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(…)
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(…)
FRI, OCT 12 AT 6:30 PM Project Nunway Nunlimited: To Infinity and Beyond Guerneville Veterans Hall · Guerneville, CA Tickets: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3617422 Greetings and Welcome to the First Annual Russian River Sisters Project Nunway! This event was first created by the San Francisco Sisters over ten years ago by Sister Babra Ganesha and has become a world(…)
It’s that time of the year again! The Russian River Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence (with a tiny bit of help from Purple Stardust Productions) are throwing a big drag contest. Yes! Closet Ball is coming! TICKETS: https://anthem.brownpapertickets.com Join us on Friday, October 6th at the R3 Hotel for the 15th incarnation of this amazing show. (…)
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(…)
Sonoma County dive teams found the body of a 29-year-old San Francisco gay man in the Russian River at Guerneville on Aug. 20, 2018. The body of 29-year-old San Francisco man who had gone missing in Guerneville over the weekend was found in the Russian River Monday morning, and Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office investigators are(…)
Many local organizations and individuals have worked with us over the years to improve their understanding of LGBTQ identities and their commitment to competently serve LGBTQ people in the community. Have you thought about how to do that in Spanish? Of course, many concepts apply across languages, but if we don’t consider the unique context(…)
As I’m sure you know, even though we live in a fairly progressive county, there is still a lot of work to be done to ensure our LGBTQ community members are getting the resources, support, and respect we deserve. We are currently working on a policy map to identify all the areas in Sonoma County(…)
New HIV Client Advisory Committee The Board of Directors is pleased to announce that they have completed the process of interviewing and appointing client to the new HIV Advisory Committee. Nine clients have been appointed to serve on the committee, as well as one alternate in case someone has to step-down. Committee members will serve(…)
A man attempted to blow up a Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office patrol car Friday morning, injuring one person, authorities said. A man ignited a bomb under a Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office patrol car Friday morning to injure one person, authorities said. Shortly before noon Friday, the deputy parked his car in the parking lot of(…)