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Brave lesbian refugee raped by her own uncle says she’s now ‘ready to give love to the world’

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Growing up, Nyasha knew she was different from her peers. By the time she was just eight or nine years old, she knew with certainty that she was a lesbian. The problem was that she was living in Zimbabwe, where homosexuality is not accepted. Once her family found out about her sexuality, she started suffering the consequences. Throughout her childhood and teenage years, Nyasha was subjected to the abusive practice known as “corrective rape” by her uncle.  Corrective rape is essentially a form of conversion therapy – the idea is that a person’s sexuality can be changed through sexual assault.  She got away […]

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Supreme Court keeps in place Trump-era immigration policy allowing asylum-seekers to be quickly turned away

The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed Title 42 — a Trump-era immigration policy implemented when the pandemic broke out to quickly expel asylum-seekers at the border — to remain in effect for now, putting a judge’s ruling that would have ended it last week on hold. The court voted 5-4 to grant an emergency request by 19 Republican state attorneys general who sought to intervene in defense of the policy. The decision puts on hold a ruling by Washington-based U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan, who said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s implementation of the policy was “arbitrary and capricious.” Sullivan’s ruling was due to go […]

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Spain’s parliament passes bill allowing trans children to legally change their gender

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Spain’s parliament recently passed a bill that makes it easier for people to change their legal gender. The bill allows people older than 16 to legally change their gender without medical supervision or a judge’s approval. It removes the previous requirements that applicants provide a doctor’s diagnosis of gender dysphoria and additional proof that they have lived as their gender identity and undergone hormone treatment for the past two years. The bill requires minors below the age of 13 to still get a judge’s authorization before legally changing their gender. Minors below the age of 16 will still need parental […]

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Face 2 Face Recognized for its 40 Years of Service

In 2023 we will achieve 40 years of HIV prevention and support in Sonoma County. F2F began as a grassroots movement of caring and compassionate people who came together to provide love and support for people living with, and dying from, AIDS. Over the years our work has evolved and is currently more important than ever.  We’ve had a chance to reflect on the lessons of the pandemic and make strategic decisions about how to best serve our community in the future. We went out into the community and determined a real need to reach those that are most vulnerable. With […]

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Man in homophobic, racist In-N-Out TikTok video is arrested on hate crime charges

A man was arrested on hate crime charges after police said a TikTok video showed him hurling homophobic and racist remarks at a Korean-American man and woman dining at a California In-N-Out Burger.  Jordan Douglas Krah, of Denver, Colorado, was taken into custody Monday by San Ramon police and booked at the Martinez Detention Facility on two counts of committing a hate crime, a police news release states.  The arrest stems from an incident on Christmas Eve at an In-N-Out Burger in San Ramon. Arine Kim and her friend Elliot Ha were filming a TikTok video of Ha’s reaction to Kim’s […]

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How a 1966 Police Raid Shuttered a Haven for Gay Men

The police raid at the Black Cat in Los Angeles, a pre-Stonewall gay landmark, is often cited as the catalyst that led Dick Michaels (real name Richard Mitch), Bill Rand (Bill Rau), and Sam Winston (John Sam Allen) to found The Advocate, but it was not the first raid where Michaels was present. He was also at the equally important Yukon Bar at a raid that occurred almost a year earlier and at which Michaels was arrested on charges for which he later faced trial. Protests followed. The Yukon, at 3977 Beverly Blvd. in Los Angeles, was a mere 1.8 miles […]

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Indonesian soldiers jailed for having gay sex as anti-LGBTQ+ crackdown continues

Two Indonesian soldiers were kicked out of the army and have been sentenced to seven months in jail for having gay sex. Gay sex is currently legal for civilians in most of the country, according to the South China Morning Post, however it is banned for members of the military. Soon, though, it will be banned for everyone, as the country just passed a new law banning sex outside of marriage, and same-sex marriages are not legal in the country. The news you care about, reported on by the people who care about you. The law will not take effect for three years but will […]

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Gay MAGA Congressman-elect George Santos admits to some lies, ignores other questionable claims

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Out gay Rep.-elect George Santos (R-NY) has admitted lying to voters about some parts of his resume, but didn’t address other alleged falsehoods in his backstory. He also said he wouldn’t give up his seat even though Democrats have said that he should. “My sins here are embellishing my resume. I’m sorry,” he said on Monday, according to the New York Post, adding, “I am not a criminal… This [controversy] will not deter me from having good legislative success. I will be effective. I will be good.” Among the falsehoods he fessed up to is the fact that he never graduated from Baruch […]

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Trans people face agonising 10-year wait for healthcare in Ireland

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Ireland has been ranked the worst place in the EU for accessing trans healthcare, with the system being “bogged down by waiting times” cited as an area of concern. Transgender Europe (TGEU), a network of more than 200 trans-rights organisations, found of 27 EU member states, Ireland had the worst provision of healthcare for trans people, with Malta coming out on top. The countries, laid out on a colour-coded map, were ranked by six criteria, with Ireland scoring just one point out of a potential 12. The countries were ranked on the types of trans healthcare available, if a psychiatric diagnosis is […]

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California to Send First Openly Gay Immigrant to Congress

Long Beach voters ushered in two historical election firsts for the region during this year’s election.  Robert Garcia, the current mayor of Long Beach, is set to become the first openly gay immigrant in the U.S. house of Representatives, after a decisive showing from voters in the 42nd Congressional District, which includes Long Beach and southeastern Los Angeles County, according to the Los Angeles Times.  Garcia has declared victory in the heavily Democratic district. He tweeted that he received an “incredibly gracious call from President Joe Biden. … He’s in great spirits and feeling good. I told him I’m ready to […]

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