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Out in the World: US condemns new Uganda anti-LGBTQ law

June 1, 2023

President Joe Biden called Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni's signing of the Anti-Homosexuality Act, 2023 a "tragic violation of universal human rights," and "shameful," condemning the bill in a statement from the White House May 29.

Transmissions: In the company of Pride

by Gwendolyn Ann Smith
May 31, 2023

June is upon us, and with that Pride season.

News Briefs: NCLR to hold Pride in the Park

by Cynthia Laird
May 31, 2023

The National Center for Lesbian Rights will hold its second annual Pride in the Park celebration Saturday, June 3, from 3 to 7 p.m. at the National AIDS Memorial Grove in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park.

Political Notebook: SF again faces prospect of having no LGBTQ state legislator

by Matthew S. Bajko
May 31, 2023

Back in 2016, when gay former state Senator Mark Leno was term-limited from running again for his San Francisco seat, the city was facing the possibility of having no LGBTQ representatives in the state Legislature.

Political Notebook: Fielder aims to return out female leadership to SF supes

by Matthew S. Bajko
May 24, 2023

It has been 27 years since an out female won election to a seat on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.

News Briefs: Pacific Center to honor Ewing at 50th anniversary

by Cynthia Laird
May 24, 2023

Former executive director and longtime lesbian leader Leslie Ewing will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Pacific Center for Human Growth at the nonprofit's upcoming 50th anniversary celebration.

LGBTQ Agenda: New LGBTQ alliance to hold day of prayer for queer youth to end Pride Month

by John Ferrannini
May 23, 2023

Two religious queer youth have been selected as the leaders of a new alliance for LGBTQIA+ young people.

Political Notes: Gay Oregonian Easton revives US House bid in new district

by Matthew S. Bajko
May 19, 2023

Former San Francisco resident Kevin Easton is running for an Oregon congressional seat after having briefly ran for a different seat in 2022.

Out in the World: Rainbow Railroad launches Welcome Corps program

by Heather Cassell
May 18, 2023

Samuel arrived in the United States on March 15, 2022. His two-year journey from Kenya to the U.S. was long and treacherous.

News Briefs: Task force announces Wall of Honor inductees

by Cynthia Laird
May 17, 2023

Gay actor Leslie Jordan and Black lesbian Achebe Betty Powell are among this year's posthumous inductees for the National LGBTQ Wall of Honor at the historic Stonewall Inn in New York City.

Political Notebook: At Disneyland, Harvey Milk saw inspiration for urban design

by Matthew S. Bajko
May 17, 2023

A youth of the 1930s and 1940s, Harvey Milk grew up with the Walt Disney Company being a dominant player in the pop culture offerings of his day.

Transmissions: The trans body

by Gwendolyn Ann Smith
May 17, 2023

As overplayed a term as it is, we are living in what amounts to a modern day witch-hunt, with transgender people replacing women in pointy hats.

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

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

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.

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