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News Briefs: SF 'Hearts' raise $1.6 million for hospital

News Briefs: SF 'Hearts' raise $1.6 million for hospital

  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Mar 3, 2021

This year's edition of "Hearts in SF" raised more than $1.6 million for essential health care initiatives at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center.

Out in the World: Binational gay couple reunited in San Francisco

Out in the World: Binational gay couple reunited in San Francisco

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Mar 3, 2021

A binational couple who was separated due to the coup in Myanmar has been reunited in San Francisco.

Political Notebook: SF supervisors seat trio of straight preservation body members

Political Notebook: SF supervisors seat trio of straight preservation body members

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Mar 2, 2021

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors has seated three straight members on the Historic Preservation Commission, leaving it for the time being without anyone from the LGBTQ community.

LGBTQ Agenda: Sex-ed project to educate advocates on local strategies for change

LGBTQ Agenda: Sex-ed project to educate advocates on local strategies for change

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Mar 2, 2021

The National LGBTQ Task Force is starting its third annual sex-ed leadership project this week to help teach advocates at the local level how to push for policy changes.

News Briefs: LGBTQ groups to receive COVID grants

News Briefs: LGBTQ groups to receive COVID grants

  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Feb 24, 2021

At least two LGBTQ organizations are in line to receive a portion of $17.3 million in grants to help communities disproportionately affected by COVID-19.

Transmissions: Bravery

Transmissions: Bravery

  • by Gwendolyn Ann Smith
  • Feb 24, 2021

There often comes a time when a nonbinary or transgender person comes out that a friend of theirs will cast them as being inherently brave or courageous doing so.

Out in the World: Inter-American tribunal finds Jamaica in violation of international law

Out in the World: Inter-American tribunal finds Jamaica in violation of international law

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Feb 24, 2021

Jamaica is known as the "most homophobic place on earth," but that might soon begin to change, much to the excitement of LGBTQ advocates and queer Jamaicans who hope the Caribbean country will truly become "one love."

Political Notebook: LGBTQ stances trail Faulconer's GOP CA gubernatorial bid

Political Notebook: LGBTQ stances trail Faulconer's GOP CA gubernatorial bid

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Feb 17, 2021

He has been described as the strongest San Diego mayor on LGBTQ issues and was one of the rare Republican elected officials to publicly support same-sex marriage.

Out in the World: Bulgarian lesbian moms' court case nears decision

Out in the World: Bulgarian lesbian moms' court case nears decision

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Feb 17, 2021

The European Union's Court of Justice now has to decide if a binational lesbian couple's daughter will be granted a Bulgarian birth certificate and receive citizenship.

News Briefs: Frameline hires new programming chief

News Briefs: Frameline hires new programming chief

  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Feb 17, 2021

Frameline, which produces the LGBTQ film festival in San Francisco, has announced that after an extensive search, it has hired a queer Black woman as its director of programming.

Political Notebook: Limited to just four years, Eggman plans busy Senate term

Political Notebook: Limited to just four years, Eggman plans busy Senate term

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Feb 10, 2021

Following her election in November to the state Legislature's upper chamber, Senator Susan Talamantes Eggman (D-Stockton) made history as the first lesbian of color to serve in the Senate.

Out in the World: Biden puts LGBTQ rights at front of U.S. foreign policy

Out in the World: Biden puts LGBTQ rights at front of U.S. foreign policy

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Feb 10, 2021

President Joe Biden put his campaign words into action, sending a signal to the world that America was picking up the torch again as a global leader championing LGBTQ rights.

News Briefs: Quilt virtual exhibit honors Black lives lost to AIDS

News Briefs: Quilt virtual exhibit honors Black lives lost to AIDS

  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Feb 10, 2021

During Black History Month, the National AIDS Memorial Grove, which oversees the AIDS Memorial Quilt, has curated a special virtual exhibit of 56 blocks to bring to light the impact the disease has had on Black America.

Out in the World: Victorian landmark legislation criminalizes conversion therapy

Out in the World: Victorian landmark legislation criminalizes conversion therapy

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Feb 10, 2021

LGBTQ Victorians celebrated Australia's groundbreaking ban on conversion therapy February 4, calling the bill "gold-standard legislation" that other states should follow. The bill will become law, local television news reported.