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News Briefs: Trans law center to mark 20th year with virtual party

News Briefs: Trans law center to mark 20th year with virtual party

  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Oct 5, 2022

The Transgender Law Center will mark its 20th anniversary with a virtual party Thursday, October 13, starting at 5 p.m.

Transmissions: Gwen Araujo and the steady trickle of anti-trans violence

Transmissions: Gwen Araujo and the steady trickle of anti-trans violence

  • by Gwendolyn Ann Smith
  • Oct 4, 2022

Around 20 years ago, somewhere in the middle of October 2002, I was talking with another trans activist friend of mine.

LGBTQ Agenda: Pentagon office finds fears of gay service were unfounded, report says

LGBTQ Agenda: Pentagon office finds fears of gay service were unfounded, report says

  • by Eric Burkett
  • Oct 4, 2022

A report by a top military research office concludes that fears of LGBTQ service in the military were unfounded.

Political Notes: CA LGBTQ candidates among Victory Fund's record endorsees

Political Notes: CA LGBTQ candidates among Victory Fund's record endorsees

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Oct 3, 2022

A national group that helps to elect LGBTQ people to public office across the country has now endorsed a record number of out candidates running in the 2022 midterms.

Out in the World: Cubans say 'yes' to marriage equality in historic election

Out in the World: Cubans say 'yes' to marriage equality in historic election

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Sep 30, 2022

Days before Hurricane Ian ripped through Cuba and caused major damage September 27, voters there approved same-sex marriage in a sweeping family code referendum that will also allow LGBTQ couples to adopt.

News Briefs: AIDS grove releases short doc on Blacks and HIV

News Briefs: AIDS grove releases short doc on Blacks and HIV

  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Sep 28, 2022

The National AIDS Memorial Grove has released its latest mini-documentary, "The Black Community and AIDS," the seventh film in its oral history project.

Political Notebook: SF supervisor candidates eye downtown offices for housing

Political Notebook: SF supervisor candidates eye downtown offices for housing

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Sep 28, 2022

With San Francisco required by the state to produce 82,000 units of housing over the next eight years, it remains to be seen how city leaders will be able to meet that obligation.

LGBTQ Agenda: Trans voters risk disenfranchisement in midterm elections, report says

LGBTQ Agenda: Trans voters risk disenfranchisement in midterm elections, report says

  • by Eric Burkett
  • Sep 27, 2022

The battle over voting rights in the United States has been a long and contentious one, with proponents of tighter regulations — typically Republicans — arguing that increasing identification requirements helps to ensure more secure, fraud-free elections.

Political Notes: Long Island House race pits gay Dem vs. gay Trumper

Political Notes: Long Island House race pits gay Dem vs. gay Trumper

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Sep 26, 2022

A gay Democrat is running against a gay Trump-supporting Republican for a Long Island congressional seat.

Out in the World: Iran sentences 2 women to death

Out in the World: Iran sentences 2 women to death

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Sep 23, 2022

Two Iranian women sentenced to death earlier this month for "promoting homosexuality" and "corruption on earth" are drawing condemnation from the European Union and human rights groups.

Political Notebook: Nonbinary San Carlos school board candidate aims to be voice for LGBTQ youth

Political Notebook: Nonbinary San Carlos school board candidate aims to be voice for LGBTQ youth

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Sep 21, 2022

In 2021, an equity report for the San Carlos School District on the Peninsula found that LGBTQ+ students and families,

Transmissions: Transit tales — and transgender typecasting

Transmissions: Transit tales — and transgender typecasting

  • by Gwendolyn Ann Smith
  • Sep 21, 2022

Your average, modern city is a labyrinth of streets linking home, work, and entertainment in a maze of asphaltic concrete as far as the eye can see.

LGBTQ Agenda: Vice President Harris meets with reproductive rights leaders

LGBTQ Agenda: Vice President Harris meets with reproductive rights leaders

  • by Eric Burkett
  • Sep 20, 2022

Almost four months after the U.S. Supreme overturned Roe v. Wade, Vice President Kamala Harris met with leaders of the nation's top reproductive and civil rights groups to discuss the impact of that decision.

Out in the World: Japan's first gay elected member of parliament visits SF

Out in the World: Japan's first gay elected member of parliament visits SF

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Sep 16, 2022

San Francisco's GLBT Historical Society Museum welcomed Taiga Ishikawa, Japan's first gay member of parliament, during his recent visit to San Francisco.