Local

Sunday, February 23·3:00 – 5:00pm

 http://www.thebillys.org/events/ 

for Billys and Billykin of all genders

Please join us on the virtual porch for our regular Sunday Afternoon Delight to see where the Mystery takes our conversation. Drop in for a few moments or stay the whole time, whatever works for you. If the conversation on the porch doesn’t draw you in, feel free to wander off to a breakout room with a friend and talk about whatever you’d like. 

Are you interested in a more focussed discussion? We offer you the opportunity to create your own themed breakout room. If you’d like to host one in the future, please let us know and we’ll be happy to schedule and promote it for you.

Are you interested in a more focussed discussion? We offer you the opportunity to create your own themed breakout room. If you’d like to host one in the future, please let us know and we’ll be happy to schedule and promote it for you.

Phat Huynh: kbj0888@att.net

Bob Russell: bobrussell43@gmail.com

If you are new to The Billys, please be our guest the first couple times you join us at an online Heart Circle or Sunday Afternoon Delight.  If you regularly attend any of these, they will remain free for all who need them to be,though as you are able please strongly consider supporting these by donating to our General Fund. 

Tuesday, February 25·1:00 – 3:00pm

Glaser Center, 547 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa, CA 95401, USA

Social time 1:00 – 1:30 PM; facilitated discussion 1:30 – 3:00 PM

Join us for lively discussions, mutual support, sharing information, and all the while celebrating who we are. Everyone is welcome; there is no charge. Whether you’re in the closet or out, you are welcome!.

Our LGBTQIA+ familia and friends, especially our beautiful trans community, are being treated unjustly. Do you feel like you want to help, take action, but don’t know how?

Join us in community on February 20th at 6p via zoom and learn about:

1. Amor Para Todos (APT) and our programs and resources.

2. How our resources and programs can help you support LGBTQIA+ youth and adults at your school and in your community.

3. Learn about opportunities to volunteer to make change.

4. Feel supported, empowered, and united to take meaningful action.

Register via our QR code or with the registration link below which is also in our bio:

https://docs.google.com/…/1FAIpQLScka0UgvKR2Bf…/viewform

This training is open to school teachers/staff/administrators, parent guardians, secondary students, all family members, allies and anyone else who wants to take meaningful action and be a part of positive lifesaving change for our trans familia and those in the LGBTQIA+ community, while simultaneously fostering allyship. Please share with all who you think would like to join.

Nuestra familia y amigues LGBTQIA+, especialmente nuestra hermosa comunidad trans, están siendo tratados injustamente. ¿Sientes que quieres ayudar, tomar acción, pero no sabes cómo?

Únase a la comunidad, regístrese para nuestro evento Zoom a continuación el Jueves 20 de Febrero a las 6 p.m. y aprenda sobre:

1. Amor Para Todos (APT) y nuestros programas y recursos.

2. Cómo nuestros recursos y programas pueden ayudarlo a lograr cambios para los jóvenes LGBTQIA+ en su escuela y en su comunidad.

3. Conozca las oportunidades de voluntariado.

4. Sentirse apoyado, empoderado y unido para tomar medidas significativas.

Regístrese a través de nuestro código QR o con el enlace de registro a continuación y en nuestro bio:

https://docs.google.com/…/1FAIpQLScka0UgvKR2Bf…/viewform

Esta capacitación está abierta a maestres/personal/administradores de la escuela, padres tutores, estudiantes de secundaria, todos los miembres de la familia, aliados y cualquier otra persona que quiera tomar medidas significativas y ser parte de un cambio positivo que salve vidas para nuestra familia trans y aquelles en la comunidad LGBTQIA+, al mismo tiempo que fomenta la alianza. Por favor comparte con todos los que creas que quisieran unirse.

751 Lombardi Ct, Santa Rosa, CA 95407, USA

https://srhealth.org/service/other-services/gender-clinic/

What:
Full Spectrum with exception of surgical services

When:
Thursdays 8am – 11am

Who:
All are welcome. You do not have to be a current patient of our clinic. All ages welcome.

Services Provided:
-Consultation
-Hormone Therapy
-Referral to surgical options
-Mental Health Services/ Referrals
-Paperwork for name and gender change

Call to schedule appointments call 707-303-3600

Rainbow Cattle Company, 16220 Main St, Guerneville, CA 95446, USA

www.queersteer.com Giveback Tuesdays.  Each week a local charity will be choosen.  10% of the sales for that Tuesday will be donated to the charity directly by us.  The more the community supports the Rainbow on a given Tuesday, the more the charity will get.  If you want to nominate a local charity for consideration for a Giveback Tuesday, email us. This has turned out to be such a wonderful event, and a number of very deserving charities have received money.  Since it’s start in late November of 2005, over $115,000 has been given to the local charities from the Rainbow directly.  This does not include all of the money raised by the actual charities during events on each and every Tuesday.  It’s impossible for us to say exactly how much money was raised in total, but it’s safe to say it’s in the hundreds of thousands of dollars.  We are very pleased with how the community has pulled together to make this an amazing weekly event, and so much good has come from all of the donations and money raised.

Saturday, February 22·7:00 – 11:00pm

The Main Bar at R3 Hotel, 16390 4th St, Guerneville, CA 95446, USA

https://ther3hotel.com/events/ It’s 80’s Night at R3. Join us for Saturday night happy hour from 7-10!

Sample Email:

Dear Board of Supervisors,

I am a volunteer coordinator with two immigrant support organizations in Sonoma County.  I have been on the Steering Committee of NBRRN North Bay Rapid Response Network for 8 years and was a founding member of QAA Queer Asylum Accompaniment in 2019.  These organizations provide strong support for immigrant individuals and families in Sonoma County impacted by immigration enforcement.  

Secure Families Collaborative has been the prime source of funding for the legal needs of the same individuals and families that our organizations have been working with and supporting for these last few years.  Secure Families Collaborative just hosted 6 free legal clinics with lawyers (some of whom they fund) who they gathered to give free legal consultations to hundreds of immigrants twice in Petaluma and as well in Cloverdale, Sonoma, Sea Ranch and at SRJC.  

I have worked with Margaret Flores McCabe for the last 5 years and have attended Secure Families Collaborative partners meeting multiple times and have found her support of Sonoma County’s immigrant community to be cooperative, inclusive and absolutely vital.

At a time when our county may be attacked for supporting our immigrant population and when our immigrant friends, family and neighbors are suffering REAL attacks under the Trump Administration we should be working strongly together to disperse needed funds quickly to grow and strengthen the existent support organizations who have been doing this work in the last few years.  People should not be wasting any of our time or energy attacking one of the most effective funding sources at work for immigrants here in Sonoma County.  

Please continue to do what you can to protect the smooth process of financial support from our Secure Families Collaborative.

Meetings are on the second Wednesday of the month (January-December) from 6-7 pm. New members are always welcome!

Registration Required

To register, call your local library
or register here: https://events.sonomalibrary.org/events/upcoming?keywords=queer%20book%20club.

2025 Discussion Titles*

• January 8 – The Mercies by Hargrave, Kiran Millwood (she/her)
• February 12 – The Prophets by Jones, Jr., Robert (he/him)
• March 12 – The Deep by Solomon, Rivers (fae/faer and they/them)
• April 9 – Fun Home by Bechdel, Alison (she/her)
• May 14 – The Cooking Gene by Twitty, Michael (he/him)
• June 11 – The Death of Vivek Oji by Emezi, Akwaeke (they/them)
• July 9 – The Thirty Names of Nigh by Joukhadar, Zeyn (he/him/they)
• August 13 – Tell the Wolves I’m Home by Brunt, Carol Rifka (she/her)
• September 10 – How We Named the Stars by Ordorica, Andres N. (he/him)
• October 8 – Black Sun by Roanhorse, Rebecca (xe/xir)
• November 12 – The Unfortunates by Chukwu, J K (she/her)
• December 10 – The Girls I’ve Been by Sharpe, Tess (she/her)

* Book Club titles and dates are subject to change.

As featured on The Food Network and winner of ‘The Best Drag Show’ in the Northbay by The Bohemian, Drag Brunch Spectacular is BACK at The Flamingo Resort!

From the producers of the popular, sold out Drag Brunch at The Flamingo Resort & Spa comes a brand new Vegas-style drag show: DRAG BRUNCH SPECTACULAR – Battle of the Queens! Three fabulous queens will flip, twirl and death drop their way to the title of Miss Flamingo. Who will win – YOU decide! Our dancing divas will try their tucking (and rolling) hardest to win the audience’s vote as you enjoy a three course brunch by celebrity Chef Chris Ricketts.

This brand new production includes new sets, new costumes, and sexy back-up dancers.

We’ll be snatching crowns every first Sunday of the month, so get your tickets today for Drag Brunch Spectacular at The Flamingo Resort and Spa before they sashay away!

Event by THTR Productions

Flamingo Resort & Spa

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