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Political Notes: Gay CA House candidate Marshall again seeks to unseat GOPer Obernolte

Political Notes: Gay CA House candidate Marshall again seeks to unseat GOPer Obernolte

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Apr 24, 2023

Derek Marshall is once again challenging Congressmember Jay Obernolte (R-Hesperia) for his House seat in the High Desert east of Los Angeles, having lost to him last November.

News Briefs: Berkeley City College prez named to Biden panel

News Briefs: Berkeley City College prez named to Biden panel

  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Apr 19, 2023

The White House has announced that Angélica Garcia, the president of Berkeley City College, will be appointed to the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities, where she will serve alongside celebrities such as Lady Gaga and George Clooney.

Transmissions: Under the influence

Transmissions: Under the influence

  • by Gwendolyn Ann Smith
  • Apr 19, 2023

It sounds positively cynical to say this, but we live in an era of spectacle and circus, provided to us hour by hour via social media.

LGBTQ Agenda: HRC, Equality Florida hold online forum as DeSantis administration issues new anti-LGBTQ policies

LGBTQ Agenda: HRC, Equality Florida hold online forum as DeSantis administration issues new anti-LGBTQ policies

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Apr 19, 2023

The Human Rights Campaign joined Equality Florida Wednesday in a forum Wednesday about the unprecedented assault on LGBTQ rights in the Sunshine State

Political Notebook: Gay leader launches bid for SF District 9 supervisor

Political Notebook: Gay leader launches bid for SF District 9 supervisor

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Apr 18, 2023

Relatively unknown outside of LGBTQ political circles, and a white candidate running for a seat San Francisco Latino leaders want to reclaim, Trevor Chandler is launching his bid for District 9 supervisor 19 months before voters will cast ballots.

LGBTQ Agenda: Equality Florida issues travel advisory against visiting, moving to Sunshine State

LGBTQ Agenda: Equality Florida issues travel advisory against visiting, moving to Sunshine State

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Apr 18, 2023

There may not be as many queer visitors to Disney World or other attractions in Florida after the statewide LGBTQ rights organization took the unprecedented step of issuing a travel advisory for the state in light of recent hard-right policies.

Political Notes: Gay leader seeks Stockton council seat

Political Notes: Gay leader seeks Stockton council seat

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Apr 17, 2023

Since 2012, when its former member Susan Talamantes Eggman departed for the state Assembly, the Stockton City Council has not had out LGBTQ representation on it.

Business Briefing: For 25 years, AsiaSF choreographer has kept the beat

Business Briefing: For 25 years, AsiaSF choreographer has kept the beat

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Apr 12, 2023

Growing up in San Francisco's Little Hollywood neighborhood Ronnie Reddick began modeling at the age of 17.

News Briefs: SF's Bearrison Street Fair set to return this fall

News Briefs: SF's Bearrison Street Fair set to return this fall

  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Apr 12, 2023

The Bears of San Francisco and the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence will hold the third annual Bearrison Street Fair Saturday, October 14, in the city's Leather & LGBTQ Cultural District in the South of Market neighborhood.

Political Notebook: Advocates want SF City Hall to rethink lifting of travel ban policy

Political Notebook: Advocates want SF City Hall to rethink lifting of travel ban policy

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Apr 12, 2023

As lawmakers in other states continue to pass anti-LGBTQ bills, advocates in San Francisco are calling on city leaders to rethink their push to repeal the ban on using taxpayer money to travel to those states.

LGBTQ Agenda: Onslaught of anti-LGBTQ bills continues in North Dakota, Kansas

LGBTQ Agenda: Onslaught of anti-LGBTQ bills continues in North Dakota, Kansas

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Apr 11, 2023

The onslaught of anti-LGBTQ legislation is intensifying — with the North Dakota state Senate passing 10 bills that would restrict the LGBTQ community in a single day last week.

Political Notes: Amid retirement talk, Pelosi hits the LGBTQ gala circuit

Political Notes: Amid retirement talk, Pelosi hits the LGBTQ gala circuit

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Apr 10, 2023

As speculation builds that Congressmember Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco) could opt to retire rather than run for reelection in 2024, the former House speaker is making the rounds of the LGBTQ gala circuit this spring.

Political Notebook: List of LGBTQ 2024 CA legislative candidates expands

Political Notebook: List of LGBTQ 2024 CA legislative candidates expands

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Apr 5, 2023

With the filing deadline just eight months away, the list of LGBTQ candidates seeking California legislative seats in 2024 continues to expand.

News Briefs: Berkeley seminary to hold 'Souls A'Fire' conference

News Briefs: Berkeley seminary to hold 'Souls A'Fire' conference

  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Apr 5, 2023

The Reverend Dr. Roland Stringfellow will be hosting Berkeley's Pacific School of Religion's "Souls A'Fire" conference, which focuses on the intersection between the Christian church, queer identity, and the African American perspective.