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Migrant Caravans Spark Concern Among El Salvador LGBTI Groups

A group of men, women and children with their backpacks and other things they needed for a long trip left Plaza del Divino Salvador del Mundo in the Salvadoran capital at around 8 a.m. on Oct. 28. They were part of a caravan that formed with the ultimate goal of reaching the U.S. The Salvadoran government has asked people not to risk their lives on such a trip, but more than 300 people decided to ignore this plea and replicate the caravan of Hondurans that left the city of San Pedro Sula on Oct. 13. “Stand with the people who […]

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10 Women Arrested for ‘Being Lesbians’ in Indonesia

Police have arrested 10 women on suspicion of them being lesbians. (HUMAS SATPOL PP Padang/Facebook) Police have reportedly arrested 10 women on suspicion of lesbian activity in Indonesia. The women were detained in Padang, West Sumatra, over the weekend, reports Reuters.  The Facebook account for Padang’s police force posted about the arrests on Monday (November 5). Police posted about arresting the women on Facebook. (HUMAS SATPOL PP Padang/Facebook) Police said the women were arrested on Sunday (November 4) on suspicion of “lesbian deviant behaviour.” In a statement, head of police Pol Yadrison explained that intelligence authorities had been monitoring the […]

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Brazil’s LGBT community vows resistance to ‘proud homophobe’ Jair Bolsonaro

Brazil’s LGBT+ community is fighting back after the election of far-right ‘proud homophobe’ Jair Bolsonaro. Messages of support have flooded social media after the demagogue, who has said he would be “incapable of loving a gay son” and would “prefer that he die in an accident,” won 55 percent of the vote on Sunday (October 28) to beat leftist opponent Fernando Haddad and become President. Pabllo Vittar, a drag queen and singer who has collaborated with stars like Major Lazer and Charli XCX, posted a rainbow to Instagram, with the caption: “I resist.” “I resist” (pabllovittar/instagram) Sponsored Content John Boehner: […]

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Truth Wins Out Outs ‘Ex-Gay’ Therapist Who Claims to Cure Gays, Yet Solicits Sex on Gay Dating Apps

Norman Goldwasser, by day, is an Orthodox Jewish therapist at Horizon Psychological Services who compares homosexuality to Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and misleads clients by claiming that their sexual orientation can be changed with his special brand of quack therapy, which is rejected by every respected medical and mental health association. By night, an undercover investigation by Truth Wins Out has found, he solicits sexual partners on Manhunt, a gay dating App, using the profile “Hotnhairy72.” During our operation, Goldwasser, going by the pseudonym “Dave”, offered to meet for sex with our operative, “Brandon,” at a Fort Lauderdale motel room. Goldwasser […]

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Native American Heritage Month: Reclaiming and Celebrating Two-Spirit Experience

November is observed across the United States as Native American Heritage Month. In this interview with History Happens, GLBT Historical Society board member J. Miko Thomas offers perspectives on the importance of Two-Spirit heritage for both LGBTQ and non-LGBTQ people. “Two Spirit” is a notion shared among many Native American tribes that describes individuals who feel they naturally manifest both masculine and feminine spiritual qualities. Thomas is a former co-chair of Bay Area American Indian Two Spirits, an organization committed to activism and service to Two-Spirit and ally communities of the Bay Area. Thomas first became involved with LGBTQ and […]

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This Month at Occidental Center for the Arts

Community Musical Fundraiser/ Saturday November 10 @ 7 pm. Occidental Center for the Arts presents ‘West County’s Got Talent’!  Sonoma County’s acoustic sweet spot is having a FUNraiser to benefit OCA’s new Lobby addition. Please join us for a fun-filled evening featuring talented local performers for their 8-10 minutes of fame on our fine stage with sound and lights: ta-dah! Tickets will be $18 Advance/$22 at the door. Fine refreshments. Wheelchair Accessible. Art Gallery open for viewing. www.occidentalcenterforthearts.org.707-874-9392. 3850 Doris Murphy Ct. Occidental, CA. 95465 Saturday November 17 @ 7:30 pm. Occidental Center for the Arts proudly presents: Patrick Ball: Celtic Harp […]

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Solidarity Interfaith Service – Synagogue Shooting in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Tonight in SR

Thursday, November 1 at 7:00 PM Shonrei Torah 2600 Bennett Valley Rd. Santa Rosa Our hearts are broken over the tragic events at The Tree of Life congregation in Pittsburgh. Our thoughts and prayers are with them as they mourn and begin the long road of recovery from this unimaginable loss. May they find comfort and strength in the knowledge that they are not alone in their grief; that Am Yisrael, the Jewish People here in Santa Rosa and around the world, stands with them. Please join us this Thursday for a Solidarity Interfaith Service at Congregation Shomrei Torah. Together […]

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Thousands Raised to Replace LGBT Books Burned by Evangelical Christian

After a man filmed himself burning a library’s LGBT+ children’s books, the internet has raised more than $3,000 to replace them. Paul Dorr, a fundamentalist Christian, uploaded a video to Facebook Live on October 19 in which he burned a string of LGBT-inclusive books from the library in Orange City, Iowa, which has a population of 6,004. The library did not immediately confirm whether the books—which included young adult novel Two Boys Kissing by David Levithan and illustrated LGBT+ history book This Day in June by Gayle Pitman—would be replaced following the incident. Paul Dorr filmed himself burning Two Boys Kissing by David Levithan A Facebook fundraiser […]

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LGBT Refugees Explain Why They Fled to the US

Ishalaa Ortega, Alena Sandimirova and Edafe Okporo (Immigration Equality) A group of LGBT+ refugees have explained why they fled to the US. Over the past year, LGBT+ refugees have faced a two-pronged attack from the Trump administration’s hardline immigration stances and regressive policies on LGBT+ rights. After fleeing their homes to seek a new life in a more liberal country, refugees are often met with detention and a harsh immigration system.Three refugees, Alena Sandimirova, Edafe Okporo, and Ishalaa Ortega, spoke out about their experiences in a video for LGBT+ immigration non-profit Immigration Equality. Alena Sandimirova Alena Sandimirova, a lesbian who fled Russia […]

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Christian Woman Disrupts Drag Queen Story Time At Private Book Store To Stop “Perverse Lifestyles”

NBC News Los Angeles reports: Story time at Cellar Door bookstore in Riverside turned into a confrontation between a parent and the store owner and it was all caught on camera. Cellar Door bookstore was hosting a story time event in which Halloween books were read by three drag queens. During the event, the owner noticed a woman recording video and she explained to her that she couldn’t record kids without the parents’ permission. But the woman refused to stop. “She has invited the public to watch this perversion with these homosexuals,” said Los Angeles resident Genevieve Peters. “I’m sorry […]

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