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Iraq postpones vote on bill punishing gay sex with death
Iraq’s Parliament on Monday postponed voting on an anti-prostitution bill that contains an amendment penalizing same-sex sexual relations and wife-swapping with life imprisonment or death, Reuters reported. The proposed legislation encountered widespread international condemnation along with warnings of “catastrophic consequences” for diplomatic and trade relations if signed into law from unnamed sources. A vote on the bill was […]
LGBTQ+ issues aren’t the top concern for queer voters. They still support Joe Biden.
LGBTQ+ adults overwhelmingly favor President Joe Biden – and Democrats generally – over former President Donald Trump and Republicans, a new survey has found. But while queer respondents also said the Democratic Party should be doing more to fight anti-LGBTQ+ legislation, the survey also revealed that LGBTQ+ issues aren’t the most important thing on queer […]
Trans man Tee Arnold shot to death outside Florida shopping mall
A 36-year-old trans man named Tee Arnold died earlier this month after he was shot outside a shopping mall in Hallandale Beach, Florida in the middle of the night. Hallandale Beach police Captain Aaron Smith does not believe the murder was a hate crime and says it was “an isolated incident” sparked by a disagreement […]
Local News
Free Online LGBTQI+ History Class Will Focus on Adam Richmond’s”The Personal and the Political”
LGBTQI History: A Sonoma County Timeline 1947-2000.Wednesdays 1:30-3pm. Online via Zoom. On April 24, Adam Richmond will be speaking on “The Personal, The Political”, his own story of LGBT activism in Sonoma County during the 1980s. Please contact me to enroll in this FREE class and receive a Zoom link: [email protected]
Arts & Entertainment
World Jazz Fusion with Children of Lucy at Occidental Center for the Arts Saturday, April 27
Saturday April 27 @ 7 pm. World Jazz Fusion with Children of Lucy at Occidental Center for the Arts. Children of Lucy is an Afro/Asian/Latin dance-rock-jazz band, performing original danceable music and arrangements from around the world – plus some western standards. Led by Andy Lewis aka “Dr. Clock” , this ensemble features talented musicians from a variety […]
7th Annual Sonoma Valley Authors Festival Announces World-Class Lineup of Authors
The Sonoma Valley Authors Festival (SVAF) announces its impressive lineup of world-class authors and speakers for its seventh annual event on April 26-28, 2024, at the Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa. The three-day event delivers a highly curated experience designed to “stimulate the minds and nurture the souls of readers.” This year’s speakers include: Doris Kearns Goodwin, […]
State News
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 […]
Trans Latina Meraxes Medina killed in Los Angeles
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 […]