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Political Notes: CA LGBTQ group asks candidates to reject tobacco cash

Political Notes: CA LGBTQ group asks candidates to reject tobacco cash

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Dec 13, 2021

As the 2022 electoral season begins to kick into high gear, a statewide LGBTQ advocacy group has joined the effort to convince candidates and elected officials in California to reject tobacco cash.

Out in the World: LGBTQ Afghan refugees among those welcomed in Canada

Out in the World: LGBTQ Afghan refugees among those welcomed in Canada

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Dec 9, 2021

LGBTQ Afghan refugees were among the 250 refugees who arrived in Canada last week.

Business Briefing: LGBTQ merchants make holiday shopping a breeze

Business Briefing: LGBTQ merchants make holiday shopping a breeze

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Dec 8, 2021

Headlines for months have warned that retail store shelves would be barren this holiday season due to a plethora of problems hitting the country's supply chains. Yet nothing could be further from the case at locally-owned stores in the Castro.

News Briefs: USPS' Operation Santa open for letter adoption

News Briefs: USPS' Operation Santa open for letter adoption

  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Dec 8, 2021

The U.S. Postal Service's Operation Santa program is live and people can sign up to be a registered adopter to help make the holiday season special for kids and their families.

Out in the World: Chilean president signs same-sex marriage bill

Out in the World: Chilean president signs same-sex marriage bill

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Dec 8, 2021

Updated: Wedding bells are expected to ring in Chile after the president signed a bill legalizing same-sex marriage.

Jock Talk: New IOC policy focuses on inclusion, human rights

Jock Talk: New IOC policy focuses on inclusion, human rights

  • by Roger Brigham
  • Dec 8, 2021

Months after openly transgender athletes competed in the Olympics for the first time, the International Olympic Committee delivered on its promise to release new guidelines about transgender and intersex participation in sports.

Political Notebook: Bi councilman Coleman enters Assembly race

Political Notebook: Bi councilman Coleman enters Assembly race

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Dec 7, 2021

A year after winning a seat on the South San Francisco City Council, James Coleman is now setting his electoral sights on serving in the state Legislature.

LGBTQ Agenda: Prospective lesbian foster parents' case can proceed in South Carolina

LGBTQ Agenda: Prospective lesbian foster parents' case can proceed in South Carolina

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Dec 7, 2021

For the first time, a federal district court ruled that the United States Supreme Court's ruling in Fulton v. Philadelphia does not grant adoption agencies a blanket license to discriminate against queer couples.

Political Notes: Out colleagues back Mullin for SF-area House seat

Political Notes: Out colleagues back Mullin for SF-area House seat

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Dec 6, 2021

A number of his out colleagues he has served with in the California Legislature are backing Assemblymember Kevin Mullin (D-South San Francisco) as he seeks a rare open Bay Area U.S. House seat in 2022.

News Briefs: ONE to offer encore streaming of 'The Normal Heart'

News Briefs: ONE to offer encore streaming of 'The Normal Heart'

  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Dec 1, 2021

In observance of World AIDS Day, the ONE Archives Foundation, in collaboration with the Invisible Histories Project, will present an encore and final presentation of the virtual reading of Larry Kramer's Tony Award-winning play "The Normal Heart."

Out in the World: Global Black Pride announces 2022 in-person event and leadership team

Out in the World: Global Black Pride announces 2022 in-person event and leadership team

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Dec 1, 2021

Global Black Pride will host its first in-person event in Toronto, July 28-31.

Transmissions: Gift giving that matters

Transmissions: Gift giving that matters

  • by Gwendolyn Ann Smith
  • Dec 1, 2021

In the earliest days of what would eventually become my transition, within weeks of my first coming out to the person who would become my spouse of 29 years and counting, I was handed a gift box.

Bay Area Cannasseur: Cannabis dispensaries ask Oakland for more police

Bay Area Cannasseur: Cannabis dispensaries ask Oakland for more police

  • by Sari Staver
  • Dec 1, 2021

Reeling from an estimated $5 million in losses from recent burglaries, East Bay cannabis activists and business leaders rallied outside Oakland City Hall November 29, demanding additional police protection and a two-year tax break.

Political Notebook: Gay attorney to join Alameda court

Political Notebook: Gay attorney to join Alameda court

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Dec 1, 2021

When attorney Peter E. Borkon takes his oath of office as a judge sometime in early 2022, he will bring the number of LGBTQ people serving on the Alameda County Superior Court to 10.