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Tyler Renner

Tyler Renner has dedicated his life to public service and social justice. He studied psychology at UC Santa Barbara and began his career working with youth on the autism spectrum. An LGBTQ+ advocate, he worked as an HIV test counselor and fundraiser at the San Diego LGBT Community Center. He served as director of community outreach during Chris Ward’s term serving San Diego City Council, District 3. Currently he manages external communications for PATH, a statewide homeless services provider and housing developer. He served on the North Park Planning Committee and is now on San Diego Pride’s board of directors.

Roughly 42.7 million Americans have outstanding federal student loan debt. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Opinión: Perdonar la deuda de préstamos estudiantiles tiene un impacto profundo en nuestras vidas

January 16, 2025 at 8:17 a.m.

"¡Felicidades! El Departamento de Educación de los EE.UU. ha perdonado tus préstamos federales estudiantiles

Roughly 42.7 million Americans have outstanding federal student loan debt. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Opinion: Forgiving student loan debt makes a profound difference in our lives

January 15, 2025 at 4:56 p.m.

The day after Christmas, I awoke to an additional gift in my inbox. I had to read the email several times: “Congratulations! The U.S. Department of Education has forgiven your...

This shows the 1985 San Diego Pride Parade.

Opinion: How our LGBTQ Pride Week became such a beloved, stellar event

July 11, 2024 at 4:05 p.m.

My San Diego story began at the Pride Parade of 2015. That was the year that it literally rained on the parade. What I saw that day was a...

San Diego Street Sign bearing the name of Harvey Milk

Harvey Milk’s legacy is being ed here. I’m proud to be part of the celebration.

May 20, 2024 at 4:26 p.m.

Renner is a communications professional and LGBTQ+ advocate. He lives in University Heights.When I found myself in the same room as California Sen. Dianne Feinstein in 2018, I knew I...

Pride flag in Hillcrest

We need everyone to the LGBTQ+ community, now more than ever. Here’s why.

April 15, 2024 at 11:05 p.m.

Renner is a communications professional and LGBTQ+ advocate. He lives in University Heights.The LGBTQ+ community needs your — now more than ever before. I’m sure many of us are tired...

Tyler Renner and his mom.

How are you honoring non-romantic love for Valentine’s Day? For me, it starts with my mom.

February 14, 2024 at 2:39 a.m.

Renner is a communications professional and LGBTQ+ advocate. He lives in University Heights.Every February, stores fill with heart-shaped trinkets and Valentine’s Day-themed candies. Many people dread the 14th day of the...

Homeless encampments in Mission Valley, San Diego.

Three big misconceptions about homelessness are holding us back. Let’s leave them in 2023.

January 15, 2024 at 1:10 p.m.

Renner is a communications professional and LGBTQ+ advocate. He lives in University Heights.The topic of homelessness likely comes up regularly in conversations across San Diego County. It’s hard not to...

Tyler Renner's handwritten letters and cards from over the years.

Feeling grateful? Try expressing your love the ‘analog’ way with a handwritten note.

December 13, 2023 at 1:49 a.m.

Renner is a communications professional and LGBTQ+ advocate. He lives in University Heights.Instant gratification is our new normal. Social media keeps us too updated on each other’s lives: We post...

Local transgender activist Tracie Jada O'Brien poses for a portrait in InsideOut, a restaurant in Hillcrest, San Diego.

Not everybody is iconic, but local transgender activist Tracie Jada O’Brien definitely is

November 9, 2023 at 10:51 p.m.

Renner is a communications professional and LGBTQ+ advocate. He lives in University Heights.The term icon can be overused these days. Not everything an influencer posts online is “iconic” and not...

Tyler Renner's manicure

Painting my nails gives me joy, even with my hairy hands and big knuckles. Here’s why.

September 8, 2023 at 12:19 a.m.

Renner is a communications professional and LGBTQ+ advocate. He lives in University Heights.Over the past ten years, I’ve regularly painted my nails and as a bearded man standing at 6...

Tyler Renner sorts donations for interim housing residents at PATH Connections Housing downtown.

Young people, renters are too often ignored in conversations about the housing crisis

August 18, 2023 at 4:34 p.m.

Renner is a communications professional and LGBTQ+ advocate. He lives in University Heights.We’re all multihyphenates. Our identities are not singular, and many of us are part of multiple communities. I’m...

Father and son, Tyler and William Renner at the Park MGM Las Vegas after the Lady Gaga jazz and piano show on April 14, 2022.

My dad struggled growing up an immigrant. It informed how he came to accept my queerness.

June 10, 2023 at 1:35 a.m.

Renner is a communications professional and LGBTQ+ advocate. He lives in University Heights.Everyone can appreciate a good dad joke, but it takes time to really appreciate a Dad-ism. That is,...

Simon Wong, poses in his store, Kam Fung Gift Shop & Feng Shui Supply in North Park. The store opened in 1985.

Kam Fung Gift Shop, a treasured North Park staple, specializes in plants and posterity

May 18, 2023 at 12:59 a.m.

Renner is a communications professional and LGBTQ+ advocate. He lives in University Heights.Tucked between Puffs & Snuffs Smoke Shop and Gen Min Acupuncture & Herb Center at 2843 University Avenue...

FILE - This May 6, 2019 file photo shows RuPaul at The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating the opening of the "Camp: Notes on Fashion" exhibition in New York. RuPaul is giving a dozen celebrities the chance to get drag makeovers for charity and bragging rights. VH1 said Tuesday, Oct. 22, that “RuPaul’s Celebrity Drag Race” will air as a limited series next year. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)

Drag censorship isn’t about protecting children. It’s about policing the LGBTQ community.

August 21, 2023 at 7:55 p.m.

Renner is a communications professional and LGBTQ+ advocate. He lives in University Heights.I’m at #1 Fifth Avenue, one of my favorite LGBTQ+ bars in Hillcrest, and I’m here to see...

Tyler Renner enjoying his favorite snack.

My love of Hot Cheetos doesn’t just span decades – it literally crosses continents

August 21, 2023 at 8:53 p.m.

Renner is the director of media for PATH (People Assisting The Homeless) and is a board member of the North Park Planning Committee. He lives in University Heights. Flamin’ Hot...