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Santa Rosa Couple Featured in New Documentary

The world premiere of the documentary film "The Right to Love: An American Family" on Monday, February 6th at the Castro Theatre in San F…

Local Business Offers Tax and Financial Advice to Same-Sex Couples

Are you are an unmarried couple or same-sex couple? Do you know the unique rules that apply to your tax and financial planning? What a…

When a Cross-Dressing Photographer Takes Pictures, All is Revealed

Photographer Karen Massing started out life as a bouncing baby boy named Mike. He was born to suburban newlyweds in Cleveland Ohio during…

Russian River Sisters Announce 2012 Pride Date and Theme

The Russian River Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence have announced that Sonoma Countyâs annual LGBTQI Pride Parade and Celebration wil…

The National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association Announces Call for Entries for 2012 Annual Scholarships

The National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association (NLGJA) today announced a call for entries for the Leroy F. Aarons and the Kay Lo…

Do Your Holiday Shopping at These LGBT-owned Businesses

The day after Thanksgiving will forever be called ‹Black Friday.Š Shoppers feel compelled to shop until they drop š quit…

Dining Out for Life Happens Thursday, December 1

Dining Out for Life happens Thursday, December 1, which is also World AIDS Day. Eighty Sonoma County restaurants will donate 25% or 50% …

Halloween to Feature Many LGBT Events

Halloween celebrations in the North Bay will be as plentiful as trick-or-treaterâs goodie bags. Halloween happens a week from Mond…

Calabash Happens October 3

Food For Thought - Sonoma County AIDS Food Bank, and the Occidental Arts and Ecology Center will host the 10th annual celebration of CALA…

FOOD ADDICTS ANONYMOUS MEETINGS

Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous (FA) presents a free
information session on Saturday, October 15th from 10-11:30 a.m.
at the…

Art for Life Offers Great Work While Helping Local HIV/AIDS Services

Art for Life, the Wine Countryâs Premier Art Auction, will happen Saturday, September 17th 2 ö 6 p.m. at the Mary Agatha Furth …

Four Gay Groups to Meet and Mix in September

On Saturday September 10, 2011 (that's 9-10-11) four Bay Area social groups will gather in one location for what is being called "Mission…

Queer Congress to Meet Again September 9th

The Queer Congress, a group of representatives from local LGBT organizations, clubs, and businesses, will meet again Friday, September 9t…

Dr. Dianna Grayer Offers to Assist Women with "Stepping into Fierceness" Workshop

Marriage Family Therapist and Outbeat Radio host Dianna Grayer, Ph.D., will lead a workshop for women Sunday, August 28 2 5 p.m. at the …

Locally Produced Show Heads for Off Broadway

ãProp 8 Love Stories,ä a play about the effect of the California law that denies equal marriage rights for same-sex couples, is…

New LGBT Senior Peer Counseling Program Launched

The Family Service Agency, a non-profit organization, announced last week that they are reaching out to the estimated 8,000 LGBT seniors …

PFLAG NORTH BAY NEWS

Marin, Mendocino, Napa and Sonoma counties

June is Pride month and PFLAG North Bay is excited to participate in some of…

GOP Cuts to Planned Parenthood Would Hurt LGBT Clients

Planned Parenthood is facing efforts by conservative lawmakers to de-fund the services they provided, including case management and housi…

Fountaingrove Lodge Celebrates Model Grand Opening

Fountaingrove Lodge, the nationâs first retirement community with the option of continuing care for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and …

Photo Exhibit Walks With Pirde

Walk With Pride: A one year project to document gay pride marches around the globe to bring a spotlight on the Gay Rights movement. The …

Are you Ready for Something Fresh?

For over a year, Z Productions searched high and low to find a local venue for hip gay gatherings. DJ Lori Z. is excited to announce that…

Hot Entertainment for Sonoma County Pride 2011

Guerneville, CA. Guerneville will be the setting for Sonoma County's annual LGBTQI Pride Parade and Celebration. Themed "GAY SERA, SYRAH"…

Julie Goldman: "Nothing's off limits, and you can laugh about everything"

Julie Goldman is a performer who pushes her audiences, sometimes past their comfort zone. Some people think sheÅs a comedic genius. She'…

LGBT Sonoma County Explored in Travel Show

Sonoma County as an LGBT tourist destination will be explored on cable and satellite dish channels all over the United States, Canada, an…

Queer Congress Gets Off to a Great Start

More than 30 representatives of LGBT organizations, groups, and businesses gathered last week for what organizers of the event expect to …

West County Health Centers Has Been on the Frontline Fighting HIV/AIDS Since The Start

This year marks a sad anniversary. It was 30 years ago that AIDS became a household word and a pandemic was born. The United States was…

LGBT Group Focus on the Teachings of Buddha

Twice a month a group of men and women from across the spectrum of the LGBTQI community gather in Santa Rosa to sit quietly, move mindful…

Russian River Sisters To Plan Pride 2011

The Russian River Sisters announced last week that they have taken over the planning of next yearâs Sonoma County Pride events. The …

What Better Gift, Than a Desperately Needed Kidney?

A gay Sonoma couple is recovering from their kidney transplant surgery. It was their transplant surgery because Joseph Jacobs donated hi…

Face to Face Adds Rapid Oral Testing To Its HIV Prevention Efforts

In acknowledgement of World AIDS Day on December first, Face to Face, a local non-profit organization serving Sonoma County since 1983, w…

Two New Social Groups Seek to Connect Members of the Local LBGT Community

When Ted Ellquist moved to Sonoma county from Portland, Or he found one thing lacking - an easy way to connect to the local gay and lesb…

Out and About Sonoma County

We are a new group developing for social networking within the GLBT and gay friendly community in Santa Rosa and Sonoma County. Our goal …

Metropolitan Community Church of the Redwood Empire to Bring AIDS Quilt Panels to the River

Metropolitan Community Church in Guerneville Prepares for ãGive Back Tuesdayä and Teams up with the Sonoma County World AIDS Day Committe…

Calabash! Happens at Food for Thought October 3

Food For Thought - Sonoma County AIDS Food Bank, and the Occidental Arts and Ecology Center will host the 10th annual celebration of CALA…