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 Caregivers of older adults are invited to improve their skills in working with older LGBT+ adults by attending a free training. Attendees earn a Certificate of Completion and $25, if they register at least one week ahead of the class date, arrive on time and complete the four-hour class. The training helps family care providers or paid workers with In-Home Supportive Services, private homecare agencies, and assisted living or skilled nursing facilities understand the challenges faced by LGBT+ seniors and how to improve their care and services. Register online: ·     July 25, 12:30 – 4:30 p.m., Vintage House, 264 First St. East, SonomaRegister: https://lgbt0725.eventbrite.com ·     August 22, 9 a.m. […]

F Sebastopol Senior Center is Proud to present our LGBQTI and Friends Summer 60’s Beach Party, Saturday, June 13. Come be Dazzled and Energized by outstanding Dance Music, Bling, with Wild Beach Ball Disco Decorations in every room. Fortune Tellers, Card Readers and Palm Readers are available to delight you. And the Food! Snacks based on the Theme of Beach Party Decadence including Appetizers and Desserts are included in the $12 price.  Alcohol – No Host Bar, Beer and Wine for Sale. Buy your Ticket now, before they run out.  ($15 at the door if available)  Tickets are available at the Sebastopol Senior Center. […]

Father’s Gay is an all-day queer music festival in scenic Santa Rosa, California. Join us from noon until 8pm at the outdoor stage at Whiskey Tip! Featuring talent from all over the state, including: – Ah Mer Ah Su (Oakland)– Kohinoorgasm (Los Angeles)– COPYSLUT (Oakland)– Tyler Holmes (Oakland)– El Primo Inocente (Oakland)– Emile Rosewater (Healdsburg)– Libby (Santa Rosa)– More TBA Food and drinks available for purchase. Chair massages by Mori! There will be an indoor chill-out area. We’ll also be raising money for Positive Images, Sonoma County’s oldest continuously-running LGBTQ+ organization supporting youth and young adults! At least 20% of […]

Last weekend’s Pride kickoff events–Sonoma County Pride parade, festival, park celebration, our youth leaders awareness raising performance, & our Napa sock-hop themed youth dance–were huge successes & so much fun. And the fun continues this week (& all month long)! Los eventos del finde pasado que iniciaron nuestras celebraciones del Orgullo LGBTQ–el desfile del Condado de Sonoma, el festival y celebración en el parque, el espectáculo que presentaron nuestrxs líderes jóvenes para aumentar conciencia, y nuestro baile juvenil en Napa con el tema de la decada de los 50–fueron grandes éxitos y muy divertidos. ¡Y siguen las oportunidades para divertirnos […]

The 32nd annual Sonoma County Pride Parade happens June 1, 2019, in downtown Santa Rosa on 4th Street. Parade starts at 11AM, followed by our Pride Festival from noon to 6PM. This year’s theme is Stonewall to Sonoma, a Heritage of Love. In 1967 thousands of young people from around the country descended on the bay area for the summer of love. Rejecting cultural pressure to conform, they were determined to MAKE change happen and create the world they wanted to live in. On June 28th, 1969 the Stonewall riots (also referred to as Stonewall uprising) happened at the Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village, New […]

The LGBTQ+ Spiritual Conversations group is a safe and sacred place to explore our spiritual journeys in light of our sexual and gender identities. Participants learn contemplative listening practices and share spiritual journeys with each other for support and encouragement. Each session begins with a spiritual practice and silent contemplation, and although we are a Christ-centered spiritual community, people of all faiths or no faith are welcome to participate. Free/Drop in. Donations welcome. They meet the second and fourth Monday of the month. Facilitator: Matt Nightingale, Spiritual Director, musician, pastor, and writer. He is a teacher at Sonoma County Day […]

Janice Robinson Janice Robinson is a 50-year-old American singer who was a member of Livin’ Joy before embarking on a solo career. Livin’ Joy were a Eurodance group with Italian brothers Paolo and Gianni Visnadi. She was the lead singer of the dance outfit, before she left the group in 1999. Janice co-wrote and sang the lead vocals on ‘Dreamer’, which was an international hit and reached number one in the UK in 1995. Reyna Milwaukee-by-way-of-Texas sister-duo REYNA (Victoriah and Hannah Gabriela Banuelos) First appearing in 2016 with their glorious debut single ‘Spill Your Colors’ and attracting over 20K streams […]