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South Dakota Leads the Way in Anti-LGBT Bills for 2019 Session
As legislative sessions continue across the country, South Dakota is leading the way with anti-LGBT bills through its recent advancement of a ‘Don’t Say Trans’ bill — but at least 78 anti-LGBT measures have been introduced in other states. The South Dakota House of Representatives on Monday approved House Bill 1108 by a vote of(…)
LGB parents in Congress denounce Trump anti-LGBT adoption waiver
Three LGB members of Congress led an effort on Wednesday in opposition to a Trump administration waiver allowing South Carolina adoption agencies to refuse child placement into LGBT homes. In a letter dated Feb. 13, Reps. Sean Patrick Maloney (D-N.Y.) and Angie Craig (D-Minn.) — the only openly gay members of the U.S. House who are(…)
JAPAN: 13 Gay Couples File Valentine’s Marriage Suit
The Kyodo News reports: Thirteen same-sex couples demanding marriage equality filed lawsuits against the government at district courts across Japan on Valentine’s Day on Thursday, arguing that its refusal to allow them to marry is unconstitutional and discriminatory. Each of the 26 plaintiffs is seeking 1 million yen ($9,000) in compensation, claiming that the government’s failure to(…)
Local News
3nd Annual LGBTQI Family Symposium at Social Happens March 30
Mark your calendars and join North Bay LGBTQI Families for a JAM PACKED DAY at the 3nd Annual LGBTQI Family Symposium at Social Advocates for Youth – SAY! A free day of education, advocacy and community building on Saturday, March 30, 2019. This is a family-friendly event for BOTH parents-to-be AND existing LGBTQI families, and(…)
Applications for the Russian River Sisters Grant Fund Are Now Being Accepted
The Russian River Sisters’ Grant Fund is managed by a committee of Sisters. Grant funding requests are accepted only via the application form on our website. Grant Fund applications are reviewed and evaluated by the Grants Committee. In evaluating an application, we consider the nature of the request and how relevant it is to the needs of our(…)
Arts & Entertainment
Outwatch Film Festival Hosts LGBTQI Films at Sebastopol Documentary Film Festival
This year, Sebastopol Documentary Film Festival 2019 is pleased to, once again, partner with OUTwatch, Wine Country’s LGBTQI Film Festival, offering a slate of films curated by their producers as part of our program. OUTwatch began as a day of LGBTQI films at the Sebastopol Center for the Arts in 2012 and has grown into(…)
Steve Gillette & Cindy Mangsen Live at Occidental Center for the Arts Feb. 23
Saturday February 23 @7 pm. Occidental Center for the Arts welcomes back famed folk singer/songwriter duo Steve Gillette & Cindy Mangsen. Gillette (Darcy Farrow; Bed of Roses; Back on the Street Again) and his wife, singer-instrumentalist Mangsen will delight you with traditional and contemporary folk songs, rich harmonies, accomplished guitar, banjo, and concertina accompaniment, and a good dose of humor!(…)
State News
Sex Workers And Supporters Applaud Protection Bill SB233
The Erotic Service Providers Legal, Education and Research Project (ESPLERP) applauds California Senator Scott Wiener for proposing changes to legislation that would protect anyone reporting a serious crime (such as sexual assault, trafficking, robbery, assault, …or other violent crime) from being charged with prostitution under California Penal Code 647. Senator Weiner’s legislation is being announced(…)
Devoted to His Country, Dismissed by Trump
Rudy Akbarian is a transgender veteran of the United States Army. – Advertisement – Akbarian, a descendent of Armenian ancestry, is not only filled with patriotism for serving in his country’s military but he is also willing to die for his country and defend its national ethos. Its ethos are, essentially, an amalgamation of ideals which(…)
