"A Santa Cruz Gardening Collective Cultivates Belonging for Queer and Trans Asian Americans" - KQED "In 2019, she co-founded the Bitter Cotyledons with her partner, Tam Welch, a Korean American who works in the arts. As Matsushita-Tseng explained, the name of the collective carries ideas about the nourishing qualities of bitter Asian foods and queer communities — and how both can grow despite being underappreciated. (A cotyledon is the first leaf that emerges from a plant embryo, providing it with nutrients while it grows.)" "How to … [Read more...]

Each year during Pride month, the California Legislative LGBTQ Caucus recognizes LGBTQ+ community leaders who have devoted time and effort to uplifting their local communities and LGBTQ+ people as a whole. Senator John Laird has chosen Adam Spickler as the 2023 honoree. Adam Spickler, Trustee, Cabrillo College, Adam is the first openly transgender man elected to public office in California and is currently a Senior Analyst and Public Information Officer for the County of Santa Cruz’s Human Services Department. Find Adam in the 2023 CA … [Read more...]

"Petras, who collaborated with Smith on the pair's song "Unholy," became the first out trans artist to win the Grammy for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance." Video Below: Kim Petras Grammy acceptance speech … [Read more...]

"I’ve heard a lot of things in my life: ‘You’re too Black. You’re too gay, too loud, too extra, too flamboyant. Homosexuality is an abomination, you are an abomination, you will never be blessed,” he said. “We know that’s a lie. That theory no longer has any credibility.” … [Read more...]