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Black Trans Man Killed by Police in Florida’s Third Fatal Police Shooting in Two Months
Tony McDade, a Black trans man, was shot and killed by what is Florida’s third fatal police shooting in two months. On Wednesday (May 27), Tony McDade was shot and killed by a white police officer in Tallahassee, north Florida. Local news, which along with the Florida Police Department initially misgendered McDade, reported that he was a(…)
There’s a big Difference in the Way the New York Times Reported 100,000 Coronavirus Deaths and 100,000 AIDS Deaths
The New York Times made an impact with a front page dominated by the “incalculable loss” of 100,000 people who have tragically died of coronavirus in the US. The grim milestone puts the US far behind every other country in the world in dealing with the pandemic, and the death toll continues to rise day by(…)
LGBTQ-inclusive Entertainment Promotes Acceptance Study Finds
Movies, television shows and ads can help change attitudes about and erase prejudices towards the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer community. That’s the big takeaway from a new study conducted by advocacy group GLAAD and Procter & Gamble, the world’s largest advertiser. It found that 48 percent of non-LGBTQ people became more accepting of(…)
Local News
Face to Face to Re-open SR Office June 2
We are thrilled to inform you that our Santa Rosa office will open on Tuesday, June 2! Our team has been working diligently to follow proper guidelines that will keep both our staff and clients safe. Please note the following guidelines that will be in place: Hours: Tuesday through Friday 9am-4:30pm Entrance through back parking lot only.(…)
United Way Pride United Grants Program Deadline is June 5
The inaugural United Way Pride United grants program is now accepting applications. Thanks to many generous supporters, Pride United has raised $32,000 to be granted to nonprofit organizations supporting LGBTQ+ individuals and families in Sonoma, Mendocino, Lake, Humboldt, and Del Norte counties. Submit your grant proposal here by Friday, June 5, 2020
Arts & Entertainment
Activist, Author Larry Kramer Dead At 84
The New York Times reports: Larry Kramer, the noted writer whose raucous, antagonistic campaign for an all-out response to the AIDS crisis helped shift national health policy in the 1980s and ’90s, died on Wednesday in Manhattan. He was 84. His husband, David Webster, said the cause was pneumonia. Mr. Kramer had weathered illness for much of(…)
After Censorship of Gay Sex Scenes, ‘God’s Own Country’ Director Calls for Amazon Boycott
Francis Lee, the director of the film “God’s Own Country,” called for a boycott of Amazon after the company appeared to censor gay sex scenes from his 2017 film, stating that the version available on the platform is not the movie he “intended or made.” “Dear friends in USA, God’s Own Country appears to have(…)
State News
Dr. Sara Cody Bemoans California’s Accelerated Reopening
As California Gov. Gavin Newsom and state officials work to roll back the state’s shelter-in-place order in the face of mounting economic damage, the architect of the nation’s first stay-at-home order is voicing her concerns. Santa Clara County health officer Dr. Sara Cody told her county’s board of supervisors Tuesday she is “concerned” by the state’s recent(…)
Requiring CA to Collect Data on COVID-19’s Health Impacts on the LGTBQ Community
Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) introduced legislation last week that would require California to collect data on the health impacts of COVID-19 on the LGBTQ community, including infection, hospitalization, ICU, recovery, and mortality rates. “We know that COVID-19 is harming the LGBTQ community, but because no data is being collected, we’re hamstrung in making the(…)
