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Families in Need May Receive $500 a Month Through New Relief Program.

A new guaranteed basic income program is investing in family households to access $500/month for 2 years. This money is unrestricted COVID Disaster Relief and it is not taxable income.  Eligibility:PregnantParent/Guardian of a child younger than 6Income at less than 185% of the Federal Poverty LevelImpacted by COVID-19Applications will be available 09/01/2022 online and at these locations: Community Action PartnershipCommunity Baptist ChurchCorazón HealdsburgPetaluma People Services CenterLa Luz CenterChild Parent InstituteRiver to Coast Children’s ServicesWest County Health Centers Funded by Sonoma County ARPA and the Cities of Santa Rosa, Petaluma, and Healdsburg. More information: yguzman@first5sonomacounty.org707-200-7924 [Image description: Light blue flyer with […]

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On Marsha P Johnson’s birthday, remember her true legacy of Black trans joy in resistance

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Marsha P Johnson, born 24 August, 1945, holds a special place within the LGBTQ+ community for her larger-than-life spirit and trans rights activism. She was instrumental in the 1969 Stonewall riots which kickstarted the modern fight for LGBTQ+ rights in the US. Along with Sylvia Rivera, who was also a key part of Stonewall, she established their landmark STAR organisation in 1970 to help homeless trans youth and other marginalised groups in New York City. She also was one of the founding members of the Gay Liberation Front.  Elle Moxley is founder and executive director of the Marsha P Johnson Institute. She say […]

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Florida schools announce plan to out LGBTQ+ students in line with Don’t Say Gay law

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Sarasota County teachers in west-central Florida must now out their students if they come out as LGBTQ+ to them under new guidance. The district released new guidance ahead of this school year to align with the state’s Parental Rights in Education bill, known to critics as the “Don’t Say Gay” bill. Pupils must now have their parents’ or guardians’ permission to use a different name and pronouns at school, according to a memo sent to teachers and administrators, per Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Students will have to request the change to school staff, who will then notify administrators and school counsellors. When the young person’s parent […]

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Equality California Supports CA Proposition 1: Protecting Access to Reproductive Healthcare

Equality California, the nation’s largest statewide LGBTQ+ civil rights organization, endorsed California Proposition 1, the Reproductive Freedom Act, that seeks to amend the California Constitution to protect a person’s right to basic healthcare and reproductive freedoms on Wednesday. Senate Pro Tem Toni Atkins and Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon introduced the Reproductive Freedom Act shortly after the draft opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson was leaked in May, indicating that the Court would likely issue a ruling that would reverse Roe v. Wade and undercut nearly five decades of precedence that protects access to abortion. The California Legislature voted to place Proposition 1 on […]

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Bidding for Face to Face’s Benefit ‘Art for Life’ Kicks of August 25

The 35th Annual Art for Life Auction with proceeds benefiting Face to Face opens its bidding online Thursday, August 25 The dedicated family of AFL artists and supporters have donated an amazing array of paintings, jewelry, ceramics and experiences for you to bid on.  First register to bid, then view the gallery so you’re ready to bid when the auction opens next week. Register here: https://artforlife.f2f.org. Bidding lasts until Tuesday, August 30 at 8:00pm (pst) Once you bid you will be notified via text if someone places a higher bid on your item. You can then decide to raise your […]

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Singapore won’t budge on same-sex marriage ban despite plan to decriminalise gay sex

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Singapore has no plans to lift its ban on same-sex marriage or end its tradition of censoring LGBTQ+ content despite confirming it will decriminalise gay sex. The country’s LGBTQ+ community rejoiced on Sunday (31 August) after prime minister Lee Hsien announced the government would repeal Section 377A, which criminalises consensual sex between men. But at the same time, they were reminded the fight for equality is far from over. More than 20 LGBTQ+ groups called the repeal a “hard-won victory” and a “triumph of love over fear”, but stated that it was “the first step on a long road towards full […]

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Journalist & friend attacked & called homophobic slurs in gayborhood

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A journalist for the Manchester Evening News and his companion were verbally and physically harassed last week in the city’s iconic Gay Village. “He started to get right up in my face, pushing me, shoving me, grabbing me and kicking me in the legs quite hard, then he went to go towards my friend. He said, ‘You are in my space, you are trying to touch me, you queer.’” Daniel McLaughlin, 28, a podcast producer at Manchester’s largest news daily, was waiting for a taxi with his nonbinary friend in the early hours of Friday morning after a night out in the […]

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Idaho forced to pay over $320K for passing anti-trans law it knew was unconstitutional

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The state of Idaho has been ordered to pay $321,224.50 in legal fees because of an anti-transgender law it passed in 2020 that had already been ruled unconstitutional. In 2018, U.S. Magistrate Judge Candy Dale ruled that it was unconstitutional for the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare (IDHW) to completely block transgender people from correcting the gender marker on their birth certificates. That case was brought by a transgender woman who was called a “tra**y” and a “fa***t” at a Social Security office when she showed them her birth certificate. In 2020, state Rep. Julianne Young (R) introduced a […]

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3 men killed in hit-and-run outside popular Black-owned gay bar in Chicago

A hit-and-run car crash that killed three men and injured another in front of a Black-owned gay bar early Sunday morning “appears to be intentional,” the Chicago Police Department said in a press conference Monday. Officials said the incident is not currently being investigated as a hate crime. Police said the crash occurred after an argument inside the Jeffrey Pub turned into a physical altercation on the street. At one point, one of the parties involved got into his car and slammed it against the group standing outside the pub. Officials said they recovered the vehicle that rammed into four men […]

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