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Kamala Harris Makes Historic Visit to Stonewall Inn, Vows to Fight Anti-LGBTQ+ Hate

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Vice President Kamala Harris made a surprise visit on Monday to the historic Stonewall Inn bar in Manhattan, where the 1969 uprising sparked the modern LGBTQ+ rights movement and Prideevents worldwide. In doing so, she became the first sitting vice president to make a stop there. Harris first saw Christopher Park, which is part of the Stonewall National Monument established by former President Barack Obama in 2016. The park sits adjacent to the bar and has been repeatedly targeted by vandals in recent weeks. Harris visited the monument with National Park Service Superintendent Shirley McKinney, who briefed and gave her a tour. One of the bar’s […]

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GOP is coming for same-sex marriage, Biden warns

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President Joe Biden on Friday warned that if Republicans win next year’s elections, they will go after the right to privacy that has provided the basis for legal protections for same-sex marriage and access to contraception.  “These guys are serious, man. I — I said it when the decision came out, and people looked at me like I was exaggerating,” he said. “But they’re not stopping here.”  Biden delivered the remarks during an event hosted by America’s largest pro-choice organizations in commemoration of the first anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling overturning Americans’ constitutional right to abortion. Joining the […]

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Judge strikes down Florida’s ban on Medicaid funding for transgender treatment

A federal judge on Wednesday struck down Florida rules championed by Gov. Ron DeSantis restricting Medicaid coverage for gender dysphoria treatments for potentially thousands of transgender people. “Gender identity is real” and the state has admitted it, U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle wrote in a 54-page ruling. He said a Florida health code rule and a new state law violated federal laws on Medicaid, equal protection and the Affordable Care Act’s prohibition of sex discrimination. They are “invalid to the extent they categorically ban Medicaid payment for puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones for the treatment of gender dysphoria,” Hinkle wrote. […]

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More than 60 people detained at Istanbul Pride as thousands defy ban to march

More than 60 people have been detained at Istanbul Pride where thousands turned up to march amid targeted celebration bans.  On Sunday (25 June), LGBTQ+ activists and allies took to the streets of Istanbul’s Şişli district in defiance of obstacles.  English Bianet reported that the Istanbul Pride Week Committee said over 60 were detained by authorities. In Türkiye, since 2015, Pride events have been systematically banned in the country, with events such as picnics and film screenings even being targeted with bans during Pride Month.  The arrests follow Amnesty International warning of the “brazen and deepening crackdown”LGBTQ+ people face in Türkiye.  “Nils Muižnieks, […]

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Austrian police arrest three suspected Islamic extremists over Vienna Pride terror attack plot 

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Austrian police have foiled a potential terror attack at Vienna Pride after arresting three suspects with alleged links to Islamic extremism.  Omar Haijawi-Pirchner, from Austria’s State Protection and Intelligence Directorate (DSN), told journalists on Sunday (18 June) that three suspects were arrested on suspicion of plotting a terror attack at the event, according to CNN.  The suspects, aged 14, 17 and 20, are Austrian nationals of Bosnian and Chechen origin and were arrested by Austria’s Cobra special forces ahead of the parade on Saturday.   Vienna Pride, which ran from 1 June to 18, was attended by about 300,000 people this […]

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Being LGBTQ+ in Malaysia: ‘You don’t know who to turn to’

LGBTQ+ people in Malaysia are under sustained attack from the government, but the next generation is giving hope, says one non-binary person. Malaysia’s government is cracking down on the LGBTQ+ community. Queer people have faced arrests and forced conversion therapy in what officials term an attempt to stem the “spread of LGBTQ+ culture in society”. Growing up in the country, Shaf, the musician also known as moreofthem, grew up experiencing a “lot of internalised homophobia” and gender dysphoria. “I didn’t really feel masculine, I didn’t really feel all that feminine at the same time and I was kind of bouncing back and forth,” Shaf […]

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Out in the Vineyard Hosts a Full Slate of Events This Summer

VIP OPENING WINE & BIZ EXPOFriday, July 14, 3:00pm-6:00pmVintner’s Resort – Event Center SPONSORED BY  Welcome to Sonoma Wine Country! This year we have partnered with the Russian River Wine Grower’s Association and their winery partners to have you experience the wines of the region. Upon arrival into Sonoma join us at this VIP Opening Reception where you will get to taste over a dozen wineries paired with food from our host hotels executive Chef Tom Schmidt. Music by DJ Matt and more. This reception is open to all VIP Pass Holders, Hotel Guests & Sponsors WE CAN’T WAIT TO WELCOME YOU TO […]

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The LGBTQ population is growing, but medical schools haven’t caught up

As an increasing proportion of Americans identify as LGBTQ, leaders in sexual and gender minority health care say that the nation’s medical schools are largely failing to adequately prepare the next generation of doctors to properly care for this population. The need is critical, according to experts in medical education and LGBTQ care. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people, as stigmatized minorities, often have difficulty accessing health care that properly addresses their health concerns, that is sensitive to their sexual and gender identities and that is not flat-out discriminatory, researchers have found. “It’s terrible that there’s a whole population of people who […]

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Has Nancy Pelosi picked her California senate candidate?

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi rode in the annual San Francisco Pride Parade, which is among the largest in the United States. The parade marches through the middle of Pelosi’s 11th Congressional District, and each year, she’s seen atop a convertible celebrating equality. This year, however, she seems to have welcomed a new person to join her. The guest is turning political analysts to question whether the joint parading means the top California Democrat has made her choice for the U.S. Senate primary race.  Seated to her left was Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), who was censured in the U.S. House last week because he […]

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