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LGBTQ Agenda: Giving circles draw attention to Give OUT Day as Pride Month ends

LGBTQ Agenda: Giving circles draw attention to Give OUT Day as Pride Month ends

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Jun 29, 2021

As Pride Month comes to a close June 30, LGBTQ giving circles are among those groups drawing attention to Give OUT Day, a time for charitable giving to queer causes.

Out in the World: 'Sheer Qorma's' Muslim Indian love story breaks barriers

Out in the World: 'Sheer Qorma's' Muslim Indian love story breaks barriers

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Jun 24, 2021

Award-winning nonbinary Parsi Indian filmmaker Faraz Arif Ansari is breaking barriers once again with their new film, "Sheer Qorma."

Political Notes: SF LGBTQ advisory panel set to reconvene

Political Notes: SF LGBTQ advisory panel set to reconvene

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Jun 24, 2021

Now that the 26 members of the reconstituted LGBTQI+ Advisory Committee for the San Francisco Human Rights Commission have taken their oaths of office, the oversight body is expected to hold its first meeting in August or September.

Political Notebook: With children's book, 1st lesbian Native American Congresswoman Davids aims to inspire

Political Notebook: With children's book, 1st lesbian Native American Congresswoman Davids aims to inspire

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Jun 23, 2021

Congresswoman Sharice Davids (D-Kansas) made history in 2018 by becoming the first out member from Kansas and one of the first two Native American women elected to Congress.

News Briefs: 'Queer Visions' exhibit opens at Haight art center

News Briefs: 'Queer Visions' exhibit opens at Haight art center

  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Jun 23, 2021

The Haight Street Art Center is now showing "Queer Visions," an exhibition that brings together LGBTQ+ artists and institutions to explore the role of nightlife in the creation of the queer community in San Francisco.

Jock Talk: International soccer's baby steps

Jock Talk: International soccer's baby steps

  • by Roger Brigham
  • Jun 23, 2021

The little story is that the international governing body for soccer has decided that the Mexico national men's team must play two home games without its fans in the stands.

LGBTQ Agenda: New names will be added to Stonewall's LGBTQ Wall of Honor this week

LGBTQ Agenda: New names will be added to Stonewall's LGBTQ Wall of Honor this week

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Jun 22, 2021

Ten names of late queer heroes will be added June 24 to the National LGBTQ Wall of Honor at the Stonewall Inn in New York City, kicking off Pride weekend celebrations.

Political Notes: Campaign seeks to add plethora of Pride flag emoji

Political Notes: Campaign seeks to add plethora of Pride flag emoji

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Jun 18, 2021

A new campaign aims to bring a plethora of Pride flag emoji to the keyboards of smartphones and other devices.

Political Notebook: Alice B. Toklas LGBTQ Dem Club marks 50 years

Political Notebook: Alice B. Toklas LGBTQ Dem Club marks 50 years

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Jun 16, 2021

At its launch in December 1971 San Francisco's oldest LGBTQ Democratic Club operated with a "wink, wink" as being a political group for the city's LGBTQ community.

News Briefs: Porter to join '5B' virtual screening

News Briefs: Porter to join '5B' virtual screening

  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Jun 16, 2021

This month's 40th anniversary of the first reports of AIDS has aligned with another health pandemic, COVID.

Out in the World: Hungary's parliament OKs anti-LGBTQ propaganda law

Out in the World: Hungary's parliament OKs anti-LGBTQ propaganda law

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Jun 16, 2021

Hungary's parliament voted 157-1 in favor of the anti-LGBTQ propaganda law June 15.

Transmissions: Pride then, Pride now

Transmissions: Pride then, Pride now

  • by Gwendolyn Ann Smith
  • Jun 16, 2021

When we celebrate Pride, we are commemorating the anniversary of the Stonewall rebellion, a seminal moment in LGBTQ history.

LGBTQ Agenda: Montana anti-trans legislation fueled by ignorance, activist says

LGBTQ Agenda: Montana anti-trans legislation fueled by ignorance, activist says

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Jun 15, 2021

With 2021 proving to be a record year for anti-transgender legislation in statehouses across the country, activists in Montana are trying to change perceptions on the ground in the wake of three of those bills becoming law.

Political Notes: With home purchase, SF gay rent board member resigns

Political Notes: With home purchase, SF gay rent board member resigns

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Jun 11, 2021

After two years as a tenant representative on the San Francisco Rent Board, Reese Aaron Isbell will be stepping down at the end of July. The gay mayoral appointee and his husband, Sheng "Bruce" Yang, are becoming homeowners.