post-march Day of the Dyke Festival. There will be a rally from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. The march will take place from 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m. and the festival from 1:00-6:00 p.m. All dyke-friendly supporters are welcome to participate, attend and help plan the event, regardless of sex, gender, orientation or identity. Planning meetings are held every Wednesday in the Women’s Resource Center at The Center, from 7:00-8:30 p.m. E-mail dykes_2001@hotmail.com for more information.

Celebrate the 13th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act Friday, July 25, at St. Paul’s Cathedral, 2728 Sixth St., from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Then on Saturday, July 26, stop by Independent Visions V, a reception and showcase for artists with disabilities at the Balboa Park Club in Balboa Park, from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. All are invited. The will be music, food and a keynote speaker. Admission is free, but on-line pre-registration is now available and strongly encouraged. Volunteers are needed and welcome. Contact John Johnson at (619) 282-2306.

Special Delivery, San Diego’s all-volunteer meal delivery service for people living with HIV/AIDS, will hold its eighth annual Pride BBQ at the Top of the Park at Park Manor Suites Saturday, July 26, from 12:00 noon to 5:00 p.m. All proceeds benefit clients of Special Delivery San Diego. “In light of the fact that our agency was recently denied Ryan White Care Act funding from the County of San Diego, we appreciate the community’s support now more than ever,” said Executive Director Ruth Henricks. Tickets for the BBQ are $6 at the door or $5 in advance from Special Delivery. For more information or for volunteer opportunities, contact Special Delivery at (619) 297-7373.

On Thursday, Aug. 21, Bourbon Street and Mama’s Kitchen, a non-profit meal delivery service for San Diegans affected by AIDS, will present Live…at Bourbon Street, their eighth annual wine tasting event. Proceeds from the event will help Mama’s Kitchen continue to provide services to those affected by AIDS throughout San Diego County. The event will feature cabaret-style entertainment, specialty wines, hors d’oeuvres and more food items. Live…at Bourbon Street begins at 6:00 p.m. Tickets for the event are $35, with all proceeds benefiting Mama’s Kitchen. For tickets or more information, call (619) 233-6262, ext. 104.

In the Mix and San Diego Youth & Community Services will host a Pre-Pride Youth BBQ, July 19 from 12:00 noon to 6:00 p.m. at 6th and Upas in Balboa Park. All youth ages 14-24 are welcome. There will be free food and drinks, games, music and fun. For more information, call Wayne Rafus at (619) 515-2545.

In celebration of Gay Pride Month, Barnes & Noble Hazard Center in Mission Valley will host a gay literature authors’ panel on Tuesday, July 22, at 7:00 p.m. The panel will feature local fiction and non-fiction writers, including J.P. Bowie (A Portrait of Phillip, A Portrait of Emily), David Harrington Campbell (Dancing on the Cellar Door), John Lockhart (A Gay Man’s Guide to Growing Older) and Cynthia Rich (Look Me In the Eye: Old Women, Aging and Ageism). The panel will discuss their current work, with a question and answer session and book signing to follow. All are welcome to attend this free event. For more information, call Anne Schoolcraft at (619) 298-4306.

The San Diego Human Dignity Foundation will hold a women’s mixer Friday, August 1, from 5:00-7:00 p.m. at Bourbon Street. Assemblymember Chris Kehoe will be speaking, and there will be plenty of fascinating, philanthropic women. Tickets are only $20. Bourbon Street is located at 4612 Park Blvd. For more information, call (619) 236-1044.

C.A.R.E.S. provides complimentary care, advocacy, resources, self-help and support services for women with cancer and other potentially life-threatening illness. Services include massage, acupuncture, nutrition, Qi Gong, patient advocacy for doctors’ visits, resource referrals, educational seminars and self-help and support groups. Services are provided by volunteers. Donations are accepted, though no one is turned away for lack of funds. C.A.R.E.S. meets every Thursday at 6:00 p.m. at the Lesbian Health Clinic, 4783 Pescadero Avenue, San Diego. To register, call Suzann at (619) 222-9904.