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The Hidden LGBTI Community of Brunei
‘I’m extremely scared,’ says Khairul, a young gay man from Brunei. ‘Khairul’ (not his real name) would only speak to GSN under the condition of anonymity out of fear of persecution in his home country. ‘Being gay in Brunei is something which means keeping it to ourselves and trying not to be open about it. There’s(…)
Philadelphia Catholic Archbishop: ‘There’s No Such Thing as LGBTQ’
Philadelphia-based Catholic Archbishop Charles Chaput, who once said sexually active gays cannot take communion, now denies the existence of LGBTI people at all. Archbishop Chaput claims that church documents should refrain from using the term ‘LGBTQ’ in any official documents. He also blamed the church’s sexual abuse crisis on liberal beliefs about sexuality. ‘There is(…)
New Jersey Schools Can Keep Trans Students’ Secret from Parents, According to State
According to the state of New Jersey, educators can keep students’ transgender identities secret from their families. This new protection comes just months after the state passed three bills giving trans residents of Jersey more rights. LGBTI advocates are celebrating New Jersey’s recent guidance. They say it’s putting the state among national leaders for protecting(…)
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OUTwatch – Wine Country’s LGBTQI Film Festival Brings the Best of International Queer Cinema to the North Bay
OUTwatch – Wine Country’s LGBTQI Film Festival is thrilled to announce our move to Rialto Cinemas in Sebastopol. We join an impressive list of film festivals that call Rialto Cinemas home, including the Sebastopol Documentary Film Festival. The weekend of October 12 – 14, we will present seven critically-acclaimed films and the first of two(…)
Go Purple for Spirit Day October 18
October is Bullying Prevention Month and Thursday, Oct 18 is #SpiritDay, a tradition started in Oct 2011 after a number of LGBTQ young people were lost to bullying & suicide. To visibly let our LGBTQ youth know they are loved & supported by a community that cares, we wear purple (the color for Spirit on the rainbow(…)
Arts & Entertainment
Laughing Gravy: Gram Parsons & Beyond at Occidental Center for the Arts Oct. 26
Friday October 26 @ 7:30 pm. Occidental Center for the Arts. Laughing Gravy: Gram Parsons & Beyond. Enjoy ‘An Evening of Cosmic American Music’ with this popular band of super talents led by Doug Jayne and featuring Allegra Broughton, Sam Page, Kevin Russell , Bobby Lee, Dan Ransford and Ron Stinnett in a birthday tribute(…)
San Francisco Greek Film Festival Presents 24 Independent Films at 15th Annual Film Festival Oct. 12-20, 2018
The San Francisco Greek Film Festival celebrates its 15th year presenting 24 feature-length films and shorts by Greek and Cypriot filmmakers from around the world. From October 12-20, 2018, screenings run nightly at 7 p.m. at venues around San Francisco. All movies will have English subtitles. Manoussos Manoussakis, one of Greece’s preeminent filmmakers, will serve(…)
State News
Fighting Back: Health & Wellness for LGBTQ People
Wednesday, October 26 7:00-9:00 PM The GLBT History Museum 4127 18th St., San Francisco Free Tickets | $5.00 Donation Welcome The latest in our monthly “Fighting Back” series exploring contemporary queer issues in a historical context, this community forum will outline how social, physical and mental health resources for LGBTQ people first(…)
First LGBTQ+ Church in Los Angeles Celebrates 50 years or Resilience and Acceptance
For many religious members of the LGBTQ+ community, accepting oneself can mean rejecting the Church. However, for Reverend Troy D. Perry, it simply meant there was an space to fill within the LGBTQ+ community with the word of God. And thus, the Metropolitan Community Church was born. After being kicked out of his church in(…)
