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US Conference Of Mayors Celebrates Pride Month
Via press release: The U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) has long championed protections for LGBTQ+ communities, adopting a policy condemning discrimination against gay and lesbian people in 1984 and supporting marriage equality in 2009. Through policy, action and the leadership of the Conference’s LGBTQ+ Alliance, established in 2019, America’s mayors have worked to advance equality, oppose discrimination, and help ensure LGBTQ+ residents and their families feel safe, included, and supported in their communities. This week, during its 94th Annual Meeting, the Conference will inaugurate San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria [photo] as its 84th president, marking a historic milestone as the first […]
Andy Ogles: “Homosexuality Has No Place In America”
Nashville’s ABC affiliate reports: As Pride Month begins across Tennessee, the state’s recent designation of June as “Nuclear Family Month” is drawing renewed attention. On Monday, Tenn. Representative Andy Ogles posted on X: “Homosexuality has no place in America. Happy Nuclear Family Month.” The post came less than two months after Gov. Bill Lee signed House Joint Resolution 182, formally recognizing June as Nuclear Family Month in Tennessee. The resolution defines a nuclear family as one husband, one wife, and their children, including biological, adopted, and foster children. It describes family structure as foundational to society and cites research linking family […]
Republicans derail women’s history museum with anti-trans rule
The Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum has been years in the making — and now, transphobia is threatening to derail the whole thing. A bill to approve construction of the museum failed to pass on a 204-216 vote, with House Democrats voting in opposition. The Democratic Women’s Caucus pulled support after Republicans amended the legislation to require that the museum exclude transgender women. That rule would exclude trans women like Lynn Conway, an American computer scientist who guided the microchip design revolution of the 1980s, and Rachel Levine, former assistant secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, who helped coordinate the national COVID-19 pandemic response — not […]
Local News
Community Alert: Immigration Services Scams Reported in Sonoma County
Declaración conjunta del jefe de policía John Cregan, del Departamento de Policía de Santa Rosa, y de Jennielynn Holmes, directora ejecutiva de Caridades Católicas del Noroeste de California. El Departamento de Policía de Santa Rosa y Caridades Católicas del Noroeste de California alertan conjuntamente a la comunidad sobre una tendencia preocupante y creciente relacionada con estafas en servicios de inmigración, las cuales están afectando actualmente a personas de nuestra comunidad. En todo el país, y cada vez más en nuestra propia comunidad, hay delincuentes que se hacen pasar por empleados de Caridades Católicas (Catholic Charities) y utilizan correos electrónicos, redes sociales, […]
Arts & Entertainment
Frameline50: Interview with Jennifer M. Kroot the Director of “Hunky Jesus”
Bless us, Sisters, for we are in need of joy — and perhaps a loincloth or two! Thank hunky Jesus, this documentary blends the activism, radical resistance, and hilarity of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence from their beginnings to the present day. Weaving between Hunky Jesus 2023, interviews with some of the most storied Sisters and friends (including Sisters Roma and Vish Knew, and Saint Honey Mahogany), and archival footage from the earliest days of the Sisters’ emergence into prominence and extravagance, director Jennifer M. Kroot (To Be Takei, Frameline38; The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin, Frameline41) has created a rollicking and heartfelt ode to our Sisters. With all […]
Frameline50: Interview with Efrain Mojica and Rebecca Zweig the Directors of “Jaripeo”
If you travel at Christmastime to the central Mexican town of Penjamillo, in Michoacán, you will encounter its age-old emblem of hypermasculine cowboy culture: the rodeo, or as it is known there, jaripeo. Locals and returning migrants from the U.S. flock into the beer-soaked stands, cheer and gasp at daredevil riders in the dusty rodeo ring, and celebrate this annual rite of machismo that has for generations defined masculinity in this part of Mexico, and beyond. But as this extraordinary and artistically striking documentary reveals, there is a hidden side to the jaripeo that few know: a private language of […]
State News
Scott Wiener And Connie Chan Advance In House Race
The Huffington Post reports: California state Sen. Scott Wiener and San Francisco Supervisor Connie Chan are projected to advance in the top-two “jungle” primary for the state’s 11th congressional district, signaling just how enduring former Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s hold on the region continues to be. The outcome pits Wiener, a more moderate candidate, against Chan, a progressive who recently secured Pelosi’s endorsement for a district that the California lawmaker has represented for more than three decades. Wiener and Chan ultimately edged out progressive political adviser Saikat Chakrabarti, a former chief of staff to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), who unabashedly challenged the Democratic […]
SF LGBT Center Presents Building The Block: Rainbow Reunion
Saturday, June 6, 2026 | 12 – 6 pm SF LGBT Center (1800 Market St), San Francisco Free, Open to All Ages, and Family-Friendly Building the Block: Rainbow Reunion is our 3rd annual FREE, all-ages outdoor celebration that brings our beautiful LGBTQ+ community together through drag performances, live music, local small business vendors, food trucks, free clothing closets, art exhibits, wellness classes, community resources, and more! Join us on Saturday, June 6th, from 12-6 pm to kick off the 2026 Pride season at the SF LGBT Center! To get your FREE tickets, RSVP Here. You can also register on the day of the […]
