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Vol. 52 • No. 40 • October 6-12, 2022
Courtesy GLBT Historical Society
Rick Gerharter
Roberto Ordeñana has been hired as the new executive director of the GLBT Historical Society.
The San Francisco Department of Public Health administered MPX vaccinations at the September 25 Folsom Street Fair.
GLBT Historical Society names new ED
SF MPX cases declining
by Eric Burkett
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ust in time for LGBTQ History Month, the San Francisco’s GLBT Historical Society has chosen a new leader, and it’s a familiar one to many in the community. Roberto Ordeñana who, until now, had been working as deputy executive director of the San Francisco LGBT Community Center, will take over as executive director of the society in mid-October, the society announced in a news release October 3. He’ll make his formal introduction at the organization’s Reunion gala on October 19. The hiring comes just over a year after former executive director Terry Beswick stepped down as executive director of the society, which includes significant LGBTQ archives and a small museum in the Castro.
Fun at the Castro fair
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liot Alter of Dolores Flow danced with members of the troupe at the Castro Street Fair October 2. There were good crowds reported at the downsized event,
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including Cheer-SF, the city’s official cheer team, and lots of go-go boys dancing at the bars.
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ENDORSEMENTS U.S. Senate: Alex Padilla Governor: Gavin Newsom Lt. Gov: Eleni Kounalakis Secretary of State: Shirley Weber Attorney Gen: Rob Bonta Controller: Malia Cohen Treasurer: Fiona Ma Insurance Commissioner: Ricardo Lara State Sup. Public Instruction: Tony Thurmond Board of Equalization Dist. 2: Sally Lieber
oth locally and nationally, health care and medical officials are allowing themselves to feel something they haven’t enjoyed in a while: cautious optimism. Monkeypox infection rates are declining across the country and, after weeks of steady progress in administering vaccinations to more than 800,000 people nationwide, including more than 30,000 in San Francisco, officials are cautiously optimistic that the vaccinations are working. As a result, San Francisco – like many other large cities around the United States – has seen its MPX infection rates drop. As of October 2, the city reported 807 cumulative cases but, as of late, those case numbers have been climbing at a very slow pace. Compared with July 27, when the city
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Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill September 29 making California a sanctuary state for trans youth and their families from other states.
Newsom signs trans refuge law, other LGBTQ bills by Matthew S. Bajko
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s of January 1, California will become a refuge for parents and their transgender children seeking gender-affirming health care banned in their home states. Under a law set to take effect at the start of 2023, officials in the Golden State will refuse to participate in any legal action the families’ home states take against them. Gay state Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) gutted and amended legislation before the Assembly to introduce Senate Bill 107 in April. It makes it California policy to reject any out-ofstate court judgments removing trans kids from their parents’ custody because they allowed them to receive gender-affirming health care. The bill also bars state health officials from complying with subpoenas seeking health records and any information related to such criminal cases. Public safety officers will also be instructed to make out-of-state criminal arrest warrants for such parents their lowest priority. Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 107
into law September 29. In a signing message, he called out those states that have passed laws “to demonize the transgender community, especially transgender youth and their parents.” In contrast, California believes “in equality and acceptance,” wrote Newsom in his letter to members of the state’s Senate. “We believe that no one should be prosecuted or persecuted for getting the care they need – including gender-affirming care,” wrote Newsom. “Parents know what’s best for their kids, and they should be able to make decisions around the health of their children without fear. We must take a stand for parental choice.” In a statement Friday, September 30, Wiener thanked Newsom for “standing with” the LGBTQ community. “As so many states work to erase trans kids and criminalize their families, California must always have their backs,” stated Wiener. “With SB 107 signed into law, California is forcefully pushing back against the anti-LGBTQ hatred spreading across parts of our nation. The rainbow wave is real, and it’s coming.” See page 12 >>