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Black Americans are disproportionately criminalized for living with HIV. Here’s how
Black people in the U.S. aren’t just more likely to have HIV — they’re more likely to be criminalized for it. Black Americans accounted for about 38 percent of new HIV diagnoses and 39 percent of people living with HIV in 2023, according to a report from the Williams Institute, despite making up around 12 percent of the population. […]
These 2026 Winter Olympics figure skaters are bringing the queer energy we need
The 2026 Winter Olympics are firmly underway and the ice figure skaters are bringing us life and the queer energy we need right now! Just days into the Milano Cortina Games and things are already heating up on the ice rink in Milan as several skaters have been bringing their best to the competition. And it really shows! After […]
New York jury finds psychologist and surgeon didn’t follow best practices in gender-affirming care case
For the first time, a jury has ruled that a medical professionals who approved and performed gender-affirming surgery on a minor committed medical malpractice. The verdict came in a suit filed by Fox Varian, now 22, of Yorktown Heights, New York. At age 16, while identifying as a transgender male, Varian underwent a double mastectomy. Varian now […]
Local News
LGBTQI+ Community Mardi Gras Benefit Party Set for Feb. 20 in Rohnert Park
A community-driven Mardi Gras benefit party will take place Friday, Feb. 20, bringing music, celebration and fundraising together in support of LGBTQ+ visibility and community resilience. The event, Mardi Gras 2026, will be held at Sally Tomatoes and is timed to follow Mardi Gras proper on Feb. 17, extending the season of celebration while centering […]
CALL TO ACTION: Stand Up for Sonoma Valley High School LGBTQ+ Students
On February 12, SVHS students and supporters will show up at the Sonoma Valley Unified School District Board meeting to talk about the way in which the pride flag was removed from campus grounds without any public notice or legally required governance. Our community and students deserve accountability for the resulting consequences of this action and exposure […]
Arts & Entertainment
Bad Bunny Accepts Grammy By Declaring “ICE Out”
CNN reports: One week before he’s set to headline the Super Bowl LX halftime show and on a night when he made Grammys history, Bad Bunny used his time on stage to deliver a pointed political message that protested the recent actions of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Accepting the award for best música urbana album, Bad […]
State News
The surprising way a CA professor & her students are preserving centuries of LGBTQ+ history
In a world overrun by fake news, Professor Juana María Rodríguez is unflinchingly committed to facts. Since 2016, the University of California, Berkeley professor has mobilized students to preserve LGBTQ+ stories on one of the world’s most extensive historical records: Wikipedia. Through a unique course taught in partnership with Wiki Education, Rodríguez and her students […]
McMahon: California Ban On Outing Students Is Illegal
Politico reports: The Trump administration announced Wednesday that a California policy allowing school districts to withhold information from parents about their child’s gender identity violates federal law. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon said a federal investigation determined state officials “egregiously abused” their authority by pressuring local districts to keep quiet about transgender students. “Children do not […]
