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The Risks of Restaurant Takeout and Delivery – and How to Minimize Them
An estimated 75 percent of Americans are now living under stay-at-home orders because of the coronavirus, which may be one big reason why we’re typing the following phrases into Google as fast as our malnourished fingers will allow it: “Is it safe to order food delivery?” And: “Is it safe to eat takeout during covid?”(…)
Gender-affirming IDs Linked to lower Suicidal Thoughts, Study Finds
A report published in the medical journal The Lancet has found that access to identity documents that align with an individual’s gender identity correlate with lower rates of suicidal thoughts. The research highlights the significance of such gender-congruent IDs, even as Idaho enacts a first-of-its-kind law preventing transgender people from updating their birth certificates. Those who(…)
Pride Organizations Announce Virtual ‘Global Pride’ Celebration
A virtual global Pride celebration is scheduled to take place on June 27. InterPride and the European Pride Organizers Association in a press release issued on Wednesday said they are working with Pride organizations in Europe, the Americas, Africa, Asia and Oceania “to bring communities and Pride organizations together for this Global Pride event” that(…)
Local News
Pandemic Check In: An Exclusive Interview with Chelsea Rose, Vice-Chair of Positive Images
www.gaysonoma.com’s Gary Carnivele recently interviewed through email Chelsea Rose who is Vice-Chair on the Board of Directors at Positive Images in an effort to check in with representatives of local LGBTQ+ non-profits, Queer Luminaries, business owners, and more. This is the first of a series of interviews that he will conduct each week during our(…)
Documenting ICE Incidents During Coronavirus Pandemic
ICE is still arresting and detaining immigrants during this global pandemic. Homeraids have become even more of a risk now that agents know people are self quarantining and social distancing inside. But there are still actions we can take to keep ourselves and our neighbors safe. We teamed up with United We Dream to create a tipsheet on what to document(…)
Arts & Entertainment
Frameline Postpones SF Film Festival
Frameline Executive Director James Woolley announced the postponement of the Frameline44 San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival. Originally set to take place June 18-28, 2020, the film festival is now scheduled to take place in Fall 2020. In addition, Frameline will be expanding film offerings throughout the year and is working on innovative opportunities to still celebrate(…)
Must-See LGBTQ TV: ‘The Magicians’ Series Finale and ‘How to Get Away with Murder’ Spring Premiere
Grab the remote, set your DVR or queue up your streaming service of choice! GLAAD is bringing you the LGBTQ highlights on TV this week. Check back every Sunday for up-to-date coverage in LGBTQ-inclusive programming on TV. The series finale of The Magicians airs on Wednesday night. The fantasy show is ending on its fifth season, wrapping(…)
State News
Elderly LGBT People in California at High Risk for COVID-19 Illness
162,000 LGB and 9,000 transgender elderly people in California at high risk for COVID-19 illness, according to a recent UCLA study. An estimated 162,300 LGB and 9,000 transgender people age 65 and older live in California and are at high risk for serious illness from COVID-19, according to the Williams Institute at UCLA School of(…)
Cell Phone Data Reveals which California Counties are Socially Distancing
Want to know which California counties are evidently not doing a very good job of obeying the statewide shelter-in-place order that has been in effect for over a week now? The data company Unacast, a firm that collects cell phone location data for private companies, created an interactive map that shows which counties in California and beyond(…)
