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LGBTQ Agenda: Ongoing suit threatens PrEP coverage as patient groups fight for copay assistance

LGBTQ Agenda: Ongoing suit threatens PrEP coverage as patient groups fight for copay assistance

  • by John Ferrannini
  • May 16, 2023

Patient groups have filed a statement with a federal court supporting a lawsuit seeking to overturn copay accumulator schemes; however, this suit comes as access to life-saving preventative HIV care faces an existential threat from a separate case.

Political Notes: New SF mayoral pick for historic panel receives support

Political Notes: New SF mayoral pick for historic panel receives support

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • May 15, 2023

The latest mayoral appointee to the San Francisco Historic Preservation Commission is expected to win approval from the city's supervisors this month.

Out in the World: Uganda's Parliament passes slightly revised anti-homosexuality bill

Out in the World: Uganda's Parliament passes slightly revised anti-homosexuality bill

  • by Heather Cassell
  • May 12, 2023

In the face of global criticism, Uganda's Parliament earlier this month passed a slightly revised version of the Anti-Homosexuality Bill 2023.

News Briefs: Rainbow Railroad ED coming to SF

News Briefs: Rainbow Railroad ED coming to SF

  • by Cynthia Laird
  • May 10, 2023

The executive director of Rainbow Railroad, Kimahli Powell, will be in San Francisco Tuesday, May 16, at 6:30 p.m. at the LGBT Community Center, 1800 Market Street.

Political Notebook: CA Senate candidate Middleton undeterred by anti-trans attacks

Political Notebook: CA Senate candidate Middleton undeterred by anti-trans attacks

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • May 10, 2023

Palm Springs City Councilmember Lisa Middleton is hoping to become the first trans member of the California Legislature in her bid for the 19th District state Senate seat.

Business Briefing: Gay vintner couple readies Napa events venue, guesthouse

Business Briefing: Gay vintner couple readies Napa events venue, guesthouse

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • May 10, 2023

Over the course of a Monday afternoon in mid-April at their Yountville home, husbands Joey Wo?osz and Jeff Durham showed off their culinary skills as they discussed how the dishes they prepared paired with their Gentleman Farmer wines.

LGBTQ Agenda: Queer youth mental health worsened by discrimination, violence according to survey

LGBTQ Agenda: Queer youth mental health worsened by discrimination, violence according to survey

  • by John Ferrannini
  • May 9, 2023

Discrimination, physical harm, and conversion therapy correspond to suicide risk, the results of a Trevor Project survey of tens of thousands of LGBTQ young people show.

Political Notes: Budget issues could again upend CA LGBTQ teacher training bill

Political Notes: Budget issues could again upend CA LGBTQ teacher training bill

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • May 4, 2023

A bill requiring California teachers receive LGBTQ cultural competency training is once again running into fiscal concerns in light of the state's growing budget deficit.

Political Notebook: SF GOP event to 'detangle' trans youth issues

Political Notebook: SF GOP event to 'detangle' trans youth issues

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • May 3, 2023

With transgender issues a flashpoint in the country's political discourse, as statehouses rollback rights for trans people, especially youth, the San Francisco Republican Party is taking a more active role in the debate.

Transmissions: Silenced

Transmissions: Silenced

  • by Gwendolyn Ann Smith
  • May 3, 2023

At the Montana Statehouse in Helena, history is being made.

News Briefs: MORE!, Roma to headline benefit for mental health

News Briefs: MORE!, Roma to headline benefit for mental health

  • by Cynthia Laird
  • May 3, 2023

Drag artists Juanita MORE! and Sister Roma will co-host "Truth in Pink," a benefit for Queer LifeSpace that takes place Saturday, May 20, from noon to 6:30 p.m. at The Terrace at 620 Jones Street in San Francisco.

LGBTQ Agenda: Feds charge Ohio man with arson in attempt to burn LGBTQ-affirming church

LGBTQ Agenda: Feds charge Ohio man with arson in attempt to burn LGBTQ-affirming church

  • by John Ferrannini
  • May 2, 2023

An Ohio man is in federal custody, charged with using Molotov cocktails in an attempt to burn an LGBTQ-affirming church to the ground March 25.

Political Notes: Vallejo moves to license tobacco retailers

Political Notes: Vallejo moves to license tobacco retailers

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Apr 27, 2023

Vallejo officials are moving to enact a tobacco retail license ordinance as the next step in its yearslong battle against the use of the addictive product that can have fatal health consequences for users.

News Briefs: LGBTQ legal professionals mobilize to 'Legalize Drag'

News Briefs: LGBTQ legal professionals mobilize to 'Legalize Drag'

  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Apr 26, 2023

Legal professionals in the LGBTQI+ community will take the stage at Oasis Saturday, April 29, for "Legalize Drag," a fundraiser for grassroots organizations in Tennessee.