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New research helps explain why lesbians report more orgasms than straight women
Research over the last decade has found that lesbians have more orgasms than straight women, but questions remained as to why. A new study published this month in the journal Social Psychological and Personality Science found that these differences when it comes to pleasure could be in part due to sexual scripts — or what people expect to happen […]
Mexico: Guanajuato Should Legally Recognize Trans Identities
Trans people in the Mexican state of Guanajuato suffer economic, medical, and labor discrimination, as well as other onerous legal impediments, because the state has no process for issuing identity documents consistent with their gender, Human Rights Watch said in a documentaryreleased today. Guanajuato’s authorities should urgently create an administrative procedure to allow trans people to reflect their self-declared gender […]
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 […]
Local News
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
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, […]
Stella Heath Sextet presents ‘Unsung Standards’ at Occidental Center for the Arts Sat February 10
Saturday February 10 @ 7 pm. Stella Heath Sextet presents ‘Unsung Standards’ at Occidental Center for the Arts.Immerse yourself in an enchanting journey through the golden age of jazz and soul as the Stella Heath Sextet brings to life the unsung gems of the American Songbook. Renowned for her captivating voice and charismatic stage presence, Stella Heath effortlessly weaves […]
State News
Attackers yelled antigay, racist slurs during beach party stabbing of teen boy in California
A 16-year-old boy is recovering after he was stabbed and beaten by a group of attackers yelling racist and antigay slurs on a popular Southern California beach. Video of the attack has been circulating among local high schools, and the victim’s mother is reaching out for help. The attack took place on Saturday, February 10, at Dockweiler […]
Author and Activist Sarah Schulman will read from “Let the Record Show: A Political History of ACT UP New York, 1987-1993” March 13 at SF GLBT Historical Museum
Let the Record Show: an Evening with Sarah SchulmanWednesday, March 13 | 6–8PM | In-person$10 | Free for members In partnership with Fabulosa Books, we welcome Sarah Schulman to our museum for a reading from Let the Record Show: A Political History of ACT UP New York, 1987-1993. Schulman will be joined by Lito Sandoval, our former Board Chair and […]