The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a claim last week from the State of Texas that was trying to sue the State of California over its government-funded travel ban based on anti-LGBTQ laws held by the Lone Star state.  Texas is one of ten states that California prohibits the use of taxpayer dollars to be used to fund travel to. 

The state of Montana may be the next state added to this list after Montana’s governor signed a new religious liberty bill into law.  LGBTQ advocates believe the bill will legalize discrimination of LGBTQ people based on religious beliefs. 

Last week three members of the transgender and gender non-conforming community murdered here in the United States including one woman in the South Bay Area.  Police are calling that murder a result of domestic violence.

(Photo: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons)

The Kelloggs cereal announced a special “pride” cereal that features rainbow-colored hearts coated with edible glitter.  The cereal is Kelloggs’ second pride cereal edition and is coming to major grocery stores in May. 

Twenty local LGBTQ politicians and activists have been announced as this year’s inductees to the LGBTQ Hall of Fame.  A ceremony will take place on May 2 sponsored by the LGBTQ Victory Institute. 

Here in Sonoma County, Face to Face announced a new service and partnership that will enable the organization to provide PrEP directly to community members who visit the Face to Face offices.  PrEP is a once-a-day drug that is highly effective in preventing an HIV infection.  Learn more at f2f.org.

President Biden named an out gay police chief, formerly from the Bay Area City of Richmond, to head the Customs and Border Protection agency. 

In Alabama, the parents of a gay high school student who committed suicide has filed suit again the district alleging the district knew of the student’s intention to commit suicide but said nothing to the parents before it was too late. 

And here locally, the former mayor of Sebastopol has been charged with multiple counts of sexual assault involving minors.

(Photo: Police Chief Chris Magnus - Courtesy of the City of Tucson)