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Monkeypox vaccine rollout begins in SF and nationwide

July 1, 2022

The San Francisco Department of Public Health is starting to offer monkeypox vaccines to more at-risk gay and bisexual men and transgender people in an effort to stem the growing outbreak.

California bans state-funded travel to nearly half of US

by Matthew S. Bajko
Jun 30, 2022

State employees in California will soon be banned from using taxpayer funds to travel to nearly half of the country due to the enactment of anti-LGBTQ legislation in other states.

Political Notes: Biden backs federal LGBTQ data collection bill

by Matthew S. Bajko
Jun 27, 2022

President Joe Biden has thrown his support behind federal legislation that would improve LGBTQ demographic data collection in the U.S.

CA officials decry Supreme Court's Roe decision

by Cynthia Laird
Jun 24, 2022

California women lawmakers and elected officials decried the U.S. Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade during a Zoom call Friday and vowed to make the state a "safe haven" for people who give birth.

US Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade

by Lisa Keen
Jun 24, 2022

In a ruling that one legal activist said will put LGBTQ rights "on the chopping block," the U.S. Supreme Court Friday ruled 6-3 that the U.S. Constitution "does not prohibit" states from banning abortion.

LGBTQ Agenda: Polyamory group asks Facebook for more relationship status choices

Jun 16, 2022

The Organization for Polyamory and Ethical Non-monogamy has sent a letter to Meta asking for more relationship status choices on Facebook that would include polyamorous people.

Biden signs wide-ranging executive order on conversion therapy, LGBTQ youth

by Chris Johnson, Washington Blade
Jun 15, 2022

President Joe Biden, in recognition of Pride Month during a reception with LGBTQ leaders and advocates at the White House, on June 15 signed a wide-ranging executive order advancing his administration's goals for LGBTQ policy.

LGBTQ Agenda: Out entrepreneurs work to break glass ceiling often seen in startups

by Eric Burkett
Jun 14, 2022

In the United States, 16 states and three territories offer no protections to LGBTQ workers meaning, in other words, one can be fired simply because one identifies under one of the letters of the acronym, according to the Movement Advancement Project.

First monkeypox case reported in San Francisco

by Liz Highleyman
Jun 5, 2022

San Francisco has seen its first probable case of monkeypox, part of a global outbreak that now involves nearly 800 people, mostly gay and bisexual men, the Department of Public Health announced Friday evening, June 3.

Man pleads guilty to hate crime in fire outside Seattle gay bar

by Eric Burkett
May 27, 2022

Twenty-seven months after he set fire to a dumpster behind a Seattle gay bar, Kalvinn Garcia has pleaded guilty to one count of committing a federal hate crime.

Lesbian former Bay Area leader wins Oregon House primary

by Matthew S. Bajko
May 27, 2022

Ten days after Oregon's primary election former Santa Clara City Councilmember Jamie McLeod-Skinner was declared the winner of the closely watched race for the Beaver State's newly drawn 5th Congressional District.

Monkeypox outbreak prompts alert for gay, bi men

by Liz Highleyman
May 24, 2022

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating five monkeypox cases in the United States, while the World Health Organization has now confirmed more than 90 cases in a dozen countries.

Late gay ambassador Hormel among 2022 Stonewall Inn honorees

by Matthew S. Bajko
May 23, 2022

The late gay U.S. ambassador James C. Hormel is the latest San Francisco resident and LGBTQ leader to be named to the National LGBTQ Wall of Honor at the Stonewall Inn in New York City.

Queer Reading: Gay former MLB umpire pens memoir

by Roger Brigham
May 18, 2022

Gay retired Major League Baseball umpire Dale Scott has written a new memoir where he discusses his relatively easy coming out process.

Oregon lesbians win gov primary, lead in House contest

by Matthew S. Bajko
May 18, 2022

Oregon voters now have a chance to elect the first lesbian governor of a West Coast state and could send the first lesbian from the region to Congress following the outcome Tuesday in the state's party primaries.

News :: National

Monkeypox vaccine rollout begins in SF and nationwide

California bans state-funded travel to nearly half of US

Political Notes: Biden backs federal LGBTQ data collection bill

CA officials decry Supreme Court's Roe decision

US Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade

LGBTQ Agenda: Polyamory group asks Facebook for more relationship status choices

Biden signs wide-ranging executive order on conversion therapy, LGBTQ youth

LGBTQ Agenda: Out entrepreneurs work to break glass ceiling often seen in startups

First monkeypox case reported in San Francisco

Man pleads guilty to hate crime in fire outside Seattle gay bar

Lesbian former Bay Area leader wins Oregon House primary

Monkeypox outbreak prompts alert for gay, bi men

Late gay ambassador Hormel among 2022 Stonewall Inn honorees

Queer Reading: Gay former MLB umpire pens memoir

Oregon lesbians win gov primary, lead in House contest

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