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Assemblyman Low returns as LGBTQ caucus chair

by Matthew S. Bajko

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alifornia was experiencing one of its boom cycles the first time gay Assemblyman Evan Low (D-Campbell) served as chair of the Legislative LGBTQ Caucus during the 2017-2018 session. So flush was the state’s coffers there was $1.8 billion set aside for the state’s rainy day fund in the budget lawmakers agreed to in the summer of 2017.

Fast forward to the 2021-22 legislative session where Low for a second time will lead the affinity group for out state legislators amid a global health pandemic that has wrecked the coffers of cities across the Golden State. While the state itself is estimated to see a onetime windfall of $26 billion in next year’s budget, California is projected to have a $17 billion deficit by the 2024-25 budget cycle.

It will likely mean few funding requests for services and programs directed at the state’s estimated 1,859,000 LGBTQ residents will be approved. Thus, the eight-member LGBTQ caucus will have to be judicious in what it prioritizes in its budget request next year, noted Low in a recent interview with the Bay Area Reporter about what his priorities will be as its chair.

Courtesy Sen. Wiener’s office

Senator Scott Wiener, left, visited the California Institution for Women in Corona in fall 2019 with Bamby Salcedo of TransLatin@ Coalition, Sam GarrettPate of Equality California, and Amy Miller and Kris Applegate with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.

Treatment of CA trans inmates changes Jan. 1

by Matthew S. Bajko

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ome January 1 how California houses transgender inmates and treats LGBTQ youth sex offenders will change due to the enactment of two controversial bills lawmakers adopted in 2020. The impacts of the legislation, however, will not be felt immediately.

As of Friday incarcerated transgender individuals will be able to ask for a transfer to a state prison or detention center that matches with their gender identity. Thus, a trans woman will be able to petition state prison officials to be housed in a female prison.

It is due to Governor Gavin Newsom signing Senate Bill 132, authored by gay state Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco). Wiener, public safety officials, and LGBTQ advocates spent several years trying to pass what was dubbed the Transgender Respect, Agency and Dignity Act. In addition to giving incarcerated individuals a choice in where they are housed, the bill also requires state prison personnel to record the person’s self-reported gender identity, gender pronouns, and honorifics during the intake process. And it requires not just prison staff but also contractors and volunteers to properly address the individuals by name and pronoun.

According to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, 1,088 incarcerated people identified as transgender, gendernonconforming, nonbinary, intersex, or having symptoms of gender dysphoria as of November 30. Already, some transgender people are being “successfully� housed at institutions that match their gender identity, according to a fact sheet CDCR released in December.

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Assemblyman Evan Low, right, hands out coffee to frontline health care workers at Valley Medical Center in San Jose.

“There is never enough resources and never enough capacity or time,� noted Low. “We don’t want to be somber but we also need to be realistic given our budget constraints on what we can and cannot do.�

It remains to be seen what constraints on their bill packages lawmakers will face when

they return to the Statehouse January 11 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Even in good times it has been difficult for more than one or two LGBTQ bills with large costs attached to them to make it out of the Legislature’s appropriations process.

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2020: A year like no other analysis by Lisa Keen

fice gave to the House Intelligence Committee.

That briefing reportedly told lawmakers that Russia was trying to interfere in the 2020 elections, in favor of a Trump reelection.

Grenell continued as ambassador to Germany while serving as acting director of national intelligence. He left the ambassador post shortly after his stint as DNI ended in late May. Grenell then began work organizing LGBTQ support for Trump’s reelection.

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n 2020, the nation faced two existential threats: an out-of-control coronavirus pandemic that killed more than 300,000 people in the United States in less than 12 months, and an erratic, self-obsessed Republican president whose administration withheld support from states with Democratic governors and held campaign rallies where hundreds of people gathered closely together without wearing masks.

The threats blended as President Donald Trump allowed the pandemic to spread and openly denied the results of the November election that he lost by seven million popular votes and 74 Electoral College votes. And while both of these threats dominated the news throughout 2020, there were some LGBTQspecific events that stood out for the history books. Here are our candidates for 2020’s Top 10 LGBTQ news stories.

10: Gay man to cabinet-level position

Trump named an openly gay man to a cabinet-level position February 20. Richard Grenell, a longtime Republican gay activist and staunch Trump supporter, became the nation’s new acting director of national intelligence. The appointment, albeit a temporary one, made Grenell, who had been serving as ambassador to Germany, the first openly gay person to serve in a cabinet-level position.

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Richard Grenell became the first LGBTQ person named to a cabinet-level position.

Trump announced the appointment in a Twitter post February 19, between tweets admiring the long line of people waiting to see him at a campaign rally in Arizona. The appointment did not require Senate confirmation, and the White House indicated the president would appoint a “permanent nominee� as soon as March 11. But Grenell stayed on in the post until late May. The move was quickly criticized by a wide range of people who said Grenell has no qualifications or experience to justify the appointment to such a high position. Others suggested the existing acting director of national intelligence was being ousted because of Trump’s dismay over a classified briefing the DNI of-

Two gay Black men won seats to the House of Representatives in November, bringing to 11 the number of openly LGBTQ people in Congress. They are the first Black LGBTQ members of Congress, and their first weeks preparing for service indicate they are likely to make a significant impact.

Mondaire Jones, elected to New York’s 17th Congressional seat, made history again when other first-term Democratic members of the U.S. House elected him to represent them at the weekly Democratic leadership meetings.

Jones was selected to be part of a council that advises House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco) on who will serve on various House committees. And Pelosi announced December 18 that Jones, an attorney who worked under then-U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to vet nominees for federal court seats, would be

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enn Keller, a lesbian who worked to preserve her community’s history, died at home in Oakland December 16 of cancer, according to friends and a post on the Bay Area Lesbian Archives Facebook page.

She was 69.

Ms. Keller started BALA in 2014 when she put out a call for anyone with stories to tell and ephemera to donate to contact her, according to a 2015 Bay Area Reporter article. The project grew out of a talk Ms. Keller had given a few months prior about the need to preserve “Bay Area lesbian legacies” and what was being done in regard to Bay Area lesbian history preservation.

Her collection of lesbian archival material includes posters, fliers, and other memorabilia. It is modeled after the Lesbian Herstory Archives located in Park Slope, Brooklyn and

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the June L. Mazer Archives in West Hollywood, billed as “the largest major archive on the West Coast dedicated to preserving and promoting lesbian and feminist history and culture.”

The Bay Area collection, said Ms. Keller at the time, “is not just for the lesbian community and it is not just for the queer community. I feel it is for everybody.”

As she noted on the project’s website, “Currently, little representation of lesbians exists in local archives.

Some are almost out of space, creating a critical and immediate need for a local facility to preserve and process the activist, cultural, and community history of lesbians from the last sixty years, and into the future.”

Ms. Keller, a photographer and filmmaker, moved to the Bay Area in 1975. She was well-known for her anonymous photographs of activists and others. In a story last year, KQED noted that Ms. Keller’s work was featured at the Oakland Museum of California’s “Queer California: Untold Stories” exhibition.

Ms. Keller moved to New York City after graduating from high school. The New York artists’ col-

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passing in a recent newsletter.

“A mentor and a force, she will very much be missed,” SF Pride noted.

An obituary in Oaklandside noted that Ms. Keller, who described herself as “a proud butch lesbian,” lived a life of what she would later refer to as “prefigurative politics” – creating the world one wishes to see.

Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, she played a leading role in the Bay Area’s thriving community of Black lesbian activists. In more recent years, she devoted herself to preserving the often-overlooked stories of these women.

Ms. Keller was born on September 29, 1950 in Evanston, Illinois.

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ing slot on the last night of the Democratic National Convention.

LGBTQ Victory Fund President Annise Parker called Buttigieg’s campaign for the Democratic nomination a “revolution in American politics, forever transforming what is possible for an LGBTQ candidate and making clear America will elect an openly LGBTQ president.”

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appointed to the House Judiciary Committee.

Ritchie Torres, who also identifies as Latino, spent seven years representing the Bronx on the New York City Council, where his work focused on helping to ease housing and other problems for people with low incomes. After beating out a large field of contenders for the Democratic nomination, he won the general election in November for the 15th Congressional seat for New York. Torres, who lived in public housing as a child, told the New York Post his priority would be “to fight for full federal funding for public housing.” Pelosi announced December 17 that Torres would be the only first-term member to be appointed to the House Financial Services Committee, which oversees “all components of

lective had introduced her to photography and filmmaking, and once in Oakland she taught herself the skills, graduating from Mills College with a degree in visual communication in 1984, the KQED article noted. She and her camera became inseparable.

Alex Austin, an attorney and friend of Ms. Keller’s who represented her pro bono for years, told the B.A.R. that Ms. Keller had a diagnosis of stage 4 cancer a few months ago.

“She was surrounded by her community and caretakers and passed away on her own terms,” Austin said.

“She was generous and one of the smartest people that I knew,” Austin added.

Ms. Keller was a community grand marshal for this year’s San Francisco Pride celebration, which was virtual due to the pandemic. SF Pride officials mourned Ms. Keller’s

7: Buttigieg named to cabinet Courtesy HRC

Mondaire Jones, left, and Ritchie Torres were elected to Congress.

the nation’s housing and financial services sectors. ...”

8: Buttigieg becomes a contender

At the end of January 2020, Pete Buttigieg was in an unprecedented position for an openly gay presi-

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dential contender: He was polling second in a New York Times survey of likely voters in Iowa just days ahead of the first-in-the-nation caucuses. Buttigieg’s being gay made him stand out in the first few months of his campaign, earning him a surge of media attention that his relatively obscure reputation as the mayor of South Bend, Indiana, might not have inspired. But focus on that character trait died down as Buttigieg introduced voters to the rest of his resume and his ability to thoughtfully respond to issues and proved to be a good debater.

Polling indicated Buttigieg was winning over a wide range of supporters. Voters were seeing him as the second most intelligent candidate (behind Senator Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts), appreciating his having served in Afghanistan, and liking his willingness to share his religious beliefs. Buttigieg came in first place in Iowa, with 26.2% of the vote, a tenth of a point ahead of second place Senator Bernie Sanders (IVermont). In New Hampshire, he came in second behind Sanders.

His success quickly brought on some hostile attempts to derail his campaign. Right-wing talk radio host Rush Limbaugh told listeners he thought Democrats were probably worried that one of their frontrunners was a “gay guy” who “loves to kiss his husband on the debate stage.”

In Nevada, Buttigieg fell to third place behind former Vice President Joe Biden (in second) and Sanders (in first). When Biden won the South Carolina primary, Buttigieg came in fourth with only 8% of the vote, and exit polling indicated he had won less than 3% of the votes among African Americans, a critical constituency for a Democratic presidential victory. Two days before Super Tuesday voting, Buttigieg acknowledged that “the path has narrowed to a close for our candidacy” and withdrew from the race. He quickly endorsed Biden and was given a high-profile speak-

Following Biden’s election as the next president, there was much anticipation about the possibility of an important appointment for Buttigieg. On December 16, Biden held a news conference to announce his nomination of Buttigieg as his secretary of transportation. It marked the first time an openly LGBTQ person has been appointed to a full-fledged seat in a presidential cabinet. At age 38, Buttigieg will, if confirmed, be the youngest person in Biden’s cabinet.

“The Biden-Harris cabinet will be an historic cabinet, a cabinet that looks like America, a cabinet that taps into the best of America, a cabinet that is opening doors and breaking down barriers and accessing the full range of talent,” said Biden in his announcement. He called Buttigieg “one of the smartest people you’ll ever meet” and a “policy wonk with a big heart.”

And he noted that Buttigieg’s husband, Chasten, “has become a close friend of Jill’s and mine.”

Buttigieg thanked Biden for the appointment and acknowledged

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the historic importance of his appointment as an openly gay man.

“I’m mindful that the eyes of history are on this appointment, knowing that this is the first time an American president has ever sent an openly LGBTQ cabinet member to the Senate for confirmation,” said Buttigieg. “I can remember watching the news, 17 years old in Indiana, seeing a story about an appointee of President Clinton named to be an ambassador, attacked and denied a vote in the Senate because he was gay, ultimately able to serve only by recess appointment.” He was referring to James Hormel, who Clinton appointed to serve as ambassador to Luxembourg in 1987.

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Onetime Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg was nominated to serve in President-elect Joe Biden’s cabinet.

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Looking ahead with respair

by Gwendolyn Ann Smith

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e have reached the end of 2020, and I am sure my feelings about the year easily match anyone who happens upon this column. Good riddance to such a difficult year, and don’t let the door hit you on the way out.

Like so many others, I have spent this year carefully going about my business, staying at home aside from the somewhat necessary trips to the market every week or two, and worrying about my partner who is somehow an essential worker at a local garden center. Presumably potting soil and bare-root roses are now products that one simply cannot live without.

In May, I lost my first friend to COVID-19. I have had others who’ve battled it as well, with varying levels of success. Meanwhile, I have yet other friends with their own fights against deadly illnesses derailed due to the lack of medical staff because of the pandemic.

I’ve been fortunate to work from home with an employer that has a long history with the virtual office, and who has pivoted to an entirely workfrom-home model – but I have seen many friends and family face furloughs, layoffs, and so on. I have seen already precarious employment and housing situations of my friends thrown into chaos as the result of the impact of COVID-19

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Buttigieg’s appointment must now go before the U.S. Senate for confirmation. The Department of Transportation oversees the safety and efficiency of the nation’s transportation systems, including the airlines, railways, public transit, highways, maritime shipping, and oil pipelines. His nomination will go before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, currently headed by Republican Senator Roger Wicker of Mississippi. That could change dramatically if Democrats win both of Georgia’s Senate seats in the January 5 runoff.

6: Supreme Court tackles religious right to bias

In February, the U.S. Supreme Court announced it would review a lower court decision that had that held a Catholic foster care agency could not discriminate against same-sex couples. It was troubling news for LGBTQ legal activists. The conflict had been a long-standing one with implications beyond church-run organizations and foster care. It could have impact on conflicts involving business vendors who have religious objections to serving same-sex couples.

The oral argument was held November 4, one day after the presi-

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and efforts to survive same.

This year has also been so much more than the pandemic. Racial tensions that started in the Obama presidency with the deaths of Trayvon Martin, Eric Garner, and Michael Brown Jr. exploded once again in 2020 after the police killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and so many others.

White supremacists, emboldened by President Donald Trump and others, have taken to the streets, often adding fuel to protests.

Misogyny, too, has been on the rise – as has homophobia. Hand in hand has been a marked increase in transphobia. This year over 40 people were killed in anti-transgender

violent incidents. All the while, the right-wing, in conjunction with other anti-trans bigots, has waged a war of words, claiming that transgender people were erasing lesbian, gay, and bisexual people, or continuing to promote long-debunked “bathroom predator” conspiracies.

In a word, it has been a very challenging year to be a transgender or nonbinary person.

Still, 2020 has not been without some bright points, with the biggest of these being the Supreme Court’s decision in Bostock v. Clayton County and, in particular, R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes Inc. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, which was consolidated under Bostock with a third case, Altitude Express Inc. v. Zarda.

In a 6-3 decision, the court ruled

dential election, when it was not yet clear whether Biden had unseated Trump. And it was only the third day that the court’s newest member, Amy Coney Barrett, was taking part in oral arguments. The presidential election and Barrett’s lightning speed confirmation to take the seat held for 27 years by the court’s most progressive member, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, overshadowed the significance of the two-hour-long argument in Fulton v. Philadelphia.

Fulton was the latest in a long line of lawsuits that have attempted to secure an exemption for some people and businesses to laws prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.

Those arguing for the exemptions claim that requiring they obey the non-discrimination laws violates their First Amendment freedom to exercise of their religious beliefs that are hostile to LGBTQ people.

Opponents of such arguments say people and businesses have a First Amendment right to believe what they want but, if they voluntarily operate in the public arena, they must abide by laws governing the public, including laws prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.

At year’s end, the Supreme Court had not yet issued its opinion, but the result, said LGBTQ legal activists, could have far-reaching consequences for the LGBTQ community.

5: Supreme Court rules Title VII counts

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In what was perhaps the most stunning U.S. Supreme Court victory in history for LGBTQ people, the nation’s highest court announced a 6-3 decision June 15

for the plaintiffs, declaring that discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity falls under sex discrimination in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. This has also come up in Parents for Privacy v. Barr, in which the court upheld a lower ruling that included transgender students under Title IX. This protects their rights to use appropriately-gendered facilities in schools.

Likewise, the election has made for strides in transgender representation, with Sarah McBride becoming a state senator in Delaware, and the highest-ranking trans politician in the United States.

Of course, I would be remiss not to also note the election of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, defeating Trump and Vice President Mike Pence for a second term. Biden has made it clear that he will be an advocate for trans rights during his presidency, and we are already seeing cabinet picks that point to this.

Frankly, just getting Trump and Pence out of office is already a step forward for the trans community.

I want to note, however, that the end of a calendar year, itself, is a fairly arbitrary thing, and much of the above started long before 2020 was at the top of the page. COVID-19 has the clue right in its name, having been discovered in 2019, and the failed leadership that has led to so much trauma around the health crisis was set into motion by the Senate and presidential administration long before that.

Likewise, racism, xenophobia,

misogyny, anti-Semitism, homophobia and transphobia, and so many more forms of hatred and prejudice did not just come into existence in 2020. They may have been the fuel behind so much this year, but they are hardly new.

Nevertheless, it seems just as well to look at the end of this year, when so many horrible things bubbled up to the surface and so many of us faced pain and desperation, as a time to recover from the anguish.

In the 1400s, there was a word, long since forgotten, that should probably return to our vocabulary in 2021: respair. The meaning may be obvious in context, as it refers to fresh hope after living through a period of despair. It is the clouds parting after a lengthy storm, and that is something we can take to heart.

As I write this, we have a president who is doing his level best to sabotage the incoming leader, and a Senate that could – depending on the runoffs in Georgia – swing control to the Democratic Party. Now may well be a time where the worst may pass.

This isn’t to say that we get a break, as there is still so much to undo. Likewise, there will still be bigots to quell, and a whole lot we must continue to press on.

We can’t let this be a time to sit back and relax, but, just this time, we can feel a lot more hope that we sensed in 2020.t

that holds a federal law barring discrimination on the basis of “sex” in employment also bars discrimination based on “sexual orientation” and “gender status.” The court’s decision came in three cases testing the reach of Title VII of the federal

Civil Rights Act in one 33-page opinion consolidated under Bostock v. Clayton County. In words that will no doubt be highlighted for many years to come, Justice Neil

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fter a mostly dismal 2020, we are more than ready for the new year. The devastating COVID-19 pandemic ruined this year for everyone. The virus killed more than 300,000 people in the U.S. and millions across the country have suffered in the economic shutdown that accompanied stay-at-home orders from public health officials and political leaders. It’s apparent now that the attempt to bend the curve of infection rates failed – the curve never did flatten as new cases are skyrocketing in California and the nation. But the end of the year brought good news that two vaccines were approved (others may be on the way) and essential workers began getting their shots. We’re looking forward to later next year when the vaccines should be widely available; in the meantime, here are some other things we’d like to see.

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The best news of 2020 was that President Donald Trump lost his reelection bid and in a few short weeks will be out of the White House. President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris have their work cut out for them though, because on his way out the door Trump is sabotaging democracy with his baseless claims of election fraud. Trump has not drained the swamp, as he famously proclaimed he would do.

Rather, on his watch it has overflowed with corruption, nepotism, and lies. So many lies. However, come January 20 it will be a new day when Biden and Harris are inaugurated. We can’t wait.

And we’d like to see Biden sitting behind the Resolute desk that day with a stack of executive orders to rid the country of the racist, xenophobic, and transphobic policies that Trump had signed. Biden said that on Day 1 he will sign an order readmitting the U.S. into the Paris climate accord, but there are so many other issues that require reversal like the transgender military ban, various travel bans, and other immigration policies.

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Once Biden takes office, we’d like the Senate to swiftly confirm his cabinet nominees. There has been a long-standing tradition to do just that, though decorum has been largely upended over the last four years. Biden’s nominations so far all deserve to be confirmed so they can begin working in the various federal offices and get the country back on track – that includes an adherence to science regarding COVID-19 and economic help for small businesses, public transportation, and public schools.

Most of all, we want to see a pair of Democratic wins in next month’s Georgia Senate runoff races so that the party will control that chamber.

Statewide

Governor Gavin Newsom has tapped San Francisco Health Officer Dr. Tomás Aragón to lead one of the state’s most problematic agencies, the California Department of Public Health. His start date can’t come soon enough.

CDPH is mired in bureaucracy to the point that it is unable to properly function. The latest fiasco concerns the pandemic as CDPH is just now starting to include sexual orientation and gender identity data for those who test positive for COVID-19. It should have been collecting this data months ago. Gay state Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) has called for an audit, but that likely won’t happen until well into 2021. In the meantime, Aragón and his staff need to do a better job communicating with the media and implementing laws like Senate Bill 932 concerning SOGI data.

We know the city faces financial challenges in the years ahead, yet San Francisco leaders must ramp up Mental Health SF and get the program started. A compromise between the mayor and Board of Supervisors meant that the plan did not need to go before voters and now is the time for the city to hire more social workers and other mental health professionals.

Some of the money might come from the millions of dollars being redirected from the police department. Mental health workers should be accompanying SFPD officers on calls that involve potential mental health issues because the department must reduce officer-involved shooting incidents and emphasize de-escalation techniques when handling such calls.

Regarding SFPD’s internal policies, we’d like to see the department quickly adopt explicit prohibitions against misgendering trans personnel. We reported last week on a $150,000 settlement agreement to a trans sergeant that also included developing such a policy. It’s frustrating that even in 2020, Sergeant Flint Paul was subjected to years of misgendering, including over the police radio. The San Francisco Police Officers Association needs to get on board with this; the powerful union is led by a gay man, Tony Montoya. Montoya should demand zero tolerance for this egregious behavior that Paul endured.

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Let 2021 be the year that politicians adhere to their own mandates.

A lump of coal to Newsom, San Francisco Mayor London Breed, and San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo for practicing “Do as I say, not as I do” in November. Newsom and Breed dined at the fancy French Laundry with people not in their household (a day apart) while Liccardo had Thanksgiving with family members who are not part of his household. (All three apologized.) Didn’t they realize how bad the optics would be? Apparently not. More importantly, their irresponsible actions wiped out months of public support for sheltering in place. We must continue to wear face coverings and maintain distance even as people begin getting vaccinated. Political leaders must lead by example.t

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Mayor London Breed, second from right, talks with reporters after the first COVID-19 vaccines were administered at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital.

We wasted our boom

by John Lisovsky

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rom 2010 to 2020, the world fêted San Francisco. New startups, new graduates, new immigrants – all wanted to share in its glittering promise. Second bedrooms, dining rooms, home offices, and garages filled up with roommates as we ticked toward 900,000 residents. The Bay Area had the power to harness this boom, to build a 21st century tax base at developers’ expense, and to fund the services our citizenry demands. San Francisco could have printed money enough to swim in. Alas, we blocked development, starved ourselves of property taxes, and wasted our boom. No choices but ours will cause any bloodbath to come for public employees. We did this to ourselves, but we don’t have to keep making this mistake.

A 19th century housing stock cannot support a 21st century city.

Older properties, bought 40 years ago and paying taxes so meager as to be symbolic, mathematically cannot sustain government services. Proposition 13 and its antitax spawn block local taxes and have crippled the project of local governance itself. Prop 13 handcuffs property taxes most

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of all – handcuffs that tighten as the ownership lengthens, or passes to an heir.

A fraying patchwork of sales and parcel taxes can keep us temporarily afloat. But as we lurch from deficit to deficit, endure furlough after shutdown after service reduction, we realize the inadequacy of our current path. Governments escape the evil cunning of Howard Jarvis’ undead hand by one route only: development. Only by building up a local property tax base can we enlarge our pie. Only new housing and offices can fund the schools,

transit, and services we so desperately need.

What is the concern of the NIMBY? That no Victorian anywhere be spotted near a modernist mid-rise, no Edwardian suffer the indignity of multifamily infill, in short, no one build anything that they might ever see. NIMBYs care nothing for the insolvency caused by the lack of new, durable revenue streams, so long as the late Victorian fashion, one moment in the history of white homeowners’ tastes from 1880 to around 1910, can salt the nearby earth for any development, of any kind. The full cost of NIMBYism may cross into billions of dollars in unrealized taxes – a cost borne by public employees and frontline workers. Because of NIMBYs, the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency can’t pay the transit operators who’ve risked their lives preserving pandemic mobility. Operators, like doctors and nurses, deserve a massive bonus. Instead, our city’s shameful discourse, starved of property taxes, has turned to layoffs.

Some ideologues assume arbitrary and capricious restrictions on development (like 1984’s Prop M and March 2020’s Prop E, limits on office development) somehow turn back the clock and Make San Francisco Great Again. No tech See page 5 >>

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he Political Notebook’s end-ofyear op-art offering for 2020 is a queer comic to ring out the annus horribilis.

Lifelong artist and longtime nonprofit leader Leslie Ewing, 71, created the third installment of the tradition. An Oakland resident since 1981, Ewing, a lesbian, stepped down last year as executive director of Berkeley’s LGBTQ-focused Pacific Center for Human Growth.

“I’ve been a cartoonist all my life, going back to childhood,” said Ewing.

She drew comics for her school newspaper and later was part of the queer underground comix scene in the 1980s. Drawing inspiration from her own coming out process, Ewing

contributed comics to various queer publications and anthologies before making a career change.

“A lot of that energy I was using to do those cartoons went into my nonprofit work,” explained Ewing, an employee at the former nonprofit Under One Roof store in San Francisco’s Castro district that raised money for AIDS organizations.

She also helped launch the AIDS Memorial Quilt and was board chair of the AIDS Emergency Fund in the mid-1990s. Last year, Ewing joined the board of the National AIDS Memorial Grove in San Francisco, the quilt’s new steward.

“My primary motivation was I really believe AIDS is not over and it is important to push for a cure and support for people living with HIV,” said Ewing.

She’s spent the COVID pandemic alone at home, seeing her girlfriend for safe visits at a nearby coffeehouse. Her submission below recalls her frequent caffeine runs to Spike’s when she worked in the Castro.

Ewing’s cartoon version of herself eavesdrops on other customers’ discussion of the year’s events.

“2020 was a shitshow all the way around, no getting around it,” Ewing said. “At some point you have to kind of laugh at the absurdity of it.”

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companies, no apartments on the Westside, no bike lanes for entitled cyclists. Alas, blocking development only digs our revenue hole deeper.

This harm, cruelly, falls on public employees most – those least deserving and, priced out by NIMBYism, least able to vote the NIMBYs out.

You may dislike developers. You may find construction sites unpleasant. But like sharks or wolves or spiders, they are a keystone species of our ecosystem, and without them, the whole can’t function. We must use them to our advantage: new housing and offices pay taxes, fund public employees, and underwrite affordable housing. Regulation can stop displacement, and must. Inclusionary zoning can capture value, and does. But infill development on under-utilized sites does not dis-

place anyone, and folks shouldn’t suggest otherwise.

But why can’t San Francisco just tax the billionaires? State law today blocks nearly every local effort at raising revenue. Taxes on income, inheritances, wealth? Banned, banned, and banned again. Gross receipts?

Volatile. Parcel taxes? Regressive.

Sales taxes? Volatile and regressive.

Hotel taxes? Down in a recession, nuked in a pandemic. California Prop 15’s (the November 2020 splitroll fix for 1978’s Prop 13) narrow loss proved that property tax reform can win – and we must pursue it.

But we also must act today.

This recession should sharpen our minds. Land alone, and the property built atop it, cannot be incorporated in Delaware, moved to a Swiss bank, scuttled from public view. Property taxes alone secure governments against recession layoffs. We should build housing be-

cause we’re in a housing shortage, yes, and because development gives voters the nearest likeness to free money, but most of all because fat property tax rolls shield recessiontime budgets from union layoffs and shield working families from unconscionable harm.

We should have built woodframe mid-rises throughout our city decades ago. Today’s changes won’t solve our current budget crisis. But today, we must correct course. Now, we must chart our eventual recovery. Without a matching tax base, we cannot realize San Franciscans’ queer, progressive vision.t John Lisovsky, a gay man, teaches middle school in the San Francisco Unified School District.

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Gorsuch (a Trump appointee who replaced the late conservative Justice Antonin Scalia) wrote: “Ours is a society of written laws.

Judges are not free to overlook plain statutory commands on the strength of nothing more than suppositions about intentions or guesswork about expectations. In Title VII, Congress adopted broad language making it illegal for an employer to rely on an employee’s sex when deciding to fire that employee.

We do not hesitate to recognize today a necessary consequence of that legislative choice: An employer who

fires an individual merely for being gay or transgender defies the law.”

“This is a huge victory not just for LGBTQ people but for our country,” said National Center for Lesbian Rights legal director Shannon Minter. “Today’s decision will be remembered as a watershed in the history of LGBTQ rights, even as our country continues to grapple with the brutal legacy of racism.”

The 6-3 decision put Gorsuch and Chief Justice John Roberts on the side of the court’s more progressive four justices. And, statistically speaking, it established Roberts and Gorsuch as moderates on issues relating to LGBTQ-specific cases.

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4: Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies

Ginsburg, the most LGBTQsupportive justice on the U.S. Supreme Court, died September 18.

The 87-year-old legal giant succumbed following a yearslong struggle against pancreatic cancer.

Best known for her historic work on behalf of securing equal rights for women, she was also a steadfast supporter of equal rights for other groups, including LGBTQ people.

“While Justice [Anthony] Kennedy authored the most important LGBT rights decisions, Justice Ginsburg was the most important voice for LGBT people on the court,” said NCLR’s Minter.

Her voting record was the most consistently pro-LGBTQ record of any justice on the bench. In the 15 LGBTQ-related decisions before the Supreme Court during her 27 years there, Ginsburg voted in favor of equal rights for LGBTQ people 13 times. She provided the pivotal fifth vote in several LGBTQ victories, including Hollingsworth v. Perry, which led to California’s allowing same-sex couples to marry in 2013, and U.S. v. Windsor, which struck down a key provision of the federal Defense of Marriage Act that same year. She was also the fifth vote on Obergefell v. Hodges in 2015, which struck down state bans on marriage for same-sex couples. And in June of this year, she was one of six justices to rule, in Bostock v. Clayton, that the language in Title VII of the federal Civil Rights Act that prohibits discrimination in employment “on the basis of sex” also covers discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.

Within days of Ginsburg’s death, Trump nominated Barrett, a federal appeals judge who LGBTQ groups had adamantly opposed for a 7th Circuit seat, saying her “religiouslyinfused moral beliefs would inform her judicial decision-making.” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (Kentucky) rushed through Barrett’s confirmation, and the Senate confirmed her nomination by a 52-48 party-line vote.

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Following a steady stream of incidents around the country in which white police officers killed unarmed Black men, Black Lives Matter – started by three Black women, two of whom identify as queer – organized peaceful protests that attracted the support and participation of millions of people.

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braced, “the lives of Black queer and trans folks, disabled folks, undocumented folks, folks with records, women, and all Black lives along the gender spectrum.” In 2020, it became a major political force, organizing non-violent demonstrations around the world to protest police brutality against Black people. Its movement grew dramatically following the highly publicized killing of a Minneapolis man, George Floyd, by a white police officer who arrested Floyd for allegedly trying to pass a counterfeit bill. The Black Lives Matter name became a chant and, as several polls indicated, as many as 26 million Americans participated in protests inspired by the group’s voice. The New York Times reported “Black Lives Matter may be the largest movement in U.S. History.” “…While the group isn’t necessarily directing each protest,” stated a July 3 Times report, “it provides materials, guidance and a framework for new activists ... [and those] activists are taking to social media to quickly share protest details to a wide audience.” Quoting a Stanford University professor of social movements, the article ended: “It looks, for all the world, like these protests are achieving what very few do: set-

Biden, the Democratic presidential nominee, won the popular vote for president November 3 and the Electoral College vote December 14.

There was conflicting information over how strongly LGBTQ voters supported Biden. Exit polls conducted by the National Election Pool for the New York Times and major television networks found that 61% of surveyed voters who identified as LGBTQ said they voted for Biden, while 28% voted for Trump. (The LGBTQ data was based on approximately 1,100 self-identified voters, or 7% of 15,590 voters.) The 28% for Trump was twice as many LGBTQ votes as he got in 2016, when he beat Democrat Hillary Clinton.

But voting data from precincts with heavily LGBTQ populations suggested queer voters set new records in their support for Biden and new lows for Trump. Heavily LGBTQ precincts in the Castro neighborhood of San Francisco and in the popular LGBTQ vacation town of Provincetown, Massachusetts showed 91% or more voters supported the Democratic ticket of Biden and Senator Kamala Harris. Support for Trump ran between only 2 and 8%. In the heavily LGBTQ town of Wilton Manor, Florida, support for Biden ran between 79 and 82%; Trump support there fell to between 17 and 19%. In five heavily LGBTQ neighborhoods in Philadelphia, Biden won between 84 and 92% of the vote. This higher percentage of support for Biden was supported by a survey of 800 LGBTQ voters just after the election. That survey, commissioned by the national LGBTQ media group GLAAD, found 81% of LGBTQ voters supported Biden and 14% supported Trump. Regardless of the margins, the LGBTQ community is expected to fare much better under Biden than it has under Trump.

1: COVID changed everything

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restaurants, and public gatherings of all types. Other strains have since emerged. As the pandemic grew and continued into April and May, many LGBTQ bars and restaurants began to close permanently. The loss of revenue from the advertising those businesses would typically buy from local LGBTQ newspapers – including loss of sites where such papers could be easily distributed to the community – soon caused many LGBTQ newspapers to suffer, too. Many had to cut back on staff and publish online only.

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In terms of new LGBTQ-focused legislation the caucus plans to prioritize in 2021, Low told the B.A.R. that the various bills are still being discussed among the eight out lawmakers in collaboration with community leaders and their straight colleagues who want to author certain bills. Legislation that had been pulled or put on hold this year for various reasons likely to come back include restricting the kinds of medical procedures done on intersex youth, requiring state colleges and universities not to deadname transgender graduates on their diplomas and transcripts, and making it easier for transgender parents to update birth records.

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events of the year. CenterLink, a national coalition of LGBTQ community centers, said in May that over half its members were having to cancel fundraising events and that one-third expected they would have to shut down operations within two months, because of COVID. The Trevor Project, a national group that works to prevent suicide among LGBTQ youth, said it has seen a surge in young people seeking help during the COVID pandemic. A poll of 800 LGBTQ people in November found that 54% of LGBTQ voters considered the COVID-19 response the most important issue in deciding how to vote. Thirty-six percent of the respondents said a close friend or family member had tested posi-

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This year saw a $15 million fund to pay for transgender wellness programs make it to the desk of Governor Gavin Newsom only after its sponsor agreed to strip out its funding requirement in the hopes of seeing the money be allocated in the future. Similarly, efforts were dropped to fund a bill passed last year without any money attached to it that called for onlinebased teacher training on LGBTQ issues.

The legislative strategy “is intentional,” said Low, as it provides leverage for the LGBTQ caucus and community advocates in requesting funds going forward.

“We create the mechanism for where we want to go,” explained Low. “At the same time we are being realistic about the budget constraints due to COVID. Now that we have a mandate for our government, we want to make sure it is specifically funded.”

Low, 37, told the B.A.R. he has already been in talks with Assemblyman Phil Ting (D-San Francisco), chair of the Assembly Appropriations Committee, about what LGBTQ programs and services can be funded next year.

“Phil is committed to looking at what we can do,” said Low.

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“CDCR is committed to providing a safe, humane, rehabilitative and secure environment for all people housed in the state’s correctional facilities,” stated CDCR press secretary Dana Simas in an emailed reply to the B.A.R. “CDCR recognizes that transgender, nonbinary, and intersex people are at greater risk of victimization and has proactively worked to address and improve the care and experiences of this population.”

Trans rights groups will be closely watching to see how the state agency, now overseen by longtime state prison official Kathleen Allison, implements SB 132. It is expected the agency will take anywhere from 30

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Legislative LGBT Caucus members state Senator Scott Wiener, left, Assemblyman Evan Low, now state Senator Susan Talamantes Eggman, then-Assemblyman Todd Gloria, and Assemblywoman Sabrina Cervantes spoke on a panel at a 2019 statewide summit for LGBTQ elected officials.

ponents,” said Low. It is uncertain if Low will again pursue banning conversion therapy for adults, as California already prevents the anti-LGBTQ practice to be used on minors. He had pulled such a bill in 2018 in the face of intense opposition from religious leaders in order to work on gaining their support.

He did get a resolution condemning adult conversion therapy passed but it had no impact on the practice of it in the state. Legislation may not be necessary, Low pointed out, should the incoming administration of President-elect Joe Biden move to ban the homophobic practice nationwide.

“We are keeping our options open and doing that assessment,” said Low. The LGBTQ caucus is expected to forcefully support a request from gay state Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) that the Joint Legislative Audit Committee examine how state health officials are collecting not only sexual orientation but also gender identity demographic data. Since 2018, a number of California departments and agencies focused on health care and social services were to be collecting SOGI data after lawmakers enacted several pieces of legislation requiring that they do so.

But it became apparent that the SOGI collection was not being conducted as expected when

the COVID-19 outbreak began in March and there was no data on how many LGBTQ Californians were testing positive for the coronavirus. Nine months later and the state health department is only reporting limited data on its website about the impact the health crisis is having in the state’s LGBTQ communities.

“I am in full support and we need to explore all further opportunities not just on the legislative side but on oversight,” said Low when asked about the audit request. “How did we get here and why is there a need for this legislation in the first place?

What fell through the cracks and what do we need to do to address that?”

It will not be until sometime well into 2021 that such an audit could be conducted. Taking up the request will be newly seated gay state Senator John Laird (D-Santa Cruz), the vice chair of the committee that oversees audits.

“Therein lies the importance of the caucus and caucus membership,” noted Low. “We have to advocate for our own community and hold the administration and departments accountable to our community. We need to be sounding this alarm. So many moving pieces are occurring, it is important we articulate why this is important.”

The longevity of the LGBTQ caucus is also a top priority for Low, who told the B.A.R. he is already looking at how to recruit

to 90 days to approve a transgender inmate’s request to be rehoused.

“I do believe CDCR is quite committed to successfully implementing the law. CDCR worked collaboratively with us for almost two years,” noted Wiener in a recent phone interview with the Bay Area Reporter.

“I do believe they will try very hard to make it work well. Will there be bumps in the road? I am sure there will be.

“As we have seen with the access to gender-affirming health care, there are some institutional challenges,” added Wiener, referring to trans inmates being granted the medical care they need while incarcerated. “I do believe CDCR very much wants to see this succeed.”

According to the state agency’s

fact sheet housing requests based on gender identity will be reviewed by a multi-disciplinary classification committee chaired by the warden of the facility in consultation with custody, medical and mental health care staff, and a compliance manager for the federal Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA), which expressly prohibits housing decisions based solely on an incarcerated person’s external genitalia. The committee’s decision will take into account all case factors and the individual’s history.

“If approved, the incarcerated person will be transferred to a male or female Reception Center consistent with their gender identity,” states the fact sheet. “If disapproved, notification is given to the incarcerated person who has up to 30 days to grieve

tive for COVID, 29% lost their job or saw a reduction in work, 11% had to change their living arrangements, and 10 percent lost a close friend or family who died from COVID-19.

A report from the Human Rights Campaign estimated that more than five million LGBTQ people work in industries “heavily impacted by the COVID-19 epidemic,” such as restaurants, hospitals, schools, and retail. A report from the National LGBT Cancer Network indicated that the LGBTQ community uses tobacco at rates 50% higher than the general population, making them particularly vulnerable to the respiratory virus. And a study by the Movement Advancement Project found that 45% of 47 nonprofit

LGBT organizations surveyed had to reduce their 2020 budgets by an average of about 17%.

At the end of the year, there was a growing concern about a new strain of the virus (called S gene variant) in the United Kingdom that appeared to be spreading even easier.

But several nations, including the U.K. and the United States, have begun inoculating citizens with newly developed vaccines, which experts believe will still be effective in stopping even this variation of the virus.

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candidates to run for state Assembly and Senate seats that will be on the ballot in 2022.

“We are going to be looking at many places outside the norm of major urban areas like the Bay Area, Los Angeles, or San Diego,” said Low in terms of the candidate recruitment efforts, pointing out that “it is just a matter of time” to see an out state legislator get elected in the Coachella Valley, which includes the Palm Springs area where the LGBTQ community continues to increase and the electorate grows more Democratic.

Contributing to the caucus’s future expansion will be how the 2020 census count impacts the redistricting process. Low said how the boundaries for state and federal offices will be drawn is going to be a key concern of his as caucus chair.

“It is important for us to prioritize as we head into next year,” Low said.

the LGBTQ caucus has yet to have a Black member.

“That is something I imagine is important to many of us,” said Low, “and the intersectionality that comes with that.”

There will be several special elections in 2021 for legislative seats due to vacancies. But it does not appear any out candidates will be running in the March 2 contest for the Senate seat vacated by Los Angeles Supervisor Holly Mitchell.

Should Assemblywoman Shirley Weber (D-San Diego) be confirmed by the Legislature as the next secretary of state, it could open the door for an LGBTQ person to run to succeed her. Newsom tapped her for the position December 22 hours after naming the incumbent, Alex Padilla, to succeed Vice President-elect Kamala Harris in the U.S. Senate as the first Latino senator from California.

Weber’s daughter, Dr. Akilah Weber, a member of the La Mesa City Council, has already entered the race, tweeting the day after Christmas that “it would be an honor to represent and serve the residents of this district and continue to ensure that we build a better tomorrow that improves the future for ALL Californians.”

Low had been planning to run for the statewide office in 2022 when Padilla would have been termed out, and it is unclear if he will now suspend his campaign, as he has yet to address the question.

The 72-year-old Weber, set to become the first African American to be secretary of state, said last week that she will seek a full term and not serve as a caretaker in the seat.

Talking to the B.A.R. prior to Weber’s nomination, Low had pointed out that he is a former chair of the Assembly’s election committee and has served on it his entire time in Sacramento. He is also carrying a bill next year to establish Election Day as a state holiday and supported the unsuccessful ballot measure that would have allowed 17-year-olds to vote in primaries if they were 18 by the fall election.

“I am always honored to serve in the best capacity to advocate for our community,” said Low.t

Caucus of 8

The LGBTQ caucus’ current membership of eight returns it to its high point and includes new Assemblyman Alex Lee (D-San Jose), its first bisexual member and youngest ever at age 25, and gay Assemblyman Chris Ward (D-San Diego), the first out father of young children to serve in the Legislature.

Also helping to grow the caucus are former Assembly members who were elected this year to the state Senate. Lesbian Senator Susan Talamantes Eggman (D-Stockton), now vice chair of the LGBTQ caucus, moved from one chamber to the other this month, while Laird returned to the upper chamber after being termed out of his Assembly seat in 2008.

“We are happy we have new blood and hope it will continue coming,” said Low, noting that all five of the caucus’s incumbent members won their races in November. “We didn’t lose any. We are also excited by the fact we still have the most diverse caucus.”

There still have been no transgender or queer members of the caucus, something Low hopes will be achieved in coming election cycles. While there are Latino and Asian Pacific Islander members,

the decision. If grieved, it will be referred to the Departmental Review Board for a decision regarding housing in a male or female prison.”

Simas noted that the agency has already put in place a number of policies, practices, and procedures for the screening, housing, and treatment of transgender incarcerated people. For instance, they can access clothing and personal care items consistent with their gender identity and set “clear expectations” with prison staff that they be addressed consistent with their gender identity, including the use of correct pronouns and honorifics, added Simas.

“CDCR also developed and provided specialized training to staff to ensure they are aware of laws and departmental policies and to give

them the knowledge and tools they need when interacting with the incarcerated transgender community,” she wrote.

Youth sex offender registry

Another of Wiener’s criminal justice reform bills that took several years to pass out of the legislative process is also taking effect in the new year. SB 145 ends the discriminatory treatment of LGBTQ young adults faced with registering as sex offenders.

The controversial bill was used to attack a number of out state legislators over the last two years. It resulted in Wiener being subjected to death threats by followers of the See page 8 >>

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QAnon conspiracy theory as well as false accusations that he was promoting pedophilia. The charges not only came from online trolls but also from other public officials, such as fellow state Senator Melissa Melendez (R-Lake Elsinore).

The bill doesn’t change any criminal statutes. Instead, it ensures LGBTQ adolescents are treated the same as their heterosexual peers when faced with the possibility of being listed on the state’s sex offender registry.

It grants judges discretion over whether to include on the sex registry people over the age of 18 who have been convicted of oral or anal intercourse with someone between the ages of 14 and 17, provided that the individual so convicted is within

10 years of age of their consensual sexual partner. Under current law, such individuals with a younger same-sex partnermust automatically register as a sex offender.

“It will just be implemented as cases move through the system,” noted Wiener.

Other new laws

Due to the adoption of the Safe and Supportive Schools Act of 2019, the state Department of Education has until July 1 to develop and update its resources and training materials so they incorporate LGBT cultural competency and how to address LGBTQ-based bullying to teachers and other certificated staff members.

A spokesman for the agency did not respond to a question from the B.A.R. about the status of the training materials by the paper’s press

deadline Tuesday, December 29.

Backed by State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond, Assembly Bill 493 was signed into law by Newsom with the condition that the training not be mandatory as it was estimated to cost the state’s 343 school districts a combined $3.25 million. In exchange, Newsom promised to work with LGBTQ lawmakers and advocates on providing funding for school districts to train their teachers in his 2020 budget proposal.

But due to the COVID pandemic, no such funding was awarded this year. Gay Assemblyman Evan Low (D-Campbell), who is chairing the Legislative LGBTQ Caucus, told the B.A.R. the affinity group for out lawmakers would be seeking the funding in the 2021-2022 budget.

Also by July 1 California hospitals have to submit to the Office of State-

wide Health Planning and Development within the California Department of Public Health how much they are contracting with LGBTQowned businesses as well as those owned by women, minorities, and other disadvantaged groups. It is due to the adoption in 2019 of AB 962 co-authored by Assemblywoman Autumn Burke (D-Inglewood) and Assemblyman Rob Bonta (D-Oakland).

The transparency requirement is aimed at seeing more such companies benefit from the estimated $230 billion the state’s hospital industry spends annually. It mirrors recent efforts to encourage other industries in the state, from public utilities to transportation agencies, to also increase their contracts with queer, female, and minority-owned firms.

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SB 1255 by Senator Lena Gonzalez (D-Long Beach) and the Senate Committee on Insurance will prohibit an insurer from declining an application or enrollment request for coverage under a policy or certificate for life insurance or disability income insurance solely because the applicant is living with HIV. Anyone who negligently, willfully, or maliciously discloses the results of an HIV test will also face penalties as of that date.

The bill, however, does allow an insurer to refuse to cover, limit the coverage offered, or charge a different rate to an HIV-positive applicant “if the refusal, limitation, or charge is based on sound actuarial principles and actual or reasonably anticipated experience.”t

Legals>> SUMMONS DISTRICT COURT OF THE STATE OF NEVADA FOR THE COUNTY OF CLARK, IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF PING LUO, PLAINTIFF, V. GUOYOU SUN, DEFENDANT. NOTICE! YOU HAVE BEEN SUED. THE COURT MAY DECIDE AGAINST YOU WITHOUT YOUR BEING HEARD UNLESS YOU RESPOND IN WRITING WITHIN 21 DAYS. READ THE NFORMATION BELOW VERY CAREFULLY. CASE NO: D-20-617441-D

To the defendant named above: The Plaintiff has filed a civil complaint or petition against you. Read that document (or get a copy at that court listed below) to find out the specific relief requested. The subject of this case is Divorce. If you want to defend this lawsuit, you must do al of the following within 21 days after this summons is served on you (not counting the day of service): 1. File a formal written answer to the complaint or petition with the Clerk of the Court (whose address is listed below). 2. Pay the required filing fee to the court, or request a fee waivers by filing an application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis. 3. Serve a copy of your answer on the Plaintiff whose name and address is shown below. If you do not respond, Plaintiff can request a default against you. The court can then enter a judgment against you for the relief demanded in the complaint or petition. Steven D. Grierson, Clerk of the Court, by Tracy George, Deputy Clerk, 11/17/2020, Family Courts and Services Center, 601 North Pecos Rd., Las Vegas, NV 89155; Regional Justice Center, 200 Lewis Ave., Las Vegas, NV 89155.

Issued on behalf of Plaintiff: Ping Luo, 9542 Belmont, Las Vegas, NV 89148.

DEC 10, 17, 24, 31, 2020 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME IN SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO FILE CNC-20-556015

In the matter of the application of NICOLE ELIZABETH COX, 331 ANZA ST #311A, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94118, for change of name having been filed in Superior Court, and it appearing from said application that petitioner NICOLE ELIZABETH COX is requesting that the name NICOLE ELIZABETH COX be changed to MALIBU NICOLE TAYLOR. Now therefore, it is hereby ordered, that all persons interested in said matter do appear before this Court in Dept. 103N on the 7th of January 2021 at 9:00am of said day to show cause why the application for change of name should not be granted.

by an individual, and is signed URIEL BOHBOT. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on N/A. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 11/17/20.

DEC 10, 17, 24, 31, 2020 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039194300 The following person(s) is/are doing business as GROOVE AND GO, 203 CASTRO ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94114. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed GRETCHEN MARIE SEELEY. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on N/A. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 11/30/20.

DEC 10, 17, 24, 31, 2020 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039200600 The following person(s) is/are doing business as JCA YACHT SERVICES, 416 42ND AVE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94121. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed JAMES ABELA. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 10/26/20. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 12/04/20.

DEC 10, 17, 24, 31, 2020 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039185100 The following person(s) is/are doing business as POLOPERRO, 400 PIERCE ST #6, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94117. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed CHARLES NIEMAN. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 10/02/20. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 11/12/20.

DEC 10, 17, 24, 31, 2020 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039185700

DEC 10, 17, 24, 31, 2020

The following person(s) is/are doing business as FAST RESPONSE PLUMBING & ROOTER, 430 N CANAL ST #22, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94080. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed JOSEPH TINSLEY. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 07/21/10. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 11/13/20.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME IN SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO FILE CNC-20-556016

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039200000

In the matter of the application of ERIN NICOLE HOPPER, 331 ANZA ST #311A, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94118, for change of name having been filed in Superior Court, and it appearing from said application that petitioner ERIN NICOLE HOPPER is requesting that the name ERIN NICOLE HOPPER be changed to ERIN NICOLE TAYLOR. Now therefore, it is hereby ordered, that all persons interested in said matter do appear before this Court in Dept. 103N on the 7th of January 2021 at 9:00am of said day to show cause why the application for change of name should not be granted.

DEC 10, 17, 24, 31, 2020 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME IN SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO FILE CNC-20-556020

In the matter of the application of EMILIANO PIERRE CHACON BOURGOIS, 4233 ULLOA ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94116, for change of name having been filed in Superior Court, and it appearing from said application that petitioner EMILIANO PIERRE CHACON BOURGOIS is requesting that the name EMILIANO PIERRE CHACON BOURGOIS be changed to EMILIANO PIERRE BOURGOIS-CHACON. Now therefore, it is hereby ordered, that all persons interested in said matter do appear before this Court in Dept. 103N, Rm. 103N on the 26th of January 2021 at 9:00am of said day to show cause why the application for change of name should not be granted.

DEC 10, 17, 24, 31, 2020 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME IN SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO FILE CNC-20-556024

In the matter of the application of RAE-IL LINDA PARK LEE, 19 BANNEKER WAY #D, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94102, for change of name having been filed in Superior Court, and it appearing from said application that petitioner RAE-IL LINDA PARK LEE is requesting that the name RAE-IL LINDA PARK LEE AKA RAE-IL PARK AKA LINDA PARK LEE AKA LINDA LEE be changed to RAE-IL LINDA PARK. Now therefore, it is hereby ordered, that all persons interested in said matter do appear before this Court in Dept. 103N on the 14th of January 2021 at 9:00am of said day to show cause why the application for change of name should not be granted.

DEC 10, 17, 24, 31, 2020 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039188000 The following person(s) is/are doing business as THE MONKEY LOCKSMITH, 88 HOWARD ST #1213, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94105. This business is conducted

DEC 10, 17, 24, 31, 2020

The following person(s) is/are doing business as SOUL CROWN CO., 146 CORTLAND AVE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94110. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed KELLY MEGAN WILSON. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 10/28/20. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 12/04/20.

DEC 17, 24, 31, 2020 JAN 07, 2021 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039194400

The following person(s) is/are doing business as NOE VALLEY CUTS AND SHAVE BARBERSHOP, 4137-1/2 24TH ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94114. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed ARVIN DEL SOCORRO. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 10/12/20. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 11/30/20.

DEC 17, 24, 31, 2020 JAN 07, 2021 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039197000

The following person(s) is/are doing business as GAPPIFY, 1161 MISSION ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94103. This business is conducted by a corporation, and is signed GAPPIFY, INC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 07/30/15.

The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 12/02/20.

DEC 17, 24, 31, 2020 JAN 07, 2021 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039197700

The following person(s) is/are doing business as FU YUAN FOOD MARKET, 1251 STOCKTON ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94133. This business is conducted by a corporation, and is signed FU YUAN FOOD MARKET, INC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 09/29/20. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 12/02/20.

DEC 17, 24, 31, 2020 JAN 07, 2021 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039202100 The following person(s) is/are doing business as BLCK VC, 1355 MARKET ST, 3RD FL, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94103. This business is conducted by a corporation, and is signed ALL RAISE (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 07/14/20. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 12/09/20.

DEC 17, 24, 31, 2020 JAN 07, 2021

The following person(s) is/are doing business as FOUND, 981 MISSION ST #64, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94103. This business is conducted by a corporation, and is signed INDIE TECHNOLOGIES, INC (DE). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 11/03/20. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 12/09/20.

DEC 17, 24, 31, 2020 JAN 07, 2021 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039200400

The following person(s) is/are doing business as THE ENTREPRENEUR’S SOURCE, 655 EDDY ST #6, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94103. This business is conducted by a limited liability company, and is signed JONATHAN ORTIZ CONSULTING LLC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on N/A. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 12/04/20.

DEC 17, 24, 31, 2020 JAN 07, 2021 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039193100

The following person(s) is/are doing business as SF HOUSE OF NAILS, 1610 POLK ST, SANN FRANCISCO, CA 94109. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed LIEN LOI. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 10/14/20.

The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 11/24/20.

DEC 17, 24, 31, 2020 JAN 07, 2021 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039190300

The following person(s) is/are doing business as CANOPY, 353 KEARNY ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94108. This business is conducted by a limited liability company, and is signed CANOPY FINANCIAL DISTRICT LLC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 06/18/19. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 11/18/20.

DEC 17, 24, 31, 2020 JAN 07, 2021 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039190400

The following person(s) is/are doing business as CANOPY, 595 PACIFIC AVE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94133. This business is conducted by a limited liability company, and is signed CANOPY JACKSON SQUARE LLC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 01/23/18. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 11/18/20.

DEC 17, 24, 31, 2020 JAN 07, 2021 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF DHIREN DWIJEN DESAI IN SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO: FILE PES-20-304098

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of DHIREN DWIJEN DESAI. A Petition for Probate has been filed by ANEESHA VIKAS JOSHI in the Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco. The Petition for Probate requests that ANEESHA VIKAS JOSHI be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: January 13, 2021, 9:00 am, Rm. 204, Superior Court of California, 400 McAllister St., San Francisco, CA 94102. If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. If you are a creditor or contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the latter of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined by section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250.

A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for petitioner: JOSHUA M. KO (SBN 235331), GAW POE LLP, 4 EMBARCADERO

DEC 24, 31, 2020 JAN 07, 2021 BURK CHUNG FOUNDATION

The Annual Report f the Burt Chung Foundation, 465 Clementina Street, San Francisco, CA 94103 is available at the Foundation’s office for inspection during regular business hours. Copies of the Annual Report have been furnished to the Attorney General of the State of California. Burk Chung, Trustee. Fiscal year ended November 30, 2020.

DEC 24, 31, 2020 JAN 07, 14, 2021 SUMMONS IN A CIVIL ACTION IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEVADA: MARCUS ANDRADE AND NAC FOUNDATION, LLC, PLAINTIFF V. JAPHETH DILLMAN, ET AL., DEFENDANT, CIVIL ACTION NO.: 2:20-CV01021-JAD-NJK

To Defendant Japheth Dillman, a lawsuit has been filed against you. Within 21 days after service of this summons on you (not counting the day you receive it) – or 60 days if you are the United States or a United States agency, or an officer or employee of the United States described in Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(a)(2) or (3) – you must serve on the plaintiff an answer to the attached complaint or a motion under Rule 12 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The answer or motion must be served on the plaintiff or plaintiff’s attorney, whose name and address are ERIC R.OLSEN, GARMAN TURNER GORDON, LLP, 7251 AMIGO ST #210, LAS VEGAS, NV 89119; (725) 777-3000. If you fail to respond, judgment by default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint. You must also file your answer or motion with the court. Date: Dec. 18, 2020; signed by the Clerk or Deputy Clerk of the Court.

DEC 24, 31, 2020 JAN 07, 14, 2021 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039194200

The following person(s) is/are doing business as THE ART OF AESTHETICS, 4105 19TH ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94114. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed NICOLE LISA TORELLI. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 04/28/97. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 11/30/20.

DEC 24, 31, 2020 JAN 07, 14, 2021 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039204900 The following person(s) is/are doing business as DE LA PAZ REMEDIOS, 1385 37TH AVE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94122. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed JORDON BACADELAPAZ. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 03/20/20. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 12/14/20.

DEC 24, 31, 2020 JAN 07, 14, 2021 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039205000

The following person(s) is/are doing business as HEARTROOT CONSULTING, 234 GARCES DR, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94132. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed ROBIN H. HUNTER. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 10/25/20. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 12/14/20.

DEC 24, 31, 2020 JAN 07, 14, 2021 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039208700 The following person(s) is/are doing business as RS HOME SOURCE TEAM, 1699 VAN NESS AVE, SAN

FRANCISCO, CA 94109. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed STACIE O’CONNOR. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 11/06/20. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 12/16/20.

DEC 24, 31, 2020 JAN 07, 14, 2021 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039206300 The following person(s) is/are doing business as WHITE SWAN INN, 845 BUSH ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94108. This business is conducted by a limited liability company, and is signed PETITE SWAN LLC (DE). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 10/21/02. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 12/15/20.

DEC 24, 31, 2020 JAN 07, 14, 2021 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039206400 The following person(s) is/are doing business as PETITE AUBERGE, 863 BUSH ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94108. This business is conducted by a limited liability company, and is signed PETITE SWAN LLC (DE). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 10/21/02. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 12/15/20.

DEC 24, 31, 2020 JAN 07, 14, 2021 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039199600

The following person(s) is/are doing business as ACCESS TO ZEN, 640 TURK ST #18, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94102. This business is conducted by a corporation, and is signed SUDDEN LEAP (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 10/25/20. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 12/04/20.

DEC 24, 31, 2020 JAN 07, 14, 2021 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039204600 The following person(s) is/are doing business as JB ROMM PHD, 201 MISSION ST, 12TH FL, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94105. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed JESSICA BETH ROMM. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 07/07/11. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 12/11/20.

DEC 31, 2020 JAN 07, 14, 21, 2021 STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FILE A-037972000

The following persons have abandoned the use of the fictitious business name known as DOJIMA-ANN, 219 O’FARRELL ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94102. This business was conducted by a corporation and signed

by NEW SUN RESTAURANT CORPORATION (CA). The fictitious name was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 01/26/18.

DEC 31, 2020 JAN 07, 14, 21, 2021 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039201700 The following person(s) is/are doing business as PS SALON & SPA, 1661 PINE ST, 2ND FL, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94109. This business is conducted by a limited liability company, and is signed SALON PS CALIFORNIA LLC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on N/A. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 12/08/20.

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n more ways than anyone would care to count, the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way we live. Near the top of the list are the ways in which we experience music. Live music venues –from concert halls and intimate clubs to festivals and cruises– were hit the hardest and the future of these performance spaces remains uncertain.

Staying productive

Fortunately, we still have plenty of recorded music to enjoy while we face the possibility of both a vaccine and further lockdowns. Some musicians have used the opportunity of isolation to create albums.

Gay singer/songwriter Mike Maimone recorded two solo albums; isolation: 001 consists of original songs and Borrowed Tunes, vol. 1 is cover versions (both at mikemaimone.com). Gay smooth jazz artist Dave Koz has the wonders of modern technology to thank for his A New Day (Just Koz) album, written and recorded (with guest artists, no less) during the pandemic.

Bay Area-based lesbian singer/songwriter Rachel Garlin wasn’t sitting idle during the pandemic, releasing her new Julie Wolfproduced album, Mondegreens (rachelgarlin. com), as well as performing the weekly Sidewalk Sessions, live shows from the garage of her Noe Valley home. Scott Free wrote “This Is Not Our Government,” about the CARES Act, during the pandemic, making it a last-minute addition to his politically-oriented The Last Revolution (Leather/ Western) album.

Listening to lesbians

Lesbians excelled in 2020. The Greatest Part (Captured Tracks), the breathtaking second album by out singer/songwriter Becca Mancari, available in a limited edition clear pink vinyl LP version, is a sonic departure from

Best LGBTQ music 2020, part 1 Q-Music’s social distancing soundtrack

her Americana-laced 2017 debut Good Woman.

Working with musician/producer Zac Farro (of Paramore fame), Mancari created a forwardthinking audio landscape for her deeply personal lyrics, some of which deal with being raised in and surviving a strict religious background.

Songs such as “Hunter”, “Stay With Me”, “First Time”, “Like This” and “Tear Us Apart” deal with heavy subject matter, but the unique musical settings have the ability to transport the listener to another place altogether.

North Carolina-based H.C. McEntire also released an exceptional second album, Eno Axis (Merge), which expands on the promise of her first record, delivering 10 awe-inspiring songs (including the instrumental “Sunday Morning” and a stunning reinterpretation of Led Zeppelin’s “House of the Holy”).

The third sophomore album included here is the gorgeous Our Two Skins (Jagjaguwar), by queer singer/songwriter Gordi (aka Sophia Payten), which ranged from the soul-baring opener “Aeroplane Bathroom,” the early Rickie Lee Jones-esque “Radiator,” as well as “Look Like You” and “Volcanic,” to the livelier “Free

Association,” “Unready,” “Sandwiches” and “Extraordinary Life.”

Newly out singer/songwriter Jaime Wyatt, a distinctive artist whose hard scrabble life has led to sobriety and embracing her queer identity, addresses these subjects on her exceptional new album, Neon Cross (New West), earning her a rightful place among the current crop of reigning country divas.

Singer/songwriter Susan Werner is a national treasure, which she continues to prove with each consecutive album, including her latest, the Americana-style Flyover Country (susanwerner.com). Over the course of the 10 songs, Werner gives us something to think about (“Snake Oil,” “Only Later,” “Barn Radio”), swoon about it (“How Much”) and even smile about (“Wine Bottles”).

Brittany Howard, the magnetic and supremely talented former lead singer of the Grammy Award-winning band Alabama Shakes, came out, got married and released her solo debut album Jaime (ATO), named for her older sister who died at the age of 13 (when Howard was nine), and the 11 songs are

LGBT themes and lead roles expanded cinematic depictions

Alice Junior

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020 will be remembered as the revolutionary year when streaming and videoon-demand services became central to Hollywood’s business model. Even the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that films could skip a theatrical release to be eligible for Oscar consideration.

This new era not only erases the distinction between movies and television, but likely means fewer big-budget films will be made, opening greater mainstream access to smaller indie and foreign features, composing the vast majority of queer releases.

Here are six of the year’s best.

Alice Junior (Netflix). This Brazilian comic extravaganza, resembling a graphic novel come to life, revolves around trans teenager Alice, creator of a popular advice vlog, who due to

her father’s job, must relocate to a rural southern town and attend a strict Catholic high school where she is bullied by her classmates.

She uses her ingenuity and sass to change the people and culture around her. A quirky lively film with eye-popping animation and catchy pop tunes, it revitalizes the usual teen comedy stereotypes and acts as an invigorating upbeat tonic for these morose days.

Born To Be (Kino Now; KinoLorber DVD).

This poignant documentary charts the quiet revolution in transgender surgery occurring at Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York City. The star is straight surgeon Jess Ting, who has devised revolutionary improved procedures for facial feminization, vaginoplasty, and phalloplasty, so patients can look and live more fully as their intended gender. There are few exhilarating moments in movies this year than non-binary Jordan waking up with tears of joy discovering they has a fully functioning penis. Essential viewing

Read the entire article on www.ebar.com, and look for Part 2 in next week’s issue.

Brittany Howard

of LGBTQ people in Chechnya, spear-headed beginning in 2017 (and still continuing) by its Putin puppet leader Ramzan Kadyrov. Gay journalist/filmmaker David France in cinema verite mode centers on rescue activists, who run a shelter for endangered people and help terrified runaways escape to safe houses in Europe. The brave star is Maxim Luponov, the first detainee to return to Russia and sue the Chechnyan government through the courts, publicly witnessing to the media about his ordeal. With this exceptional, urgent film, France assumes the mantle as today’s foremost queer documentarian of conscience.

Best movies of 2020, part 1

by Brian Bromberger

everything you’d expect from a Brittany Howard solo album and then some.t

as to why gender affirming surgery helps many, but not all TGs, find their true selves.

Uncle Frank (Amazon). The gay movie/TV director/screenwriter Alan Ball (Six Feet Under, American Beauty) returns to top form after a long absence with this quasi-autobiographical yarn about gay closeted NYU college professor Frank Bledsoe (Paul Bettany) forced to confront his traumatic past. Having encouraged his sheltered niece Beth (Sophia Lillis) to attend that university, he comes out to her, introducing Wally (Peter Macdissi, Ball’s real life husband), his partner of 10 years. While a bit clichéd and at times veering toward melodrama, Uncle Frank is still a charming winner that doesn’t avoid the messy emotional self-loathing consequences of being closeted and alcoholic.

Welcome to Chechnya (HBO Max). Searing, chilling docu/expose of the purging/war via (electro)torture, beatings, and executions

Howard (Disney+) A magical tribute documentary commemorating the life and career of gay lyricist Howard Ashman, who together with his straight composer professional partner Alan Mencken, created the songs for the blockbuster animated film musicals The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, and Aladdin, winning two Oscars. Ashman brought a musical theater sensibility honed from Broadway (Little Shop of Horrors) that revived Disney during its 1990s renaissance. A demanding perfectionist, he worked until almost his last breath, dictating lyrics in a whisper over the phone on his deathbed, before succumbing to AIDS at age 40 in 1991.

Monsoon (Strand Releasing DVD). This sophomoric effort by director/screenwriter Hong Khaou, following his glorious Lilting (2014), is an incisive character study in melancholy and rootlessness as Vietnamese-American Kit (Henry Golding, Crazy Rich Asians) returns to his Saigon birthplace to scatter his deceased parent’s ashes in a country he has tenuous connections at best. Golding is wonderful, but again one wishes a gay actor had been given this plum role, especially in the scenes where he tenuously begins a relationship with an African-American entrepreneurial ex-patriate.t

Read about Brian Bromberger’s #5 to #1 picks, plus honorable mentions, in next week’s issue.

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2020’s hindsight The Lavender Tube’s year in review

by Victoria A. Brownworth

tained hysteria. Oh’s Eve is a perfect foil for Jody Comer’s over-the-top Russian assassin, Villanelle, who is the most spectacular lesbian on TV–beautiful, sensual, wears amazing clothes and kills with impunity– or does she?

The sensuality is breathtakingly portrayed, the love story disturbing af and the two principles are extraordinary as they tear up the screen in markedly different ways.

Also starring the renowned Fiona Shaw, in a true tour de force, and Kim Bodnia as her sometimes lover and Villanelle’s handler.

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his hell year is almost over and Trump is almost done. Soon we can exhale. Mitigating the terribleness in some small measure was a slate of memorable LGBTQ TV. We don’t do top ten lists, because they are too subjective and there is no such thing as a perfect TV show. But here are a dozen of the year’s best evocations of queer and trans experience on the tube. If you weren’t watching, thanks to the magic of non-stop streaming, you can watch it all now.

There were reliable places to go to be immersed in queerness. RuPaul’s Drag Race has a permanent spot on any best-of list for any year because, after more than a decade, RuPaul is still bringing it. The series is fun, snarky and emotional.

It is unreservedly made for us and about us and we love it.

RuPaul Charles, who just turned 60, also worked to get out the vote in a year of divisiveness that put LGBTQ people and people of color at incalculable risk. And we would add that seeing RuPaul as the face of Old Navy this holiday season has made us particularly happy as we imagine Trump supporters trying to explain to their kids why they can’t shop at their favorite store anymore.

Beyond RuPaul, who is always flawless, there were a few nearperfect shows this year with performances and storylines that resonated long past the final episode of the season or series.

One of the best performances of the year was Eve Lindley in AMC’s Dispatches from Elsewhere. Lindley is a revelation as Simone, a young

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trans woman falling in love with a cis-het man, Peter (Jason Segel, the show’s creator) who is falling in love back.

This series could not be more perfect for the near-apocalypse in which we are currently living, as it suspends all reality while lifting you up with its magical realism and charming trans love story.

Segel’s performance is heartbreaking, and perhaps his best-ever acting. But it is Lindley’s riveting and luminous performance that is unforgettable. Also starring Sally Field in a very different and compelling role and André 3000 way outside his rapper comfort zone and also oh-so-good.

Other excellent performances by trans women actors that stood out this year were Hunter Schafer as Jules Vaughn in HBO’s stellar Euphoria and Jesse James Keitel as Jerrie in ABC’s Big Sky. Euphoria is the better series about an ensemble of high school teens and their relationships, in which Jules is a main character, but

Keitel’s performance as sex worker and singer Jerrie is a heartbreaker that stays with you.

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AMC’s Emmy-winning drama Killing Eve had the best performances and best script of any series in 2020. If you like your lesbian eroticism killer, this is definitely the series for you. Sandra Oh as the eponymous MI5 agent slides from understated ennui to barely con-

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Fruits & veg

Cucumber and Banana are two British series focusing on the interracial relationships of several gay men and they are both wildly uneven and incredibly compelling.

The titles (plus a companion film, Tofu) are culled from the Erection Hardness Score developed by the European Association of Urology. The EHS describes the stages of the male erection as tofu, peeled banana, banana and cucumber.

Delicious, right?

And so are these interconnected tales from Russell T. Davies, creator of the original Queer as Folk. In Cucumber, Davies details the disintegration of the relationship between middle-aged, middle-class Henry Best (Vincent Franklin), who is white, and his Black partner of nearly a decade, Lance (Cyril Nri).

Everything comes undone when Henry refuses to marry Lance.

There’s a lot of discourse about why, with anal sex and a desire for “cock” as the nexus, but this is really in many respects about growing older and losing one’s virility. Henry ends up at a flat with some much younger work colleagues, Dean Monroe (Fisayo Akinade) and Freddie Baxter (Freddie Fox), who are the stars of Banana, which is more about the younger queer set.

Some of these episodes are a bit soap-operatic while others are truly fabulous, but what resonates here is how unflinchingly gay these series are. These are gay men with gay desires, gay dreams and gay dramas and you really want to watch both series. (Available on Hulu, Amazon Prime and Apple iTunes.)

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Josh Thomas’s (Please Like Me) queer familial comedy Everything’s Gonna Be Okay, will leave you hopeful that there’s a future beyond COVID-19, even if the series

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starts with dying.

Nicholas (Thomas), 25, is a neurotic, gay Australian entomologist who goes to visit his father and half-sisters in Los Angeles only to discover his father is dying. Nicholas is tasked with becoming guardian for Matilda (Kayla Cromer), who is on the autism spectrum, and Genevieve (Maeve Press), who is angry about almost everything.

Adam Faison plays Alex, Nicholas’s hot, charming boyfriend who tries to help him navigate his new role and his neuroses.

Nicholas’s gayness is a given, as is Matilda’s autism (Cromer herself is on the autism spectrum) and each big piece of who they are —as well as Genevieve’s anger— informs how they interact and how Nicholas cares for the girls and himself.

(Available for streaming on Hulu and Freeform.)

Is there anything we need to say about Schitt’s Creek, or does the fact that no other comedy has ever swept the entire Emmy category speak for itself?

Series with young queer characters that were among the year’s best are NBC’s This Is Us and ABC’s A Million Little Things. Both series give us the characters of Tess (Eris Baker) and Danny (Chance Hurstfield) coming of age as gay. They are always gay. Born gay? Maybe.

It’s such a different take on queer kids. Rather than the standard lateblooming gay adolescent, these series present middle-school kids being out and open about their sexual identity. It’s groundbreaking.

Trinkets, a Netflix original series. was one of the year’s best. We loved its believable take on three teenaged girls, one of whom is a lesbian, who are thieves and meet in a program for shoplifters. The characters are just so true and real, the storylines engaging, the writing superb and there will be a second season in 2021.

Finally, Don Lemon and Rachel Maddow brought us their out queerness every night on CNN and MSNBC as anchors of their respective prime time news programs.

Representation matters, and these two are passionate journalists who have done the some of the best work 2020 had to offer in revealing the breadth of corruption in the Trump presidency and administration and holding them accountable.

For the best –and hopes for the end to the worst– you really must stay tuned.

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anielle Willis’s collection of poetry and prose Dogs in Lingerie came out three decades ago.

The slim volume, published by Zietgest Press, still receives attention.

Willis had previously published one chapbook and has since featured in HBO’s Real Sex, had porcelain fang implants, did porn and pro-dom work, was part of Jennifer Blowdryer’s Smut Fest, and modeled for the late Charles Gatewood.

Willis also stripped at the now-closed Mitchell Brothers O’Farrell Theatre, toured the world giving readings, and had two sold-out theater shows; The Methedrine Dollhouse (1989) at The Exit Theater and Breakfast in the Flesh District at Climate Theatre, directed by Cintra Wilson (1992).

Willis’ writings were an extreme mix of goth, sex work, humor, heart, and hard drugs in San Francisco. In doing so she, somehow, created a book identifiable to any outsider. Poet Steven Reigns interviewed Willis over the phone on the occasion of the book’s 30-year anniversary.

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‘Dogs in Lingerie’ author reflects on 30-year anniversary

Kathy Acker and Dennis Cooper.

They were all great friends of mine.

I used to go to Kate Millet’s art colony every summer in Poughkeepsie. We were basically indentured servants, but it was fun. They would blow a trumpet at five in the morning and we’d get up, have breakfast, and then work in the fields. The first half of the summer was working in a Christmas tree farm. We would get poison ivy and sometimes attacked by hornets. Nobody else but Kate was allowed to have sex there.

She got mad because I was having sex with some of the other girls.

Vernacular for people and experiences has changed in the 30 years. In Dogs in Lingerie, you use certain terms to describe your interests. How would you sexually identify yourself at that time?

I was an androgynous pansexual.

I guess I kind of see myself as sort of a tranny boy, in some ways. I would always say that I was just an androgen. I’m married now to a heterosexual male and he’s happy with me and I’m happy with him. Basically, I believe in looking at people as people, not as genders. I take a person by person relationship. It doesn’t matter if you’re a boy or girl or whatever.

Does it sometimes feel like the storyline about you or your image sometimes overshadows the heart in your work?

It absolutely can. I’m just this humble, married woman up in Shasta with my dog. I moved from San Francisco about five years ago. I just fell in love with Mount Shasta. It’s really weird--it’s like a little hippie town with loggers. The rednecks and the hippies.

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