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Federal judge blocks Trump admin’s gender-restrictive passport policy

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A federal judge in Massachusetts has blocked the Trump administration’s move to cease offering the X gender marker on U.S. passports or allowing passport holders to change their gender marker. U.S. District Judge Julia Kobick, an appointee of President Joe Biden, granted a motion Friday for a preliminary injunction, which keeps the policy from being enforced while a lawsuit against it is heard, the Associated Press reports. The State Department implemented the policy, which affects transgender, nonbinary, and intersex people, in January in keeping with Donald Trump’sexecutive order recognizing only male and female sexes and denying that one’s gender can ever change — something that is at odds with the view of every major medical group. The […]

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College cleverly keeps its LGBTQ+ center open despite laws against DEI

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Numerous colleges nationwide have shuttered their LGBTQ+ centers under political pressure to end all diversity, equity, and inclusivity (DEI) programs, but not at Utah’s Salt Lake Community College (SLCC). Peter Moosman was hired at SLCC in 2019 to help open up its Gender and Sexuality Student Resource Center, an office supportive of LGBTQ+ and female students. The center is open to all students: It has a drop-in lounge, offers connections to community groups and resources, and hosts events, programs, and trainings for affinity months like LGBTQ+ History Month or Women’s Heritage Month. Moosman, who currently serves as the center’s manager […]

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Monthly Queer Hangout Happens at Brew Thursday Evening

Thursday, April 24·5:00 – 8:00pm Brew Coffee and Beer House, 555 Healdsburg Ave, Santa Rosa, CA 95401, USA The last Thursday of every month Brew hosts a fun and casual environment to build local queer community. Bring friends or make new ones. There’s games, icebreakers, and music. Food and drinks available for purchase.

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West Hollywood City Council to Host Town Hall to Confront Trump’s Alarming Policies

The City of West Hollywood will host a town hall and resource fair later this month focused on the impact of the Trump administration’s first 100 days in office, particularly on LGBTQ+ individuals, immigrants, women, and other marginalized communities. Titled “Safeguarding Our Rights – The First 100 Days,” the event will take place on Tuesday, April 29, from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at the West Hollywood Council Chambers, located at 625 N. San Vicente Boulevard. The evening will begin with a resource fair, followed by a panel discussion and a Q&A session. Attendance is free and open to the public, with advance […]

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Politician calls for transgender Americans to be offered asylum in Norway: ‘We have to act’

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A Norwegian transgender politician, representing the Green Party (MDG), has advocated for transgender Americans to be granted asylum in Norway due to the anti-trans discrimination they are facing in the US. Karina Ødegård, who is on track to becoming Norway’s first transgender member of parliament, has told Norwegian newspaper Afterposten that the challenges faced by trans people in the US are similar to the persecution experienced by marginalised groups in 1930s Germany. The Green Party have supported Ødegård’s proposals. Referring to the rise of fascism in Europe and the persecution of Jewish people and other minorities, she said: “What would we have done in the […]

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Publisher Keith St Clare who published the San Francisco-based magazine Vanguard Has Died

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Keith St Clare, editor and publisher of the groundbreaking LGBTQ+ magazine Vanguard, has died at age 79. He died March 25 in Richmond, Texas, where he was in an assisted living facility, according to The Bay Area Reporter. He had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease several years ago, his family said. Vanguard, based in San Francisco, was originally published by an organization of the same name, beginning in 1965. The Vanguard group assisted young people, LGBTQ+ and otherwise, in the city’s Tenderloin district. St Clare took over the magazine in 1966, and the organization ceased operations the following year. St Clare published Vanguard for 12 years. The magazine […]

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City tries to ban Pride over security & drag concerns. Organizers are fighting back.

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The municipal government of Naples, Florida has refused to grant Naples Pride an event permit, citing increased security costs due to a probable rise in anti-transgender protests. The city also asked event organizers not to allow admittance to anyone under 18 years of age — so, Naples Pride is now suing the city government. The all-ages event is scheduled for June 7. The city told event organizers that they’d need to pay $36,000 for security, much more than what’s required for similarly sized events or what had been charged annually since the event began in 2017, Advocate reported. The city based its […]

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Southern LGBTQ+ history group to establish permanent archive, expand reach

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At a time when LGBTQ+ history is being erased, one group devoted to this history is expanding. Invisible Histories, a nonprofit with the mission to preserve and share the history of LGBTQ+ communities in the U.S. South, is establishing a permanent archive in Charlotte, North Carolina. “In a time when our histories are at risk of being erased, we are doubling down on our commitment to safeguarding and amplifying the voices of Southern LGBTQ people,” Dr. Maigen Sullivan, co-executive director of Invisible Histories, said in a press release. “By establishing a permanent archive in Charlotte, we are creating a lasting space where our communities can […]

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Hungary passes constitutional amendment to ban LGBTQ+ public events, seen as a major blow to rights

Hungary’s parliament on Monday passed an amendment to the constitution that allows the government to ban public events by LGBTQ+ communities, a decision that legal scholars and critics call another step toward authoritarianism by the populist government. The amendment, which required a two-thirds vote, passed along party lines with 140 votes for and 21 against. It was proposed by the ruling Fidesz-KDNP coalition led by populist Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. Ahead of the vote — the final step for the amendment — opposition politicians and other protesters attempted to blockade the entrance to a parliament parking garage. Police physically removed demonstrators, […]

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WAKE UP SONOMA Hosts Benefit and Online Auction May 18

Art and Wine Auction STARTING May 1st on Give Butter – extending through the event on May 18th- Rick Love auctioneer and Emcee.AUCTION WITH MORE THAN 30 PIECES OF ART and PREMIER WINES AVAILABLE TO VIEW SOON ON GIVEBUTTER. TICKETS AVAILABLE HERETickets $75 | mynorthbaytickets.com/events/strengthening-community

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