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Senate Confirms Anti-LGBT Jim Bridenstine as NASA Chief
President Trump’s pick to head NASA was confirmed on Thursday in the U.S. Senate despite opposition from lawmakers and LGBT groups who opposed him on the basis of his anti-LGBT record. Rep. Jim Bridenstine (R-Okla.), who has served as a three-term member of Congress representing Oklahoma’s 1st congressional district in the U.S. House, was confirmed(…)
Male Parkland Activists Post “Prom 2018” Photo
The Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel reports: Parkland shooting survivors Cameron Kasky and David Hogg are reportedly going to prom together. On Monday, Kasky shared a Tweet of himself smiling and embracing Hogg with the caption “Prom 2018.” The Marjory Stoneman Douglas High students have been among the most visible survivors of the Feb. 14 mass school(…)
School Named After Civil Rights Icon Bayard Rustin
The Montgomery County, Md., Board of Education voted 6-2 on April 12 to name a new elementary school in Rockville after African-American civil rights leader Bayard Rustin, marking the first time a school in the county has been named after a well-known gay person. The Bayard Rustin Elementary School is scheduled to open(…)
Local News
The North Bay LGBTQI Historical Timeline Needs Your Help
Sonoma County LGBTQI Pride is sponsoring the creation of The North Bay LGBTQI Historical Timeline. We are seeking photos of Sonoma County LGBTQI communities during 1970-90s. We need photos of people attending events, business and gathering locations, marches/demonstrations, other local happenings during those years. Please include descriptions with dates, locations and people’s names if possible(…)
Sonoma County Pride Announces Theme
This year’s Sonoma County LGBTQI Pride theme is Together We Rise. The idea behind the theme is to combat hateful rhetoric and policies of the current national political leadership and to stand behind the people of the community who feel threatened by the words and actions of others who have been emboldened by the last(…)
Saturday March For Our Lives Events Slated in Santa Rosa, Sonoma Valley and Napa
Santa Rosa March For Our Lives Courthouse square 600-636 fourth street Santa Rosa, CA 95404 0 mi away When: Saturday, March 24, 10:00 AM The mission and focus of March For Our Lives (Santa Rosa) is to demand that a comprehensive and effective bill be immediately brought before Congress to address gun violence. Our only(…)
The Laugh Cellar Presents LGBTQI Comedy Night with Julie Goldman
It’s hard to believe, but it’s been several years since Julie Goldman (HBO, Showtime, LOGO, Bravo) has performed in Sonoma County. So, we’re bringing her out for a one-night only show! Julie Goldman’s stand-up is delightfully in-your-face, honest and aggressively funny. Headlining throughout the US at clubs, colleges, festivals and events; she’s been described as(…)
Arts & Entertainment
23rd San Francisco Silent Film Festival at the Castro Theatre, May 30–June 3, 2018
The San Francisco Silent Film Festival (SFSFF) announced today the complete lineup for its 23rd edition. Adding a fifth day to the annual celebration of art of live cinema (silent-era films with live musical accompaniment), the festival will take place May 30 to June 3, 2018 at the historic Castro Theatre in San Francisco.(…)
Book Review: ‘Some Hell’ by Patrick Nathan
Many of us have sighed, shrugged, and explained to a well-meaning friend, “Oh, thanks for the recommendation, but I’m kind of done with fiction. I’ve gotten into reading [aviation history / comparative religion / cookbooks / insert nonfiction genre of interest].” “But,” the friend insists, “it’s a debut LGBT coming-of-age novel!” That’s when we excuse(…)
State News
Equality California Endorses TJ Cox for Congress in CA-21
Equality California, the nation’s largest statewide LGBTQ civil rights organization, has endorsed TJ Cox in California’s 21st Congressional District. The son of immigrants, Cox is a community development leader, health care advocate and entrepreneur running to represent the Central Valley district, which is one of the most competitive in the country after Hillary Clinton carried(…)
Fighting Back: Queers & the Class Divide at SFs GLBT HIstorical Society
The latest in the GLBT Historical Society’s monthly “Fighting Back” series exploring contemporary queer issues in a historical context, “Queers and the Class Divide” will offer a conversation about intersections between LGBTQ politics and growing class divisions locally and nationally. A panel of historians, veteran organizers and younger activists will discuss the history of economic(…)
