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Face to Face Looks Forward to a Productive Year Fighting the Spread of HIV

We are a month into the New Year and we are just getting started on what promises to be an exciting year for Face to Face and the clients we serve in Sonoma County. To all who have supported our work through the years we are grateful for your continued support. Hard to believe but we are now in our 39th year of helping people with HIV/AIDS in Sonoma County. What began as a grassroots effort to help those who were dying of AIDS has grown into an organization that provides best-practice, evidence-based prevention and care services, all the while supporting […]

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School official compares young student’s Pride artwork to Nazi flag

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Parents in Georgia have reported that an elementary school administrator took down a young child’s Pride artwork and compared it to a Nazi flag. The artwork featured a rainbow Pride flag, an umbrella, and the words “Gay is OK”, and was drawn by a student at Oglethorpe Avenue Elementary School, in Athens, Georgia, which teaches children aged five to 11. The child’s teacher proudly displayed the drawing in their classroom, but according to local TV station WXIA-TV, was told to remove it by school administrators. When the teacher questioned why they should take it down, an administrator reportedly compared the adorable Pride […]

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Conversion therapy survivor explains how ‘insidious’ counsellor lured her in with kindness

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A trans woman has shared her heartbreaking experience of conversion therapy to warn how the barbaric practice can at first come across like “kindness”. Warning: Discusses mental health, suicidal thoughts, sexual assault and conversion therapy.  In a Twitter thread that has gone viral, Meghan explained that she attended Chicago’s Moody Bible Institute between 2009 and 2012. While there, she claimed, she underwent horrific conversion therapy. Megan said that she knew that she was a girl from the age of four. “When I first learned about trans people I asked a parent about them,” she wrote. “They told me, ‘Transsexuals are deeply […]

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Equality California Works To Expand LGBTQ Caucus, Achieve 10% Representation in California Legislature

For the first time in history, California’s Legislative LGBTQ Caucus could grow to comprise 10% of the state legislature in 2022. Equality California, the nation’s largest statewide LGBTQ+ civil rights organization, announced endorsements of three openly LGBTQ+ candidates on Wednesday: former San Diego City Council President Georgette Gómez in Assembly District 80; Palm Springs City Councilmember and former Mayor Christy Holstege in Assembly District 47; and U.S. Marine Corps veteran Joseph C. Rocha in Senate District 40. Equality California previously announced early endorsements of Rick Chavez Zbur for Assembly District 51 and Chula Vista City Councilmember Steve Padilla for Senate District 18. There are currently eight openly LGBTQ+ Californians serving in the Legislature, including four in […]

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Interview: Helping LGBT People Flee Afghanistan

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The human rights and humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan threatens everyone there, but lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people, and other sexual and gender minorities, face an acute threat of violence and even death from the Taliban authorities. These people find hope in Rainbow Railroad, a nongovernmental organization that helps LGBT people flee across borders to safety. Rainbow Railroad provided invaluable support and advice to Human Rights Watch and OutRight Action International for our new report, “Even If You Go to the Skies, We’ll Find You”: LGBT People in Afghanistan After the Taliban Takeover.  Heather Barr, associate women’s rights director at Human Rights Watch, interviewed […]

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Sex workers are ‘dropping like flies’ and forced into ‘risky work’ as COVID runs rampant

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Lydia Caradonna says there’s “no way to work safely” as a sex worker as long as the coronavirus pandemic is ongoing. COVID-19 has upended so many industries and it has resulted in countless people losing their jobs. Sex workers have been among the worst affected. The Omicron wave has made the outlook even worse. Once again, sex workers have found themselves unable to meet clients safely, always working in fear that they could contract or pass on COVID-19. High case numbers have also impacted on client numbers. Countless sex workers have found themselves struggling to make ends meet – and they no longer have […]

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Young LGBT+ Brits afraid to report sexual assault because of prejudice

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Young LGBT+ people who have experienced sexual assault have reported being afraid to seek help because of prejudice. A survey released Monday (7 February) by the NHS asked 4,000 people in England about their experiences of sexual assault. Two in five people said they did not know where to get help after being sexually assaulted, while 56 per cent of sexual assault survivors sought no help from support services following the attack. The NHS offers support for people who have experienced sexual assault including through specialised sexual assault referral centres, or SARCs. However, 72 per cent were unaware the NHS even offered such help. […]

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LGBTQ Books Are Vanishing From TX School Libraries

From a secluded spot in her high school library, a 17-year-old girl spoke softly into her cellphone, worried that someone might overhear her say the things she’d hidden from her parents for years. They don’t know she’s queer, the student told a reporter, and given their past comments about homosexuality’s being a sin, she’s long feared they would learn her secret if they saw what she reads in the library. That space, with its endless rows of books about characters from all sorts of backgrounds, has been her “safe haven,” she said — one of the few places where she […]

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SF Pride Is Working to Safely Return to an In-Person Parade and Celebration,June 25-26, 2022

San Francisco Pride is reimagining what Pride itself means to our communities. While nothing could ever — ever! — cancel Pride in the queerest, most inclusive city in America, we know it has been a long time since we all gathered along Market Street and at Civic Center. As we prepare for our return to a “traditional” San Francisco Pride, we are examining every element of Pride Weekend to ensure that 2022’s experience is our best yet. From community stage programming to partnerships, we’re working hard to make you feel represented, valued, and seen. SF Pride 2022 and Public Health We know that our […]

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New CA Law Helps With Transgender Deadnames

A new California law requires public colleges to update diplomas and records for transgender students who have changed their names. The new law, which took effect on Jan. 1, requires the state’s public colleges to update records for students who have legally changed their names. It also allows graduates to request an updated copy of their diploma at no cost to them. Then, starting with the 2023-24 class, it will require institutions to allow students to self-identify their names on diplomas, even without legal documentation of a name change. (The legislation does not specifically require colleges to let students self-identify […]

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