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Erotic ResistancePerformance, Art, and Activism in San Francisco Strip Clubs (1960s-1990s) Opens at SF GLBT Historical Society Museum June 7

Erotic ResistancePerformance, Art, and Activism in San Francisco Strip Clubs (1960s-1990s) Purchase your tickets Friday, June 7, 20246:00 – 8:00 PM$5.00 – $10.00 | Free for membersGLBT Historical Society Museum4127 18th StreetSan Francisco, CA 94114 About the ExhibitionThis exhibition preserves the memory of San Francisco’s bohemian past and its essential role in the development of American adult entertainment. It highlights the contributions of queer women, trans women, and women of color who were instrumental in the city’s labor history, as well as its LGBTQ and sex workers’ rights movements. In the 1960s, topless entertainment became legal in the city for the first […]

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Fremont, California man convicted in Grindr robbery & assault

San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins announced this week that her office secured a conviction of Ronald Anthony Silveria (27), of Fremont, after a trial by jury for attacking and stealing from a man he met on the Grindr application.   Silveria was convicted of first-degree robbery (PC 211), false imprisonment by violence or menace (PC 236/237(a)), identity theft (PC 530.5(a)), and misdemeanor assault (PC 240) and false imprisonment (PC 236). “The jury’s verdict holds Mr. Silveria accountable for his despicable crimes,” said District Attorney Jenkins.  “My office will always stand with victims of crime and work to ensure there are consequences for […]

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This school district is going to start outing trans kids even after the state told them not to

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A defiant conservative majority on the board of the Murrieta Valley Unified School District (MVUSD) voted to ignore an order from the state of California to rescind a discriminatory policy that requires teachers and school administrators in Riverside County to out any trans or nonbinary student that asks to be called by a name or pronoun different than the ones listed on their birth certificate. A packed audience in the ruby red district cheered the result. “We have a right as a board to defy a dictatorial governor and bureaucracy — or whatever — that tries to take away our […]

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“California Sex Workers and Harm Reduction Groups Call Foul On Three Bills Seeking to Again Let Police Target People for intent to Commit Prostitution”

California sex workers and a statewide harm reduction coalition are calling foul on three bills currently before the California state legislature which seek to reinstate the criminalization of loitering in a public place with the intent to commit prostitution. The anti-loitering law in question, also known as the ‘walking while trans’ law was repealed in 2022 and the repeal went into effect at the beginning of 2023 The reform was a response to widespread concerns about how the law, like similarly controversial “stop and frisk” legislation, was being misused by law enforcement. Supporters of the new bills repeat the same […]

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Evan Low Advances to November Ballot; Could Become Silicon Valley’s First LGBTQ+ Representative in Congress

Assemblymember Evan Low advanced in the March 5 primary election to fill U.S. Representative Anna Eshoo’s seat in Congress, according to the certified results released Thursday. California’s 16th Congressional District includes much of San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties. Low is a longtime LGBTQ+ Victory Fund endorsed candidate who served as mayor of Campbell before winning the election to represent District 26 in the California State Assembly in 2014. With a victory in November, he’ll be the third out LGBTQ+ official representing California in Congress alongside U.S. Reps. Robert Garcia and Mark Takano. Former Houston Mayor Annise Parker, President & […]

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Trans Latina Meraxes Medina killed in Los Angeles

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Meraxes Medina, a 24-year-old transgender Latina, was shot to death March 21 in Los Angeles. Police responded to a call about 4:30 a.m. that day and found her on the street on the city’s south side, having been shot in the head, the Los Angeles Timesreports. She had been dumped from a car. She was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital. The Times story did not state Medina’s name, but her identity was confirmed by friends on a GoFundMe page. Another woman, apparently cisgender, was fatally shot in the same neighborhood two days earlier. The area is known for sex work, and police have said the […]

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An unusual primary result means Californians have a chance to send another out representative to the U.S. House.

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The state’s primary was held March 5, but official results in the close race in the 16th Congressional District, located in Silicon Valley, just came in this week. Evan Low, a gay man who’s currently in the California Assembly, tied for second place with Santa Clara County Supervisor Joe Simitian, with 30,249 votes each, or 16.6 percent. Now both will advance to November’s general election, along with former San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo, who finished first with 38,489 votes, or 21.1 percent. Under California’s system, candidates from all parties run against each other in the primary, and the top two vote […]

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Sacramento declares itself a sanctuary city for transgender people

The Sacramento City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to declare the California capital a “sanctuary city for transgender people.” The resolution, which takes effect immediately, ensures that no city resources will be used to criminalize trans people seeking transition-related care or to cooperate with jurisdictions seeking to enforce laws that criminalize the care elsewhere. It comes as conservative lawmakers across the country have enacted laws to limit both surgical and nonsurgical forms of gender-affirming care for minors — including puberty blockers and hormone replacement therapy — within the last handful of years. Twenty-four states limit gender-affirming care for trans youths, according […]

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Out in Tech SF Bay Area North Bay Kick-Off Social Happens April 10 @ Pond Farm Brewing Co. in San Rafael

Join Out in Tech for the first ever North Bay event with Out in Tech on April 10th at 4:30 PM at Pond Farm Brewing Company 1848 4th Street San Rafael, CA 94901Show map Pond Farm Brewing Company is swinging the doors to their beautiful taproom wide open for our LGBTQ+ tech-minded community! They’re bike-friendly (cycle in for a discount on your first pint!), a quick 15-minute trip from the SMART train (30 minutes from the Larkspur Ferry Terminal), and serving up some of the finest microbrew lagers, pilsners, IPAs, ciders, sodas or kombuchas north of the GG Bridge. North […]

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