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Donald Trump Sued by Lesbian Niece Mary for ‘Cheating’ her Out of Millions
Donald Trump is being sued for fraud by his niece Mary Trump, who claims her uncle and his siblings deliberately cheated her out of tens of millions of dollars. The lawsuit filed in State Supreme Court in Manhattan on Thursday (September 24) includes multiple claims of fraud, concealment and civil conspiracy, among a myriad of allegations. The(…)
Biden Reaffirms Commitment To Equality Act
NBC News reports: Joe Biden on Thursday doubled down on his commitment to LGBTQ rights, including his support for the Equality Act, in a message to the Human Rights Campaign, the country’s largest LGBTQ rights group. Speaking in advance of the group’s Unite for Equality Live virtual event, the former vice president and Democratic presidential nominee(…)
Republican Senator Kelly Loeffler Wants to Erase Trans Kids from Sports
Republican senator Kelly Loeffler has submitted a bill that attempts to rewrite a key civil rights law to legally erase transgender kids and bar them from taking part in school sports. The Georgia senator on Tuesday (22 September) submitted a bill in the US Senate that would rewrite parts of Title IX, a civil rights(…)
Local News
Free Sonoma County LGBTQI History Class this Week Focuses on Local Queer Bars
LGBTQI History: A Sonoma County Timeline 1947-2000.Wednesdays 1:30-3pm. Online via Zoom. Next week, 9/16 our topic will be “Queering Space: SoCo LGBTQ Bars”. Please contact me to enroll in this FREE class and receivea Zoom invite: cdungan@santarosa.edu
Happening this Month at Marin’s LGBT Spahr Center
The Spahr Center is opening its Food Pantry to seniors who need support in meeting their nutrition needs. Items such as fresh meats, eggs and dairy, prepared meals, pasta, sauces, and canned goods are delivered weekly to people who sign up. Contact The Spahr Center for more information: info@thespahrcenter.org or 415/457.2487(I’m sorry, I listed the phone number incorrectly(…)
Arts & Entertainment
SDFF Online Docs Make House Calls – Identity & Performance Program Streams 9/25-10/4
Identity & Performance Program: Gay Chorus Deep South and Siudy Entre Mundos: 50 performances of the American Dream stream from 9/25-10/4/20 via Docs Make House Calls, SDFF’s Online Fest Buy Tickets Now! Beginning September 25, SDFF’s Docs Make House Calls streaming festival will be streaming two films in which the relationship between performance and identity(…)
Exclusive Q&A with “Killing Patient Zero” Director Laurie Lynd
Gaétan Dugas, the Canadian flight attendant was dubbed “Patient Zero” in Randy Shilts groundbreaking book on the AIDS Epidemic, And the Band Played On In her engaging documentary, director Laurie Lynd (Schitt’s Creek; Breakfast with Scot, Frameline34) explodes the myth of the man who brought AIDS to America. Ironically, Gaétan went out of his way to help(…)
State News
Gov. Newsom Signs Bill that Protects Queer Young People Unfairly Forced to Register as Sex Offenders
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 145 on Friday evening, ending blatant discrimination against LGBTQ young people on California’s sex offender registry. Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) issued the following statement in response to the governor’s action: “It’s appalling that in 2020, California continues to discriminate against LGBTQ people, by mandating that LGBTQ young(…)
Striking a Pose & Building a Community: Reflections on the Photographs of Roz Joseph
One grins knowingly at a friend over the camera’s shoulder, caught up in the joy of the moment. Another strikes an imposing pose in a pink beard. A third fixes the camera with an inscrutable gaze, daring us to ask a forbidden question. These are three of the iconic photographs of drag queens taken by(…)
