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News Briefs: News is Out to hold webinar on Project 2025

News Briefs: News is Out to hold webinar on Project 2025

  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Oct 16, 2024

News is Out, the collaboration of six legacy LGBTQ publications, will hold a free webinar on Project 2025, the right-wing authoritarian playbook that has been developed by the Heritage Foundation for a second Trump administration.

LGBTQ Agenda: Minority groups, including queers, want to be in clinical trials but participation remains low, report says

LGBTQ Agenda: Minority groups, including queers, want to be in clinical trials but participation remains low, report says

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Oct 15, 2024

Interest in clinical trials is high among members of the LGBTQ community and people of color, though participation rates are "alarmingly low," according to a survey from the PAN Foundation that was released last week.

Out in the World: Georgian Parliament speaker signs anti-gay bill after president refuses

Out in the World: Georgian Parliament speaker signs anti-gay bill after president refuses

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Oct 9, 2024

Moving closer to Russia, Georgia's Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili recently signed a repressive "Russian-styled" anti-LGBTQ bill into law.

Political Notebook: In hotly contested South Bay House race, Low and Liccardo to debate

Political Notebook: In hotly contested South Bay House race, Low and Liccardo to debate

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Oct 9, 2024

With the congressional candidates sniping at each other for months, the October 11 televised debate between gay state Assemblymember Evan Low and former San Jose mayor Sam Liccardo could produce feisty exchanges between the two South Bay leaders.

Business Briefing: Couple known for their seasonal decor relocates boutique to Noe Valley

Business Briefing: Couple known for their seasonal decor relocates boutique to Noe Valley

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Oct 9, 2024

When the seasonal gift boutique Terrasol first opened its doors in 2004 on Larkin Street in San Francisco's Tenderloin neighborhood, it quickly drew a loyal customer base among the nearby residents needing holiday decor.

News Briefs: Fleet Week roars into SF

News Briefs: Fleet Week roars into SF

  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Oct 9, 2024

San Francisco Fleet Week roars into town with the Blue Angels Air Show among the most popular events this weekend.

LGBTQ Agenda: Quarter of trans US voters could be disenfranchised, report says

LGBTQ Agenda: Quarter of trans US voters could be disenfranchised, report says

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Oct 8, 2024

A quarter of adult transgender Americans eligible to vote in the November elections could be disenfranchised, according to a new report from the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law.

Local LGBTQ+ Media Giving Day is October 8

Local LGBTQ+ Media Giving Day is October 8

  • by Dana Piccoli, News Is Out
  • Oct 7, 2024

News Is Out, a collaboration of six LGBTQ+ media representing more than 250 collective years of experience covering the community, is launching the first Local LGBTQ+ Media Giving Day Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024 during LGBTQ History Month.

Political Notes: SF mayoral contenders weigh in on backfilling federal HIV cuts

Political Notes: SF mayoral contenders weigh in on backfilling federal HIV cuts

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Oct 7, 2024

Should voters return former President Donald Trump to the White House and hand control of Congress to Republicans on November 5, it is very likely federal HIV and AIDS programs will be targeted for cuts or wholesale elimination in their budget proposals.

News Briefs: SF Dyke march group to hold town halls

News Briefs: SF Dyke march group to hold town halls

  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Oct 2, 2024

Members of the San Francisco Dyke March interim steering committee are planning two town hall meetings to recruit leadership and fill board seats.

Transmissions: Certified

Transmissions: Certified

  • by Gwendolyn Ann Smith
  • Oct 2, 2024

"It's here early," I thought as I slid the manila envelope out of the mailbox. An ironic statement to be sure.

LGBTQ Agenda: HRC defends DEI initiatives amid backlash

LGBTQ Agenda: HRC defends DEI initiatives amid backlash

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Oct 1, 2024

The Human Rights Campaign is warning companies that abandon diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts that they may face consequences both toward business success and among LGBTQ consumers.

Political Notes: Community celebrates site for new SF LGBTQ history museum

Political Notes: Community celebrates site for new SF LGBTQ history museum

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Sep 27, 2024

While enrolled in the UC Berkeley School of Law in the early 1990s, Roger Doughty spent countless hours studying at Cafe Flore, a beloved restaurant and gathering space at the corner of Noe and Market streets in San Francisco's LGBTQ Castro district.

Out in the World: Trans model's killing in Georgia and passage of anti-LGBTQ law spurs international backlash

Out in the World: Trans model's killing in Georgia and passage of anti-LGBTQ law spurs international backlash

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Sep 26, 2024

The brutal killing of popular Georgian transgender model Kesaria Abramidze was exactly what European Union, United States officials, and LGBTQ activists feared would happen after a second draconian anti-LGBTQ law was passed this month.