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We’ve seen these violent & political attacks on women’s rights & LGBTQ rights before

According to the Republican National Committee for Life, “The Republican Party must continue to uphold the principle that every human being, born and unborn, young and old, healthy and disabled, has a fundamental, individual right to life.”  With the stunning revelations of a leaked 98-page majority opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito proposing to completely gut the 1973 Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade, it seemed inevitable with the unprecedented maneuvering and court-packing of ultra-conservative “justices” under the Trump regime. ADVERTISING The Supreme Court, in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, provided states the ability to take away the constitutionally guaranteed right […]

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In California, 10% of Legislature now identifies as LGBTQ

While LGBTQ candidates and their supporters celebrated several milestone victories around the nation in this year’s midterm elections, California quietly reached its own: At least 10% of its state lawmakers identify publicly as LGBTQ, believed to be a first for any U.S. legislature. The California legislators, all Democrats, are proud of their success but say it underscores the hard work that remains in their own state and elsewhere, such as handling the fallout from measures such as Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” law, which bans some lessons on sexual orientation and gender identity, or laws in other states limiting transgender students’ participation in sports or […]

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What happened to the first generation of children from out gay & lesbian homes?

Q.Digital CEO Scott Gatz penned this foreword for Joe Gantz’s new book, The Secret I Can’t Tell: The First Generation of Children from Openly Gay and Lesbian Homes. Gantz located five same-sex-headed households in different parts of the nation, embedded with them for a week, and from 1979–1983 interviewed these lesbian and gay parents and their children about what effects the fear-mongering and anti-gay pressures had on them.  Updated in 2022 with new interviews with the children (now adults in their 50s), the book is a fascinating glimpse into how far the LGBTQ community has come – and how far it […]

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10 LGBTQ Indigenous trailblazers who are making history

From the halls of Congress to popular films and TV shows, Indigenous queer people have long made historic contributions to politics, art and advocacy — and they continue to do so.  November marks Native American Heritage Month, and the following 10 LGBTQ+ Indigenous trailblazers are bringing important representation to TV, challenging traditional gender expectations at powwows and elevating issues affecting Indigenous people, such as the epidemic of missing and murdered Indigenous women. Sharice Davids Rep. Sharice Davids, a member of the Ho-Chunk nation, became the first LGBTQ Native American elected to Congress and one of the first Native American women […]

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Some of Us Weren’t ‘Fixed,’ and the Results Were Fantastic

Humans often want to fix things about ourselves that aren’t broken. From foot-binding to plain old circumcision, our species has historically been obsessed with altering our bodies — which I can’t help but think about today as it’s Intersex Awareness Day. The observance commemorates the first protest by intersex people — those of us born with atypical sex characteristics — against the practice of subjecting intersex infants and minors to cosmetic, sex trait-altering medical procedures, on October 26, 1996. The impetus for fixing is so prevalent regarding the intersex population that it’s often come to define us, via statements such […]

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Anal Sex Condoms to Be Sold Exclusively at Walmart

ONE, a condom and lubricant company, is distributing the first and only condoms approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for use in anal sex. After the approval, ONE partnered with Walmart on new packaging to highlight the FDA clearance. Walmart stores in the U.S. will exclusively carry the ONE Backdoor pack, a condom kit that is a “butt stuff approved” sampler of the different styles available from ONE. The pack will feature products like the ONE Vanish, which is 25 percent thinner than the standard ONE condom. It works best with the ONE Move lube, according to the company. […]

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“SEEKING THE LAST GAY MAN (BUSCANDO AL ULTIMO HOMBRE GAY)” a Solo Show Bye Hector Zavala at The California Nov. 30

Wednesday, November 30 at 7:30 pm. SEEKING THE LAST GAY MAN (BUSCANDO AL ULTIMOHOMBRE GAY)(Performed in Spanish with English subtitles) Hector Zavala stars in this bi-lingual solo showabout the constant search for love, from the innocence of first love, to heartbreak, marriage anddivorce. Digging through the layers of loneliness in all of us to find the acceptance hidden within.Tickets are $22 in advance, $25 at the door. https://www.caltheatre.com/wednesdayweirdnessOur menu includes food from Belly, and local beer, wine and signature cocktails. Accessible topatrons in wheelchairs. 528 7th Street, Santa Rosa, CA 95401 707-664-PLAY.

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NASA Says No Evidence James Webb Telescope Namesake Fired LGBTQ+ Staff

 Despite numerous calls from astronomers to rename its powerful new telescope, NASA officials stood by the naming of the James Webb Space Telescope before its launch. With the telescope nearly a year into its stint in space, the agency has released its chief historian’s investigation into the namesake of the telescope. James Webb, NASA’s second-ever administrator, worked at the US State Department during the Lavender Scare, a period in which LGBTQ federal employees were often fired or forced to resign, and the decision to name the telescope for him courted criticism from researchers. There’s no evidence that proves Webb was directly involved in those firings in […]

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