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News Briefs: Woods to speak on anti-LGBTQ legislative assault

News Briefs: Woods to speak on anti-LGBTQ legislative assault

  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Aug 9, 2023

Tiffany Woods, a trans woman and chair emeritus of the California Democratic Party's LGBTQ Caucus, will speak at the Commonwealth Club on the current legislative assault on LGBTQ+ Americans.

Business Briefing: From Castro start, yoga practice spreads across SF

Business Briefing: From Castro start, yoga practice spreads across SF

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Aug 9, 2023

Twenty-five years ago David Nelson got his start as a yoga proprietor when he opened his first studio in San Francisco's LGBTQ Castro district in 1998 with co-owner Darren Main.

Transmissions: Barbie, through a trans eye

Transmissions: Barbie, through a trans eye

  • by Gwendolyn Ann Smith
  • Aug 9, 2023

In the early 1970s, Mattel partnered with United Airlines to enter Barbie into one of her many careers.

LGBTQ Agenda: House GOP nixes millions in proposed funds for queer groups

LGBTQ Agenda: House GOP nixes millions in proposed funds for queer groups

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Aug 8, 2023

The United States House of Representatives Appropriations Committee voted on party lines last month to strip funding for three LGBTQ groups in a decision Democrats said was motivated by bigotry.

Political Notes: Nonbinary labor activist Thompson seeks Santa Cruz council seat

Political Notes: Nonbinary labor activist Thompson seeks Santa Cruz council seat

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Aug 7, 2023

After falling short in their bid for a state Assembly seat last year, nonbinary former union organizer Joe Thompson now has their sights set on being elected to the Santa Cruz City Council.

News Briefs: US Mint discloses design of Rev. Pauli Murray quarter

News Briefs: US Mint discloses design of Rev. Pauli Murray quarter

  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Aug 2, 2023

The design has been released for the U.S. quarter that will posthumously honor Reverend Dr. Pauli Murray as part of the U.S. Mint's American Women Quarters program.

Out in the World: Italian cities tighten up on kids' birth certificates

Out in the World: Italian cities tighten up on kids' birth certificates

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Aug 2, 2023

Padua recently became Italy's first city to retroactively remove non-biological same-sex parents from children's birth certificates as other jurisdictions alter their processes.

Political Notebook: CA transgender House candidate Maebe A. Girl sees path to victory

Political Notebook: CA transgender House candidate Maebe A. Girl sees path to victory

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Aug 2, 2023

The last two times Maebe A. Girl has run for a Los Angeles-based U.S. House seat, she garnered 12% in the primary.

LGBTQ Agenda: SF health officials respond to national syphilis drug shortage

LGBTQ Agenda: SF health officials respond to national syphilis drug shortage

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Aug 1, 2023

The San Francisco Department of Public Health is responding to news that there is a nationwide shortage of the drug to treat syphilis.

Out in the World: Malaysian LGBTQs not entertained by The 1975 frontman Healy's onstage kiss, rant

Out in the World: Malaysian LGBTQs not entertained by The 1975 frontman Healy's onstage kiss, rant

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Jul 27, 2023

Malaysian LGBTQ activists were not entertained by The 1975 frontman Matty Healy's criticism of the country's anti-LGBTQ laws and on-stage same-sex kiss at the recent Good Vibes Festival in capital city Kuala Lumpur.

News Briefs: Trans district kicks off history month

News Briefs: Trans district kicks off history month

  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Jul 26, 2023

The Transgender District and Opera Parallèle will kick off Transgender History Month with "Expansive 2023: A Showcase of Transgender and Nonbinary Classical Artists."

Transmissions: Take a mile

Transmissions: Take a mile

  • by Gwendolyn Ann Smith
  • Jul 26, 2023

You really don't need me to tell you that 2023 has been a challenging one for those of us who are transgender.

Political Notebook: West Hollywood mayor Shyne eyes halls of Congress

Political Notebook: West Hollywood mayor Shyne eyes halls of Congress

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Jul 26, 2023

Lesbian West Hollywood Mayor Sepi Shyne's political career has been one of firsts.

LGBTQ Agenda: GOP subcommittee proposes cutting all Ending the HIV Epidemic funding

LGBTQ Agenda: GOP subcommittee proposes cutting all Ending the HIV Epidemic funding

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Jul 25, 2023

Even though it was announced under former President Donald Trump (R), House Republicans have proposed cutting all $220 million in funding for the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's portion for the Ending the HIV Epidemic program.