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How a new trans rights PAC looks to rebuild the political playbook with these high-profile endorsements
The Christopher Street Project, a new political group focused on building support for transgender rights within the Democratic Party, has announced its first slate of congressional endorsements as it moves to equip candidates with political and messaging strategies ahead of the 2026 midterms and the 2028 presidential election. Named after the New York City street where the 1969 Stonewall uprising began and founded in the wake […]
UPenn to ban trans athletes, feds say, ending civil rights case focused on swimmer Lia Thomas
The University of Pennsylvania has agreed to ban transgender women from its women’s sports teams to resolve a federal civil rights case that found the school violated the rights of female athletes. The U.S. Education Department announced the voluntary agreement Tuesday. The case focused on Lia Thomas, the transgender swimmer who last competed for the […]
Democratic governor vetoes anti-trans measure passed by Republican legislature
North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein (D) has vetoed several anti-diversity bills, including one that would ban gender-affirming care for transgender inmates in the state prison system. The bill is H.B. 805, which bans the state from paying for gender-affirming hormone replacement therapy and surgeries for transgender inmates. It would have also required the state to […]
Local News
Listen to Rainbow Zone Radio Show / Zona Arco Iris Radio Mostrar Friday
Rainbow Zone Radio Show is a bi-lingual, two hour-long, program featuring coverage of news impacting the LGBTQI+ Community; in-depth coverage of topics and events; interviews; arts and entertainment — tune in for information intended to keep the LGBTQI+ Community entertained and engaged. Airing on 89.1 KBBF FM English program from 5-6pm. Zona Arco Iris Radio/Rainbow […]
QTBIPOC Monthly Hang Out Happens Monday Night at Positive Images
Monday, July 7·6:00 – 7:30pm Positive Images, 200 Montgomery Dr c, Santa Rosa, CA 95404, USA notes Join us for art activities at our first hang out of 2023! Materials and snacks provided! This group is BIPOC only and will be happening the 1st Monday of every month. It is meant to be a social […]
Arts & Entertainment
Gay Irish Comedy “Four Mothers” Will Screen Thursday at 1 @ 7 PM at Rialto Cinemas in Sebastopol
Edward (James McArdle), a talented novelist on the cusp of literary success, is juggling his work with the responsibility of caring for his elderly mother, Alma (Fionnula Flanagan). As the excitement of a US book tour builds, he is suddenly faced with an unexpected twist as his three friends decide to take an impromptu Pride […]
Left Edge Theatre at The California Present Hindsight 2025 – 10-minute Play Festival July 19 & 20
Over 300 plays submitted from across the globe. Only 10 made the cut. Hindsight 2025A Staged Reading Event The California Theatre, Santa RosaSaturday, July 19 & Sunday, July 20 Two days. Ten bold plays.One unforgettable experience. Step into Hindsight 2025—a weekend of sharp, surprising, and stirring 10-minute plays that explore the past, illuminate the present, and imagine […]
State News
California defies Trump, won’t ban trans athletes from school sports
California officials say they will not comply with Donald Trump’s order to keep transgender athletes out of K-12 school sports. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon gave the state 10 days, beginning June 27, to sign on to an agreement “to rescind any trans-inclusionary guidelines and send cisgender female athletes who lost to a trans opponent personalized apologies,” The Sacramento Bee reports. The U.S. Department of […]
Equality California Responds to Congressional Passage of Extremist Reconciliation Bill that Targets LGBTQ+ People, Cuts Medicaid and SNAP, and Defunds Planned Parenthood
After the U.S. House joined the Senate in passing an extremist and deeply harmful reconciliation bill, Equality California—the nation’s largest statewide LGBTQ+ civil rights organization—issued the following statement from Executive Director Tony Hoang: ### Equality California is the nation’s largest statewide LGBTQ civil rights organization. We bring the voices of LGBTQ people and allies to institutions […]
