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“California Sex Workers and Harm Reduction Groups Call Foul On Three Bills Seeking to Again Let Police Target People for intent to Commit Prostitution”
California sex workers and a statewide harm reduction coalition are calling foul on three bills currently before the California state legislature which seek to reinstate the criminalization of loitering in a public place with the intent to commit prostitution. The anti-loitering law in question, also known as the ‘walking while trans’ law was repealed in […]
Arizona governor vetoes bill seeking to erase trans folks from public life
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs (D) vetoed 13 Republican bills on Tuesday, including one that LGBTQ+ advocates say would have erased transgender people from legal recognition in the state. Senate Bill 1628, the so-called “Arizona Women’s Bill of Rights,” was introduced by state Sen. Sine Kerr (R) in February. Similar to laws introduced in other states like Indiana and Iowa, it would […]
Biden’s new Title IX rules protect LGBTQ students, but trans sports rule still on hold
The rights of LGBTQ students will be protected by federal law and victims of campus sexual assault will gain new safeguards under rules finalized Friday by the Biden administration. The new provisions are part of a revised Title IX regulation issued by the Education Department, fulfilling a campaign pledge by President Joe Biden. He had […]
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Free Online LGBTQI+ History Class Will Focus on Adam Richmond’s”The Personal and the Political”
LGBTQI History: A Sonoma County Timeline 1947-2000.Wednesdays 1:30-3pm. Online via Zoom. On April 24, Adam Richmond will be speaking on “The Personal, The Political”, his own story of LGBT activism in Sonoma County during the 1980s. Please contact me to enroll in this FREE class and receive a Zoom link: [email protected]
Arts & Entertainment
World Jazz Fusion with Children of Lucy at Occidental Center for the Arts Saturday, April 27
Saturday April 27 @ 7 pm. World Jazz Fusion with Children of Lucy at Occidental Center for the Arts. Children of Lucy is an Afro/Asian/Latin dance-rock-jazz band, performing original danceable music and arrangements from around the world – plus some western standards. Led by Andy Lewis aka “Dr. Clock” , this ensemble features talented musicians from a variety […]
7th Annual Sonoma Valley Authors Festival Announces World-Class Lineup of Authors
The Sonoma Valley Authors Festival (SVAF) announces its impressive lineup of world-class authors and speakers for its seventh annual event on April 26-28, 2024, at the Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa. The three-day event delivers a highly curated experience designed to “stimulate the minds and nurture the souls of readers.” This year’s speakers include: Doris Kearns Goodwin, […]
State News
This school district is going to start outing trans kids even after the state told them not to
A defiant conservative majority on the board of the Murrieta Valley Unified School District (MVUSD) voted to ignore an order from the state of California to rescind a discriminatory policy that requires teachers and school administrators in Riverside County to out any trans or nonbinary student that asks to be called by a name or […]
“California Sex Workers and Harm Reduction Groups Call Foul On Three Bills Seeking to Again Let Police Target People for intent to Commit Prostitution”
California sex workers and a statewide harm reduction coalition are calling foul on three bills currently before the California state legislature which seek to reinstate the criminalization of loitering in a public place with the intent to commit prostitution. The anti-loitering law in question, also known as the ‘walking while trans’ law was repealed in […]