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transgenderlawcenter.org/resources/ immigration/ice-raids) outlines ways to prepare for potential raids and the specific rights of transgender and gender non-conforming people confronted by ICE officials. The second (https://transgenderlawcenter.org/resources/immigration/credible-fear-interviews) shares tips for trans immigrants who are granted “credible fear” interviews due to fear of persecution or violence should they be deported. The resources were prepared through TLC’s Trans Immigrant Defense Effort, or TIDE, a program that connects transgender immigrants to pro bono attorneys. TIDE is currently working with DACA recipients seeking other avenues of immigration relief, and advocating for the release of a group of trans women seeking asylum who presented themselves at the border last month as part of the first trans-gay caravan.
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Webinar series on gay male dating
The Gay Therapy Center will offer a live webinar series, “Love and Sex for Gay Men,” that begins Tuesday, September 26 at 6 p.m. and continues for the following four Tuesdays. Adam Blum, MFT and director and founder of the therapy center, said in a news release that gay male dating, relationships, and sex are different and come with unique challenges. “This webinar is designed to help gay men navigate the path to connection with other men with greater ease and confidence, and armed with practical skills,” Blum said. The five-week series will cover finding a boyfriend, communicating about sex, developing self-esteem and confidence, maintaining a relationship, and open
Irma
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minimal damage and employees were on the job Monday cleaning up. Photos posted to the resort’s Facebook page showed most of the property’s lush vegetation intact. But one of the two palm trees in front of the property appeared to have had all of its fronds blown off. The resort said it expected to have the property fully cleaned up by the end of this week and would announce later when it would reopen. The Grand’s neighbor and largest gay resort in Fort Lauderdale, the Worthington Resorts, also reported minimal damage. The resort’s Facebook page noted on Monday that someone who lives in a residential tower overlooking the property had reported that although fencing and trees were damaged, there appeared to be no broken windows or structural damage. “We can repair the resort and plant new trees,” Worthington’s owner Jim Durham wrote. “We have been here before with Hurricane Wilma. God Bless, thank you for all your thoughts and prayers it apparently worked.” In Key West, a small group of people took shelter in the New Orleans House, which is owned by Joey Schroeder, who also owns the adjacent Bourbon Street Pub. Through a Facebook post, he relayed that Garden Bar, just behind the main pub, which includes a pool, is “unrecognizable”
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Edith Windsor
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to Jewish immigrants from Russia on June 20, 1929, she grew up in Philadelphia and first realized she was gay while attending Temple University. In the 1950s, at a time when being gay was harshly stigmatized, she married a man and changed her last name to his, Windsor. The marriage was over within a year, and Ms. Windsor moved to New York and eventually became immersed in the gay community. She also earned a master’s degree in mathematics at New York University and landed a job working with computers for the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission and, then, as a computer programmer for IBM. Ms. Windsor and Spyer began their relationship in the early 1960s
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A worker stands next to a fallen tree at the Grand Resort and Spa in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
and that no trees on the property were left standing. The post noted that Schroeder saw numerous trees on top of cars and homes throughout the island but that the flooding was not as bad as Hurricane Wilma. That 2005 storm flooded an estimated 60 percent of the island. Monroe County Commissioner Heather Carruthers told CNN that Wilma also caused more structural damage on the Keys than Irma. Schroeder noted that the damage was most noticeable in the and considered themselves married. Spyer eventually developed multiple sclerosis, and the couple registered as domestic partners when that became possible. As Spyer’s condition worsened, they decided to seek a marriage license in Canada. Spyer died two years later, in 2009. A public memorial service for Ms. Windsor has been scheduled for Friday, September 15, at 12:30 p.m. at the Riverside Memorial Chapel in New York. Ms. Windsor requested that, in lieu of flowers, any donations in her memory be made to one of the following four LGBT organizations: the LGBT Center of New York, the Callen-Lorde Community Health Center, the Hetrick-Martin Institute for LGBTQ youth, or SAGE (Senior Action in a Gay Environment). t
Obituaries >> Memorial set for Celeste Newbrough
A memorial service and celebration will be held next month for Celeste Newbrough, a lesbian and early feminist who helped organize against the anti-gay Briggs initiative in 1977, ahead of the
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relationships and monogamy. “No one teaches us this stuff of life, and yet satisfying relationships are one of the most critical factors in our well-being,” Blum said. The webinar will be led by Greg Bodin, MFT. The cost is $195 if men register by September 19; after that it increases to $245. The Gay Therapy Center has 20 licensed LGBT psychotherapists and offices in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and New York. To register, visit www.thegaytherapycenter.com/love-and-sexwebinar. For more information, visit www.thegaytherapycenter.com.
The festival celebrates the cultural riches of the Tenderloin and Little Saigon. Festival attendees are encouraged to bring children, grandparents, friends, and even a favorite bicycle to fix – there will be activities for all ages. A concert stage will provide entertainment, including music from Josh Woods of RS94109 and cultural performances. Families can enjoy a bounce house, giant inflatable slide, and lantern making.
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The Larkin Street Association and the city of San Francisco will hold the second annual Autumn Moon Festival, a fun and free community celebration Saturday, September 30 from noon to 4 p.m. on Larkin Street, between Ellis and Eddy streets.
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destruction of the island’s foliage: “All trees in Bayview park are down. All trees have been stripped of their leaves.” The business owner continued, “It was like a huge weed whacker hit the island. All signs, canopies, etc. have been ripped down.” Schroeder added that it will be “awhile before Key West is back up and running.” Key West’s legendary Island House, which often tops lists as being among the best gay resorts in the world, reported Monday that it suffered significant but “fixable” damage. The resort posted on its Facebook page, “There are several big trees down, including the big gumbo limbo and rubber tree next door to the resort. Fortunately, they didn’t fall on anything. “Right now there is no water, electricity, or cellphone service in Key West. Those will be fixed in the coming days,” the post read. Also the airport needs to reopen as well as Route 1 to the mainland. The resort said it was unsure when it would reopen. “That depends on when the authorities open the roads and the airport,” the post read. “And how soon we can do the cleanup and repairs needed at the Island House. Hopefully, that will be by early next week.”t
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