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FREE AND ANONYMOUS HIV ANTIBODY TESTING SITES Guerneville: Safeway parking lot (by food truck)*** Every Wednesday 5:00 pm-7:30 pm Graton: Graton Community Club*** Every other Saturday8:00 am-10:00 am Sebastopol: Sebastopol Flea Market, Highway 116*** Every Saturday,10:30 am-12:30 pm Santa Rosa Test Sites: Southwest Community Health Center, Men's Services (see ad below) Sonoma County Department of Health Services 415 Humboldt St., 565-4620, Walk-In Clinic Wednesday, 9 AM - Noon; Friday, 2 - 4 PM; Saturday, 9:30 - Noon SRJC Student Health Center, 1501 Mendocino Avenue, 2 - 4 PM Public Health Building, 3313 Chanate 4:30 - 6:30 PM, Drop - In Sonoma Works 2550 Paulin Drive, near Administration Drive - Mobile - Monday, 1 - 4 PM ***These locations subject to change. Call 565- 4620 to confirm or for information about other Sonoma County sites. |
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Friday - Men's Sex Addicts Support Group - Santa Rosa (See Below)
Saturday - Frontrunners Run / Walk / Ride - Santa Rosa (See Calendar)
Sunday - Men's Open Minded Book Club - Santa Rosa (See Below)
Monday - Pink Night @ Club Seven - Santa Rosa (See Below)
Monday - LGBTQ Square Dance Lessons - Sebastopol (See Below)
Click Here For Calendar of More North Bay Events For Men
Saturday - Frontrunners Run / Walk / Ride - Santa Rosa (See Calendar)
Sunday - Men's Open Minded Book Club - Santa Rosa (See Below)
Monday - Pink Night @ Club Seven - Santa Rosa (See Below)
Monday - LGBTQ Square Dance Lessons - Sebastopol (See Below)
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The Black Cat Cafe on Montgomery
Street became home in the 1950's
to a Gay drag revue starring Jose
Sarria. Sarria was born in San
Francisco and performed each
Sunday afternoon for fifteen years
to full houses of 250 or more, using
his role as Madame Butterfly to
sermonize about homosexual rights
and leading a sing-along of “God
Save the Nelly Queens..."
When it finally closed in 1963, The
Black Cat had broken the barriers
that prevented overtly Gay bars
from existing freely.
A 1951 California Supreme Court
decision banned the closing down
of a bar simply because
homosexuals were the usual
customers.
Manuel Castells convincingly
argues in The Grassroots and the
City that The Black Cat had also
established an important cultural
precedent for the Gay community:
fun and humor.
As the community developed,
feasts, celebrations, street parties,
public and private bars, and
bathhouses and sex clubs, became
the important forms of cultural
expression and sociability, which in
turn strongly influenced other
communities in San Francisco and
beyond. - Chris Carlsson
More Still More
Street became home in the 1950's
to a Gay drag revue starring Jose
Sarria. Sarria was born in San
Francisco and performed each
Sunday afternoon for fifteen years
to full houses of 250 or more, using
his role as Madame Butterfly to
sermonize about homosexual rights
and leading a sing-along of “God
Save the Nelly Queens..."
When it finally closed in 1963, The
Black Cat had broken the barriers
that prevented overtly Gay bars
from existing freely.
A 1951 California Supreme Court
decision banned the closing down
of a bar simply because
homosexuals were the usual
customers.
Manuel Castells convincingly
argues in The Grassroots and the
City that The Black Cat had also
established an important cultural
precedent for the Gay community:
fun and humor.
As the community developed,
feasts, celebrations, street parties,
public and private bars, and
bathhouses and sex clubs, became
the important forms of cultural
expression and sociability, which in
turn strongly influenced other
communities in San Francisco and
beyond. - Chris Carlsson
More Still More
Before & After Harvey
San Francisco
LGBTQ History
San Francisco
LGBTQ History
The Redwood Rainbow's LGBT and Friends Square Dancing Club
continues Mondays with Beginner's Class from 7 to 8:30 PM and
(slightly more) experienced class from
8:30 to 10 PM, at Wischenmann Hall,
460 Eddie Ln., in Sebastopol.
For more information call Steve Minkin
at (707) 433-8967 or Kathyrn at
(707) 887-2546.
continues Mondays with Beginner's Class from 7 to 8:30 PM and
(slightly more) experienced class from
8:30 to 10 PM, at Wischenmann Hall,
460 Eddie Ln., in Sebastopol.
For more information call Steve Minkin
at (707) 433-8967 or Kathyrn at
(707) 887-2546.
Mondays In Sebastopol
LGBTQ Square Dance Classes
LGBTQ Square Dance Classes
A men - only group meets Fridays at the Sutter Medical
Center of Santa Rosa, Administration Bld.
Conference Room 1, 3325 Chanate Road, Santa Rosa,
at 7 PM.
The group is only open to sex addicts or men
who believe they may be sex addicts.
For information call Info Line at
707-573-6064 or contact Dan J.
at 707-542-3150 or email
Northbay Intergroup at
info@northbaySAA.org
Center of Santa Rosa, Administration Bld.
Conference Room 1, 3325 Chanate Road, Santa Rosa,
at 7 PM.
The group is only open to sex addicts or men
who believe they may be sex addicts.
For information call Info Line at
707-573-6064 or contact Dan J.
at 707-542-3150 or email
Northbay Intergroup at
info@northbaySAA.org
Friday in Santa Rosa
Men's Sex Addicts Support Group Meets
Men's Sex Addicts Support Group Meets
Tuesday in Sausalito
Marin Men 4 Men Group
Offers Supportive Community
Marin Men 4 Men Group
Offers Supportive Community
The Men-4-Men Community Group meets the 1st and 3rd Thursdays
of the month - next gathering is Thursday, July 17 - from 7 - 9 PM.,
and is a free, on-going, drop-in peer support group for gay-identified
men, at the Center for Attitudinal Healing,
33 Buchanan Drive, in Sausalito.
Experience a sense of community based on heart-felt connections
in a safe and supportive environment.
For more information, leave a message for Jason at 415-331-6161 x276 or x106.
of the month - next gathering is Thursday, July 17 - from 7 - 9 PM.,
and is a free, on-going, drop-in peer support group for gay-identified
men, at the Center for Attitudinal Healing,
33 Buchanan Drive, in Sausalito.
Experience a sense of community based on heart-felt connections
in a safe and supportive environment.
For more information, leave a message for Jason at 415-331-6161 x276 or x106.
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HIV+ Support In Vallejo
Solano Group Meets Wednesdays
Solano Group Meets Wednesdays
A new group for the transgender or gender –variant is meeting
weekly, on Thursdays, at Spectrum LGBTQ Center, 1000 Sir
Francis Drake Blvd, #10, in San Anselmo, from 5:30 to
6:30 PM.
Call (415) 457-1115 x206 or email sdavis@spectrummarin.org for
more info.
weekly, on Thursdays, at Spectrum LGBTQ Center, 1000 Sir
Francis Drake Blvd, #10, in San Anselmo, from 5:30 to
6:30 PM.
Call (415) 457-1115 x206 or email sdavis@spectrummarin.org for
more info.
Transgender/Gender-Variant
Transgender Group
Meets Thursdays In Marin
Transgender Group
Meets Thursdays In Marin
| Progressive Talk For the San Francisco Bay Area |
Wednesday in San Rafael
A Non-Fat Mocha
With A Barista
On the Side
A Non-Fat Mocha
With A Barista
On the Side
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Sapphire Lounge has taken over the Monday
alternative night at Santa Rosa's Ultralounge Club
Seven. Look for a fun evening
and good energy.
The cover is $5 at 9 PM.
For more information visit:
http://www.myspace.com/theSapphireLounge
alternative night at Santa Rosa's Ultralounge Club
Seven. Look for a fun evening
and good energy.
The cover is $5 at 9 PM.
For more information visit:
http://www.myspace.com/theSapphireLounge
Every Monday
Sapphire Lounge Does
Pink Mondays at Club Seven
Sapphire Lounge Does
Pink Mondays at Club Seven
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A support group for Solano County Area HIV+ men
meets Wednesdays in Vallejo.
Call 707-567-1956 or write SolPozSupGrp@comcast.net
for more information.
meets Wednesdays in Vallejo.
Call 707-567-1956 or write SolPozSupGrp@comcast.net
for more information.
The men who organize Sonoma County’s monthly men’s dining out evening are planning an overnight
camping trip to Angel Island the weekend of Sept 13-14.
They have reserved a group campsite that holds up to 20 people. It is located near a beach on the
west side of the island with views of the Golden Gate Bridge.The campsite is less than a mile from the
ferry landing, and most of that distance is a paved road. For guys who don't want to pack in their gear,
it's possible to take a garden cart and pull it along with gear piled in it. Bicycles are allowed on the
island and segways can be rented there as well.
The campsite is pretty cheap and will be $2 a person. The round-trip ferry ride is $13.00. There are
different parking options in Tiburon. Some are free, and some are paid. For more info go to www.
angelislandferry.com. If you are interested in going, please let Wayne or Joe know and they wil add
you to the list. Contact Wayne at gyrfalcon@sbcglobal.net or Joe at amato@sonic.net
camping trip to Angel Island the weekend of Sept 13-14.
They have reserved a group campsite that holds up to 20 people. It is located near a beach on the
west side of the island with views of the Golden Gate Bridge.The campsite is less than a mile from the
ferry landing, and most of that distance is a paved road. For guys who don't want to pack in their gear,
it's possible to take a garden cart and pull it along with gear piled in it. Bicycles are allowed on the
island and segways can be rented there as well.
The campsite is pretty cheap and will be $2 a person. The round-trip ferry ride is $13.00. There are
different parking options in Tiburon. Some are free, and some are paid. For more info go to www.
angelislandferry.com. If you are interested in going, please let Wayne or Joe know and they wil add
you to the list. Contact Wayne at gyrfalcon@sbcglobal.net or Joe at amato@sonic.net
September 13 & 14
Sonoma Men Gather to Camp Out On Angel Island
Sonoma Men Gather to Camp Out On Angel Island
Men continue to gather Wednesday
evenings, from 6:30 to 8:30 PM, at the
Aroma Cafe, 1122 4th Street in San
Rafael.
This is a Marin4Men-sponsored
activity, and is a great opportunity to
meet guys without all that "organized
activity" stuff! Look for the M4M sign.
evenings, from 6:30 to 8:30 PM, at the
Aroma Cafe, 1122 4th Street in San
Rafael.
This is a Marin4Men-sponsored
activity, and is a great opportunity to
meet guys without all that "organized
activity" stuff! Look for the M4M sign.
While June is generally considered Pride Month in the United States , there
have already been over 20 pride events this year in six western states and
Mexico, with more scheduled through the year into November.
Scheduled Pride events in August include Reno, Nevada August 16 & 17,
Ventura August 23 and Sacramento's Rainbow Festival August 31.
For links to these Pride events – and more – click HERE.
have already been over 20 pride events this year in six western states and
Mexico, with more scheduled through the year into November.
Scheduled Pride events in August include Reno, Nevada August 16 & 17,
Ventura August 23 and Sacramento's Rainbow Festival August 31.
For links to these Pride events – and more – click HERE.
The Pride Goes On . . .
Pride Events Planned In August
and Throughout the Year
Pride Events Planned In August
and Throughout the Year
Oppose the bigots & help keep the Luke/Noah storyline on As The World
Turns .
Procter and gamble is giving the public the
opportunity to vote to keep the gay storyline
on AsThe World Turns. Just call
800-331-3774...it's option (2) two to get
to the automoated poll and 1 (one) to keep the Gay
Storyline.
Just call 1-800-331-3774 and press #2 to get to the ATWT poll, then press 1
to continue the storyline.
800-331-3774
Procter & Gamble Maintains Telephone
Polling On Gay 'As the World Turns' Story
Procter & Gamble Maintains Telephone
Polling On Gay 'As the World Turns' Story
The eQuality Scholarship Collaborative honors and
encourages northern and central California students
for their service to the lesbian, gay, bisexual,
transgender community by providing scholarships
for post-secondary education at approved
institutions. In 2008, the Collaborative awarded
$55,000 to 11 courageous students. In addition to
its own scholarships, the Collaborative administers
two other scholarships:
• $5000 scholarships for students enrolled or
accepted for enrollment in an accredited nursing
program in California. This scholarship is funded by
The Kaiser Permanente Northern California Fund for
Health Education. The four recipients are selected by
KP Pride.
• A $2000 scholarship for a medical student
attending school in California or a California resident
attending medical school elsewhere in the U.S. This
scholarship is funded by The Permanente Medical
Group. The recipient is selected by KP Pride.
The Collaborative is the joint effort of a group of
individuals and organizations based in the San
Francisco Bay Area. It began in 1989 as a
scholarship program by Pacific Gas and Electric
Company's lesbian and gay employee association,
now PG&E PrideNetwork. The following year,
the Bay Area Network of Gay and Lesbian Educators -
now Ally Action - joined the effort. Additional
members have joined the Collaborative over the
years, and more are always welcome. The
Collaborative is an all-volunteer effort, keeping
administrative costs low.
For more information: eQuality@allyaction.org
encourages northern and central California students
for their service to the lesbian, gay, bisexual,
transgender community by providing scholarships
for post-secondary education at approved
institutions. In 2008, the Collaborative awarded
$55,000 to 11 courageous students. In addition to
its own scholarships, the Collaborative administers
two other scholarships:
• $5000 scholarships for students enrolled or
accepted for enrollment in an accredited nursing
program in California. This scholarship is funded by
The Kaiser Permanente Northern California Fund for
Health Education. The four recipients are selected by
KP Pride.
• A $2000 scholarship for a medical student
attending school in California or a California resident
attending medical school elsewhere in the U.S. This
scholarship is funded by The Permanente Medical
Group. The recipient is selected by KP Pride.
The Collaborative is the joint effort of a group of
individuals and organizations based in the San
Francisco Bay Area. It began in 1989 as a
scholarship program by Pacific Gas and Electric
Company's lesbian and gay employee association,
now PG&E PrideNetwork. The following year,
the Bay Area Network of Gay and Lesbian Educators -
now Ally Action - joined the effort. Additional
members have joined the Collaborative over the
years, and more are always welcome. The
Collaborative is an all-volunteer effort, keeping
administrative costs low.
For more information: eQuality@allyaction.org
eQuality Scholarship Collaborative
Scholarships Offered
For LGBTQ Students
Scholarships Offered
For LGBTQ Students
August 21 In Santa Rosa
"Holding Trevor" Examines
Friends and Lovers
"Holding Trevor" Examines
Friends and Lovers
The California Men’s Gathering will
host a Labor Day Gathering -
"Cruisin' through Illusion" -
at Camp Newman, northeast
of Santa Rosa.
Click HERE for all the details.
host a Labor Day Gathering -
"Cruisin' through Illusion" -
at Camp Newman, northeast
of Santa Rosa.
Click HERE for all the details.
Labor Day Weekend In Santa Rosa
California Men's Gathering Plans
Sonoma County Encampment
California Men's Gathering Plans
Sonoma County Encampment
All Kinds On the Coast is a new GLBT social group in Ft. Bragg.
A social "snack potluck"
gathering is meeting Saturday,
August 2, at 7 PM. for fun, games
or whatever the group decides
to do.
The group will meet the first
Saturday of the month. Call or email for address, and more
information: absea@comcast.net or 707-964-3591.
A social "snack potluck"
gathering is meeting Saturday,
August 2, at 7 PM. for fun, games
or whatever the group decides
to do.
The group will meet the first
Saturday of the month. Call or email for address, and more
information: absea@comcast.net or 707-964-3591.
The monthly, Napa Valley
Unity League Monday Night
Mixer is scheduled for Monday,
August 4, from 6 to 8 PM, at
the Napa Valley Marriott Resort
and Spa, 3425 Solano Avenue,
Napa.
Come and meet new friends within the Napa Valley
LGBT community. The event begins at 6 PM.
Unity League Monday Night
Mixer is scheduled for Monday,
August 4, from 6 to 8 PM, at
the Napa Valley Marriott Resort
and Spa, 3425 Solano Avenue,
Napa.
Come and meet new friends within the Napa Valley
LGBT community. The event begins at 6 PM.
August 4 In Napa
Valley Unity League
Gathers For Mixer
Valley Unity League
Gathers For Mixer
August 2 In Ft. Bragg
"All Kinds" Gather
For Evening Event
"All Kinds" Gather
For Evening Event
"Holding Trevor" is the next movie in the Face to Face
Film Series, August 21, at 7:15 PM at Santa Rosa's Rialto
Cinemas, 551 Summerfield Road, Admission is $9.50
Everybody's looking for something. This much is true.
And Trevor Holden (Brent Gorski) is desperately looking
for himself in all the wrong places... Or maybe just in all
the wrong people. It's pretty safe to say that he won't find
enlightenment in his strung-out boyfriend Darrell. And
despite the well-meaning advice offered by his sexually
pervasive best friend and his self-righteous roommate
Andie, Trevor still seems to come up short. Almost ready
to throw in the towel, Trevor meets the ever so charming
Ephram. Simply being everything that Darrell is not wins
Ephram a number of points up-front.
Trevor's relationship with Ephram progresses rather
quickly, and it starts to put a strain on his friendships
with Jake and Andie, both of whom feel Trevor could
stand to be a little more in tune with their feelings.
Holding Trevor is a sometimes funny, sometimes
scathing inspection of a group of friends and lovers that
offers a prescient and biting analysis of men and women
struggling to make sense of their lives and relationships,
all the while reaching every which way but into their own
hearts to do so. Starring writer Brent Gorski and
singer/songwriter Jay Brannan (Shortbus). Directed by
Rosser Goodman (Daddy-O, Life's a Butch!, Wet Dress).
Sometimes, a step in the right direction means forging a
whole new path. Holding Trevor is continually poignant,
relentlessly self-deprecating, and just the type of
cerebral dark comedy that can speak directly to the
twenty-somethings of today while letting other
generations in on the joke.
Film Series, August 21, at 7:15 PM at Santa Rosa's Rialto
Cinemas, 551 Summerfield Road, Admission is $9.50
Everybody's looking for something. This much is true.
And Trevor Holden (Brent Gorski) is desperately looking
for himself in all the wrong places... Or maybe just in all
the wrong people. It's pretty safe to say that he won't find
enlightenment in his strung-out boyfriend Darrell. And
despite the well-meaning advice offered by his sexually
pervasive best friend and his self-righteous roommate
Andie, Trevor still seems to come up short. Almost ready
to throw in the towel, Trevor meets the ever so charming
Ephram. Simply being everything that Darrell is not wins
Ephram a number of points up-front.
Trevor's relationship with Ephram progresses rather
quickly, and it starts to put a strain on his friendships
with Jake and Andie, both of whom feel Trevor could
stand to be a little more in tune with their feelings.
Holding Trevor is a sometimes funny, sometimes
scathing inspection of a group of friends and lovers that
offers a prescient and biting analysis of men and women
struggling to make sense of their lives and relationships,
all the while reaching every which way but into their own
hearts to do so. Starring writer Brent Gorski and
singer/songwriter Jay Brannan (Shortbus). Directed by
Rosser Goodman (Daddy-O, Life's a Butch!, Wet Dress).
Sometimes, a step in the right direction means forging a
whole new path. Holding Trevor is continually poignant,
relentlessly self-deprecating, and just the type of
cerebral dark comedy that can speak directly to the
twenty-somethings of today while letting other
generations in on the joke.
Positive Images, PFLAG North Bay Chapter,
and FTM Sonoma County are presenting the
2008 Northern California Conference on
Transgender Health and Wellness in
Sonoma County October 10 and 11 at the
Event Center of Sonoma Mountain Village,
1100 Valley House Drive, in Rohnert Park
For more information, visit the conference
website at
www.geocities.com/norcaltghealth
and FTM Sonoma County are presenting the
2008 Northern California Conference on
Transgender Health and Wellness in
Sonoma County October 10 and 11 at the
Event Center of Sonoma Mountain Village,
1100 Valley House Drive, in Rohnert Park
For more information, visit the conference
website at
www.geocities.com/norcaltghealth
October 10 & 11 In Rohnert Park
Northern California Transgender
Health & Wellness Conference
Northern California Transgender
Health & Wellness Conference
As we all know, there isn’t a Gay bar in Santa Rosa, but one
bar seems to be taking on the mantle – de facto and part time
– and that is Upper Fourth, the trendy cocktail lounge on the
East side
of Old Courthouse Square in Santa Rosa.
Tuesday nights seem to be the night to show up if you’re
a Gay man looking for entertainment and sociability. Reports
are Tuesdays are very busy, and there is usually a small jazz
combo playing.
bar seems to be taking on the mantle – de facto and part time
– and that is Upper Fourth, the trendy cocktail lounge on the
East side
of Old Courthouse Square in Santa Rosa.
Tuesday nights seem to be the night to show up if you’re
a Gay man looking for entertainment and sociability. Reports
are Tuesdays are very busy, and there is usually a small jazz
combo playing.
Tuesdays In Santa Rosa
Men Meet At Upper Fourth Lounge
Men Meet At Upper Fourth Lounge
The next Northbay LGBTQ Buisness Mixer is Tuesday, Augsut
12, from 5 – 6:30 PM at Jason's (formerly Giorgio's), 300
Drake's Landing, Greenbrae
The LGBT Business Mixer meets the second Tuesday of each
month from 5 to 6:30 PM. This
is the networking opportunity
in the North Bay for LGBTQ
businesses and those who want to do business with the
LGBTQ community.
There will be a no-host bar,
light appetizers, and a raffle drawing (use your business card.
Meet entrepreneurial individuals and businesses wishing to
make new contacts within the LGBT Community.
For more information or to RSVP call Paula Pilecki at (415) 457-
1115 x 209. or email pilecki@spectrumLGBTcenter.org.
12, from 5 – 6:30 PM at Jason's (formerly Giorgio's), 300
Drake's Landing, Greenbrae
The LGBT Business Mixer meets the second Tuesday of each
month from 5 to 6:30 PM. This
is the networking opportunity
in the North Bay for LGBTQ
businesses and those who want to do business with the
LGBTQ community.
There will be a no-host bar,
light appetizers, and a raffle drawing (use your business card.
Meet entrepreneurial individuals and businesses wishing to
make new contacts within the LGBT Community.
For more information or to RSVP call Paula Pilecki at (415) 457-
1115 x 209. or email pilecki@spectrumLGBTcenter.org.
August 12 In Greenbrae
North Bay LGBT
Business Mixer Gathers
North Bay LGBT
Business Mixer Gathers
