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Police Investigating Attack on Black-run LGBT+ Community Center

Police have launched an investigation after a vandal attacked a local LGBT+ community centre on Pride weekend, leaving staff and volunteers stunned. At around 10.05am on Saturday (June 27), bystanders watched in horror as a man with a golf club smashed the windows of Oakland LGBTQ Community Centre in California. Described as “a young skinny white male”, he is said to have yelled expletives while striking the building before fleeing the scene on a bike when confronted by nearby vendors. The all-inclusive centre was founded by two gay African American men, who have described the attack as a hate crime. […]

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Half a Million Dollars Raised to Protect the Future of the Stonewall Inn

After warnings that it might shut its doors for good, people have raised $250,000 to secure the future of the Stonewall Inn. The bar is considered the birthplace of the modern gay rights movement, and was designated a US National Monument by Barack Obama in 2016 in recognition of the 1969 Stonewall riots – which were sparked by a police raid on the venue. But despite its central role in LGBT+ history, the owners of the still-functioning bar warned ahead of the 51st anniversary of the riots last week that a prolonged period of closure due to COVID-19 has left its future […]

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Democrats Push to Rename John Wayne Airport over Anti-gay Actor’s White Supremacy

There are calls to rename John Wayne Airport in Orange County, California, over his white supremacist and homophobic beliefs. The Democratic Party of Orange County passed a resolution on Friday that called for Wayne’s name and likeness to be removed from the Orange County airport, one of several airports that serves the greater Los Angeles area, over his “racist and bigoted statements”. Wayne was famous for his film roles in early Westerns – but the local party notes he also had “white supremacist, anti-LGBT+, and anti-Indigenous views”. John Wayne was a proud white supremacist who decried ‘perverted fags’. The movie star’s racist […]

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On Pride’s 50th Anniversary, the ‘Revolution’ May Have Finally Arrived

Five decades ago, thousands of gay and transgender activists marched from New York City’s Stonewall Inn to Central Park on the last Sunday of June. The 3-mile journey, honoring the first anniversary of the iconic 1969 Stonewall uprising, established a tradition of LGBTQ pride marches that would continue uninterrupted for 50 years and spread around the world. The political and cultural changes that followed the first march a half-century ago — and the Stonewall rebellion against police harassment that preceded it — have changed the lives of millions of LGBTQ people. Same-sex marriage has been legal across the United States since 2015, the […]

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17 Corrections Officers to be Disciplined in Trans Woman’s Death at Rikers Island

More than a dozen New York City Department of Correction officers will be disciplined for their conduct surrounding the death of Layleen Xtravaganza Cubilette-Polanco, 27, a transgender woman who died last year while in solitary confinement at Rikers Island jail. Three officers and one captain will be suspended without pay immediately, the department said in a statement Friday. It was not immediately clear what disciplinary actions the remaining 13 officers would face. The announcement comes several weeks after Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark declined to file charges following a six-month investigation into the circumstances of Cubilette-Polanco’s death. “We are committed to […]

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Aboriginal MP is First Openly Gay Indigenous Speaker of an Australian parliament

Northern Territory MP Chansey Paech has become the first openly gay Indigenous speaker of an Australianparliament in a landmark move. Paech took over the role of speaker from Kezia Purick, who resigned earlier this week after an independent report alleged corrupt practices. A Labor Party MP for Namatjira, Paech was previously deputy speaker in the parliament before his appointment this week. He told ABC News that it was an honour to be elected speaker, which is the parliament’s most senior role. Aboriginal Speaker Chansey Paech says his appointment sends ‘a strong message’ to young people. “It sends a strong message for our young […]

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Openly Gay NYC Councilman Ritchie Torres Poised To Beat Homophobe Ruben Diaz In House Race

The New York Post reports: Councilman Ritchie Torres broke out to an early lead Tuesday night in the hotly contested battle for an open Bronx congressional seat, as the openly gay city lawmaker appeared to turn away a challenge from one of New York’s most high-profile conservative politicians. Torres led the crowded field to replace retiring Rep. Jose Serrano (D-Bronx) with 30 percent of the votes cast during early voting and Primary Day, according to returns from 61 percent of precincts. Assemblyman Michael Blake (D-The Bronx) was in second place with 18 percent. Councilman Ruben Diaz Sr., a conservative firebrand and minister […]

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Free LGBTQI History Class – this Week Features Discussion about the Billys, Radical Faeries and More

LGBTQI History: A Sonoma County Timeline 1960s – 1990s Next Wednesday, 7/1 we will be talking with Bill Blackburn about Radical Faeries, the Billys and ManFest. We are online this  summer via Zoom! Please contact me to enroll in this FREE class and receive a Zoom invite: cdungan@santarosa.edu Hope to “see you there”! Wednesdays 1:30 – 3pm 

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Face to Face Live Virtual Event Today

FRIDAY JUNE 26th 4:OOPM-4:30PMvia Zoom Meet (virtually) and Spend Time With Our Amazing Prevention Director,Lorie Violette  Hear all about the work that Lorie and her team have been doing since SIP, how they have successfully opened up the office adhering to new guidelines in order to provide essential services to our clients.There’s no messing around when Lorie is around! Register in advance for this meeting:https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwscuuurDMuHNFAr6eMM3b18W3vGRwD8Qc2 After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

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Today is the Fifth Anniversary Of The Obergefell Ruling

USA Today reports: The four justices appointed by Democratic presidents were joined by Justice Anthony Kennedy, a Republican appointee. Within two years, more than 150,000 same-sex couples got married. According to U.S. Census estimates, there are more than 500,000 married same-sex couples in the country. The impact of those unions has been more than cultural. Same-sex weddings have generated more than $3 billion over the past five years, the Williams Institute study estimates, which also said the weddings have generated some $244 million in state and local taxes and created nearly 50,000 jobs. The 5-4 Supreme Court ruling has been pelted […]

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