Harvey Milk Day May 22

11/06/2024

What I know… when trouble and strife like this hits our community, in particular, we put our heads together and become a power to be reckoned with. So let’s find ways to bond, to plot, to plan and build a system that is unbreakable. What do we need to join, how do we connect and build a California that cannot be broken and keep all our people safe.

09/03/2024

I have posted this before, but today it seems important to share again:

LOFE IS NO BRIEF CANDLE FOR ME
This is the true joy in life, the being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one; the being a force of nature instead of a feverish, selfish little clod of ailment and grievances complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy.

I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the whole community, and as long as I live it is my privilege to do for it whatever I can.

I want to be thoroughly used up when I die, for the harder I work the more I live. I rejoice in life for its own sake. Life is no “brief candle” for me. It is a sort of splendid torch which I have got hold of for the moment, and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on future generations.

George Bernard Shaw

08/22/2024

The city of Sacramento is hosting a research project on the LGBTQI history in sacramento - check it out and contribute your information!

07/03/2024

Here is a great way to get more involved - one of the best trainings to prepare to serve on boards and commissions - my friend Tamie Dramer puts this on and it’s awesome!

The Boards & Commissions Leadership Institute of Sacramento

06/25/2024

I am helping the City of Sacramento research some of the LGBTQI history for a project - does anyone remember these groups and contact names for more information.
SCOTA - the motorcycle group?
SLCKK the women’s social group?
Gay running clubs?
Sacramento Sirens - women’s football?
SIGLFF - Sacramento International Gay and Le***an Film Festival?
Valenti’s Gym?
LIFE AIDS Lobby?
Post cards Etc.?

And any contacts that may have historic documents and stories

06/02/2024

This Happy Pride moment is for the rest of your life… not just the month of June

05/17/2024

There is some real bad policy going on in Rocklin Unified School District. The California Department of Education filed a writ of mandate against the district in April requiring that RUSD revoke the parental notification policy board members passed last fall. The policy requires school staff to inform a student’s parents if a student requests to go by a name or pronoun that is not aligned with their biological s*x.

If you feel that students have a right to proclaim their own pronouns and be called by a different name at school then let the school board know.

The RUSD is hiring a right wing group to fight the mandate.

This is happening right here! Taking away students rights.

04/17/2024

Monday is Earth Day - Lets do something - I will be riding Sac RT on Monday - and ITS FREE! Who is up for jumping on at 28th and R at 4 pm and riding to Cesar Chavez Park for a beverage?

03/11/2024

OMG check out the beautiful website the Uptown Studios team just designed and launched: https://hatefreetogether.org/ and a cause that is so dear to my heart!

The Hate-Free Together campaign is a joint effort that provides resources, support and opportunities for actions that help to condemn hate, create safety and cultivate change.

05/07/2022

Jean-Pierre will be the first Black woman and the first openly LGBTQ+ person to hold the position.