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Delta Failing Their Employees by Restricting Access to PREP Drugs
In violation of the ACA preventive services coverage requirement, Delta Air Lines, which has 100,000 employees in the United States, is only covering daily oral generic PrEP to prevent HIV without prior authorization. Contrary to the ACA, it is refusing to cover the full array of PrEP drugs specifically required by the United States Preventative Services Task […]
The sex ed you get depends on your ZIP code — and your state’s politics
Faith Fluker’s cousin was a 14-year-old cheerleader and magnet school student when she became pregnant last year. She didn’t have to be such a young mom; she just lacked the means to avoid teen parenthood, Fluker said. “She fell pregnant because she didn’t have access to reproductive health resources, and she didn’t have transportation to […]
U.S. bishops officially ban gender-affirming care at Catholic hospitals
U.S. Catholic bishops voted Wednesday to make official a ban on gender-affirming care for transgender patients at Catholic hospitals. The step formalizes a yearslong process for the U.S. church to address transgender health care. From a Baltimore hotel ballroom, the bishops overwhelmingly approved revisions to their ethical and religious directives that guide the nation’s thousands […]
Local News
Dining Out For Life Happens December 4
Join the fun on Thursday, December 4, 2025 by dining out and ordering take out at participating locations. Dining Out For Life is a benefit for Food For Thought to provide healthy groceries, meals, and loving support to people with serious medical conditions throughout Sonoma County. Help us raise $225,000 to provide our neighbors in need with food + love. Amplify […]
SRJC: SNAP/Cal Fresh pause. Get Support or Give Support
The SRJC Student Resource Centers have been working towards developing a plan to address the pause on SNAP (Cal Fresh) benefits and to mitigate the impact on our students. As such, the following strategies are in place, allowing SRJC to come together in support.
Arts & Entertainment
“Bootycandy” Opens November 14 at Left Edge Theatre in Santa Rosa
Bootycandy Written by Robert O’Hara November 14-23, 2025 Director Serena Elize Flores 1 ticket – 6 Show Pass 2 ticket – 6 show Pass Take a wild ride through the mind of Sutter, a young man navigating his identity as a Black gay man in a world that doesn’t always want to understand him. In this […]
GLAAD Releases 20th Annual Where We Are on TV Report
GLAAD released the 20th edition of its annual Where We Are on TV study today. The study has tracked the presence of LGBTQ characters on primetime scripted broadcast and cable series as well as scripted streaming originals for two decades and provides essential guidance for the future of inclusion in television. The study counted LGBTQ regular and […]
State News
Nancy Pelosi’s LGBTQ Legacy: A Complete Look
On November 6, former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi announced that she would be retiring after 38 years serving as the representative for the district that encompasses San Francisco. Since she was first elected in 1987, Pelosi has been one of the most consistent voices in support of LGBTQ rights, speaking out about the AIDS crisis […]
Ireland’s LGBTQ+ Hero Roger Casement Honoredon San Francisco’s Rainbow Honor Walk
The Consulate General of Ireland and the Rainbow Honor Walk (www.rainbowhonorwalk.org) will commemorate the life and legacy of Roger Casement — Irish patriot, humanitarian, and LGBTQ+ trailblazer — with a bronze plaque installed on San Francisco’s world famous “Gay Main Street.” The plaque will be unveiled at 4pm on Tuesday, October 28, in the Bank of America Plaza at 501 Castro […]
