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Trans Asylum Seeker Returned to El Salvador Murdered in Guatemala
A trans asylum seeker has been violently murdered in Guatemala, after fleeing gang-related persecution in El Salvador. The 27-year-old, who has not been named to protect her family, died last weekend. The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said that her violent death “highlights the need for effective protection to be granted to people forced to flee their(…)
Grandfather Comes Out at 90; Says: ‘It’s Never Too Late to Come Out’
A grandfather who came out as gay at 90 has told other older people who are in the closet that it’s “never too late” to be their authentic selves. Kenneth Felts kept his sexuality hidden all his life, but that changed when memories of his first love flooded back as he sat down to write a(…)
‘I Don’t Know if I Will Make it’
A person with HIV who is in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody says they are afraid the coronavirus will kill him. “With my condition, God forbid, if I get coronavirus, I don’t know if I will make it,” the ICE detainee told the Washington Blade on July 29 during an interview. The detainee has(…)
Local News
Fines for Not Wearing Masks and Other Restriction Violations Now in Effect in Sonoma County
Sonoma County on Thursday gave civil authorities in local government the power to issue fines to individuals and business operators who refuse to follow pandemic safety orders and measures designed to slow or stop the spread of the coronavirus. But in adopting a new civil enforcement ordinance, a unanimous Sonoma County Board of Supervisors made clear(…)
Free LGBTQ+ History Class Happens Wednesday Online
LGBTQI History: A Sonoma County Timeline 1990sNext Wednesday, 8/5, 1:30 – 3pm is the last class of Summer session! We’ll be wrapping up the 1990s with a short powerpoint presentation followed by discussion. Hope you can make it! Still online via Zoom.Please contact me to enroll in this FREE class and receivea Zoom invite: cdungan@santarosa.edu
Arts & Entertainment
Watch Sebastopol Doc Film Fest’s ‘Environmental Activism’ Films Online
Environmental Activism Sebastopol Documentary Film Festival $12 for 3 Films on1 Ticket Online Streaming Program July 31 – August 9, 2020 The Wild: Mark Titus, Director [62 minutes] Conversation with Mark Titus available By suddenly dismantling safeguards the EPA had enacted to protect the salmon, water and people of Bristol Bay – the current political(…)
Ellen DeGeneres Show Officially Under Investigation for Alleged Racism, Intimidation
WarnerMedia has launched an investigation into the working environment on The Ellen DeGeneres Show following claims that the set is “dominated by fear”. According to Variety, staffers received a memo last week from Warner Bros executives and the production company Telepictures informing them that they have engaged WBTV-owner WarnerMedia’s employee relations group and a third party firm. This(…)
State News
Online Happenings This Month at SF GLBT Historical Society
A Legacy as Deep as the Ocean By Lisbet TellefsenTwo years ago, historian Amy Sueyoshi and I co-curated a special exhibition at the GLBT Historical Society Museum called “Angela Davis: OUTspoken,” documenting the journey of Black lesbian activist, scholar, political prisoner and public intellectual Angela Davis. A major success in 2018, the exhibition is being(…)
CA Officials Will Start Tracking How Coronavirus Spreads in the LGBT+ Community
Officials in California are set to start tracking how coronavirus is spreading in the LGBT+ community in a groundbreaking move. The state will start collecting data on the sexual orientation and gender identity in all new cases of COVID-19, making it the first state in America to do so, CBS Sacramento reports. The move will help officials better understand(…)
