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Gay CA State Senator Gets “Groomer” Bomb Threat

Just in via press release: Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) released the following statement after receiving a bomb threat targeting his home and office: “Early this morning, I was informed by the San Francisco Standard and the police that someone had issued a bomb threat against me, listing my specific home address and also threatening to shoot up my Capitol office. The email said ‘we will fucking kill you’ and called me a pedophile and groomer. “This latest wave of death threats against me relates to my work to end discrimination against LGBTQ people in the criminal justice system and […]

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Happening this Month Sebastopol Senior Center for the LGBTQI Community

OutWest Holiday DanceSaturday, December 176:30 – 9:30 pmWischemann Hall465 Morse St. Sebastopol“OutWest events are open to everyone. (The events are predominantly attended by lesbians, but open to everyone, men, women, trans, straight, queer, pan… etc.) Thanks for asking!Joy outwestdance@gmail.com Exciting Announcement!LGBT+ Movie NightWe are launching a monthly evening activity at our Senior Center for our LGBT+ folks.LGBT+ Movie Night (Bring your own dinner / snacks / drinks) LGBT+ Movie NightThe 3rd Thursday of each monthDate: Jan 19th & Feb 16th & Mar 16th Time: 5:30pm meet and greet      6 pm movie starts (Bring your own dinner / snacks / drinks)      7:30 Movie discussion      8 clean […]

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‘It’s easier to die than live in Russia’: Queer artist flees Putin’s LGBTQ+ ‘propaganda’ crackdown

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After Russia voted to extend its LGBTQ+ propaganda law to adults, artist and activist Yulia Tsvetkova has been forced to flee. Tsvetkova was acquitted of distributing pornography and so-called LGBTQ+ “propaganda” by the Komsomolsk-on-Amur court in July, in a rare win for the queer community in Russia. Tsvetkova was arrested and charged with distributing pornography in 2019 after she posted drawings of vaginas on social media in a bid to combat societal body norms. She was also charged over the same drawings in 2020 after Russian officials claimed she violated the country’s LGBTQ+ “propaganda” law. After the acquittal, prosecutors attempted to relaunch proceedings against Tsvetkova, but on […]

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Same-sex households in the U.S. surpass 1 million for the first time, data shows

The number of same-sex couple households in the U.S. has surpassed 1 million for the first time, according to recently released government data.  There were more than 1.2 million same-sex couple householdsacross the country in 2021, up from 540,000 in 2008, an increase of 120%, the data, taken from the Census Bureau’s annual American Community Survey, showed. About 710,000 (59.2%) of the same-sex couple households were married, and about 500,000 (41.7%) were unmarried.  The number of married same-sex households started to outnumber unmarried same-sex households in 2016, following the Supreme Court’s landmark 2015 Obergefell vs. Hodges ruling, which effectively legalized gay marriage […]

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Sonoma County Pride’s “Drag On Ice” Happens December 9 at Old Courthouse Square in Santa Rosa

Sonoma County Pride & Redwood Ice Theatre Company have teamed up to present Sonoma County’s first-ever DRAG ON ICE show with Milk from RuPaul’s Drag Race! Presented by Santa Rosa Metro Chamber. Get ready for a 90’s theme drag show with host MILK from RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 6 and DJ Rotten Robbin with performances by Lolita Hernandez, Shania Twampson,  Maria Twampson & Milk! As part of this event, Sonoma County Pride will be donating its portion of proceeds from Drag on Ice to the Colorado Healing Fund to help the victims of the Club Q shooting. For tickets visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/drag-on-ice-tickets-469557337637

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Brittney Griner faces violence, bigotry and threat of torture in Russian penal colony, experts say

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The 32-year-old was sentenced in August to nine years in a Russian penal colony after pleading guilty to drug charges. She was reportedly found at an airport with vape cartridges containing cannabis oil.  At her sentencing, Griner told the court she had made “an honest mistake” and she “never meant to break any laws”.  In early November, Griner was moved from a detention centre to the IK-2 penal colony in Yavas, Mordovia – some 480 kilometres southeast of Moscow.  University of Helsinki sociologist Olga Zeveleva told The Guardian prisons in the area “are notoriously terrible, even by Russian standards”.  “It is a place any […]

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These recently elected trans lawmakers say anti-LGBTQ bills inspired them to run

Zooey Zephyr, the first out transgender woman elected to the Montana Legislature, was inspired to run after her state passed three pieces of legislation targeting the LGBTQ community. One of the bills passed last year allows parents to remove their children from sexual education classes dealing with LGBTQ issues, another prohibits trans students from competing on sports teamsthat do not correspond with their “biological sex,” and a third requires Montanans to show proof of having had their sex “changed by surgical procedure” before updating the gender marker on their birth certificate. The third bill could have been stopped by one votein the Montana Senate.   “My goal […]

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DHS warns of domestic terror threats to LGBTQ, Jewish and migrant communities

In a terrorism advisory bulletin, the Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday raised concerns about potential threats to the LGBTQ, Jewish and migrant communities from violent extremists inside the United States. Americans motivated by violent ideologies pose a “persistent and lethal threat,” a senior DHS official told reporters in a briefing on the bulletin. Intelligence officials across the federal government have consistently highlighted the growing threat of American extremistsin recent years, while explaining that foreign threats such as the Islamic State terrorist group and Al Qaeda are no longer as persistent as they once were. The bulletin was the latest summary of national terrorism threats, […]

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Singapore repeals gay sex ban but limits prospect of legalizing same-sex marriage

Singapore’s parliament on Tuesday decriminalized sex between men, but, in a blow to the LGBTQ community, also amended the constitution to prevent court challenges that in other countries have led to the legalization of same-sex marriage. The moves come as other parts of Asia, including Taiwan, Thailand and India are recognizing more rights for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender and queer community. Activists cheered the repeal, but said the amendment to the constitution is disappointing because it means citizens will not be able to mount legal challenges to issues like the definition of marriage, family, and related policies since these will […]

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