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News Briefs: EQCA workers form union

News Briefs: EQCA workers form union

  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Aug 4, 2021

A supermajority of workers at Equality California, the statewide LGBTQ rights organization, announced July 29 that they have formed a union, Equality Unites, with the Communications Workers of America.

Out in the World: New Zealand sets stage to ban conversion therapy

Out in the World: New Zealand sets stage to ban conversion therapy

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Aug 4, 2021

New Zealand could be the next country to ban conversion therapy.

LGBTQ Agenda: Analysis shows benefits of Equality Act; S. Florida group confronts congresswoman

LGBTQ Agenda: Analysis shows benefits of Equality Act; S. Florida group confronts congresswoman

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Aug 3, 2021

LGBTQ rights groups are continuing to call attention to the Equality Act even as it remains stalled in the Senate more than five months after the House of Representatives passed the landmark bill.

Out in the World: Argentina legally recognizes gender-neutral designation

Out in the World: Argentina legally recognizes gender-neutral designation

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Jul 29, 2021

Argentina has become the first South American country to legally recognize gender "X" on government-issued documents, including passports.

Transmissions: Resources abound for younger trans people

Transmissions: Resources abound for younger trans people

  • by Gwendolyn Ann Smith
  • Jul 28, 2021

Over the last several years, there has been a belief in some circles that the increase of transgender people over the last decade is some sort of "social contagion" brought on by the evil influence of the internet.

News Briefs: Market Street posters feature Tenderloin residents

News Briefs: Market Street posters feature Tenderloin residents

  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Jul 28, 2021

A new Market Street Poster Series features professional artists and formerly unhoused residents in San Francisco's Tenderloin district to amplify neighborhood voices.

Political Notebook: Lawmakers hail Newsom's signage of HIV-related bills

Political Notebook: Lawmakers hail Newsom's signage of HIV-related bills

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Jul 28, 2021

The authors of two bills benefiting Californians living with HIV are praising Governor Gavin Newsom for signing their legislation into law. He did so without comment on July 23.

LGBTQ Agenda: About 2 in 5 Americans know a trans person, Pew study finds

LGBTQ Agenda: About 2 in 5 Americans know a trans person, Pew study finds

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Jul 27, 2021

The number of Americans who know someone who is transgender, or who uses gender-neutral pronouns, is rising, according to an extensive survey released by the Pew Research Center July 27.

Political Notes: East Bay candidates lay out housing policies

Political Notes: East Bay candidates lay out housing policies

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Jul 26, 2021

The two candidates in the special election for an East Bay Assembly seat detail their housing plans.

Jock Talk: Here come the Summer Olympics

Jock Talk: Here come the Summer Olympics

  • by Roger Brigham
  • Jul 21, 2021

There's something decidedly queer about the Summer Olympic Games set to open in Tokyo this weekend, and it has little to do with the record number of openly LGBTQ athletes who will be competing.

Out in the World: EU and IACHR bodies make groundbreaking LGBTQ decisions

Out in the World: EU and IACHR bodies make groundbreaking LGBTQ decisions

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Jul 21, 2021

Two regional bodies in Europe and the Americas issued groundbreaking rulings this summer.

News Briefs: Twitter's Dorsey gives $500K to LYRIC

News Briefs: Twitter's Dorsey gives $500K to LYRIC

  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Jul 21, 2021

Twitter co-founder and CEO Jack Dorsey has donated $500,000 to the Lavender Youth Recreation and Information Center through his #StartSmall Awards.

Political Notebook: SF supes seat gay historic preservation commissioner

Political Notebook: SF supes seat gay historic preservation commissioner

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Jul 20, 2021

After months of debate about the need for LGBTQ representation on San Francisco's Historic Preservation Commission, the Board of Supervisors has seated a gay man on the oversight body.

LGBTQ Agenda: SCOTUS litigant discusses ministering to queer Catholics

LGBTQ Agenda: SCOTUS litigant discusses ministering to queer Catholics

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Jul 20, 2021

Greg Bourke, a plaintiff in the Obergefell v. Hodges case that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide six years ago, is coming out with a memoir of his life as a gay Roman Catholic in Kentucky.