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“Don’t mess with drag queens!”: Thousands march against anti-LGBTQ+ bills
Back-to-back marches through San Francisco and West Hollywood brought out drag queens and their allies.
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Out Dem. Rafael Mandelman is running to keep the seat Harvey Milk once held
In four years as San Francisco’s District 8 supervisor, Mandelman has a lot to show for his efforts.
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs bill ending “walking while trans” law
The bill’s sponsor says, “We shouldn’t criminalize trans people and Brown and Black people for quite literally walking around or dressing in a certain way.”
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Police stood around as Proud Boys tried to smash their way into a bar’s drag show
Proud Boys have attacked at least 4 drag events during Pride month, some with the police’s apparent help.
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Proud Boys terrify children in hate crime attack on Drag Queen Story Hour
“They recorded me on their phones, yelled, called me a ‘tr***y,’ a ‘pedophile,’ and an ‘it,’ and totally freaked out all of the kids. They got right in our faces. they jeered. They attempted to escalate to violence.”
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TERF inmates sue California for placing transgender women in female prisons
The two “women’s groups” behind the lawsuit have previously partnered with a rabidly anti-LGBTQ hate group.
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The very first rainbow Pride flags were thought to be gone. Until now.
Gilbert Baker had saved one of his two original Pride flags. No one knew, even when it was used for another historic occasion. Now it’s on display in San Francisco.
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Iconic lesbian activist Phyllis Lyon passes away at 95
She founded the first lesbian organization in the US & her “courage changed the course of history,” said California’s governor.
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California to consider bill that aims to lower rates of STD diagnoses
Out state Sen. Scott Wiener promises to introduce a bill creating “a master plan” on STD prevention and have California monitor HIV/AIDS numbers until 2030.
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California just tabled a bill that would’ve banned surgeries on intersex infants & children
Such surgeries occur before young people can consent to them or develop their own gender identity, often scarring them for life and creating medical and identity difficulties later on.