Gary Carnivele

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Today is World’s AIDS Day

On World AIDS Day, we unite to remember those we’ve lost, support those living with HIV, and renew our commitment to ending the epidemic. Raising awareness is vital to breaking stigma, promoting testing, and advancing treatment. Together, we can make a difference. Join us in spreading the word, educating others, and standing up for a future free from HIV/AIDS. Together we can make a difference.  Contribute To Our Work For over 40 years, Face to Face has been at the forefront of compassionate care and innovative responses to emerging health crisis here in Sonoma County. Our journey began in 1983 as […]

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Climate change is disrupting access to HIV treatment

Half of people with HIV in the United States are living in places that are vulnerable to extreme weather and climate disasters, according to a new analysis from the left-leaning Center for American Progress (CAP).  The report from CAP released Wednesday finds that the areas of the country where HIV is being diagnosed at disproportionately high rates are also places most at risk of disasters. The analysis used data from the Ending the HIV Epidemic in the U.S. (EHE) program, a federal program that aims to reduce the rate of new HIV infections, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) national risk […]

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San Jose State volleyball player at center of fight over trans athletes can compete at tournament, judge rules

A federal judge ruled Monday that a volleyball player for the San Jose State University women’s team, who is at the center of controversy about transgender athletes, can compete in this week’s conference tournament. Judge S. Kato Crews, with the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado, denied the emergency motion for a preliminary injunction filed this month against the Mountain West Conference. The plaintiffs in the lawsuit that preceded the emergency motion included San Jose’s co-captain Brooke Slusser and 10 athletes from other schools who argued that their Title IX rights are being violated by allowing the athlete to play for a […]

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Occidental Community Choir Winter Concerts 2024: ‘Radical Love’ Happen December 6-14

Occidental Community Choir Winter Concerts 2024: ‘Radical Love’, directed by Gage Purdy. Please join our west county choral community for a heartwarming concert series centered on the theme of Radical Love. Through music we explore the powerful concept of love for all, including ourselves; embracing courage, compassion, understanding, forgiveness and gratitude. Come experience the transformative power of music in these dark winter months, as we celebrate the many forms of love that bring us together and inspire our life journeys. Tickets are $25. for adults, $1 for children @ occidentalchoir.org/tickets. Be sure to get your tickets in advance so you don’t miss out! Friday, […]

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Colombia Charges Former FARC Leaders with Child Recruitment

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Colombia’s Special Jurisdiction for Peace (Juridicción Especial para la Paz, JEP) has charged six former leaders of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia, FARC) guerrillas with war crimes for the forced recruitment and use of 18,677 children from 1971 to 2016. In addition to forced recruitment, the charges encompass torture, killings, reproductive and sexual violence, and targeted violence against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) children. The JEP, a transitional justice mechanism created by the 2016 Peace Accordsbetween the Colombian government and the FARC, is tasked with trying crimes, including crimes under international law and grave human rights violations, committed during Colombia’s armed conflict. […]

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Voters Send Powerful Message to Anti-Trans, Moms for Liberty-aligned Candidates

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In multiple states this election year, voters signaled an overall shift away from “parents’ rights” issues, fear mongering, and partisan politics, including the rejection of anti-trans candidate for North Carolina governor Mark Robinson as well as other state and local educational posts. North Carolina voters also rejected Moms for Liberty-endorsed Superintendent of Public Instruction candidate Michele Morrow, whose campaign and record was nearly equally as disturbing as Robinson’s Morrow’s anti-LGBTQ record included a defamatory rant against opponent Mo Green, who received the endorsement of state LGBTQ organization Equality North Carolina. Morrow falsely and dangerously misrepresented the plus symbol in LGBTQ+ in a post on Twitter/X: “NEWSFLASH…the ‘+’ includes PEDOPH*L*A!!” The […]

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NBC anchor misgenders trans Rep.-elect Sarah McBride on TV. Here’s what newsrooms should do when that happens

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During a live newscast on Washington, D.C.’s NBC affiliate WRC Thursday evening, anchor Jim Handly referred to Delaware Congresswoman-elect Sarah McBride as “congressman.” The moment, during the station’s News 4 at 6 newscast, happened as Handly reported on a new policy from Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson barring transgender people from using restrooms that align with their gender identity in the House-controlled sections of the U.S. Capitol complex. Handly, a veteran broadcaster who is gay, quickly corrected himself, using McBride’s proper title and pronouns in subsequent references during the same segment.  A spokesperson for WRC addressed the incident in response to The Advocate’srequest for comment.  “An anchor momentarily lost in the script […]

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Support Black-Owned Businesses on Black Friday: 450+ Places to Start Online

While the economic challenges of the last few years have tested organizations of all stripes, Black-owned businesses closed their doors at twice the rate of other businesses during the pandemic. Studies show that less access to the financial system and lack of family wealth to draw from – both key avenues of financial security during economic slowdowns – are partly to blame.Consumer spending habits are another major challenge for Black-owned businesses, which can struggle to scale up because of a misperception that their target market is a narrow demographic. Minority-owned businesses, however, are often marketing to broader audiences who never consider them.I have personally experienced how convenient […]

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Interview: Trump Poses More Threats to Rights of LGBT People

US President-elect Donald Trump’s inflammatory rhetoric concerning the rights of lesbian, gay, transgender and bisexual (LGBT) people is nothing new. His first term in office from 2017 until 2021 resulted in a wave of discriminatory measures aimed at limiting protections for LGBT people across the United States. Since then, state legislatures around the country have continued to pursue or pass draconian bills to limit the presence of LGBT people in public life, including rolling back freedoms for trans children. Senior Web Producer Paul Aufiero spoke with LGBT rights specialist Ryan Thoreson about what’s at stake under a second Trump presidency. What does a second […]

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What are LGBTQ+ rights like in Romania now, and what could happen if far-right takes power?

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Romania has been described as being “in shock” today (25 November) after far-right candidate Calin Georgescu won the first round of the country’s presidential elections.  Calin Georgescu, an independent candidate who is a NATO critic, won with a 22.95% share, beating incumbent prime minister Marcel Ciolacu of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), who had been the favourite to win the first round. 62-year old Calin Georgescu will now go on to face Elena Lasconi of the centre-right Save Romania Union party on 8 December. It’s the first time in 35 years that the left-wing PSD won’t have a second round […]

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