The New York Yankees were one of the last major league teams to host an LGBT pride night, but that won’t be the case next year for the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots.
Judge Jonathan Karesh, San Mateo County Superior Court. Photo Credit: Jason Doiy.A gay man has been elected presiding judge in a south bay court.
The OutWatch Film Festival happens October 12 through 14 at the Rialto Cinemas in Sebastopol. This annual 3-day event features an amazing schedule with something for everyone, starting Friday night with Mapplethorpe.
Monday, October 1, 2018
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• Former Press Secretary Sean Spicer has a new tell-all book that spills the beans on the Trump administration’s true beliefs about the LGBT community.

• Democrats in Congress introduce a bill to ban the use of the “gay panic defense” in federal courts.

• An LGBT activist from Columbia who traveled to Moscow for the World Cup was detained for over 15 hours by Russian authorities after he and 5 others took pictures showing the LGBT rainbow pride flag in violation of the country’s propaganda laws.