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Video captures vandal removing $1,000 in LGBTQ books from roadside library
Video taken at night caught footage of a “person of interest” allegedly vandalizing the Little Queer Library, a rainbow-colored roadside book box maintained by a female couple in Waltham, Massachusetts. The incident marks the fourth time that the library has been vandalized in the last three months. The May 11 footage showed a person removing […]
Doctor smacks down GOP Congressman who tried to troll her by asking “What’s a woman” in a hearing
A doctor refused to let a Republican Congressman derail a House Judiciary Hearing by asking for a definition of the word “woman.” The hearing was held to look address how the Supreme Court is probably going to overturn Roe v. Wade and end the federal right to an abortion in the U.S., and Dr. Yashica Robinson, who […]
Trump-appointed judge claims doctors are changing babies’ gender as reason to block Obamacare rule
A Trump-appointed judge just blocked federal agencies from enforcing part of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on the grounds that it would require doctors to perform gender-affirming care, including surgery, on babies. The wild claim is patently false. Section 1557 of the ACA states that healthcare cannot be denied to any individual because of discrimination based […]
Local News
Pride Night @ Sonoma Stomper Baseball Game June 17
PRIDE nite at the Sonoma Stomper baseball game on Friday June 17th at the 6:05 pm. The tickets are $15 for sits behind the plate and $20 for seats down 3rd base line (tables at 4 at a table). If you or any of your friends would like to join us please gather your group […]
Free Online SoCo LGBT+ History Class to Focus on Russian River Sisters Wednesday
LGBTQI History: A Sonoma County Timeline 1947-2000. Wednesdays 1:30-3pm. Online via Zoom. On Wed, May 25, Sister Sparkle Plenty and friends join us for a romp down Memory Lane with the Russian River Sisters. Please contact me to enroll and receive a Zoom invite: [email protected]
Arts & Entertainment
Discovery+ is opening the Book of Queer & LGBTQ celebrities couldn’t be prouder
When it comes to LGBTQ history, there is a lot missing from the standard texts taught in school. The Book of Queer aims to fill in those gaps with colorful sketches about LGBTQ historical figures such as Abraham Lincoln and Bayard Rustin. For queer historian Eric Cervini, who executive produced the series, shining light on these monumental […]
6th Street Playhouse Announces 2022-23 Season
Love Jane Austen and Bridgerton? Then you have to see our season opener, Kate Hamill’s Pride and Prejudice. Think “life is a cabaret”? Then you will fit right in at our first musical in the GK Hardt…Cabaret! Then, take a trip to the Amazon on an epic journey full of love, beauty, and magical realism, in the Riverbride.Next, […]
State News
San Francisco’s mayor to boycott Pride parade over uniformed police ban
San Francisco Mayor London Breed announced Monday that she would not march in the city’s annual Pride parade in June unless its organizers reverse a ban on uniformed police officers from marching. The group that hosts the city’s march, San Francisco Pride, initially enacted restrictions on uniformed police officers in 2020, following the nationwide protests […]
Equality California Endorses 18 Pro-Equality Champions Ahead of June 7 Primary Election
Equality California, the nation’s largest statewide LGBTQ+ civil rights organization, announced endorsements of 18 pro-equality candidates Thursday, including candidates for the California Board of Equalization and Legislature and 13 openly LGBTQ+ candidates for local offices throughout the state. The full list of new endorsements can be found below: California Board of Equalization: BOE District 1: […]
