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Tha Spahr Center Honors Transgender Day of Remembrance Nov. 20

Transgender Day of Remembrance 2021Saturday, November 20th, 4pm-6pm At Osher Marin JCC200 N San Pedro Rd, San Rafael  Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) was founded in 1999 by transgender advocate Gwendolyn Ann Smith as a vigil to honor the memory of Rita Hester, a transgender woman who was killed in 1998. The vigil commemorated all the transgender people lost to violence since Rita Hester’s death, and began an important tradition that has become the annual Transgender Day of Remembrance. TDOR founder Gwendolyn Ann Smith, says “Transgender Day of Remembrance seeks to highlight the losses we face due to anti-transgender bigotry […]

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Nevada Democrat aims to be 1st trans politician to win a statewide race

Nevada Democrat Kimi Cole wants to become the country’s first openly transgender politician elected to a statewide office. Cole, who chairs the Nevada Democratic Rural Caucus, announced plans to run for lieutenant governor in Nevada on Wednesday at an event in the state capital. “I don’t want to make a big issue about my background as such,” Cole said Thursday in an interview with The Associated Press, noting the barrier-breaking potential of her candidacy. “We have really pressing issues in this country. To be able to assess them, address them and take care of them is going to take a […]

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Lori Z. Celebration of Life Happens Saturday at R3

SoCo’s LGBT+ Community has lost a beloved community member, Lori Zee. Please come out for a celebration of life for Lori Zee. Here are the details: November 20, 2021R3 in Guerneville.5-9pm. This would have been Lori’s birthday. Come out and dance to music that Lori played for many years at many events as a wonderful DJ.Come share stories. Come support each other.

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After election, more than 1,000 LGBTQ officials will serve in the U.S.

Once last week’s victors are sworn in, the United States will have elected more than 1,000 concurrently serving LGBTQ officials for the first time in history, according to the political action committee LGBTQ Victory Fund.  At least 237 lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer candidates were on the ballot — an 18.5 percent increase since the last off-year election, in 2019, according to the Victory Fund. Races were still being called Tuesday afternoon, but in many states, LGBTQ candidates celebrated historic firsts. LGBTQ candidates celebrate historic election firsts across the country NOV. 4, 202102:37 Six out LGBTQ candidates won their races […]

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China opens first clinic for transgender youths

Breaking with its usual practices on LGBTQ rights and issues, China launched its first medical clinic to treat transgender children and adolescents. The Chinese state-backed media outlet The Global Times recently reported that the clinic opened at the Children’s Hospital of Fudan University in Shanghai, saying that it will “serve as a bridge between transgender children, parents, doctors and the various circles of society.” The clinic’s opening and its celebratory coverage in Chinese state media comes as the country simultaneously works to limit LGBTQ activism and voices. Homosexuality has not been illegal in China since 1997, but restrictions for LGBTQ people still […]

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Lesbian couple shot and killed trying to aid pregnant daughter

What started as an ordinary Wednesday night in Norfolk, Virginia, turned to tragedy when a gunman shot five women, killing three and injuring two. Among the victims was a lesbian couple attempting to save their teenage daughter.  Nicole Lovewine, 45, and her partner, Detra Brown, 42, were enjoying an evening with friends after coming home from work when the shooting took place, reports The Virginian-Pilot. As they spoke with other adults, approximately a dozen children played nearby, some using a trampoline that Lovewine had bought after a nearby recreation center shut down. Then, at around 6 p.m., a car pulled up. […]

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LGBTQ American Indians report high levels of depression and abuse, study finds

Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender American Indian and Alaskan Native (AIAN) adults have higher levels of mental health issues, physical abuse and economic instability than their non-LGBTQ peers, according to a new report.  The study, released last month by the Williams Institute at the UCLA School of Law in advance of Native American Heritage Month in November, found 42 percent of AIAN LGBTQ adults have been diagnosed with depression, compared to less than a quarter of non-LGBTQ Native people and just 6.7 percent of the general U.S. population.  AIAN LGBTQ adults, particularly women, are also more likely to engage in high-risk health behaviors, […]

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Gay Navy veteran’s widower fights for benefits in historic appeal

Navy veteran Rhett Chalk was rendered quadriplegic on Thanksgiving Day in 2003 after his knee — which he severely impaired while serving in Vietnam — gave out, causing him to suffer a life-changing spinal injury. At the time, Chalk had been with his partner, Lawrence Vilord, for roughly 26 years. However, Vilord was barred from riding alongside Chalk in the ambulance or from consulting with his doctors because he was not his legal spouse or family member.  But that day, Vilord became the one who would care for Chalk until the veteran died in June 2020. “Practically every night when […]

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Displaying More of Our Rainbow: A Conversation With Ms. Bob Davis

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The Louise Lawrence Transgender Archive (LLTA or Louise), founded and managed by professor Ms. Bob Davis, is a fiscally sponsored project of the GLBT Historical Society. Located in Vallejo, California, it is one of the world’s largest repositories of archival materials pertaining to transgender and gender-nonconforming people in the world. In honor of Transgender Awareness Week this November, we interviewed Ms. Bob about Louise’s latest projects and on the significance of transgender history. What are some of the initiatives that LLTA has been focusing on during the course of the COVID-19 pandemic? Ms. Bob: Back in 2019, I gave a […]

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Call To Action: Fill Out EQCA School Survey to Support LGBTQAI+ Students

We are reaching out with a reminder that Equality California (EQCA) will soon be sending out surveys to school districts throughout California for the purpose of updating the information in their Safe and Supportive Schools report, which is published every two years (see here for the most recent edition). This report is a vitally important source of information for LGBTQIA+ families seeking to understand the degree to which their school district is implementing supportive measures for LGBTQIA+ students and families.  As reflected on this map, most school districts in Sonoma County did not respond when the survey last went out in 2018. If you have […]

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