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Political Notebook: Gay leader launches bid for SF District 9 supervisor

Political Notebook: Gay leader launches bid for SF District 9 supervisor

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Apr 18, 2023

Relatively unknown outside of LGBTQ political circles, and a white candidate running for a seat San Francisco Latino leaders want to reclaim, Trevor Chandler is launching his bid for District 9 supervisor 19 months before voters will cast ballots.

LGBTQ Agenda: Equality Florida issues travel advisory against visiting, moving to Sunshine State

LGBTQ Agenda: Equality Florida issues travel advisory against visiting, moving to Sunshine State

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Apr 18, 2023

There may not be as many queer visitors to Disney World or other attractions in Florida after the statewide LGBTQ rights organization took the unprecedented step of issuing a travel advisory for the state in light of recent hard-right policies.

Political Notes: Gay leader seeks Stockton council seat

Political Notes: Gay leader seeks Stockton council seat

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Apr 17, 2023

Since 2012, when its former member Susan Talamantes Eggman departed for the state Assembly, the Stockton City Council has not had out LGBTQ representation on it.

News Briefs: SF's Bearrison Street Fair set to return this fall

News Briefs: SF's Bearrison Street Fair set to return this fall

  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Apr 12, 2023

The Bears of San Francisco and the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence will hold the third annual Bearrison Street Fair Saturday, October 14, in the city's Leather & LGBTQ Cultural District in the South of Market neighborhood.

Business Briefing: For 25 years, AsiaSF choreographer has kept the beat

Business Briefing: For 25 years, AsiaSF choreographer has kept the beat

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Apr 12, 2023

Growing up in San Francisco's Little Hollywood neighborhood Ronnie Reddick began modeling at the age of 17.

Political Notebook: Advocates want SF City Hall to rethink lifting of travel ban policy

Political Notebook: Advocates want SF City Hall to rethink lifting of travel ban policy

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Apr 12, 2023

As lawmakers in other states continue to pass anti-LGBTQ bills, advocates in San Francisco are calling on city leaders to rethink their push to repeal the ban on using taxpayer money to travel to those states.

LGBTQ Agenda: Onslaught of anti-LGBTQ bills continues in North Dakota, Kansas

LGBTQ Agenda: Onslaught of anti-LGBTQ bills continues in North Dakota, Kansas

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Apr 11, 2023

The onslaught of anti-LGBTQ legislation is intensifying — with the North Dakota state Senate passing 10 bills that would restrict the LGBTQ community in a single day last week.

Political Notes: Amid retirement talk, Pelosi hits the LGBTQ gala circuit

Political Notes: Amid retirement talk, Pelosi hits the LGBTQ gala circuit

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Apr 10, 2023

As speculation builds that Congressmember Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco) could opt to retire rather than run for reelection in 2024, the former House speaker is making the rounds of the LGBTQ gala circuit this spring.

Political Notebook: List of LGBTQ 2024 CA legislative candidates expands

Political Notebook: List of LGBTQ 2024 CA legislative candidates expands

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Apr 5, 2023

With the filing deadline just eight months away, the list of LGBTQ candidates seeking California legislative seats in 2024 continues to expand.

News Briefs: Berkeley seminary to hold 'Souls A'Fire' conference

News Briefs: Berkeley seminary to hold 'Souls A'Fire' conference

  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Apr 5, 2023

The Reverend Dr. Roland Stringfellow will be hosting Berkeley's Pacific School of Religion's "Souls A'Fire" conference, which focuses on the intersection between the Christian church, queer identity, and the African American perspective.

Transmissions: Weapons

Transmissions: Weapons

  • by Gwendolyn Ann Smith
  • Apr 5, 2023

On March 27, a gunman used an AR-15 military-style weapon to shoot open a lock to a door at The Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee.

LGBTQ Agenda: US bishops' document on trans health care 'harms people,' queer Catholics say

LGBTQ Agenda: US bishops' document on trans health care 'harms people,' queer Catholics say

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Apr 4, 2023

LGBTQ Roman Catholics are responding to a document from the United States bishops about how the church's health care services should respond to requests for gender-affirming care.

Political Notes: CA 2024 LGBTQ legislative candidates pick up early endorsements

Political Notes: CA 2024 LGBTQ legislative candidates pick up early endorsements

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Apr 3, 2023

A quintet of out candidates seeking California legislative seats in 2024 has picked up early endorsements from two influential LGBTQ groups in the Golden State.

Out in the World: US leads historic call for the UN Security Council to protect LGBTQ people

Out in the World: US leads historic call for the UN Security Council to protect LGBTQ people

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Mar 31, 2023

The United States led a coalition of countries, along with the United Nations LGBTI Core Group, and called upon the U.N. Security Council to better integrate LGBTQ human rights under its international peace and security mandate.