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Republicans Ignore LGBT Issues at CPAC
Amid growing support for LGBT rights and following a string of court victories on marriage equality, high-profile Republican speakers avoided those subjects at the first day of the 2014 Conservative Political Action Conference. Although many of the speakers have previously articulated their opposition to same-sex marriage — with some going as far as supporting(…)
Same-Sex Domestic Violence On The Rise
Typical framing of partner abuse as a heterosexual issue—with men abusing women—does a disservice to victims in abusive homosexual relationships. Two months into their relationship, Chris’s boyfriend José pushed him to the ground in a fit of anger and ripped the clothes off his body. “We had gone out dancing, and when we got home,(…)
Local News
Catholic Program In Santa Rosa Is Anti-Gay
A former gay-porn actor who says his Catholic faith saved him from a world of pornography, homosexuality and the occult is scheduled to make a presentation today in Santa Rosa to a religious group called Courage, an apostolate of the Catholic Church that ministers to people with same-sex attractions. The program, which will be held(…)
Edward Huser, aka Sister Barbi Mitzvah, dies
Edward Huser, better known in the community by his alter ego Sister Barbi Mitzvah, died Sunday, February 23 in Portland, Oregon. He was 51. The cause of death was an apparent heart attack, according to his partner, Jefe Kraybill. “I can’t say enough about him,” Kraybill told the Bay Area Reporter in a brief phone(…)
State News
Equality California Announces 2014 Legislative Goals
Equality California announced its sponsorship of seven bills for the 2014 legislative session that would improve equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Californians from cradle to grave. “These bills touch on every aspect of life, from birth through school, doctor’s visits, marriage, even respect after death — all the major milestones of life,” said(…)
Bill to Modernize Birth Certificates Introduced
Assemblymember Jimmy Gomez introduced AB 1951, sponsored by Equality California, to modernize birth certificates to accurately reflect the gender of a child’s parent or parents. The new birth certificates would allow each parent to identify as mother, father or parent. “Birth certificates establish real rights and responsibilities, and it’s important to have them in sync(…)
Arts & Entertainment
SRJC Theatre Arts Stages Chekhov’s “The Cherry Orchard” in March
This March, Santa Rosa Junior College (SRJC) Theatre Arts Department presents one of the greatest plays of the 20th century, Anton Chekov’s tragicomedy The Cherry Orchard. The play premiered at the Moscow Art Theatre in 1904, on the renowned Russian playwright’s 44th birthday, weeks before his death from tuberculosis. It was first directed by Constantin Stanislavsky, the founder of(…)
Remembering Those Magical Musical Moments Created By Those Who Passed Away in 2013
As I look back at the Musical Artists we’ve lost in the past year I think about how social media has really changed how we view our Celebrities. The days are gone when you found out gossip in a magazine long after the scandalous act occurred and people spoke in whispers about controversial meanings in(…)
