ParaDox [CC BY-SA 2.5]The World Health Organization voted to reclassify people whose gender identity doesn’t match their birth sex from having a mental disorder to simply being “gender incongruent.” Being transgender is no longer regarded as a disorder by the WHO.
Benson Kua [CC BY-SA 2.0]Cities across the Bay Area have voted to fly the rainbow flag during the month of June, except for one - the City of Dublin, but the backlash is causing the City Council to re-think their decision.
Monday, June 3, 2019
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Newly elected Rep. Jennifer Wexton (D-Va) displays a transgender pride flag next to the Virginia state flag outside her D. C. office. Credit: Via TwitterCanada is celebrating the 50th anniversary of that country’s decriminalization of homosexuality with the minting of a new coin.
The new U.S. Congress was sworn in last week and a freshman congresswoman because the first to fly a transgender community flag outside of her DC office.
One of the first actions taken by the new Congress was to pass rules for its workers prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
And, an appeals court rule in favor of the Trump administration’s transgender military ban.
Monday, January 7, 2019
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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.
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