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🐘 @[email protected] @robin.riley.pub · 21h

Running an outdoor festival here in October always takes a little bit of luck.

We are go for @petalumapride.org rain or shine, but the gods have smiled upon us once again and it appears to be SHINE! ☀️

A screenshot of the forecast showing rain for the next two days, sun over the weekend of the festival, followed by intense rain and some lightning.

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Petaluma Pride @petalumapride.org · 22h

Thanks for including us in your fabulous weekly events calendar! 💖

COYOTE @coyotemedia.org · 1d

Check out this snapshot of COYOTE's weekly calendar of hand-picked events to get you off the couch! This week we've got a free California mushroom hang, Oakland Style Week picks, a BBQ crunchwrap pop-up, and more. The full listings: www.coyotemedia.org/coyote-calen...

text: Mushrooms of Sonoma County (free!)
Mushroom season is beginning! And if you want to know where to find them, what to know about local mushrooms, and how to know whether you can eat them, check out this meeting and potluck. And if you've got mushrooms you need help identifying, bring them.
THU: 10.09
sebastopol grange → 5:30PM
FRI: 10.10
La Flor en Paradis
First Presbyterian Church of Palo Alto → 7:30PM 〰 $0-$55
“Discover the luminous world of 13th-century France through an intimate combination of voice and portative organ with vielle and percussion." Listen, do I know what that means? No. Am I interested? Yes. Meet me there?

text: EMERGENCE: LIBERATION
Bebe's BBQ Crunchwrap Collab
SAT: 10.11
Fluid510, Oakland → 7pM 〰️ $23.13
This show combines National Coming out Day and Oakland Style Week to present a runway spectacle of boundary-pushing looks created by local QTPOC and LGBTQIA2S+ designers. Come see what fashion can really do. Masks HIGHLY ENCOURAGED and distributed at the event.
SUN: 10.12
Crunchwrap 🤝 BBQ. Come through to taste the results of this incredible act of gastronomic diplomacy and try the special brisket crunchwrap. Eat an extra for me because I can't have one please.
Sfizio, Oakland → 5pm

text: MON: 10.13
Indigenous Peoples’ Day Rap Album Release Party (free!)
To commemorate Indigenous Peoples’ Day, San Jose-raised rapper Miguel Kultura is hosting a release party for his latest album, Mal Entendido. The project was mixed, mastered, and visually branded by fellow Shark City rapper and producer Rey Resurrección.
Nexus, San Jose → 7pm–10pm
TUES: 10.14
Lion Dance Cafe at Millennium
One night only: A vegan five-course dinner from the brains and hands of C-Y and Shane of Lion Dance Cafe at Millennium. "Expect their bold, award-winning Italo-Chinese-Singaporean flavors side by side with the food you know Millennium for."
Millennium, Oakland → 5pm 〰️ $125

text: WED: 10.15
Leather Roundup Crafting Class
It's too late to learn leatherworking for this year's Folsom Street Fair, but if you start now you have plenty of time to get good and make your own custom getup for next year. Or, you know, make a wallet or something. "Whether you’ve been tooling leather since forever or have always dreamed of creating your first piece, we’re saving you a spot at the table."
The Exchange, Vallejo → 6:30pm–8:30pm 〰️ $70
Fieldress, Glass Egg, Asha Wells
I sometimes discover new bands thanks to doing research for this calendar, and I'm really digging Fieldress right now. Dreamy indie rock with lowkey special guitar playing. Check them out.
Thee Stork Club, Oakland → 8pm 〰️ $10 adv/$12 door

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Petaluma Pride @petalumapride.org · 22h

Petaluma Pride's big events are THIS Saturday! 📣 Join us at the Fairgrounds from 12-5pm for a FREE all-ages festival with food, drink, live performances, community resource fair, and local merchants.

Then get dolled up and join us at the 18+ costume party from 7-11pm! Details @ petalumapride.org ✨

A dark discotheque style flyer that reads Pride Costume After Party, Hall of the Above, Dress to Express, $20 presale / $25 at the door / $50 VIP tickets, October 11, 7pm - 11pm featuring ... arrow pointing to the next image

The other side of the dark discotheque flyer that reads Pride Costume Afterparty featuring DJ John Parker, drag performances by Adriana Falana, Sherman Lee, Adda Boob

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Sonoma County Library @sonomalibrary.bsky.social · 2d

Did you know that since 2021, ALA has tracked a sharp spike in censorship attempts in libraries? This Banned Books Week (October 5-11) we invite you to check out the top 10 most challenged books!

Learn more: www.ala.org/bbooks/frequ...
Library catalogue: sonomalibrary.org

#FreePeopleReadFreely

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ACLU of Northern California @aclu-norcal.bsky.social · 2d

Election Day is just four weeks away, on November 4. Our Know Your Rights guide to voting in California, available in English and Spanish, has key information including WHO can vote, HOW to register to vote, WHEN and WHERE you can cast your ballot, and tips on being an informed voter.

Know Your Rights: Your Voice, Your Vote – Voting in California | ACLU of Northern CA

www.aclunc.org

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Scarleteen @scarleteen.com · 2d

Scarleteen has long been the one of the only sex education sites and organizations that offers FREE direct support services, provided and moderated by real people, not bots. We can offer support whether you're looking for community or when you're wanting to talk 1-on-1 with our trained team.

Text: "Got a sexuality, gender, sexual health, or relationships question you want a personalized answer for? Want safe, sensitive and informed people - not bots! - you can trust to talk with about some of the most personal parts of your life? We got you," next to a red landline telephone and cord.

Text: "Our free direct services are: our safe, moderated message boards, our private text line at (206) 866-2279, our advice columns, our one-on-one live chat, currently offered on Tuesdays from 9am - 12pm CST, Fridays from 1pm - 4pm CST, and on Sundays from 12pm - 3pm CST," next to a red landline telephone and cord.

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GLAAD @glaad.bsky.social · 1d

It's International Lesbian Day. Tag your fave lesbian. 🩷🤍🧡

October 8th is International Lesbian Day

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Bay Area Reporter, America's LGBTQ Newspaper since 1971 @bayareareporter.bsky.social · 1d

If you’re a reader of the Bay Area Reporter and want to help sustain queer journalism, now is your chance. The B.A.R. is participating in the second annual LGBTQ+ Media Giving Day, today, Oct. 8, and donations are now being accepted.

B.A.R. participates in LGBTQ Media Giving Day

If you’re a reader of the Bay Area Reporter and want to help sustain queer journalism, now is your chance.

www.ebar.com

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Maia Kobabe @redgoldsparks.bsky.social · 1d

CA, pls call the Governor before 10/12 & ask him to sign 5 trans rights bills which passed the state legislature. SB 418 Ensure Equal Access to Care for All; AB 82 Health Data Privacy & Safety; SB 59 Transgender Privacy Act; SB 497 Transgender State of Refuge; AB 1084 The Transgender Records Act

South Bay Queer Solidarity @sbqsolidarity.bsky.social · 13d

A huge win for trans people in California: the state legislature passed five bills protecting our rights!

Now it's time to call on Governor Gavin Newsom to sign them. Contact him before October 12th: transfamilysos.org/action-neede...

#TransRights #TransYouth #TransCalifornia

Action Needed: Urge Governor Newsom to Sign Five Critical Trans Rights Bills

TransFamily Support Services is proud to co-sponsor five critical trans rights bills that have officially passed the California Legislature. This is a major victory—one made possible through a powerfu...

transfamilysos.org

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Full Queer @fullqueer.bsky.social · 7d

Did you know that for the first time ever, Full Queer will be at the Petaluma Pride Festival?

Come on down to the Petaluma Fairgrounds on 10/11 and see your Full Queer favorites in action and help us celebrate pride!

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Petaluma Pride @petalumapride.org · 4d

What a wonderful way to kick off a month of El Día de los Muertos celebrations! Food, music, culture, art, and community — all things we love.

We look forward to next year, and we hope folks who stopped by our booth are able to join us this upcoming Saturday at the 2025 Petaluma Pride Festival!

A photo of Robin, Dora, and Oliver in the Petaluma Pride booth, which is decorated colorfully and accented with some El Día de los Muertos art, on a sunny autumn day.

A photo looking out over the lawn lined with booths of community organizations, framed by tall verdant trees, with the stunning architecture of the St. Vincent Rectory rising in the background.

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Petaluma Pride @petalumapride.org · 6d

Not only is it Petaluma Pride season, it's El Día de los Muertos season! We'll be participating in the health fair at the opening event this Sunday from 12-4pm. We hope to see you there!

A digital flyer that reads El Dia de los Muertos Petaluma 2025 Schedule of Events.

October 5 opening event Aztec and Folklorico dancers, food vendors, a health fair and more. St Vincent's Church Plaza noon to 4pm.

October 11 artist reception which will include a collective of 8 artist and altars, as well as a large traditional community altar, a 25-year history told through the art of our posters and t-shirts. This will be on display all month. Petaluma Historical Museum 6-8pm.

October 16 artist and altarmaker reception Mail Depot Petaluma 6-8pm.

October 18 LumaFest SRJC Petaluma

October 25
Annual Petaluma cemetery walk by Historic Museum Volunteers. Cypress Hill Memorial Park 10:30am and 11am tickets at petalumamuseum.com Poetry of Remembrance Petaluma Historical Museum 6-8pm

November 1 candlelight procession and closing event, with food, art, vendors, entertainment such as Ballet Folklorico, Paquiyollotzin, Danza de Diablos, Matero Guzman, a catrina contest and more. Petaluma Historical Museum 4-10pm.

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Josh Drake @joshyd.bsky.social · 6d

Come see me and all my friends from Full Queer at the @petalumapride.org festival next Saturday!

Full Queer @fullqueer.bsky.social · 7d

Did you know that for the first time ever, Full Queer will be at the Petaluma Pride Festival?

Come on down to the Petaluma Fairgrounds on 10/11 and see your Full Queer favorites in action and help us celebrate pride!

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Petaluma Argus-Courier @petaluma360.com · 8d

Petaluma Pride Festival ready for community celebration at fairgrounds. Click the image for more info.

Petaluma Pride Festival ready for community celebration at fairgrounds

Perfectly timed to coincide with National Coming Out Day on Saturday, Oct. 11, the local nonprofit Petaluma Pride is focusing its attention on building community and celebrating with friends and al…

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Lambda Legal @lambdalegal.org · 8d

LGBTQ+ people today are the legacy of those who dared to be. 🏳️‍🌈

Because of ACT UP activists in the '80s, leaders like Sylvia Rivera in the '60s–and so many others–we're able to fight for our community in courtrooms across the country.

To those who dared to fight for our rights, we thank you. ❤️

Purple graphic with white text that reads, "LGBTQ+ History Month: we are the legacy of those who dared to be".

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🐘 @[email protected] @robin.riley.pub · 9d

@petalumapride.org is just a week away, and we're way short on sponsorship 😱

I'm matching all donations up to $1500 for my birthday. Can you donate? We are a 501c3!

Help me lift up the local queer and trans community. We need each other more than ever 💖

Donate: petalumapride.link/donate

Support Petaluma Pride - Petaluma Pride

Petaluma Pride is an entirely volunteer-driven nonprofit. Every donation makes a difference – your support makes pride possible! Our mission is to build an inclusive and safe community for all queer ...

petalumapride.link

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Southern Poverty Law Center @splcenter.org · 12d

This #HispanicHeritageMonth, we honor all Hispanic and Latinx communities 🤝.

Take a moment to explore ways you can support immigrant children's right to learn. Check out #LearningForJustice's resource page 🔗: https://bit.ly/44ktTD3

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Human Rights Campaign @hrc.org · 12d

Our community and our fight for equality have seen difficult times before.

In these times, we come together to tell our stories and remind our neighbors that we have more in common than what sets us apart. Share your story: hrc.im/MillionVoices

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Center for Reproductive Rights @reprorights.org · 11d

⭐️ TODAY is International Safe Abortion Day! ⭐️

Let's stand together and fight for a future where everyone, everywhere can access the care they need or want without stigma! Abortion is HEALTH CARE and health care is a human right!

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Petaluma Pride @petalumapride.org · 11d

📣 Governor Newsom has 5 bills on his desk that would protect the rights of trans people in California. He does not have a good record on trans rights, and we need to call, mail, and email to make sure he signs them into law.

Take action today, more info: transfamilysos.org/action-neede...

A screenshot from TransFamilySOS.org that reads Action Needed: Urge Governor Newsom to Sign Five Critical Trans Rights Bills. Call to action, deadline October 12.

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Nuala Bishari @nuala.bsky.social · 15d

This was such a tricky story. How do you celebrate a huge important change that will help protect trans and nonbinary folks going forward — while also mourning that this protection won’t be extended to tens of thousands of people?

COYOTE @coyotemedia.org · 15d

If you've legally changed your name and gender marker in California, that info is searchable online. A new bill seeks to seal those records — but does it go far enough?

✍️: @nuala.bsky.social

But What Did They Used to Call You?

A bill to seal the name and gender change records for trans and nonbinary people is set to pass in California. It’s not enough.

www.coyotemedia.org

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Prism & Pen @prismnpen.bsky.social · 14d

Hi, my name is Kira. I'm a #transgender woman and counsellor specialising in transgender care. Today I want to talk about #pseudoscience and debunk some myths around transgender people. Of course, from the point of view of real #science.
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#LGBTQ #Debunking

The Pseudoscience Used Against Trans People

Science vs. pseudoscience: Myths about transgender people that fuel transphobia

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Scarleteen @scarleteen.com · 13d

If you’re experiencing homelessness, or finding yourself without a secure place to stay, you don’t have to navigate things on your own. Sassafras Patterdale fills you in on what services can look like, how to advocate for yourself in them, and more here: www.scarleteen.com/read/cultu...

Text: "Accessing Services While Homeless: Another new addition to the Kicked Out series!," with a raccoon digging through a trashcan.

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Petaluma Pride @petalumapride.org · 14d

It was a delight to connect with so many people and community organizations today at Los Cien's annual State of the Latinx Community event! Looking forward to next year's event already.

Robin and Jennifer pose behind a colorfully decorated table.

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