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Anti-LGBTQ+ protesters checked out every book in a library’s Pride display

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Two women ruined a San Diego public library’s Pride display by checking out nearly all of its LGBTQ+ books in protest. The San Diego Union-Tribune reports that Rancho Peñasquitos residents Amy Vance and Martha Martin checked out 14 books included in the display at Rancho Peñasquitos Library in Inland San Diego County because they objected to material that deals with sexual orientation and gender identity being available to children. “Minor children have the right to belong to a community that respects their innocence and allows families to have conversations about sex and sexual attraction privately, and only when parents deem it appropriate,” […]

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Inside Oakland Black Pride: a 5-day festival centering queer people of color

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Today, the third annual Oakland Black Pride Festival kicks off with a fabulous benefit dinner spotlighting the culinary contributions of queer people of color. It’s the first in a five-day series of events — including workshops, a cookout, and a bar crawl—that Oakland Black Pride founder and CEO Olaywa K. Austin says are aimed at serving the particular needs of the San Francisco Bay Area’s Black queer community. The festival has its roots in the summer of 2020, when Austin and friends began trying to figure out how to celebrate Pride amid the COVID-19 lockdowns. “As we were quarantined and I was […]

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Has Nancy Pelosi picked her California senate candidate?

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi rode in the annual San Francisco Pride Parade, which is among the largest in the United States. The parade marches through the middle of Pelosi’s 11th Congressional District, and each year, she’s seen atop a convertible celebrating equality. This year, however, she seems to have welcomed a new person to join her. The guest is turning political analysts to question whether the joint parading means the top California Democrat has made her choice for the U.S. Senate primary race.  Seated to her left was Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), who was censured in the U.S. House last week because he […]

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Temecula City Councilmember Stalks Out Over Pride Month

The East Bay Times reports: When Temecula Mayor Zak Schwank started reading, City Councilmember Jessica Alexander started walking. Alexander, an outspoken Christian conservative, walked off the council dais during a recent meeting as the mayor began to read a proclamation honoring LGBTQ Pride Month in the city. Before she left, Alexander decried what she described as sexually explicit LGBTQ flags, including one she said promotes pedophilia. “If you don’t oppose this proclamation being given to minors, we are celebrating and encouraging sexual activity and giving them (a) sexual credit card with no limit,” Alexander said. “You are encouraging them to expose them […]

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West Hollywood Drag-Themed Art Display Vandalized Days After Pride

A public photo art display celebrating drag queens and LA Pride history has become the target of vandalism in West Hollywood.  The life-size portraits come from an essay on the second West Hollywood Halloween Carnaval in the late 1980s, and have been on display along the Sunset Strip section of Sunset Boulevard since May 1. Now, more than a dozen of them have been burned, tagged with graffiti, stabbed, or slashed.  Local station KABC-TV spoke with the artist responsible for the displays, who chose to remain anonymous for fear of her personal safety.  “Some of the images were burned and they were gouged with some kind […]

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DIVAS & DRINKS 3rd Annual Pride Party Happens at the Academy in SF June 22

Join the women of SF Pride, emcee Donna Sachet, Olivia Travel, Dykes on Bikes®, “Betty’s List,” and more for a special PRIDE edition of this monthly event for women, their friends, and allies, co-presented with the San Francisco Bay Times. Emcee for the evening will be Pride Brunch co-host and Pride Parade television reporter Donna Sachet, with music by DJ Rockaway presented by Olivia. The Bacardí team will be in the house handcrafting specialty cocktails. Will Team Dykes on Bikes, the current “Name That Tune” champions, hold on to their title? Come find out and play along!  Featured guests will include SF Pride Executive Director Suzanne […]

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California school district considers policy of outing transgender students to parents

Chino Valley Unified School District staff would be required to out transgender children to their parents or guardians, under a proposal being considered by the school board Thursday. If approved, that policy would put the school district at direct odds with the California Department of Education, which has issued guidance to school districts to protect the privacy of transgender students who may not be out at home. A spokeswoman for the CDE said that the department stands by its guidance, “which promotes the goals of reducing the stigmatization of and improving the educational integration of transgender and gender nonconforming students, maintaining the […]

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Disturbing fliers targeting LGBTQ+ community found in Redding Target parking lot

In the midst of Pride month, a disturbing incident marred the inclusive spirit as fliers containing derogatory remarks about the LGBTQ+ community were discovered on multiple cars outside a Target store. Pride month, celebrated annually in June, serves as a platform for the LGBTQ+ community and its allies to advocate for the rights and equality of LGBTQ+ individuals. The month is marked by parades, events, and celebrations that foster visibility, acceptance, and solidarity within the community. However, Target stores across the country have faced backlash after displaying Pride merchandise in their stores. The controversy surrounding the merchandise has fueled the incident outside the Redding […]

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‘Drag Is Lit” a San Francisco GLBT Historical Society Benefit Happens June 14

Drag is Lit!Fundraiser & Reception Wednesday, June 146:00–9:00 p.m. PDTThe Academy2166 Market St. San Francisco$40 | Sliding Scale Drag Story Hour comes to The Academy, in partnership with the GLBT Historical Society! This fabulous fundraiser and cocktail reception supports these two incredible organizations. Join us, and stand up to help protect LGBTQ+ rights, and our community’s shared history. Complimentary donated appetizers will be available and cocktails, beer and wine will be available for sale (cash or card accepted). The Academy venue has an accessible entrance and restroom facilities. Click to get your ticket!

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California Lawmakers Celebrate Drag Nun & Pride Month While GOP Seethes

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Lawmakers celebrated drag nun Sister Roma and declared June LGBTQ+ Pride Month at the California Capitol.  As part of an official resolution proclaiming it Pride month, the legislature’s LGBTQ Caucus invited Roma, a San Francisco Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence member. Additionally, out tennis legend Billie Jean King and out filmmaker and internet personality Eugene Lee Yang were among others honored. Sister Roma was invited to the state capitol by San Francisco’s gay state Sen. Scott Wiener, The Sacramento Beereports.  Several Republican senators called on the Senate’s President pro Tempore, Toni Atkins, to revoke Roma’s invitation last Thursday.  On Monday afternoon, some Catholics and evangelical […]

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