Gary Carnivele

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South African President Affirms Support For LGBTQ Rights Amid New Sanctions By Trump Admin

Mamba Online reports: Delivering his State of the Nation Address, President Cyril Ramaphosa emphasised that South Africa must stay true to its values to navigate an increasingly uncertain world. Ramaphosa warned that “fundamental shifts are underway” that will affect every aspect of human life. “In the face of these challenges, we are witnessing the rise of nationalism and protectionism, the pursuit of narrow interests, and the decline of common cause,” said the president. Ramaphosa highlighted the country’s core values, making it clear that these include equality for LGBTQI+ individuals. “As South Africans, we stand for peace and justice, for equality and […]

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Amor Para Todos Hosts Bilingual LGBTQI+ Community Zoom Meeting February 20

Our LGBTQIA+ familia and friends, especially our beautiful trans community, are being treated unjustly. Do you feel like you want to help, take action, but don’t know how? Join us in community on February 20th at 6p via zoom and learn about: 1. Amor Para Todos (APT) and our programs and resources. 2. How our resources and programs can help you support LGBTQIA+ youth and adults at your school and in your community. 3. Learn about opportunities to volunteer to make change. 4. Feel supported, empowered, and united to take meaningful action. Register via our QR code or with the […]

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Passports with ‘X’ sex markers will be valid until they expire or are renewed, State Department says

The State Department issued new guidance on passports with “X” sex markers and applications that request to change a passport sex marker, according to a memo reviewed by NBC News. The new guidance comes after the State Department suspended all applications for passports and CRBAs, which are birth records for U.S. citizens born abroad, that request an “X” sex marker or a sex marker change, following a memo last month from Secretary of State Marco Rubio.  The policy change resulted in widespread confusion, particularly among the transgender community, about whether passports with an “X” sex marker would be valid for international travel […]

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Lambda Legal says it needs more willing plaintiffs to fight Donald Trump

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The CEO of Lambda Legal, an LGBTQ+ civil rights organization, says they have long been preparing for Donald Trump’s arrival in the Oval Office.  In an interview with The Advocate, Kevin Jennings said Trump is utilizing a “shock and awe” strategy, flooding the nation with outlandish moves all at once to intentionally overwhelm. But his team is not surprised.  “At Lambda Legal, we knew this was coming. So we have neither been shocked nor awed by what’s happening,” Jennings assured.  “We’ve seen this movie before,” he added. “We sued the Trump administration 14 times during his first presidency and won 12 of those cases […]

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BLACK HISTORY MONTH: The stories of Black queer people with HIV cannot be told in statistics

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HIV has never been just a statistic for me. It has never been a distant concern or a nameless condition existing in the abstract like it is for so many. It has never been something that merely existed as a plotline in a movie. It has never been an unseen boogeyman used as a scare tactic. It has always been real, personal, tangible, and deeply rooted in my life as a Black, sexually fluid man living in the Bible Belt.  My earliest encounter with HIV would shape my entire life. At a young age during the early 2000s, I watched […]

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Transgender Clinic: Santa Rosa Community Health Every Thursday 8 AM – Noon

751 Lombardi Ct, Santa Rosa, CA 95407, USA https://srhealth.org/service/other-services/gender-clinic/ What:Full Spectrum with exception of surgical services When:Thursdays 8am – 11am Who:All are welcome. You do not have to be a current patient of our clinic. All ages welcome. Services Provided:-Consultation-Hormone Therapy-Referral to surgical options-Mental Health Services/ Referrals-Paperwork for name and gender change Call to schedule appointments call 707-303-3600

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Education Dept. urges NCAA to reverse transgender athletes’ records, titles and awards

The Education Department on Tuesday urged organizations overseeing high school and college athletics to strip records, titles and awards from transgender women who competed in women’s sports. The department sent a letter to the National Collegiate Athletic Association and the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS)   calling on them to “restore to female athletes the records, titles, awards, and recognitions misappropriated by biological males competing in female categories,” according to a news release from the department. Candice Jackson, deputy general counsel for the Education Department, said women athletes “have for years been devalued, ignored, and forced to […]

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Drag group slams Donald Trump for takeover of Kennedy Center board and vowing to end drag shows

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Donald Trump has announced his plans to wipe out the board of trustees at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and replace the chairman with himself. Trump said that he was specifically motivated to overhaul the center so he could end the drag shows it occasionally hosts.  “At my direction, we are going to make the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C., GREAT AGAIN. I have decided to immediately terminate multiple individuals from the Board of Trustees, including the Chairman, who do not share our Vision for a Golden Age in Arts and Culture,” Trump said on Truth Social. “We will […]

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Anti-LGBTQ+ policies harm the health of not only LGBTQ+ people, but all Americans

In 2024, state legislatures introduced an all-time record of 533 bills targeting LGBTQ+ populations. These policies create a patchwork of legal landscapes that vary widely between and within states, affecting aspects of everyday life ranging from how kids learn and play to where adults live and work.  All of these policies have implications for the health of not only LGBTQ+ people but also the general public. I am a health policy researcher who studies how state and federal legislation affect public health. Research has shown that the social determinants of health – the opportunities and resources that affect how people live, learn, play, work and age […]

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Give Back Tuesday @ Rainbow Cattle Company Tuesday Night

Rainbow Cattle Company, 16220 Main St, Guerneville, CA 95446, USA www.queersteer.com Giveback Tuesdays.  Each week a local charity will be choosen.  10% of the sales for that Tuesday will be donated to the charity directly by us.  The more the community supports the Rainbow on a given Tuesday, the more the charity will get.  If you want to nominate a local charity for consideration for a Giveback Tuesday, email us. This has turned out to be such a wonderful event, and a number of very deserving charities have received money.  Since it’s start in late November of 2005, over $115,000 has been given to […]

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