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JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves signed into law on Wednesday a bill banning the state’s transgender student athletes from participating in sports consistent with their gender identity.

WASHINGTON – State Department spokesperson Ned Price on Friday did not say whether any of the $4 billion in aid the Biden administration hopes to use to mitigate the causes of migration from Central America’s Northern Triangle will go to LGBTQ rights groups or HIV/AIDS service organizations.

WASHINGTON – In his first primetime address to the nation since taking office in January, President Joe Biden reflected on the one year mark of the coronavirus pandemic that has taken the lives of 527,726 Americans.

PANAMA CITY — Activists in Panama have urged the country’s president to remove two provisions of a bill that would prevent same-sex couples from adopting children.

WASHINGTON – In a simple Oval Office event with Vice-President Kamala Harris by his side and also attended by members of the White House press corps, President Joe Biden signed his American Rescue Plan $1.9 trillion relief package into law Thursday afternoon.

You’ve probably heard of 2020’s renaissance man by now. He has an Emmy for “Will & Grace,” more Instagram followers than Norway has people and at 65 he’s about to release his debut album, “Company’s Comin’” on April 2.

WASHINGTON – The U. S. House of Representatives Wednesday passed the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan coronavirus relief package championed by President Joe Biden in a near party line vote of 220-211.

BROWNSVILLE, Texas — Two transgender women who were forced to pursue their asylum cases in Mexico entered the U.S. on Wednesday.

MONTEREY – Paul Richmond’s paintings are mind-blowing.  Filled with abstraction of color, motion, form and vibrancy, they focus on the unique identity of the subject and that subject’s inner life with its own abstraction of pain, joy and spirit.   They often blend beauty with whimsy, intrigue with eroticism. 

BEVERLY HILLS – A year ago the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus was unleashed on the globe with terrifying results. Commerce, government, industry — in fact, life as humanity knew it, ground to a halt. And the silence left only a ringing in the ears. The impact was colossal and keenly felt as health officials and governments urged their citizens to isolate and retreat to safer spaces.

WASHINGTON — A prominent LGBTQ activist from Trinidad and Tobago died in D.C. on March 4.

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health reported Friday that in partnership with state and federal health officials, the County has administered over 456,913 doses of COVID-19 vaccines over this past week, which averages to 65,273 doses administered per day.

SACRAMENTO – Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) has introduced Senate Bill 357, repealing provisions of California law that criminalize loitering for the intent to engage in sex work.

LOS ANGELES – New research released Monday from the Williams Institute at University of California Los Angeles School of Law examines the demographic and mental health differences among cisgender lesbian, bisexual, and queer (LBQ) women with and without children. Findings show that nearly one-quarter of LBQ women ages 18 to 59 and an estimated 24% of female same-sex couples have had children. Parents were more likely to be bisexual, in a relationship with a man, and non-urban.

LOS ANGELES – As the Los Angeles County region accelerates its vaccinations and the active cases of the coronavirus drop, following the the state’s adjusted guidelines, if LA County has been at a case rate between 7 and 10 for two weeks then the county in the most restrictive purple tier can immediately move to the red tier.

LOS ANGELES – Did you know that 85% of U.N. member states have constitutions that explicitly guarantee equality for women & girls?? The United States *IS NOT* one of them!

WILTON MANORS, Fla. — Yariel Valdés González began his new life in freedom in this country a year ago today.

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health reported Friday that in partnership with state and federal health officials, the County has administered over 456,913 doses of COVID-19 vaccines over this past week, which averages to 65,273 doses administered per day.

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LOS ANGELES – Whether you’re looking to take up a new hobby, learn a new skill or language or just be more active, LA County Parks and Recreation has just the class for you and everyone you know. We’re offering a variety of classes, ranging from arts and finance to fitness and mental health, for all ages! Join a virtual class with friends to reconnect, or create special moments with your family by partaking in a new activity together at your local park! 

SACRAMENTO – A new report released Tuesday found that California residents making less than $40,000 a year, especially in minority communities and notably women in low-income households, suffered the worst job losses through layoffs or furloughs as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

WEST HOLLYWOOD – Kick ass. If Ivy Bottini was pissed off at an injustice, you heard about it. The whole room heard about it. And by the end of her righteous rant, whether at a Stonewall Democratic Club meeting or before the West Hollywood City Council, even nonchalant shruggers applauded her passion. Time finally did what Bottini’s critics could not: her voice was silenced on Thursday, Feb. 25 at her daughter Lisa’s home in Florida. Ivy Bottini was 94. 

Nota del editor: Tremenda Nota es el medio socio del Los Angeles Blade en Cuba. Esta nota salió en su portal el 25 de febrero.

LOS ANGELES – The dogwalker who was gravely wounded in the violent robbery of Lady Gaga’s two French Bulldogs last week has issued a bedside statement on from multiple Instagram accounts Monday. Thirty-year-old Ryan Fischer posted two photographs and wrote a lengthy post noting that he was  “still in recovery from a very close call with death,” and then expressed gratitude for all of the support he has received.

WASHINGTON —  Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-Oakland), vice-chair and founding member of the Congressional LGBTQ Equality Caucus introduced a House Resolution Friday, honoring the contributions of Black LGBTQ+ individuals.

LOS ANGELES – A report released Thursday by the Williams Institute at the University of California Los Angeles School of Law noted that LGBTQ people would gain express protections under the Equality Act from sexual orientation and gender identity discrimination.

WASHINGTON – The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday approved HR 5 a bill that would add sexual orientation and gender identity to the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation is recruiting for the Summer season, which is scheduled to begin in June 2021. The Department staff are looking for highly talented independent instructors to bring valuable expertise to the community and provide an opportunity for others to learn new skills, stay active and healthy, and have a great time.

WASHINGTON – Veterans Administration Secretary McDonough issued a Memo Tuesday directing the VA to review its policies and procedures as it relates to the care of LGBTQ veterans, their families, caregivers, survivors, and employees.

LOS ANGELES – Rosy Milagro Rosales Gil, a 52-year-old single mother of two, has been a staple for the Los Angeles LGBTQ+ community’s late night plus afterhours club and bar crowd dispensing hotdogs, tamales, and a friendly smile for nearly 16 years.

WASHINGTON – In a simple ceremony at the Diplomatic Entrance to the South Portico of the White House Monday evening, surrounded by 500 illuminated candles, each one representing 1,000 lives lost over the past year to the coronavirus, President Joe Biden paid tribute honoring those Americans.

“It’s A Sin,” the UK miniseries that debuted in America on HBO Max February 18, began its long gestation in the mind of out screenwriter Russell T. Davies back in 1995, even before he wrote his first high-profile gay TV drama, “Queer as Folk.” 

WILTON MANORS, Florida — Del cielo de la discoteca cuelgan unas flores ampulosas, de colores y formas extravagantes.  La pista en penumbras simula por momentos una jungla de plantas exóticas y mariposas. Unas flores sembradas en el escenario engalanan el nacimiento de la música, que la DJNina Flowers engendra desde su mesa de mezclas. 

The Murray School District in Utah just ended the “equity book bundles” program they launched to give children access to authors of color, LGBTQ authors, and more inclusive literature in general.

What good is sitting alone in your room?Well, if you’re sitting there on March 12 and you have access to the internet, it can do a lot of good. That’s the day “Love Letter to Liza: A 75th Birthday Tribute Celebration” will stream on demand, celebrating the life and legacy of a great show biz legend while also raising funds to help members of the entertainment community facing hardship during the ongoing shutdowns of the Covid crisis.

LOS ANGELES – The vaccination rate for seniors in Los Angeles County has increased dramatically over the past 10 days, but inequities remain as Latino and Black residents receive vaccinations at a significantly lower level than white and Asian American residents, according to data released Friday by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health.