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PrEP Advocate Damon Jacobs: Vaping Can Be Harm Reduction
What comes to mind when you hear the term “harm reduction”? Many people in public health or in the community may think of needle exchanges or safer sex practices. PrEP can be a form of harm reduction, since it can allow you to enjoy the sex you want to have while at the same time(…)
What are the early signs of HIV in men?
HIV is a virus that attacks the body’s immune system, destroying a specific type of cell that helps the body fight off infections and diseases. This virus occurs more frequently in men than women. With effective treatment of antiretroviral medication, people with HIV can live healthy lives without the risk of transmitting the virus to(…)
One in Three Employers Say They Are ‘Less Likely’ to Hire a Transgender Worker
In spite of The Equality Act, it appears that a staggering number of workplaces think that they can discriminate against transgender employees. After a poll 1000 different workplaces, 43 percent of employers said that they are “unsure” if they would hire a transgender person in their workplace. In the throes of grief, this couple’s pregnancy(…)
Local News
5 Things You Can Do to Fight Family Separation Right Now
If you’re like me, the news of the past week about the Trump administration’s policy of separating kids from their parents at the border has you both livid and emotionally drained. What’s worse is that every time you think the story is as bad as it could possibly get, it sinks deeper and deeper. Children(…)
Isle of Klezbos In Concert at Congregation Ner Shalom in Cotati
Isle of Klezbos In Concert Sunday, July 8 at 7:00PM Klezbos TIckets Brooklyn-based Isle of Klezbos approaches tradition with playful irreverence and deepest respect. Now celebrating two decades together, the soulful, fun-loving powerhouse all-gal klezmer sextet has toured from Vancouver to Vienna since 1998. The band repertoire ranges from rambunctious to entrancing: neo-traditional folk dance, mystical melodies,(…)
Transgender Orthodox Scholar to Speak in Cotati, SR
Teaching at Three Local Synagogues about Spirit and Authentic Living. Yiscah Smith was once a Chasidic man, living in Jerusalem with wife and children. But her quest to be her most authentic self led her on a decades-long journey, resulting not only in her transitioning to become the woman she knew she was, but returning(…)
What’s Happening at Food for Thought
Chef and Volunteers Cooking in a New Kitchen! Freshly prepared food for our congregate lunch program is now being prepared in a new location! Local nonprofit, Worth Our Weight, is generously renting its kitchen to Food For Thought every Monday. Chef Coby Leibman and our volunteer cooking crew (featured above) couldn’t be happier in this(…)
Arts & Entertainment
Frameline42 Film Review: ‘Riot’
This intriguing made-for-TV Australian drama directed by Jeffrey Walker is based on the real story of how Sydney’s famous LGBT Mardi Gras came into being. This tale of how a very marginalized community struggled to win acceptance and basic equal rights may be well known to its home audience but is probably news to the rest(…)
Frameline42 Film Review: ’50 Years of Fabulous’
For his documentary feature debut filmmaker, Jethro Patalinghug has turned his cameras on one of the oldest LGBT organizations in the country, the Imperial Council also known as the Imperial Court System. Patalinghug takes a look at its glorious history as it celebrates its 50 year anniversary and now starts to question if there is still place for it in(…)
State News
Kamala Harris Demands Resignation Of DHS Secretary
Via press release from Sen. Kamala Harris: “The government should be in the business of keeping families together, not tearing them apart. And the government should have a commitment to transparency and accountability. Under Secretary Nielsen’s tenure, the Department of Homeland Security has a track record of neither. As a result, she must resign. “During(…)
Thousands Turned Away in L.A. Pride Fiasco
With chart-topping pop stars like Kehlani and Tove Lo headlining this year’s L.A. Pride Festival, no one could have been surprised by an unusually high turnout. However, during this year’s Pride, the City of West Hollywood, along with the Pride organizers of Christopher Street West, saw an unexpected number of ticket sales and flooded streets(…)
