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Volume 10 Issue 7 March 29 - April 11, 2019

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Man convicted of using ‘infected’ needles in kidnapping, car theft

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By Neal Putnam

NEWS

In honor of the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots, the San Diego Women’s Chorus (SDWC) is producing a unique piece of work that will demonstrate in song the impact and heritage of Stonewall in a two-day event at Lincoln High School on May 18-19. Kathleen Hansen, artistic director, San Diego Women's Chorus said “Quiet No More: A Choral Celebration of Stonewall” represents the struggles, successes and continued need for visibility for the LGBTQ+ community. She added that in addition to the featured composition of “Quiet No More,” the concert will feature songs of empowerment and the importance of community.

A jury found a man guilty of kidnapping and carjacking a La Mesa teenager, who testified that the man put hypodermic needles to his neck, saying they contained the AIDS virus. The jury also found Thomas Johnson, 39, guilty of car theft and making a criminal threat to a then-17-year-old junior from Grossmont High School on March 28, 2016. In an earlier proceeding, Johnson’s attorney said in court that Johnson did have AIDS. Sentencing was set for June 7 by El Cajon Superior Court Judge Evan Kirvin. Deputy District Attorney Matthew Carberry said the judge reviewed Johnson’s four prior felonies from Illinois and determined they were valid. The ruling means that Johnson could get 25 years to life in state prison. Court records say one of the prior convictions is aggravated robbery from 1998 when Johnson was 19 years old in Cook County, Illinois. The jury also found Johnson guilty of reckless evasion from police, attempted robbery and robbery to other victims. The student testified a man approached him outside a restaurant on Parkway Drive in La Mesa and initially asked for a ride. The student said he didn’t want to give him a ride, but Johnson became aggressive and held some needles somewhat close to his neck. The teen testified he was scared after Johnson told him, “I will stab you with these needles that have AIDS.”

see SDWC, pg 3

see Courts, pg 4

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(l to r) Ms San Diego Leather Pride 2019 Serafine Sawyer, Bootblack 2019 Alexander Williams (Pup Rowdy), and Mr San Diego Leather 2019 Jody Mitchell (Photo by Albert H. Fulcher)

San Diego Leather Pride chooses 2019 titleholders Albert H. Fulcher | Editor The San Diego leather community, along with its allies and neighbors, celebrated a weekend of camaraderie with

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social events, workshops, after parties and a keynote brunch at the Worldbeat Cultural Center in Balboa Park March 13-15. San Diego Leather Pride’s operation is to provide

‘Quiet No More’

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San Diego Women's Chorus' spring concert invokes spirit of Stonewall

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