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Transgender Woman Murdered in El Salvador Capital

Last Sunday, Oct. 27, dawned with the blood of one more LGBTQ Salvadoran spilled. Authorities say a group of armed suspects who were inside a van grabbed Anahy Miranda Rivas, 27, on Boulevard de los Héroes in San Salvador, the Salvadoran capital. Preliminary reports indicate the suspects held and dragged her for several meters along the boulevard before they stabbed her with a sharp object. The suspects then left Rivas’ body near a nightclub on Boulevard de los Héroes.  Authorities arrived at the scene after a group of people who realized what had happened called 911. Additional details have not […]

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Design Concepts Unveiled for Pulse Memorial, Museum

A memorial for Florida’s Pulse nightclub massacre will have a reflecting pool with rainbow-colored lines radiating from it, and a nearby museum will resemble a three-dimensional spirograph, according to design concepts announced Wednesday. Forty-nine people were killed and dozens more were injured when a gunman opened fire at the gay nightclub in June 2016. It was the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history until a gunman opened fire on Las Vegas concertgoers in 2017. Related NBC OUT Ex-gays descend upon D.C. to lobby against LGBTQ rights The design concepts are only a starting point for discussions on the Pulse […]

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Marley’s Ghost at Occidental Center for the Arts

Thursday, November 14 @ 7:30 pm. Marley’s Ghost at Occidental Center for the Arts!  Marley’s Ghost is nothing less than a national treasure, the capable inheritors of the archetypal Americana blueprint drawn up by The Band. An eclectic aggregation composed of singer/multi-instrumentalists Dan Wheetman, Jon Wilcox, Mike Phelan, Ed Littlefield Jr., Jerry Fletcher, and Bob Nichols, the band can sing and play anything with spot-on feel, from roots to rock, blues to bluegrass, gospel to stone country, to the ongoing delight of a fervent cult that includes many of their fellow musicians throughout their first quarter century as a working unit.Their trademark multi-part harmonies never […]

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UnDocuFund Has Re-launched to Help Guest Workers

Our community is once again on fire, and we need your help.The UndocuFund for Fire Relief in Sonoma County has reopened to support undocumented families who have lost homes, jobs, wages, or been displaced by the still-growing Kincade Fire. Would you consider donating once again to help our community recover?Your incredible generosity allowed us to distribute more than $6 million to undocumented fire victims in Sonoma County following the 2017 Northern California fires. Thousands of donors like you, along with dozens of benefits and volunteers, allowed us to give direct financial aid to nearly 2,000 families who lost homes, possessions, and earnings due […]

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Kentucky Supreme Court Sides with Company that Refused to Make Pride T-shirt

The Kentucky Supreme Court has sided with a print shop owner who refused to make a gay pride T-shirt because he says it was against his religious beliefs. The state’s high court dismissed the claim after two lower courts also ruled in favor of Lexington print shop Hands-On Originals. The company declined a T-shirt order from Lexington’s Gay and Lesbian Services Organization for the city’s 2012 Gay Pride Festival. The design said “Lexington Pride Festival” on the front. Related NBC OUT Trump judicial pick breaks down when pressed on LGBTQ views The high court ruled Thursday that the gay advocacy […]

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Jamaica’s Anti-gay Laws are Costing it $11billion per Year

Archaic anti-gay laws in Jamaica and discrimination against LGBT+ people are costing the nation around $11billion per year, according to the Caribbean Policy Research Institute (CAPRI). CAPRI held an event on Tuesday, October 29, called “Paying for Prejudice”, at which it looked into the financial costs to the country as a result of anti-LGBT+ discrimination. In Jamaica, anal sex is prohibited and punishable by life imprisonment for any individual, any sexual encounter between men is illegal, and there are no protections for LGBT+ people against discrimination. According to The Gleaner, although a lack of LGBT+ visitors to the tourism-dependent country is causing […]

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Half of Americans Don’t Think the Country is Ready for a Gay President

As Pete Buttigieg continues his campaign to become the first openly gay US president, a new poll has suggested that America isn’t ready for an LGBT+ commander in chief. According to the Politico/Morning Consult poll, 44 percent of voters don’t think that the country is ready for an openly gay president, with 40 percent saying the opposite. But for many, the problem seems to be a societal one rather than any personal prejudice. When asked if they themselves could accept a gay president, 50 percent answered with either definitely or probably, compared to 37 percent who said definitely or probably not. […]

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Sonoma Author Presets Book at Occidental Center for the Arts

Friday, November 15th, 7-9 pm. Occidental Center for the Arts’ Book Launch Series. Ashes in A Coconut,gripping debut novel by Sonoma author, Bo Kearns. Presentation with selected readings, slide show of Bali, Q&A, book sales/signing. Free admission, all donations gratefully accepted.  Indonesian treats by donation, beer/wine for sale. OCA: 3850 Doris Murphy Court, Bohemian Hwy at Graton Rd. and is accessible to people with disabilities. For more info: 707-874-9392 or occidentalcenterforthearts.org

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Almost 30% of Bisexual Women, Trans People Live in Poverty, Report Finds

A new report from the Williams Institute at the UCLA School of Law found the relatively high rate of poverty in the LGBTQ community is not evenly distributed, with bisexual women and transgender people shouldering a disproportionate poverty burden. When grouped together, almost 22 percent of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people reported earning less than the federal poverty level of $12,490 per year for a single-person household. The cisgender straight community, on the other hand, reported a poverty rate of almost 16 percent. When researchers separated the L, G, B and T, however, they found cisgender (or non-transgender) gay men and […]

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Police Officer Told to ‘Tone Down his Gayness’ to Get a Promotion Awarded $19m

A gay police officer has won $19 million in damages from his employer, after he was told to “tone down” his sexuality. Sgt. Keith Wildhaber, an officer within Missouri’s St. Louis County Police Department, had filed a lawsuit in 2017 after he was passed over for promotion to lieutenant despite 15 years’ service. Police officer was told his sexuality is a ‘problem’ According to Wildhaber’s lawsuit, a member of the St. Louis County Board of Police Commissioners had told him: “The command staff has a problem with your sexuality. If you ever want to see a white shirt [be promoted], […]

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