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3 days ago | 
gaysonoma.com | Gary Carnivele
National/ News/ Top Stories The Naples Daily News reports: Home security and safety blog SafeHome.org released their annual report of the , noting hate crimes have risen for the fourth year in a row and 71% of LGBTQ+ adults have avoided a public space due to fear of discrimination or violence. Experts ranked the 50 states on a composite safety score comprising a law score and a hate crime score. A “law score” was calculated based on pro- and anti-equality laws in each state. A “hate crime...
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4 days ago | 
gaysonoma.com | Gary Carnivele
Features/ Top Stories/ Transgender / Transsexual LGBTQ people in the U.S. see lower social acceptance for transgender people than those who are lesbian, gay or bisexual, a new Pew Research Center poll found. Pew found that about 6 in 10 LGBTQ adults said there is “a great deal” or “a fair amount” of social acceptance in the U.S. for gay and lesbian people. Only about 1 in 10 said the same for nonbinary and transgender people — and about half said there was “not much” or no acceptance at all...
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5 days ago | 
gaysonoma.com | Gary Carnivele
Local/ News Join us for events throughout the month of June, from magic shows to live music performances.
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6 days ago | 
gaysonoma.com | Gary Carnivele
Local/ News The first pop-up event is Sunday, June 8th at 11:00 am, and it will be a non-tap fun event.Who is the event for?
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1 week ago | 
gaysonoma.com | Gary Carnivele
International/ News/ Top Stories Ugandan authorities have perpetrated widespread discrimination and violence against LGBT people in the two years since the Anti-Homosexuality Act became law. The Ugandan authorities have spread misinformation and hatred against LGBT people, making existing discrimination even worse. The Ugandan authorities should end their crackdown on LGBT people, repeal the bill, and introduce legislation barring discrimination and promoting equality. (Nairobi, May 26, 2025)...
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1 week ago | 
gaysonoma.com | Gary Carnivele
News/ Perspectives/ Sports/ State/ Top Stories President Donald Trump threatened to withhold federal funding if California did not stop a transgender girl in high school from competing in state track and field finals, and said he would discuss it with Governor Gavin Newsom on Tuesday. Trump, in a social media post, appeared to be referring to AB Hernandez, 16, who has qualified to compete in the long jump, high jump and triple jump championship run by the California Interscholastic Federation...
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1 week ago | 
gaysonoma.com | Gary Carnivele
Uncategorized Working with LGBTQ+ activists, poets, dancers, rappers, and in connection with community, queer, Black visual artist Rashaad Newsome’s new immersive work serves as both salve and lifeline to those daring to exist outside the margins. Through personal stories and tributes, odes to ballroom culture, live music, and Afro-futurist AI, Newsome transforms an NYC armory into a performance, art, and resistance sanctuary for the queer community. Using fractals in nature, which are...
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1 week ago | 
gaysonoma.com | Gary Carnivele
National/ News/ Top Stories The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Tuesday to hear a student’s challenge on free speech grounds to a Massachusetts public school’s decision to bar him from wearing a T-shirt reading “There are only two genders” due to concern about the message’s effect on transgender and other pupils. The justices turned away an appeal by the student, who was 12 at the time of the 2023 incident, of a lower court’s ruling upholding the ban as a reasonable restriction and rejecting...
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1 week ago | 
gaysonoma.com | Gary Carnivele
Arts & Entertainment In a fitting tribute to gay rights icon and activist Harvey Milk, Opera Parallèle will produce a completely new and eagerly anticipated production of Harvey Milk by composer Stewart Wallace and librettist Michael Korie. Newly revised into two acts instead of three, with new music and a tighter cast from its sprawling original Houston Grand Opera premiere in 1995 and San Francisco Opera debut in 1996, this reimagined version of Harvey Milk was originally intended for an...
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1 week ago | 
gaysonoma.com | Gary Carnivele
Local TRANSGENDER RALLY – For Our Rights! Friday, May 30, 2025 | 4–6 PM Old Courthouse Square, Santa Rosa For the first time in our history, Sonoma County Pride is proud to host a Trans Rally — a bold and necessary gathering to uplift, support, and defend our transgender, nonbinary, and gender-expansive community. This is more than a rally. It’s a call to action. Across the country, transgender people are under attack — especially our transgender youth and people of color. Discriminatory...
