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Southern Poverty Law Center @splcenter.org · 7d

October is LGBTQ+ History Month! 🌈 This month and every month we celebrate and affirm the LGBTQ+ community! LGBTQ+ rights are human rights! 🏳️‍🌈

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Petaluma Argus-Courier @petaluma360.com · 1d

Petaluma Pride sparkles at Fairgrounds. Click the image for more info.

Petaluma Pride sparkles at Fairgrounds

The Petaluma Pride Festival returned Saturday for an afternoon of music, community spirit and some good-natured, multicolored showing off.

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Trans Lifeline @translifeline.org · 2d

On this Indigenous Peoples’ Day, we honor those native to Turtle Island and also center Two-Spirit people. Today, the term means different things to different people, but is an umbrella term for gender diverse people. Visit our resource library to learn more and find resources for Two-Spirit people.

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Prism & Pen @prismnpen.bsky.social · 2d

History didn’t hand us freedom; we built it from scratch.
Not through theory, but through real lives. Gay liberation never came from ideas or theory. It came from people who refused to disappear.
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#LGBTQ #QueerHistory #Liberation #Freedom

Queer Liberation Only Came From One ‘ism’ — Activism

No ideology ever marched for us. We did the marching.

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Lambda Legal @lambdalegal.org · 2d

Today is Indigenous Peoples' Day, and we're highlighting six LGBTQ+ and Two-Spirit Indigenous icons you need to know. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

From athletes and actors to government officials and musicians, read more about these trailblazers: tinyurl.com/yevyhacb

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Kent Porter @kpphotos.bsky.social · 3d

Petaluma’s Pride festival, Saturday, Oct. 11. #kentporterphotography @pressdemo.bsky.social #photojournalism

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🐘 @[email protected] @robin.riley.pub · 3d

A few photos from @petalumapride.org 2025!

Bigger than the last in every way: bigger team, more attendees (at least 1500 throughout the day), more participating orgs, more activities, more entertainment, more fun!

HUGE thanks to all of my friends who donated and helped make it possible 💖

A photo of Jennifer, Eric, Robin, Andy, and Chris posing together in front of a red barn-like building at the fairgrounds under the shade of trees and a clear blue sky. Each is holding a pride bumper sticker including:

one with an illustration of a chick hatching and holding a Petaluma Pride banner, adjacent to text that reads: trans people belong everywhere
another with an illustrated family of hens and chicks running with the Petaluma Pride banner, adjacent text that reads: we are everywhere
another which the iconic Petaluma Pride illustrated rooster with rainbow plumage, flanked by the words: you belong
and another that is just the Petaluma Pride rooster

A photo of Jennifer, Brandon, Adda, Robin, and Andy with their arms around each other in front of a stage backdrop featuring a giant progress pride flag. Everyone is smiling and dressed in pride gear.

A group selfie of Mo, Blake, Robin, and Andy under a pop-up canopy on a sunny afternoon. Everything about the photo is extremely colorful, as is appropriate for Pride! Robin's wearing rainbow beadwork dangly earrings featuring bats.

An aerial photo of much of the pride festival, including the Gardenway Lawn which is lined with dozens of canopies, each housing a vendor or organization, and a number of food and beverage vendors and trucks lining the surrounding streets.

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DSA Sonoma County @socodsa.org · 4d

Petaluma folks! After our tabling at Petaluma Pride today, come have coffee with us at Aqus Cafe tomorrow! ⤵️

DSA Sonoma County @socodsa.org · 6d

Come to Coffee with Comrades this Sunday, October 12th at Aqus Cafe in Petaluma! ☕
Bring a game, a solo activity, or anything you'd like. 🎲
See you then!

¡Ven a un Café con Camaradas este Domingo 12 de Octubre en Aqus Café en Petaluma! ☕
Trae un juego, una actividad, o lo que quieras. 🎲
¡Nos vemos!

Coffee with Comrades: Sunday, October 12th, Aqus Cafe, Petaluma, 1-3PM. (Pictured: Rosa, the Sonoma County DSA chicken mascot, holding a cup of coffee.)

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Dan Lyke (he/him) @danlyke.bsky.social · 4d

Fun day repping Petaluma Urban Chat at the Petaluma Pride celebration, but I don't think I'm gonna get out to my various other things this evening.

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Daniel Sonnenfeld @danielsonnenfeld.com · 4d

Happy Petaluma Pride! Small town pride celebrations are such happy place’svents. Lots of individual vendors with goods and information, and… a wrestling ring?!??

And yes, we’re gay

Wrestling ring with colorful wrestlers and referee in pin striped shirt

Two older gents one with a rainbow tie died shirt and rainbow pendant in background.

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Josh Drake @joshyd.bsky.social · 4d

Mess around in Petaluma you might get pecked lol. Thank you @petalumapride.org and @fullqueer.bsky.social

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DSA Sonoma County @socodsa.org · 5d

We're tabling at tomorrow's Petaluma Pride Festival at the Petaluma Fairgrounds! We'd love to see you there 🌈⬇️

Petaluma Pride @petalumapride.org · 6d

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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Josh Drake @joshyd.bsky.social · 5d

See you in Petaluma tomorrow for live pro wrestling 🤼 with @fullqueer.bsky.social at @petalumapride.org!

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🐘 @[email protected] @robin.riley.pub · 6d

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 · 6d

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

COYOTE @coyotemedia.org · 7d

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 · 6d

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 ✨

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Sonoma County Library @sonomalibrary.bsky.social · 8d

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 · 8d

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 · 7d

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 · 7d

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 · 7d

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 · 7d

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 · 19d

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...

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Full Queer @fullqueer.bsky.social · 12d

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 · 10d

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 · 12d

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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