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“Erasure is not neutral”: The inextricable link between LGBTQ+ rights & a functioning democracy
As the second Trump administration passes the one-year mark, LGBTQ+ people across the United States are living through a profound and destabilizing shift. What has unfolded over the past year is a deliberate reorientation of federal power away from civil rights and toward state-sanctioned exclusion. According to advocates at the Human Rights Campaign, this moment is […]
Gay Olympian Gus Kenworthy Pisses Message In Snow
Deadline reports: Gus Kenworthy, a freestyle skier who will compete for Team GB at the 2026 Winter Olympics after defecting from Team USA, urinated a political message in the snow. In a post to his 1.2M Instagram followers, Kenworthy — who has forayed into acting with roles in American Horror Story and 80 for Brady — shared a picture with the […]
2026 Winter Olympics features record-breaking number of LGBTQ+ competitors
A record-breaking number of out LGBTQ+ athletes will compete in the fast-approaching Milan Winter Olympics this year. The upcoming international multi-sporting event, set to commence on Friday (6 February), will make history with its roster of at least 41 out LGBTQ+ athletesrepresenting 13 countries across nine events. These include competitors representing the UK, the US, Canada, Finland, Sweden, Austria, […]
Local News
CALL TO ACTION: Stand Up for Sonoma Valley High School LGBTQ+ Students
On February 12, SVHS students and supporters will show up at the Sonoma Valley Unified School District Board meeting to talk about the way in which the pride flag was removed from campus grounds without any public notice or legally required governance. Our community and students deserve accountability for the resulting consequences of this action and exposure […]
LGBT+ Events Happening This Month at Sebastopol Senior Center
Our Rainbow Connection for the LGBTQ+ CommunityWe are thrilled to report that our Rainbow Connection groups for the LGBTQ+ community is thriving! We’ve reached more individuals within our LGBT community than ever before. Notably, participation in our Senior Lesbians in Community group (SLIC) has grown tremendously.Senior Lesbians in Community (SLIC)Feedback from Attendees:“SLIC provides great support, community, and […]
Arts & Entertainment
Bad Bunny Accepts Grammy By Declaring “ICE Out”
CNN reports: One week before he’s set to headline the Super Bowl LX halftime show and on a night when he made Grammys history, Bad Bunny used his time on stage to deliver a pointed political message that protested the recent actions of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Accepting the award for best música urbana album, Bad […]
State News
The surprising way a CA professor & her students are preserving centuries of LGBTQ+ history
In a world overrun by fake news, Professor Juana María Rodríguez is unflinchingly committed to facts. Since 2016, the University of California, Berkeley professor has mobilized students to preserve LGBTQ+ stories on one of the world’s most extensive historical records: Wikipedia. Through a unique course taught in partnership with Wiki Education, Rodríguez and her students […]
McMahon: California Ban On Outing Students Is Illegal
Politico reports: The Trump administration announced Wednesday that a California policy allowing school districts to withhold information from parents about their child’s gender identity violates federal law. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon said a federal investigation determined state officials “egregiously abused” their authority by pressuring local districts to keep quiet about transgender students. “Children do not […]
