Gary Carnivele

4 days ago | gaysonoma.com | Gary Carnivele

News/ San Francisco/ State Opening May 15 at the GLBT Historical Society Museum, Éamon McGivern’s A/History presents new paintings by San Francisco-based artist Éamon McGivern. Rooted in a philosophy of portraiture that embraces empathy as a creative act, A/History draws from McGivern’s personal memory and research in the GLBT Historical Society archives. The resulting portraits reflect on the lives and legacies of queer and trans elders whose absence—from political violence, transphobia, and...

4 days ago | gaysonoma.com | Gary Carnivele

Arts & Entertainment/ Music Saturday May 17 at 7 pm: Stardust , A Cabaret at Occidental Center for the Arts.

5 days ago | gaysonoma.com | Gary Carnivele

National/ News/ Top Stories NBC News reports: Salt Lake City adopted three new city flags Tuesday, an effort to circumvent a new Utah law that effectively banned flying LGBTQ Pride and other flags at public buildings in the state. Mayor Erin Mendenhall, a Democrat, presented the proposal to the City Council, which adopted it at its meeting Tuesday night. It incorporates the city’s flag into designs celebrating Juneteenth, LGBTQ rights and trans rights. One of the proposed flags, dubbed the...

1 week ago | gaysonoma.com | Gary Carnivele

National/ News/ Top Stories The Idaho Statesman reports: The Boise City Council made the Pride flag a city flag Tuesday to get around a new state law. The Legislature earlier this year banned most flags from flying on government property, but left an exception for “the official flag of a governmental entity.” Cheers, boos and expletives erupted from the crowd during the rowdy meeting. Five of Boise’s council members voted yes on the resolution — saying that everyone was welcome and safe in...

1 week ago | gaysonoma.com | Gary Carnivele

Features/ Health/ Top Stories Southern states in the US are “facing a sexual health crisis”, according to a new study.