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Florida Organization Advocates for Transgender Women with HIV, Immigrants
The founder of a South Florida organization that serves transgender women says her goal remains to change her clients’ lives “in a good way.” Arianna’s Center CEO Arianna Lint during an interview with the Washington Blade last month at the National LGBTQ Task Force’s annual Creating Change conference in Dallas said her organization is “the first resource(…)
Michigan Student with Lesbian Parents Stopped by Teacher from Writing about Gay Marriage
A Michigan high school teacher would not allow a student with two mothers to write about same-sex marriage for a class assignment. Destiney McDermitt, 16, a junior at Hill McCloy High School in Montrose, about 70 miles northwest of Detroit, was instructed by an English teacher on Feb. 7 to pick a topic she felt(…)
Mike Pence’s Botched Handling of HIV Recalled as Trump Hands him Responsibility for Coronavirus
Mike Pence was governor of Indiana when it experienced “the largest concentrated outbreak of HIV ever documented in the United States” in 2014-15. Pence’s contribution to the crisis has been put under the microscope after Donald Trump put the vice president in charge of America’s response to the Covid-19 coronavirus. It was back in early 2015 when(…)
Local News
Local Author Jeane Slone Talks about New Book about WWII Women Photographers this Month
There were 127 brave World War II American female war correspondents, who went above and beyond to capture the events of the war to inform the people on the home front. These women fought against condemnation and hostility from male officers in order to perform their jobs, and proved time and again that they were equal(…)
Marin’s LGBTQ Spahr Center News & Events
LGBTQ+ and HIV Advocacy Day Builds Key Partnerships By Dana Van Gorder, Executive DirectorThe Spahr Center is firmly committed to public policy advocacy. We aim to strengthen the current government response to the needs of LGBTQ+ people and people living with and affected by HIV in Marin. We are increasing our presence with County Boards and(…)
Arts & Entertainment
Sarah Baker and Friends! at Occidental Center for the Art
Saturday March 14 @ 8 pm.Sarah Baker and Friends! at Occidental Center for the Arts. Sonoma County’s favorite soul/blues muscian Sarah Baker joins bassist Mona Gnader (Sammy Hagar), guitarist Matt Blackett, drummer Kendrick Freeman and special guests for a powerful celebration of Women’s History Month at OCA. Don’t miss this stellar collaboration of talents at our(…)
Book Review: “Why Didn’t Someone Warn You About Prince Charming?” by Jameson Currier
Here he is in all his glory. The supposedly perfect gay archetype. Handsome, virile, muscled, and perhaps with his most glaring attribute, his unavailability. Jameson Currier explores many themes in his latest collection of short stories, but the elusive “one that got away” is central to most of them. The results are a wry, witty,(…)
State News
EQCA Endorses Openly LGBTQ+ & Allies for State and Local Offices
Equality California, the nation’s largest statewide LGBTQ+ civil rights organization, announced the endorsement of three pro-equality candidates for the California legislature and six openly LGBTQ+ champions for local offices. Equality California endorsed the following candidates: Senate District 31: Richard Roth Assembly District 37: Steve Bennett and Cathy Murillo (dual endorsement) Alameda County Judge: Elena Condes Yolo County(…)
New Pride Festival for Los Angeles Area
A new Pride festival is coming to the Los Angeles area this May. This year, for the first time, City of Glendale, California, also known as the ‘Jewel City,’ is offering a fully immersive Pride held on Saturday, May 30, 3:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. at Glendale’s Central Park, 216 South Brand Boulevard, Glendale, CA(…)
