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In 1787, the year the Constitution was adopted, Thomas Jefferson famously wrote to a friend, “Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter.” That’s how he felt before he became president, anyway. Twenty(…)
Republican Who Compared Gay People to Rapists Will Face Lesbian Election Opponent
Anti-LGBT Republican Congressman Jason Lewis faces Democrat Angie Craig A Republican lawmaker who compared gay people to rapists will face a married lesbian Democrat in his re-election battle. Congressman Jason Lewis, who is currently seeking re-election in Minnesota’s closely fought second congressional district, had made the comments on his nationally syndicated radio programme The Jason Lewis Show.(…)
Transgender candidate Christine Hallquist Wins Democratic Nomination for Governor of Vermont
Christine Hallquist (Christine for Vermont) A transgender woman has become the first trans person to win the nomination of a party for major political office. Christine Hallquist won a clear majority in the Democratic primary for the Governorship on Tuesday, besting three other candidates. The progressive candidate picked up 48.4 percent of the vote, more(…)
Local News
LGBTQ Connection To Hold Training for Professionals Who Work with Spanigh-speaking LGBTQI Youth
Many local organizations and individuals have worked with us over the years to improve their understanding of LGBTQ identities and their commitment to competently serve LGBTQ people in the community. Have you thought about how to do that in Spanish? Of course, many concepts apply across languages, but if we don’t consider the unique context(…)
Positive Image to Host Meeting About LGBTQI Mental Health
As I’m sure you know, even though we live in a fairly progressive county, there is still a lot of work to be done to ensure our LGBTQ community members are getting the resources, support, and respect we deserve. We are currently working on a policy map to identify all the areas in Sonoma County(…)
Arts & Entertainment
Bluegrass Artist Justin Hiltner Wants New, Queer-Inclusive Music To Smash Barriers
Bethany Carson/Carson Photoworks Justin Hiltner (left) is hopeful his new album with Jon Weisberger will be “the beginning of true representation for queer people in bluegrass.” Banjo player, singer and songwriter Justin Hiltner touches on many time-honored themes on his new bluegrass album, “Watch It Burn.” Loneliness, heartbreak and nostalgia are cornerstones of “Watch It Burn,” due out Friday.(…)
Book Review: ‘Eleanor, or, the Rejection of the Progress of Love’ by Anna Moschovakis
Name: Eleanor. Age: “still not halfway to death.” Marital status: single, though recently granted a drawer of her own in her not-boyfriend’s apartment. Race: white, with the requisite sense of culpability in an age of “school shootings, murderous cops and their defenders, and remote-controlled bombings of unarmed civilians.” When we meet the title character in(…)
State News
‘You’re Not Always Safe in the Places You Think You Are’: Gay Porn Star Wesley Woods Assaulted in Homophobic Attack
PinkNews Daily LGBT+ Newsletter Signup to receive a daily roundup of the top LGBT+ news stories from around the world Gay porn star and comedian Wesley Woods has opened up about a brutal homophobic assault he and his best friend endured on 8 August when out walking in West Hollywood. Woods opened up about the(…)
AIDS Healthcare Foundation Donates $10M To Dem-Backed Rent Control Ballot Measure
Amid a tense battle over rent control in California, real-estate interests are writing big checks to defeat a November ballot measure that would give cities more power to regulate what landlords can charge tenants — and the initiative’s backer responded this week with a $10 million cash infusion. “We know we will be significantly outspent(…)
