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AZ Court Rules for Wedding Invitation Business Seeking to Turn away Gays

The Arizona Supreme Court has ruled the City of Phoenix cannot apply its LGBT-inclusive Human Rights Ordinance to penalize a local business for refusing to make custom-made invitations for a same-sex wedding, delivering a victory for groups seeking to justify anti-LGBT discrimination in the name of “religious freedom.” In a 4-3 decision written Justice Andrew Gould, the court determines the guarantee of freedom of religion and speech under the Arizona state constitution permits Joanna Duka and Breanna Koski, owners of Brush & Nib Studios, LC, to deny services to same-sex couples.  “Duka and Koski’s beliefs about same-sex marriage may seem old-fashioned, […]

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‘Lesbian’ ban: Ad Blacklists Deprive LGBTQ News of Revenue, Study Says

Across the internet, companies buy ad space that appears alongside news, entertainment and sports articles. These purchasing decisions are made, in part, with ad verification partners that compare the articles’ content with “block lists” of thousands of terms that advertisers want to avoid associating their brand with, like “shooting,” “kill” and “attack.” It doesn’t matter if the article is positive (“City’s murder rate down to historic low”) or negative (“Gruesome murder shocks city”), because both articles would be banned by a keyword block list. But a new study from CHEQ, which runs a competing ad verification service, found that nearly two […]

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Transgender ‘Conversion Therapy’ Associated with ‘Severe Psychological Distress’

Exposure to “conversion therapy” — efforts by a secular or religious professional to change a transgender person’s gender identity — is associated with thoughts of and attempts at suicide, according to a study published Wednesday in the journal JAMA Psychiatry. Dr. Jack Turban, the study’s lead author and a resident physician in psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, said it was the first study “to show that gender identity conversion efforts are associated with adverse mental health outcomes, including suicide attempts.” Turban said that previous reports showing the negative effects of conversion therapy, also known as “ex-gay therapy” or “reparative therapy,” have focused […]

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Georgia Man Fights for Gay Rights in U.S. Supreme Court ‘Hotlanta’ Case

 Months after joining the gay-friendly Hotlanta Softball League, Gerald Bostock was out of a job in a Georgia county government office and was convinced he had become the victim of workplace discrimination based on his sexual orientation. Proud of his job as an advocate for children caught up in the juvenile justice system in Clayton County in suburban Atlanta, Bostock said he was shocked when he was abruptly fired in 2013, an action that figures prominently in a major LGBTQ rights fight coming before the U.S. Supreme Court next month. “I was devastated. I had just lost the job I […]

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Black Transgender Woman, 23, Found Dead in Burned Car in Florida

A black transgender woman was found dead in her burning car in South Florida in what is being investigated as a homicide, authorities said. It is the 18th killing of a transgender person in the U.S. this year. The body of Bee Love Slater, 23, was discovered in Clewiston on Sept. 4, according to the Palm Beach Post. Hendry County Sheriff Susan Harrell told NBC News in a statement that authorities could not initially identify the body “due to the burns and lack of identification available.” A medical examiner later identified the body through dental records, Harrell said. According to The Advocate, […]

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Mike Pence Speaks at Fundraiser for Hate Group after the White House Denied he is Anti-gay

US vice president Mike Pence addressed a fundraiser for an anti-LGBT hate group that has linked gay people to paedophiles, a week after the White House denied he is homophobic. On Thursday, September 13, Pence was the headline speaker at the black tie gala for evangelical group Concerned Women of America, which lobbies against LGBT+ inclusion. Anti-extremism watchdog Southern Poverty Law Center notes that the grouphas claimed that “gay marriage entices children to experiment with homosexuality”, and that “homosexuality carries enormous physical and mental health risks”. The CWA has claimed: “Homosexual activists use same-sex ‘marriage’ as a political juggernaut to indoctrinate young […]

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Former Rugby Star Gareth Thomas Reveals HIV+ Status After Being Blackmailed By “Evil People”

The Independent report: Former Welsh rugby captain Gareth Thomas has revealed he is HIV positive – and hopes coming forward with his diagnosis can help break the stigma for others living with the virus. Thomas is thought to be the first UK sportsman to go public about living with the condition, and has revealed that he was driven to suicidal thoughts after being told he had the illness by a doctor during a routine sexual health check up. The former British Lions captain, 45, who will be a TV pundit in the upcoming Rugby World Cup, added that he “broke down” when […]

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Benefit for Positive Images Founder Jim Foster to Happen September 28 at SRHS

Many of you know Jim Foster and the amazing work he has done in our community (described below). He was recently diagnosed with Gulliane Barre’ Syndrome, a debilitating immune disease that has taken away many of Jim’s physical abilities. Jim has a long recovery period ahead and needs our support. We are raising money to help Jim cover his medical and living costs. Please join us Saturday September 28 1-3:30pm at Santa Rosa High School for food and an exciting program celebrating JIM, and help us thank Jim by raising money during this difficult chapter of his life. In 1990 […]

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Mill Valley Film Fest Happens October 3 – 13

The Mill Valley Film Festival (MVFF), presented annually by the California Film Institute (CFI), announced today the complete lineup of films, special guests, Tributes & Spotlights, special events, MVFF Music, and much more for the 42nd edition of the Festival. The Festival will showcase the finest cinema around Marin County October 3-13, 2019 with a diverse lineup of acclaimed films, filmmakers, and special events. The Festival will present twelve World Premieres, eleven North American Premieres, and seventeen US Premieres. Opening NightJUST MERCYIn Monroeville, Alabama—To Kill a Mockingbird author Harper Lee’s lifelong home—African American Walter McMillian (Oscar® winner Jamie Foxx) was sentenced to death […]

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SonoMusette! to Perform at Occidental Center for the Arts Sept. 28

Saturday, Sept. 28 @ 8pm. Occidental Center for the Arts presents SonoMusette! This exciting Sonoma county-based ensemble features vocalist extraordinaire Mimi Pirard, with Robert Lunceford on accordion, Jan Martinelli on piano and bass, Issac Vandeveer, guitar/bass and Richard Andrews on drums. Inspired by Piaf, Brel, Trenet and Django, SonoMusette will charm and transport you as they expertly recapture the moody and melancholic sound and spirit of mid twentieth-century Paris. $20 Adv/$23 at the door. Cabaret and concert seating. Fine refreshments. Wheelchair accessible. 707-874-9392. www.occidentalcenterforthearts.org. 3850 Doris Murphy Ct. Occidental, CA. 95465

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