Gary Carnivele

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Is the U.S. government turning back to the ‘Fellow Travelers’ era for LGBTQ+ people?

In a recent article, Mother Jones highlighted a chilling resurgence of fear among LGBTQ+ federal employees, reminiscent of the oppressive Lavender Scare of the 1950s. The Trump administration’s recent policies, including a memorandum from the Office of Personnel Management prohibiting employee resource groups that promote diversity initiatives, have instilled anxiety among LGBTQ+ workers.  Reports of mass terminations and demands for the names of LGBTQ+ employee resource group leaders have only heightened these concerns. This hostile environment has forced many LGBTQ+ resource groups to go underground, as employees fear being targeted or fired based on their gender identity or sexual orientation. Then, as The Advocate reported, the Trump Administration announced […]

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Federal officials force transgender women into men’s prisons despite judge’s ruling against Trump’s order

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Despite a federal judge’s order blocking the Trump administration from transferring some transgender women to men’s prisons, the Bureau of Prisons is continuing the practice, putting incarcerated trans women at serious risk, The Guardianreports. According to civil rights attorneys, trans women not covered by ongoing litigation have been forcibly moved to men’s prisons in recent weeks. Some have had their gender markers changed in prison records before relocation. Others report being denied gender-affirming health care, subjected to pat-downs by male guards, and forced to surrender personal undergarments now considered contraband. “I’m just continuing to be punished for existing,” Whitney, a 31-year-old trans woman recently transferred, told The […]

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Texas bill would make identifying as transgender a felony punishable by jail

A Texas state bill could charge transgender people with “gender identity fraud,” making it illegal to identify as trans on official documents and potentially leading to jail time.  The bill, which was filed last week by Republican state Rep. Tom Oliverson, would make it a state jail felony if a person “knowingly makes a false or misleading verbal or written statement” by identifying their sex assigned at birth incorrectly to a governmental entity or to their employer. State jail felonies in Texas are punishable by up to two years in jail and a fine of up to $10,000. Oliverson did […]

Equality California Announces Upcoming Special Election Endorsements; Opposes SF Recall Effort

Equality California, the nation’s largest statewide LGBTQ+ civil rights organization, today announced the endorsement of three candidates running for local office in special elections this April and opposition to a potential recall of an LGBTQ+ member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors: “As we continue to fight back against Donald Trump’s efforts to roll back rights for LGBTQ+ people, we are proud to endorse these LGBTQ+ candidates running for local office,” said Executive Director Tony Hoang. “Now more than ever, we must increase our efforts to elect qualified LGBTQ+ candidates at all levels of government, and we are confident these […]

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Equality California Unveils Bold 2025 Legislative Package to Defend and Expand LGBTQ+ Rights in California

Equality California, the nation’s largest statewide LGBTQ+ civil rights organization, is reaffirming its commitment to equality, safety, and inclusion with a bold 2025 legislative agenda. This year’s priorities will expand protections for LGBTQ+ Californians in critical areas, including family building, safe and supportive schools, worker protections, identity documents, healthcare, and privacy, with a particular focus on the safety of the transgender community within California and beyond its borders. “With Donald Trump and his extremist administration waging unprecedented attacks on LGBTQ+ people—especially transgender people—the gloves are off in California when it comes to protecting the safety and civil rights of our […]

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TLC Child & Family Services Hosts Gay Comedy Night to Support At Risk Youth March 29

This is a fun and casual event to support at-risk youth in our community.  Event details:March 29th, doors open at 6 pmBarrel Proof Comedy Lounge, 501 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa, CA 95401Dinner included ticket option, thanks to El Coqui21+ only Don’t miss a great night of comedy hosted by Elsa Touche with musical curation by DJ MoxieCali! Featured Comedians Include: Local favorite, Jonny Stein –Jonny performs all over Sonoma County and is a regular on the ‘Hell Yeah Podcast’. Jonny has been a mainstay at our past Gay Comedy Night events. Where he goes, laughter follows. From San Francisco, the […]

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SCOTUS To Hear Challenge To CO Ex-Gay Torture Ban

NBC News reports: The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a challenge to law in Colorado that bans “conversion therapy” aimed at young people questioning their sexual orientation or gender identity. The justices took up an appeal brought by Kaley Chiles, a Christian therapist, who argued that the restriction violates her free speech rights under the Constitution’s First Amendment. Chiles often has clients who are Christians, some of whom have questions about their sexual orientation and gender identity amid concerns that they are unable to live their lives in accordance with their faith, according to court papers. The Supreme Court […]

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Amazon Begins Streaming Trump’s “The Apprentice”

NBC News reports: Amazon has announced it will begin streaming “The Apprentice” — the reality TV show famous for boosting Donald Trump’s profile — on its Prime Video service on Monday. It’s the first time the show will be available on a streaming service, and the move highlights the close link between Trump’s time as a reality TV personality and his being elected president twice. The show’s executive producer, Mark Burnett, remains one of his closest allies. Burnett, the British producer behind “The Apprentice,” as well as “Survivor” and “Shark Tank,” was appointed special envoy to the United Kingdom in December. […]

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Trump Shares “No LGBTQs” Symbol On Truth Social

The Meidas Touch reports: Trump posted an article to his Truth Social account this weekend featuring a deeply troubling image: a pink triangle—the Nazi-era symbol used to identify and persecute gay men in concentration camps—covered with a red prohibited sign. Historically, the LGBTQ+ rights movement reclaimed the pink triangle as a symbol of resistance, pride, and remembrance. The article itself titled, “Army recruitment ads look quite different under Trump,” published by the Washington Times praises Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for refocusing the military on “lethality” and reversing Biden-era policies that embraced diversity, including ads featuring LGBTQ+ soldiers. Read the full article. […]

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LGBTQ+ youth are ‘discriminated against’ in all 50 states — but some regions are worse

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LGBTQ+ youth are experiencing bullying, discrimination, physical violence, conversion therapy, and suicidality in all 50 states, according to The Trevor Project’s 2024 U.S. National Survey on the Mental Health of LGBTQ+ Young People — though there are some regions that are worse for their well-being.  LGBTQ+ youth who live in the South were most likely to report wanting but being unable to access to mental health care, the highest rates being 63 percent in South Carolina and 60 percent in Texas. The South also had some of the highest rates of discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity, including 65 percent in Alabama and 66 percent in Arkansas, and […]

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