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Transmissions: Trans for the holidays

Transmissions: Trans for the holidays

  • by Gwendolyn Ann Smith
  • Nov 29, 2023

We're in that time of year, post-Thanksgiving but not yet Yule, when you cannot breathe without being bombarded by messages of family get-togethers for the holidays.

Out in the World: South Bay report touts the benefits of a rich immigrant community

Out in the World: South Bay report touts the benefits of a rich immigrant community

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Nov 21, 2023

Karla Pardo Valdovinos fled Mexico 26 years ago. She was running from the Mexican cartels and violence that more than a quarter century later continue to plague the Latin American country.

Political Notebook: Slain gay leader Milk's legacy continues to echo

Political Notebook: Slain gay leader Milk's legacy continues to echo

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Nov 20, 2023

In the third episode of the new television miniseries "Fellow Travelers," clearly visible on the wall of the San Francisco apartment where one of the main characters, resides is a campaign poster. It declares "Milk for Supervisor."

Out in the World: Bay Area LGBTQ groups launch new immigrant center

Out in the World: Bay Area LGBTQ groups launch new immigrant center

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Nov 15, 2023

Two Bay Area organizations, The LGBT Asylum Project and Parivar Bay Area, have announced the launch of the Center for Immigrant Protection.

Political Notebook: LGBTQ federal judges still lacking, says report

Political Notebook: LGBTQ federal judges still lacking, says report

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Nov 15, 2023

This month President Joe Biden celebrated the confirmation of his 150th federal judicial appointee since he took office three years ago.

News Briefs: Trans remembrance events planned

News Briefs: Trans remembrance events planned

  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Nov 15, 2023

Events are planned around the Bay Area to observe Transgender Day of Remembrance.

Transmissions: In difficult times

Transmissions: In difficult times

  • by Gwendolyn Ann Smith
  • Nov 15, 2023

It was 1998 when Rita Hester, a young Black trans woman, was found dead in Alston, Massachusetts.

LGBTQ Agenda: CDC sounds alarm about syphilis in newborns

LGBTQ Agenda: CDC sounds alarm about syphilis in newborns

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Nov 14, 2023

Syphilis cases in newborn babies have risen over 10 times the number reported a decade ago, and the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is sounding the alarm with a new report.

Political Notes: San Francisco readies for conference with Asian leaders

Political Notes: San Francisco readies for conference with Asian leaders

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Nov 10, 2023

The biggest international gathering in decades will descend on San Francisco this weekend and bring with it a week of global attention and traffic chaos.

Out in the World: The power of LGBTQ stories is demonstrated in books and a documentary

Out in the World: The power of LGBTQ stories is demonstrated in books and a documentary

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Nov 9, 2023

Three books and one short documentary will give people reasons to give thanks this holiday season and inspiration to act heading into 2024.

Business Briefing: Scuba instructor provides safe space for LGBTQ divers

Business Briefing: Scuba instructor provides safe space for LGBTQ divers

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Nov 8, 2023

Pursuing a career in Antarctic biology, specifically to study penguins, Danny Khor in January signed up as a volunteer with the Aquarium of the Bay at Pier 39 in San Francisco's bayside Fisherman's Wharf shopping and dining district.

News Briefs: Engardio to spotlight Sunset district during APEC

News Briefs: Engardio to spotlight Sunset district during APEC

  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Nov 8, 2023

Gay District 4 Supervisor Joel Engardio will be highlighting the Sunset district during next week's Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, or APEC, conference in San Francisco.

Out in the World: SF, Zurich compare LGBTQ movements' past and present

Out in the World: SF, Zurich compare LGBTQ movements' past and present

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Nov 8, 2023

San Francisco and Zurich's LGBTQ communities were recently part of a weeklong celebration of the 20th anniversary of the two cities' sister city relationship.

Political Notebook: Lesbian BART director Saltzman rules out 4th term

Political Notebook: Lesbian BART director Saltzman rules out 4th term

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Nov 8, 2023

Lesbian BART director Rebecca Saltzman has ruled out seeking a fourth term in 2024.

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Out in the World: South Bay report touts the benefits of a rich immigrant community

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