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Americans Comfortable with Gay Presidential Candidate, Poll Finds

A majority of Americans say they are comfortable with or enthusiastic about a gay presidential candidate, according to a survey. A poll by NBC and the Wall Street Journal, published in March, found 68 percent are either enthusiastic (14 percent) or comfortable (54 percent) with a candidate who is gay or lesbian. Seventy-five percent of American voters under 35 now say they would be enthusiastic or comfortable with a gay presidential candidate, according to the poll. According to the poll, 56 percent of voters above the age of 65 are now either enthusiastic about or comfortable with the possibility. A previous survey conducted […]

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Celebrating the Legacy of Aché Magazine

Reprinted with permission from History Happens, the newsletter of the GLBT Historical Society (San Francisco)” with a link to our website (www.glbthistory.org). This year marks the 30th anniversary of Achémagazine, a free journal and community organization for, by and about black lesbians that I cofounded with Pippa Fleming. The GLBT Historical Society’s archives preserve a full run of Aché, which was published from 1989 to 1993.Reflecting on the magazine after three decades, I’m struck by the outsized impact it’s had. Over its four-year run, Aché morphed quite a bit. In the beginning, it featured artwork, poetry and a calendar of events, and was less of […]

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Happening this Month at Marin’s LGBTQI Spahr Center

Our pantry is open Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays from noon – 5pm. Please come in to visit us during those hours. If there is something you’d like us to stock in the pantry please contact Bri at bsilva@thespahrcenter.orgCal Fresh 2019 UpdateGreat News! For the first time, beginning in June 2019, clients who have Social Security Income will be able to apply for CalFresh and receive a monthly benefit of $130 deposited onto an EBT card. You can’t apply until June 2019 but we can help you apply once June rolls around. Contact your Case Manager or Benefits Advocate for assistance.  Give OUT Day on April […]

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100,000+ Attend LGBTI Pro-choice March Against World Congress of Families

LGBTI advocacy groups and transfeminist organizations gathered in Verona, Italy, today (30 March) to protest the World Congress of Families. Organizers estimated that the march reached more than 50,000 people. Many took to the streets of the city in Northern Italy with placards and banners. The demonstration aims to support the LGBTI community and all women whose rights have been threatened by the WCF. Now in its 23rd year, the Christian Congress has raised concerns across the country and internationally for its vocal opposition of LGBTI rights and reproductive rights. A platform to spread discrimination ‘We’re more than 50,000 according to official […]

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Nearly Half of all Bisexual Youth in the US Have Considered Suicide

Using data from the 2015–2017 Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s Youth Risk Behavior Survey, the Trevor Project released a new report about the health of bisexual youth in the United States. On the whole, they found bisexual youth reported higher rates of suicide ideation, bullying, and other negative experiences. In the CDC’s data, as re-stated in the report, 7% of youth identified as bisexual, compared to 2% as gay or lesbian and 4% as not sure. Between their fellow peers in the LGBTI community, and heterosexual peers, there exists a disparity. Researchers found this both in mental health and victimization. What they experience Overall, bisexual youth reported […]

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Survivors of Chechnya’s Anti-gay Purge Reveal What Happened to Them

Survivors of Chechnya’s homophobic purge are, with very few exceptions, always anonymous. Many people have fled for their lives. Officers could catch them and send them back to a concentration camp. People are tortured, humiliated, beaten and electrocuted and murdered. Very few can bear the pain without breaking. Some former detainees have revealed what happened to them to Human Rights Watch. The following survivors have all been given pseudonyms to protect their identities. Survivors of Chechnya’s homophobic purge reveal what happened One remembers a torture named the ‘carousel’. Security officials put you face down on the floor and beat you […]

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Legendary San Francisco Trans Nightclub to Close

A legendary trans bar and nightclub in San Francisco will be closing up shop at the end of the month. Divas bar and nightclub in the city’s Polk Gulch neighborhood will be throwing a final goodbye party on March 30 before closing for good. Divas has billed itself as ‘the largest bar and nightclub in the United States devoted to the TS/TV community,’ and is one of the few trans-focused nightclubs in the US. The three-story venue has been a cornerstone for many in San Francisco’s trans community since 1998. Divas’ previous incarnation was as The Motherlode, which had been situated […]

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House Votes to Rebuke Trump’s Trans Military Ban

The U.S. House voted Thursday morning to rebuke President Trump’s transgender military ban by approving a non-binding resolution with bipartisan support. The resolution, which was introduced by Rep. Joseph Kennedy III (D-Mass.), was approved by a vote of 238-185 after an hour of debate on the House floor in which lawmakers denounced the Trump administration’s policy as discriminatory. On the House floor, Kennedy said his resolution reinforces the American idea that “equal has always been our nation’s North Star” despite a history that has included slavery and racial segregation. “Today, this House has a chance to not repeat the mistakes […]

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Russian Police Raid LGBTI Center and Detain Everyone Inside

Police raided a LGBTI center in Arkhangelsk, Russia today (28 March). Officers arrived at the community center, Rakurs (meaning Angle), after an alleged ‘complaint’. A Rakurs spokesperson told Gay Star News the incident is still ongoing at the time of publishing. Officers arrived to the center, which provides advice to the LGBTI community, and demanded to inspect the office. Volunteers, lawyers, and five visitors were also all prevented from leaving. Officers are inspecting and withdrawing materials from the center. Ivan Rasputin, the head of the Information Relations department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Arkhangelsk region, declined to […]

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DeVos Dodges When Asked to Condemn LGBT Discrimination in Schools

US Education Secretary Betsy DeVos refused to directly answer a question about whether she opposed LGBT discrimination in schools at a House hearing on Tuesday (26 March). Representative Mark Pocan asked notoriously anti-LGBTI DeVos: ‘Do you think it’s all right for a school to discriminate based on someone’s sexual orientation or gender identity?’ ‘We have laws that cover … discriminatory efforts and our office for civil rights has continued to be very diligent in investigating any allegation of discrimination and will continue to do so’ DeVos replied. When pushed for a ‘yes or no answer’ by Pocan, DeVos finally said ‘we follow the law’. […]

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