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Planet Fitness hit with 17 bomb threats amid trans inclusion backlash
Over a dozen Planet Fitness locations have been hit with bomb threats after the fitness chain reaffirmed its commitment to trans inclusion last month. The gym franchise, which is primarily based in North America, has been the victim of at least 17 bomb hoaxes after it became the subject of right-wing backlash last month. Planet Fitness […]
Community rallies for Minnesota’s oldest LGBTQ+ bar after devastating fire
Minneapolis’s LGBTQ+ community has rallied to support Minnesota’s oldest gay bar after a fire forced it to close last month. On March 22, a garbage truck hit a utility pole near the beloved 19 Bar in the city’s Loring Park neighborhood, causing electrical wires to ignite the building’s gas supply, Minnesota Public Radio reported. While no […]
The North Face faces boycott calls over support of LGBTQ+ summer camps
Popular outdoor clothing brand The North Face is the latest brand to face boycott calls – in this case, over its long-established sponsorship LGBTQ+ summer camps. Brave Trials is a leadership summer camp, located in California and Maryland, for LGBTQ+ youth and allies between the ages of 12-18. Its focus is on helping “LGBTQ+ youth find […]
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Earn an Accredited High School Diploma, Free Through Sonoma County Library
Have you been thinking about going back to school? Through Career Online High School’s online, accredited program, adults can earn a high school diploma and a career certificate, free with your Sonoma County Library card! Finish high school and receive job training in an online environment that’s available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. There are […]
The 8th Annual Translife Community Conference Happens Saturday, May 4
We are very excited to announce that the 8th Annual Translife Community Conference will be taking place on Saturday, May 4, 2024 at Finley Community Center in Santa Rosa, CA, and… for the first time ever… it will be ABSOLUTELY POSITIVELY 100% FREE TO ATTEND. The Community Conference brings together transgender and gender-expansive individuals from […]
Arts & Entertainment
Occidental Center for the Arts Literary Series. Book Launch for Pink Paisley Scarf byMarylu Downing, Saturday, February 17
Saturday, February 17th 4-5:30PM Occidental Center for the Arts Literary Series. Book Launch for Pink Paisley Scarf byMarylu Downing. Vivid imagery, humor in the ordinary, and the complexities of intimate relationships propel Marylu Downing’s writing. Her most recent book, Pink Paisley Scarf is a work of fiction. Marylu, long time resident of the Occidental community, and board member at the inception of […]
Forbidden Kiss LIVE Presents ‘Blue Valentines’ February 10 at The California in Santa Rosa
Cheryl King hosts an original spin on Valentine’s Day – Blue Valentines. This celebration of love and its opposite will feature stories of love gone wrong (and right). Join us for comedy, burlesque, song and dance routines, and magic as we celebrate couplehood and singlehood. Featuring new comedy routines from the mind of Cheryl King, […]
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The first trans voting centre in the US is set to open in Los Angeles
The facility will be held at The Connie Norman Transgender Empowerment Center on North Martel Street for the nominating contest in California on 5 March. The centre is open to all voters, but organisers have stressed that it especially serves as a safe and empowering place for trans, non-binary and the LGBTQ+ community to vote. The […]
West Hollywood Authorities Seek Public’s Help to Identify Suspect in Assault with Deadly Weapon
Detectives from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, West Hollywood Station, are reaching out to the public for help in identifying a suspect involved in an assault with a deadly weapon incident. The victim was identified as a West Hollywood Security Ambassador. The incident occurred in the early hours of Thursday, February 15th, 2024, at […]