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Out in the World: US LGBTQ special envoy takes first international trips

Out in the World: US LGBTQ special envoy takes first international trips

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Jun 3, 2022

The United States' LGBTQ expert, Jessica Stern, recently embarked on her first two international trips to Asia and Europe to meet with government and civil society leaders, the State Department announced.

Political Notebook: Out West Coast candidates face tough House races

Political Notebook: Out West Coast candidates face tough House races

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Jun 1, 2022

Of the three gay men and one lesbian seen as the most viable non-incumbent candidates vying for U.S. House seats in the West Coast, all but one are facing tough roads to victory this year.

News Briefs: Richmond, Santa Cruz, Sonoma hold Pride events

News Briefs: Richmond, Santa Cruz, Sonoma hold Pride events

  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Jun 1, 2022

In-person and virtual Pride festivals and parades are kicking off this weekend in Richmond, Santa Cruz, and Sonoma County.

Transmissions: Living hell

Transmissions: Living hell

  • by Gwendolyn Ann Smith
  • Jun 1, 2022

You would think that discussing a group of people who have literally hacked the code of their own bodies to present in their correct gender would be pretty fantastic, but transgender people are remarkably mundane.

Political Notes: Bay Area cities celebrate Pride Month

Political Notes: Bay Area cities celebrate Pride Month

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • May 30, 2022

Bay Area cities are marking the start of Pride Month with flag raisings and other activities; and cities and counties across the state are observing Queer and Transgender Asian and Pacific Islanders Week.

Political Notebook: CA LGBTQ bills survive house of origin votes

Political Notebook: CA LGBTQ bills survive house of origin votes

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • May 25, 2022

Eleven bills related to LGBTQ rights survived votes in their house of origin this month in the California Legislature. T

Out in the World: GLBT Historical Society exhibit shows the impact of the queer Irish diaspora globally

Out in the World: GLBT Historical Society exhibit shows the impact of the queer Irish diaspora globally

  • by Heather Cassell
  • May 25, 2022

Irish diplomats came out to the Castro earlier this month to mark the opening of a new exhibit exploring the history and influence of the LGBTQ Irish diaspora.

News Briefs: Panel workshops offered ahead of quilt display

News Briefs: Panel workshops offered ahead of quilt display

  • by Cynthia Laird
  • May 25, 2022

The National AIDS Memorial Grove has announced that panel-making workshops will be held over the next couple of weeks ahead of the historic AIDS Memorial Quilt display set for San Francisco's Golden Gate Park in June.

Political Notes: Padilla pledges to push for Equality Act if given full term

Political Notes: Padilla pledges to push for Equality Act if given full term

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • May 23, 2022

U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-California) is pledging to continue to fight for what is known as the Equality Act if elected to a full six-year term this November.

LGBTQ Agenda: Gay nonbinary Stanford doc receives fellowship award to study LGBTQ fertility

LGBTQ Agenda: Gay nonbinary Stanford doc receives fellowship award to study LGBTQ fertility

  • by Eric Burkett
  • May 20, 2022

A gay nonbinary Stanford scientist has been awarded a grant to study lesbian family-building, and ultimately, in the broader queer community.

News Briefs: SF poster series highlights nonbinary artist

News Briefs: SF poster series highlights nonbinary artist

  • by Cynthia Laird
  • May 18, 2022

The San Francisco Arts Commission's second Art on Market Street poster series for 2022 highlights a Black nonbinary artist.

Transmissions: This dichotomy we live in

Transmissions: This dichotomy we live in

  • by Gwendolyn Ann Smith
  • May 18, 2022

The big trend in popular culture is the multiverse, as seen in films like "Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness" and "Everything Everywhere All at Once."

LGBTQ Agenda: New podcast episode looks at late SF supe Harry Britt

LGBTQ Agenda: New podcast episode looks at late SF supe Harry Britt

  • by Eric Burkett
  • May 17, 2022

Devlyn Camp, a genderqueer podcaster and — as it turns out — historian, talks about their work with a bubbly, contagious enthusiasm that comes across clearly on the phone even from 3,000 miles away.

Political Notes: Bay Area Assembly candidates back single-payer health care

Political Notes: Bay Area Assembly candidates back single-payer health care

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • May 16, 2022

A legislative push to establish a universal health care system in California may have stalled this year, but the calls for the state to move toward a single-payer form of medical care are expected to only grow louder in the years to come.