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Gavin Newsom has beefed up protections for reproductive and LGBTQ+ rights in his latest rebuke of what he and advocates say are attacks from the \u003ca href=\"http://kqed.org/news/tag/trump-administration\">Trump administration\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The outgoing governor signed over a dozen bills into law, some authored by Bay Area lawmakers, that increase safeguards around LGBTQ+ identity data, change how health insurance companies reimburse for HIV prevention drugs and expand access to medication abortion on certain community college campuses. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“The Trump administration has launched an all-out assault on the LGBTQ community, using medical records to target U.S. service members and civilians alike, hurting countless people and betraying hard-won trust,” Newsom said in a statement. “California will not stand for it.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1058\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/06/RS37939__M6A1292-qut.jpg\" alt=\"Man waves pride flag high during Pride festivities at Dolores Park\" class=\"wp-image-11758335\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/06/RS37939__M6A1292-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/06/RS37939__M6A1292-qut-160x88.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/06/RS37939__M6A1292-qut-800x441.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/06/RS37939__M6A1292-qut-1020x562.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/06/RS37939__M6A1292-qut-1200x661.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Pride flag waves high during Pride festivities at Dolores Park on June 29, 2019. (Sruti Mamidanna/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Newsom’s package of new laws is only the latest instance in which California has been at odds with President Donald Trump over policies focused on transgender residents. The administration unsuccessfully sued the state \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12047432/us-sues-california-over-its-refusal-to-ban-transgender-athletes-from-girls-sports\">over its refusal to ban\u003c/a> transgender athletes from girls sports. The president banned transgender people in the military early into his second term, but one of the bills Newsom signed this weekend expands veteran benefits to service members who were discharged under that policy. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Tony Hoang, executive director of Equality California, said the signings were yet another show of how the state responds to the dismantling of LGBTQ+ protections. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“California has spent decades building some of the strongest LGBTQ+ civil rights protections in the country, and we will continue building on that progress as long as our community remains under attack,” Hoang said in a statement. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The California Family Council, an advocacy group \u003ca href=\"https://www.californiafamily.org/about-us/\">with a stated goal of \u003c/a>“advancing God’s Design for Life, Family, & Liberty,” has opposed at least one of the signed bills, Senate Bill 1114, over what they say is a prioritization of ideological confidentiality over child welfare. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>SB 1114 limits when sexual orientation, intersex and gender identity collected can be shared. Healthcare providers are also required to notify the attorney general when they receive subpoenas for protected healthcare activities. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“1114 does not protect children; it protects bureaucratic secrecy at the expense of parents and families,” the group said in opposition earlier this year. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Newsom also signed SB 934, authored by San Francisco state Sen. Scott Wiener. The law updates the state’s ban on conversion therapy in response to the U.S. Supreme Court \u003ca href=\"https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1j75rz77x5o\">striking down a conversion therapy ban\u003c/a> in Colorado. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Newsom has long championed LGBTQ+ rights since he was mayor of San Francisco, including issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples in defiance of a federal ban. But he’s also faced criticism for previous comments on transgender athletes and \u003ca href=\"https://www.gov.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Veto-msg-AB-2164.pdf\">a recent veto on a bill\u003c/a> that would have prevented future governors from honoring extradition requests for gender-affirming healthcare providers facing charges in other states. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>In March of last year, Newsom said on his podcast while in conversation with \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12055641/after-kirks-death-trump-targets-critics-in-expanding-free-speech-fight\">late conservative activist Charlie Kirk \u003c/a>that it was unfair for a transgender teenage girl to compete in a track and field competition. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250331-TRANS-NEWSOM-RALLY-AC-67-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12067258\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250331-TRANS-NEWSOM-RALLY-AC-67-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250331-TRANS-NEWSOM-RALLY-AC-67-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250331-TRANS-NEWSOM-RALLY-AC-67-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Will Lohf bears an LGBTQ+ flag during a march for trans youth in Kentfield on March 31, 2025. Parents and youth marched to Newsom’s home last year following comments he made on his podcast while in conversation with Charlie Kirk. (Aryk Copley for KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Newsom \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12061434/newsom-trump-sending-troops-to-monitor-californias-election-is-a-2026-preview\">told KQED’s Political Breakdown\u003c/a> that he disagreed with “vitriol” in discussions surrounding the topic, but that it is “unfair in these circumstances.” Months later, Newsom \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12061591/after-criticism-newsom-urges-clearer-rules-for-trans-girls-in-sports\">said it needed to be more clear \u003c/a>when transgender girl athletes can participate alongside cisgender girls. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Separately and in a veto message a week ago, Newsom said that he agreed with AB 2164’s authors about the importance of protecting gender-affirming healthcare. But he said he was “troubled by the precedent that would be set if an outgoing administration agreed with the Legislature to erode the executive authority of an incoming Governor.” \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>A Senate bill, co-sponsored by Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara, strengthens access to the HIV prevention drug PrEP by improving reimbursement practices for healthcare providers. The law requires health insurance companies to cover long-acting injectable PrEP through medical and outpatient prescription drug benefits, which Lara said will remove “unnecessary barriers” to the care. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“By enacting this first-of-its-kind state law, California is again leading the country in making sure insurance companies never stand in the way of people accessing HIV prevention,” said Tyler TerMeer, CEO of San Francisco AIDS Foundation. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Newsom’s signature on reproductive rights bills could include an expansion of abortion services to community college campuses. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Assemblymember Catherine Stefani, who represents San Francisco, authored AB 2540, which requires community colleges with student health centers to offer medication abortion services if lawmakers dedicate funding. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Stefani said in announcing the legislation in April that the services are “essential health care, full stop. 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"content": "\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/san-francisco\">San Francisco’s\u003c/a> annual Pride parade, in size alone, is a force to be reckoned with. This year’s 56th annual festival channeled that massive showing into support for a community that has faced increasing attacks under the Trump administration.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Parade and Festival is one of the largest LGBTQ+ pride celebrations of the year, and Sunday’s parade brought thousands and thousands of people along the route on Market Street, spanning Beale Street to Civic Center Plaza. Organizers estimated more than 1 million people would show up to the weekend celebrations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Members of the community and of the San Francisco Pride Board of Directors chose six grand marshals for the parade — Marcel Pardo Ariza, John Weber, Imani Rupert-Gordon, TransThrive, Ms. Bob Davis and Roger Doughty — all of whom have made large strides for the LGBTQ+ community.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This year’s theme “Resistance in Action” came in response to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12056688/new-policies-are-making-life-harder-for-trans-people-and-prompting-big-financial-decisions\">a series of targeted policies \u003c/a>against the LGBTQ+ community — the trans community, especially — from President Donald Trump. That includes a ban, ruled illegal by an appeals court, on transgender people serving in the military and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12088110/trumps-doj-cant-get-names-and-medical-files-of-trans-youth-in-california-for-now\">attempts to gain access to the medical records \u003c/a>of youth who are transgender.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12089167\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12089167\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/20260628-SFPride-JY-05_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/20260628-SFPride-JY-05_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/20260628-SFPride-JY-05_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/20260628-SFPride-JY-05_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">People march down Market Street for the 56th annual Pride parade in San Francisco on Sunday, June 28, 2026. This year’s theme, “Resistance in Action,” aims to uplift and center transgender, gender non-conforming, non-binary, and intersex community members. \u003ccite>(Juliana Yamada/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Davis, the founder and director of the Louise Lawrence Transgender Archive in Vallejo, said that this year’s theme, to them, tells all people: “You can’t just stay at home during this crucial period of threat and erasure.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You have to be active, you have to do something. The something can be showing up to the Pride Parade, a letter-writing campaign, supporting LGBT ally candidates,” Davis said. “It’s not an era where you can just sit back and relax.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12089169\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1999px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12089169\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/20260628-SFPride-JY-24_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/20260628-SFPride-JY-24_qed.jpg 1999w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/20260628-SFPride-JY-24_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/20260628-SFPride-JY-24_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">People dance down Market Street during the 56th annual Pride parade in San Francisco on Sunday, June 28, 2026. \u003ccite>(Juliana Yamada/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Rev. Megan Rohrer, the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11872900/sfs-megan-rohrer-elected-as-1st-openly-transgender-bishop-in-u-s-lutheran-church\">first openly transgender bishop\u003c/a> in the US Lutheran Church, marched alongside Davis.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The more people are angry on the news or in legislation, the more important it is to celebrate joy in every form,” Rohrer said. “First and foremost, we want everyone with a sparkle of fabulousness to live through these policies. Secondly, by lifting up the history and legacy of people resisting, we can remind people of the diverse ways that you can create change or resist change.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12089170\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12089170\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/20260628-SFPride-JY-10_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/20260628-SFPride-JY-10_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/20260628-SFPride-JY-10_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/20260628-SFPride-JY-10_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rep. Nancy Pelosi waves a pride flag as she participates in the 56th annual Pride parade in San Francisco on Sunday, June 28, 2026. \u003ccite>(Juliana Yamada/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The parade was led by the Dykes on Bikes contingent and flush with Bay Area politicians. House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi and San Francisco Supervisor Connie Chan, openly gay state Sen. Scott Wiener, Assemblymember Matt Haney, Sen. Alex Padilla and San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie all made their way down the 1.6-mile route.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The streets were full, the energy was electric, and pride was everywhere you looked,” Lurie wrote on social media about the parade. “This is what our city looks like at its best: open, joyful, and unapologetically itself. San Francisco proudly stands with the LGBTQ+ community, this month and every month.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12089171\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12089171\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/20260628-SFPride-JY-17_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/20260628-SFPride-JY-17_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/20260628-SFPride-JY-17_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/20260628-SFPride-JY-17_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mayor Daniel Lurie fist-bumps a parade-goer’s hand as he marches down Market Street for the 56th annual Pride parade in San Francisco on Sunday, June 28, 2026. \u003ccite>(Juliana Yamada/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Festivities and calls for resistance began even before the weekend got underway. Some marchers scuffled with San Francisco police officers at the annual Trans March on Friday, resulting in five arrests for alleged vandalism, assault or obstruction.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Community members likened SFPD’s actions to the department’s response in the Tenderloin neighborhood decades ago, when transgender patrons of a local diner rioted in response to police brutality in what would become known as a pivotal moment in the birth of the LGBTQ+ rights movement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12089173\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12089173\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/20260628-SFPride-JY-29_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/20260628-SFPride-JY-29_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/20260628-SFPride-JY-29_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/20260628-SFPride-JY-29_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Pink Triangle is seen in the distance as people march down Market Street for the 56th annual Pride parade in San Francisco on Sunday, June 28, 2026. \u003ccite>(Juliana Yamada/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“All I know is that, 60 years after SFPD attacked trans people at \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13975971/review-comptons-cafeteria-riot-play-trans-women-tenderloin\">Compton’s Cafeteria\u003c/a>, they once again, on the same corner on Trans March during Pride, decided to attack, brutalize and arrest trans people,” said Nikki Caballero, who witnessed at least two of the arrests.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wiener, a prominent proponent of trans rights who is also vying against Chan for Pelosi’s seat, was chased out of Dolores Park by marchers who said he hasn’t taken a sufficiently critical stance on Israel’s actions in Gaza. Wiener declined to call the Israel-Gaza War a genocide at a debate earlier this year, but has since changed his stance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12089172\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12089172\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/20260628-SFPride-JY-14_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/20260628-SFPride-JY-14_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/20260628-SFPride-JY-14_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/20260628-SFPride-JY-14_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Scott Wiener waves to the crowd during the 56th annual Pride parade in San Francisco on Sunday, June 28, 2026. \u003ccite>(Juliana Yamada/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“I want to be clear that what happened does not represent a majority view of the attendees at the Trans March,” Wiener said. “This is a symptom of an illness in our democracy right now where people somehow think it’s appropriate to engage in harassing behavior towards people that you disagree with.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The mood was somewhat lighter on Saturday, when other members of the community made calls for resistance at the annual Dyke March and Rally near Dolores Park.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12089174\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1999px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12089174\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/20260628-SFPride-JY-01_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/20260628-SFPride-JY-01_qed.jpg 1999w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/20260628-SFPride-JY-01_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/20260628-SFPride-JY-01_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Corrine Black and Lynne Sandstrom of Dykes on Bikes share a kiss before participating in the 56th annual Pride parade in San Francisco on Sunday, June 28, 2026. \u003ccite>(Juliana Yamada/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Cyndi Vee, co-chair of the Dyke March’s advisory committee, said that the single day dedicated to one community was important for pride celebrations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s important to stay visible and to remind them that we will always be here and will continue to be here no matter what they do,” Vee said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>KQED’s Desmond Meagley contributed to this report. \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/san-francisco\">San Francisco’s\u003c/a> annual Pride parade, in size alone, is a force to be reckoned with. This year’s 56th annual festival channeled that massive showing into support for a community that has faced increasing attacks under the Trump administration.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Parade and Festival is one of the largest LGBTQ+ pride celebrations of the year, and Sunday’s parade brought thousands and thousands of people along the route on Market Street, spanning Beale Street to Civic Center Plaza. Organizers estimated more than 1 million people would show up to the weekend celebrations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Members of the community and of the San Francisco Pride Board of Directors chose six grand marshals for the parade — Marcel Pardo Ariza, John Weber, Imani Rupert-Gordon, TransThrive, Ms. Bob Davis and Roger Doughty — all of whom have made large strides for the LGBTQ+ community.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This year’s theme “Resistance in Action” came in response to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12056688/new-policies-are-making-life-harder-for-trans-people-and-prompting-big-financial-decisions\">a series of targeted policies \u003c/a>against the LGBTQ+ community — the trans community, especially — from President Donald Trump. That includes a ban, ruled illegal by an appeals court, on transgender people serving in the military and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12088110/trumps-doj-cant-get-names-and-medical-files-of-trans-youth-in-california-for-now\">attempts to gain access to the medical records \u003c/a>of youth who are transgender.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12089167\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12089167\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/20260628-SFPride-JY-05_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/20260628-SFPride-JY-05_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/20260628-SFPride-JY-05_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/20260628-SFPride-JY-05_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">People march down Market Street for the 56th annual Pride parade in San Francisco on Sunday, June 28, 2026. This year’s theme, “Resistance in Action,” aims to uplift and center transgender, gender non-conforming, non-binary, and intersex community members. \u003ccite>(Juliana Yamada/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Davis, the founder and director of the Louise Lawrence Transgender Archive in Vallejo, said that this year’s theme, to them, tells all people: “You can’t just stay at home during this crucial period of threat and erasure.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You have to be active, you have to do something. The something can be showing up to the Pride Parade, a letter-writing campaign, supporting LGBT ally candidates,” Davis said. “It’s not an era where you can just sit back and relax.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12089169\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1999px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12089169\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/20260628-SFPride-JY-24_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/20260628-SFPride-JY-24_qed.jpg 1999w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/20260628-SFPride-JY-24_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/20260628-SFPride-JY-24_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">People dance down Market Street during the 56th annual Pride parade in San Francisco on Sunday, June 28, 2026. \u003ccite>(Juliana Yamada/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Rev. Megan Rohrer, the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11872900/sfs-megan-rohrer-elected-as-1st-openly-transgender-bishop-in-u-s-lutheran-church\">first openly transgender bishop\u003c/a> in the US Lutheran Church, marched alongside Davis.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The more people are angry on the news or in legislation, the more important it is to celebrate joy in every form,” Rohrer said. “First and foremost, we want everyone with a sparkle of fabulousness to live through these policies. Secondly, by lifting up the history and legacy of people resisting, we can remind people of the diverse ways that you can create change or resist change.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12089170\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12089170\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/20260628-SFPride-JY-10_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/20260628-SFPride-JY-10_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/20260628-SFPride-JY-10_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/20260628-SFPride-JY-10_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rep. Nancy Pelosi waves a pride flag as she participates in the 56th annual Pride parade in San Francisco on Sunday, June 28, 2026. \u003ccite>(Juliana Yamada/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The parade was led by the Dykes on Bikes contingent and flush with Bay Area politicians. House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi and San Francisco Supervisor Connie Chan, openly gay state Sen. Scott Wiener, Assemblymember Matt Haney, Sen. Alex Padilla and San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie all made their way down the 1.6-mile route.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The streets were full, the energy was electric, and pride was everywhere you looked,” Lurie wrote on social media about the parade. “This is what our city looks like at its best: open, joyful, and unapologetically itself. San Francisco proudly stands with the LGBTQ+ community, this month and every month.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12089171\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12089171\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/20260628-SFPride-JY-17_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/20260628-SFPride-JY-17_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/20260628-SFPride-JY-17_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/20260628-SFPride-JY-17_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mayor Daniel Lurie fist-bumps a parade-goer’s hand as he marches down Market Street for the 56th annual Pride parade in San Francisco on Sunday, June 28, 2026. \u003ccite>(Juliana Yamada/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Festivities and calls for resistance began even before the weekend got underway. Some marchers scuffled with San Francisco police officers at the annual Trans March on Friday, resulting in five arrests for alleged vandalism, assault or obstruction.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Community members likened SFPD’s actions to the department’s response in the Tenderloin neighborhood decades ago, when transgender patrons of a local diner rioted in response to police brutality in what would become known as a pivotal moment in the birth of the LGBTQ+ rights movement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12089173\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12089173\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/20260628-SFPride-JY-29_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/20260628-SFPride-JY-29_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/20260628-SFPride-JY-29_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/20260628-SFPride-JY-29_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Pink Triangle is seen in the distance as people march down Market Street for the 56th annual Pride parade in San Francisco on Sunday, June 28, 2026. \u003ccite>(Juliana Yamada/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“All I know is that, 60 years after SFPD attacked trans people at \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13975971/review-comptons-cafeteria-riot-play-trans-women-tenderloin\">Compton’s Cafeteria\u003c/a>, they once again, on the same corner on Trans March during Pride, decided to attack, brutalize and arrest trans people,” said Nikki Caballero, who witnessed at least two of the arrests.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wiener, a prominent proponent of trans rights who is also vying against Chan for Pelosi’s seat, was chased out of Dolores Park by marchers who said he hasn’t taken a sufficiently critical stance on Israel’s actions in Gaza. Wiener declined to call the Israel-Gaza War a genocide at a debate earlier this year, but has since changed his stance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12089172\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12089172\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/20260628-SFPride-JY-14_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/20260628-SFPride-JY-14_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/20260628-SFPride-JY-14_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/20260628-SFPride-JY-14_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Scott Wiener waves to the crowd during the 56th annual Pride parade in San Francisco on Sunday, June 28, 2026. \u003ccite>(Juliana Yamada/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“I want to be clear that what happened does not represent a majority view of the attendees at the Trans March,” Wiener said. “This is a symptom of an illness in our democracy right now where people somehow think it’s appropriate to engage in harassing behavior towards people that you disagree with.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The mood was somewhat lighter on Saturday, when other members of the community made calls for resistance at the annual Dyke March and Rally near Dolores Park.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12089174\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1999px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12089174\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/20260628-SFPride-JY-01_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/20260628-SFPride-JY-01_qed.jpg 1999w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/20260628-SFPride-JY-01_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/20260628-SFPride-JY-01_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Corrine Black and Lynne Sandstrom of Dykes on Bikes share a kiss before participating in the 56th annual Pride parade in San Francisco on Sunday, June 28, 2026. \u003ccite>(Juliana Yamada/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Cyndi Vee, co-chair of the Dyke March’s advisory committee, said that the single day dedicated to one community was important for pride celebrations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s important to stay visible and to remind them that we will always be here and will continue to be here no matter what they do,” Vee said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>KQED’s Desmond Meagley contributed to this report. \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cem>Updated 11:15 a.m. Wednesday\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Bay Area is blessed with a whole range of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13969349/queer-surfers-saved-me-from-a-stingray-and-reminded-me-of-hope\">outdoor groups that celebrate queer community\u003c/a> all year round.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But with \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/sf-pride\">San Francisco’s iconic Pride parade and festival\u003c/a> just around the corner on June 28 and 29, several of these groups are offering a whole host of outings, events and meet-ups to mark Pride month.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>From birding to surfing to hiking, every one of these groups is open to all, especially beginners or those who may not always feel welcome in the outdoors.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Most of all, they welcome people from all parts of the queer community and their friends, family and allies. Keep reading for more about how to join the outdoor celebrations this Pride month.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Jump straight to:\u003c/h2>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#BirdwatchwithQueerBirdersBayArea\">Birdwatch with Queer Birders Bay Area\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#RidethewaveswithQueerSurf\">Ride the waves with Queer Surf\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#GetintonaturewiththestoriedRainbowSierrans\">Get into nature with the storied Rainbow Sierrans\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#FindcommunitythroughBranchingOutAdventures\">Find community through Branching Out Adventures\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#DiscoveryoursparkbirdwithQueersofaFeather\">Discover your ‘spark bird’ with Queers of a Feather\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#AdventureawaitswiththeSanFranciscoHikingClub\">Adventure awaits with the San Francisco Hiking Club\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12043606\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/5614A283-9ACC-4B37-9B38-CEACB39E9D1F-scaled-e1749590484280.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12043606\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/5614A283-9ACC-4B37-9B38-CEACB39E9D1F-scaled-e1749590484280.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Participants at a Queer Birders Bay Area outing observe birds just offshore across from the San Francisco skyline. The group welcomes experienced and new birders alike to its events. \u003ccite>(Photo courtesy of Alyssa Winn)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"BirdwatchwithQueerBirdersBayArea\">\u003c/a>Birdwatch with Queer Birders Bay Area\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Even if you’ve never gone birding in your life, this group might just turn you on to the hobby.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/queerbirders_bayarea/?hl=en\">Queer Birders Bay Area,\u003c/a> which welcomes people of all experience levels and ages, nerdy bird puns — and fun outfits — are the norm. Consequently, this group’s outings are “really easy to spot,” said Alyssa Winn, who co-leads the group with Paige Pritchard.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The group’s goal is to make each outing feel as accessible as possible by planning transit-accessible trips or setting up carpools. The group provides free binoculars and books to borrow, and encourages its more experienced birders not to yell out identifications they’re making — so everyone can get a chance to learn how to ID different birds for themselves.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Birding is a very welcoming hobby, but there can still sometimes be a concern about joining spaces and having to constantly not know who’s in the group with you and if it’s going to be a safe space,” Winn said. “Historically, queer spaces were hidden — they were underground. We had the idea: why not be out and out?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11763843/recuperated-egrets-and-herons-rescued-from-oakland-tree-head-back-to-nature\">Arrowhead Marsh\u003c/a> in Oakland and \u003ca href=\"https://berkeleyca.gov/community-recreation/parks-recreation/parks/cesar-chavez-park\">Cesar Chavez Park\u003c/a> in Berkeley are some of Queer Birders Bay Area’s regular spots, as is San Francisco’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/birds-of-golden-gate-park\">Golden Gate Park\u003c/a> in fall and winter during “weird duck season,” Winn said, when ducks are reproducing and have their finest plumage on display.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Winn’s one piece of advice for newbies? “Show up ready to take things slow,” they said. ”A lot of birding is the journey and not the end point.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Want to meet up with Queer Birders Bay Area to celebrate Pride month?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Queer Birders Bay Area is heading to \u003ca href=\"https://www.meetup.com/meetup-group-hhrbkfbq/events/308265300/?eventOrigin=group_events_list\">Corona Heights Park in San Francisco on June 22 (was previously June 14) at 10 a.m.\u003c/a> to birdwatch, followed by an outing to the \u003ca href=\"https://randallmuseum.org/\">Randall Museum\u003c/a>. Then, the group plans to walk down to the Castro District to \u003ca href=\"https://www.fabulosabooks.com/\">Fabulosa Books\u003c/a> to donate or purchase books in support of \u003ca href=\"https://www.fabulosabooks.com/books-not-bans.html\">its “Books Not Bans” campaign,\u003c/a> which helps expand access to queer literature.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Ride the waves with\u003ca id=\"RidethewaveswithQueerSurf\">\u003c/a> Queer Surf\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Now in its third year, \u003ca href=\"https://www.queersurf.org/\">Queer Surf\u003c/a> recently hosted its annual “\u003ca href=\"https://docs.google.com/document/d/12uDa2CBkFH2ittLm_Usqmd2jdl3SGejCdWSmfypN2YM/edit?usp=sharing\">Switch: An Exhibition of Queer Surfing\u003c/a>” — a free surfing event at Pacifica State Beach that aims to break down the gender binary in surfing to celebrate all members of the sport.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s an opportunity to elevate and showcase queer, nonbinary and trans wave riding talent,” co-director Nic Brisebois said. “It’s a chance for us to celebrate the year, come together from the north and south, and build a coastal \u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mycelium\">mycelial \u003c/a>connection with each other — and have queer public art and expression and joy and play.”[aside postID=news_12042938 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250604-HIKINGSFBLUFFS-19-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg']The event even included a heat to specifically showcase the talents of trans surfers, and in doing so “uplift surfers of all genders, including gender expansiveness,” Brisebois said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While part of Queer Surf’s mission statement is “to expand the surf culture,” Brisebois said, they also acknowledged that the existing systems “may not be ready for that” yet. “So we’ve just decided to carve out a space for ourselves,” they said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But last weekend’s Switch event is by no means the only way to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13969349/queer-surfers-saved-me-from-a-stingray-and-reminded-me-of-hope\">get involved with queer surf culture\u003c/a> in the Bay Area. \u003ca href=\"https://form.jotform.com/223011389887160\">Queer Surf offers lessons at\u003c/a> Linda Mar Beach each month and is even hosting a summer series where participants can “learn to surf in community every week,” Brisebois said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The group isn’t limited to surfing, either often hosting movie nights, snorkeling and kayaking, in addition to a group chat where queer, trans and nonbinary surfers can coordinate paddle-outs. Brisebois said the group strives to offer \u003ca href=\"https://www.queersurf.org/programs\">a wide range of activities for a variety of interests and abilities\u003c/a>. “Once we realized surfing wasn’t everyone’s goal, we expanded,” they said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The key piece is just come have fun and be yourself at the beach, which is maybe not something that queer folks have [always] been able to do.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Want to meet up with Queer Surf to celebrate Pride month?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Queer Surf is hosting a tide pooling event on June 14 from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. in Pescadero organized with the \u003ca href=\"https://www.calacademy.org/\">California Academy of Sciences\u003c/a>. Information about carpools and \u003ca href=\"https://form.jotform.com/251477387533163\">what to bring is on the event registration page.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12043609\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/QS_Switch_2025-17-Kiara-Fillingim-scaled-e1749589256774.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12043609\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/QS_Switch_2025-17-Kiara-Fillingim-scaled-e1749589256774.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A surfer walks into the break during Queer Surf’s annual Switch: An Exhibition of Queer Surfing event on Linda Mar Beach in Pacifica on June 7, 2025. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Kiara Fillingim)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Get into nature with the \u003ca id=\"GetintonaturewiththestoriedRainbowSierrans\">\u003c/a>storied Rainbow Sierrans\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Since 1986, \u003ca href=\"https://rainbowsierrans.org/\">this Bay Area-based group of the Sierra Club\u003c/a> has offered regular hikes, bike rides and other outdoor activities specifically for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and queer people — plus their friends and allies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Today, \u003ca href=\"https://rainbowsierrans.org/Calendar\">the Rainbow Sierrans organize group outings every week\u003c/a>, which are led by official Sierra Club leaders trained in first aid and outdoor leadership.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>An outing might take place “anywhere from \u003ca href=\"https://www.alltrails.com/parks/us/california/mount-tamalpais-state-park\">Mount Tam in Marin County\u003c/a> to one of the regional parks, \u003ca href=\"https://www.alltrails.com/parks/us/california/mount-tamalpais-state-park\">Mount Diablo\u003c/a> or beyond,” said Ann Lehr, Rainbow Sierran’s outings chair.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The group also hosts a handful of overnight camping trips each year across California, usually on long weekends. Most of their outings are published on their website and on \u003ca href=\"https://www.meetup.com/rainbowsierrans/\">Meetup.com.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But if you plan to RSVP to an outing, make sure to “read the description of the outing carefully,” Lehr said — because they can really vary in difficulty.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://rainbowsierrans.org/membership\">While being a member of the Rainbow Sierrans\u003c/a> isn’t required to attend day activities, it’s encouraged for other events like their annual picnic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Want to meet up with the Rainbow Sierrans to celebrate Pride month?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://rainbowsierrans.org/Calendar\">Consult their calendar\u003c/a> for details of the Rainbow Sierrans’ next outing: a \u003ca href=\"https://act.sierraclub.org/events/details?formcampaignid=701Po00000nXb32IAC&mapLinkHref=https://maps.google.com/maps&daddr=Marin%20Headlands%20Hike@37.853077,-122.493322\">Marin Headlands Hike on June 14 at 10 a.m. \u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Find community through \u003ca id=\"FindcommunitythroughBranchingOutAdventures\">\u003c/a>Branching Out Adventures\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>For ecologist Tyler Feld, being queer in the outdoors hasn’t always been easy. Hearing people call queerness “unnatural” is one part of it, he said. So is the lack of safety he feels when being out in some rural areas.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Queer people historically haven’t always been the most welcomed in nature,” he said. “I remember being a kid and feeling weird for being a queer person who wanted to go hang out by a river instead of going to the clubs.”[aside postID=news_12042550 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/curling1-KQED-1020x680.jpg']But as founder of \u003ca href=\"https://branchingoutadv.org/\">Branching Out Adventures\u003c/a> leading outdoors trips across the Bay Area, Feld said he’s found community and grounding in bringing queer people together outside.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Everybody belongs in nature,” he said, “and queerness exists everywhere that you look.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>His nonprofit is aimed at creating spaces for all identities in the queer community through hiking, wildlife viewing, camping and other outdoors excursions. All events are free and open to everyone of all experience levels, but RSVPs are encouraged, Feld said. The group partners with organizations like the \u003ca href=\"https://www.openspace.org/\">Midpeninsula Open Space District\u003c/a> and the state parks department to make sure these hikes, which include overnight trips like their \u003ca href=\"https://events.humanitix.com/queer-campout-tahoe-national-forest-8vtkc8mh\">upcoming July 10–13 camping trip in Sierra City\u003c/a> — are as accessible as possible, “so that people can get their toes in the water before committing to doing something really big.”.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And if you can’t make it to their Pride events? Know that “we’re definitely around,” Feld said. “If people have things that they’re excited to do or want to do, reach out to us — because we want to provide activities that people are excited about.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12043607\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/C271D2A1-552B-4FEC-A6C7-314CEE21F53C-scaled-e1749590877502.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12043607\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/C271D2A1-552B-4FEC-A6C7-314CEE21F53C-scaled-e1749590877502.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A group of Queer Birders Bay Area participants explores a boardwalk searching for birds to identify. The group provides binoculars and bird identification books to participants for free. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Alyssa Winn)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Want to meet up with Branching Out Adventures to celebrate Pride month?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To celebrate Pride, the group is \u003ca href=\"https://branchingoutadv.org/events\">hosting a whole weekend of events across the Bay Area\u003c/a>, including a \u003ca href=\"https://events.humanitix.com/queer-hike-sunset-hike-at-russian-ridge-open-space\">sunset hike at Russian Ridge Open Space Preserve\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://events.humanitix.com/queer-yoga-yoga-at-westlake-park\">Queer Yoga at Westlake Park in Santa Cruz. \u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Discover your ‘spark \u003ca id=\"DiscoveryoursparkbirdwithQueersofaFeather\">\u003c/a>bird’ with Queers of a Feather\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Speaking of birding and puns: Megan Nguyen said that when they first started their LGBTQ+ birding group \u003ca href=\"https://openspacetrust.org/event/queers-of-a-feather/\">Queers of a Feather\u003c/a>, “people started flocking to the event.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nguyen is the community events manager for the conservation nonprofit \u003ca href=\"https://openspacetrust.org/\">Peninsula Open Space Trust,\u003c/a> on whose lands Queers of Feather now hosts up to six outings per year These events are co-hosted with the \u003ca href=\"https://scvbirdalliance.org/\">Santa Clara Valley Bird Alliance\u003c/a>, the \u003ca href=\"https://www.parksconservancy.org/\">Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy\u003c/a> (which, incidentally, hosts \u003ca href=\"https://www.parksconservancy.org/events\">its own Pride events\u003c/a> and the annual \u003ca href=\"https://www.parksconservancy.org/our-work/queer-belonging-backpacking-adventure\">Queer Belonging Backpacking Adventure\u003c/a>) and the \u003ca href=\"https://goldengatebirdalliance.org/\">Golden Gate Bird Alliance\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We connect people to nature, but that also means nature to people,” Nguyen said. “It’s for anyone who’s just excited to be outside, be with other community members and learn.”[aside postID=news_12042615 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/E.-CSL-Quly-left-and-Togozees_release_8-4-23_photo-by-Bill-Hunnewell-%C2%A9-The-Marine-Mammal-Center-2-1020x754.jpg']Many birders have what they call a “spark bird”: the bird that got them into the hobby in the first place — and Nguyen’s is a chicken. “I came in knowing nothing about birds. I was born in the Year of the Rooster, and I just like chickens,” they said.” Now I can confidently identify a lot more birds than chickens.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Each Queers of a Feather event is free to attend, but requires reservations due to a group size limit of about 35 people. All are welcome, especially newcomers, and each event features knowledgeable facilitators to help answer questions, Nguyen said. Event managers send out a logistics email ahead of time, reminding people to bring layers, sun protection, water and comfortable shoes to walk in and can make accommodations for those who request them. They’ll also provide snacks, binoculars and pocket bird guides — but you’re likely to walk away with something extra as well, Nguyen said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Everyone leaves with smiles and swag,” they said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Want to meet up with Queers of a Feather to celebrate Pride month?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"https://openspacetrust.org/event/queers-of-a-feather/\">next Queers of a Feather outing\u003c/a> is June 14 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at \u003ca href=\"https://openspacetrust.org/hike/wavecrest-hike/\">Wavecrest Open Space\u003c/a> in Half Moon Bay, a hotspot for birding on the coastside that POST has helped protect from development.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12042908\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250604-HIKINGSFBLUFFS-03-BL-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12042908\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250604-HIKINGSFBLUFFS-03-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250604-HIKINGSFBLUFFS-03-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250604-HIKINGSFBLUFFS-03-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250604-HIKINGSFBLUFFS-03-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250604-HIKINGSFBLUFFS-03-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250604-HIKINGSFBLUFFS-03-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250604-HIKINGSFBLUFFS-03-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A jogger runs along part of the Batteries to Bluffs Trail in the Presidio of San Francisco on June 4, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Adventure awaits with the San Francisco \u003ca id=\"AdventureawaitswiththeSanFranciscoHikingClub\">\u003c/a>Hiking Club\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Started in 1983, the \u003ca href=\"http://sfhiking.com/\">San Francisco Hiking Club\u003c/a> was born out of necessity, the club’s vice president, Sam Kaufman, said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Back in those days, pre-internet, it was harder to find folks in the LGBT community who shared similar interests — much harder than now, certainly,” he said. ”And I think they found a really good niche, because it kept going.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The San Francisco Hiking Club is fairly informal, Kaufman said, and you can just show up for their weekly hikes for your first few times before they’ll ask you to pay the $20 annual membership fee. Their hikes range from entry-level to strenuous, but the group also plans more unconventional outings like weekday \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11907457/how-the-filbert-steps-came-to-be-an-oasis-in-san-francisco\">climbs up Telegraph Hill\u003c/a> or \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/10779164/why-are-so-many-dead-people-in-colma-and-so-few-in-san-francisco\">Colma cemetery strolls\u003c/a>, Kaufman said. And since each trip leader chooses the hike, “it’s really a little bit of everything,” Kaufman said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The group’s membership has grown since the COVID-19 pandemic, meaning “almost every hike there’s some new folks,” Kaufman said. When he’s leading a hike, Kaufman said he tries to plan for places the group hasn’t been to in a while.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Being in this area, I feel really blessed,” he said. “If you’re into the outdoors, you just can’t ever run out of somewhere new to discover.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Want to meet up with the San Francisco Hiking Club to celebrate Pride month?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfhiking.com/event-6163180\">Kaufman is guiding a 10-mile hike\u003c/a> in \u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=536\">Butano State Park\u003c/a>, which was burned in the 2020 \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1996337/daffodils-signal-resilience-in-santa-cruz-mountains-almost-5-years-after-czu-fires\">CZU August Lightning Complex Fire\u003c/a>, on June 21 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. There are carpool options available from the East Bay and San Francisco.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We haven’t been there as a club since the fire shut most of [Butano] down,” Kaufman said. “So I’m really curious to see what it looks like.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This story has been updated to correct the spelling of Branching Out Adventures founder Tyler Feld’s name.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Most of all, they welcome people from all parts of the queer community and their friends, family and allies. Keep reading for more about how to join the outdoor celebrations this Pride month.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Jump straight to:\u003c/h2>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#BirdwatchwithQueerBirdersBayArea\">Birdwatch with Queer Birders Bay Area\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#RidethewaveswithQueerSurf\">Ride the waves with Queer Surf\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#GetintonaturewiththestoriedRainbowSierrans\">Get into nature with the storied Rainbow Sierrans\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#FindcommunitythroughBranchingOutAdventures\">Find community through Branching Out Adventures\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#DiscoveryoursparkbirdwithQueersofaFeather\">Discover your ‘spark bird’ with Queers of a Feather\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#AdventureawaitswiththeSanFranciscoHikingClub\">Adventure awaits with the San Francisco Hiking Club\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12043606\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/5614A283-9ACC-4B37-9B38-CEACB39E9D1F-scaled-e1749590484280.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12043606\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/5614A283-9ACC-4B37-9B38-CEACB39E9D1F-scaled-e1749590484280.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Participants at a Queer Birders Bay Area outing observe birds just offshore across from the San Francisco skyline. The group welcomes experienced and new birders alike to its events. \u003ccite>(Photo courtesy of Alyssa Winn)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"BirdwatchwithQueerBirdersBayArea\">\u003c/a>Birdwatch with Queer Birders Bay Area\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Even if you’ve never gone birding in your life, this group might just turn you on to the hobby.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/queerbirders_bayarea/?hl=en\">Queer Birders Bay Area,\u003c/a> which welcomes people of all experience levels and ages, nerdy bird puns — and fun outfits — are the norm. Consequently, this group’s outings are “really easy to spot,” said Alyssa Winn, who co-leads the group with Paige Pritchard.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The group’s goal is to make each outing feel as accessible as possible by planning transit-accessible trips or setting up carpools. The group provides free binoculars and books to borrow, and encourages its more experienced birders not to yell out identifications they’re making — so everyone can get a chance to learn how to ID different birds for themselves.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Birding is a very welcoming hobby, but there can still sometimes be a concern about joining spaces and having to constantly not know who’s in the group with you and if it’s going to be a safe space,” Winn said. “Historically, queer spaces were hidden — they were underground. We had the idea: why not be out and out?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11763843/recuperated-egrets-and-herons-rescued-from-oakland-tree-head-back-to-nature\">Arrowhead Marsh\u003c/a> in Oakland and \u003ca href=\"https://berkeleyca.gov/community-recreation/parks-recreation/parks/cesar-chavez-park\">Cesar Chavez Park\u003c/a> in Berkeley are some of Queer Birders Bay Area’s regular spots, as is San Francisco’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/birds-of-golden-gate-park\">Golden Gate Park\u003c/a> in fall and winter during “weird duck season,” Winn said, when ducks are reproducing and have their finest plumage on display.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Winn’s one piece of advice for newbies? “Show up ready to take things slow,” they said. ”A lot of birding is the journey and not the end point.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Want to meet up with Queer Birders Bay Area to celebrate Pride month?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Queer Birders Bay Area is heading to \u003ca href=\"https://www.meetup.com/meetup-group-hhrbkfbq/events/308265300/?eventOrigin=group_events_list\">Corona Heights Park in San Francisco on June 22 (was previously June 14) at 10 a.m.\u003c/a> to birdwatch, followed by an outing to the \u003ca href=\"https://randallmuseum.org/\">Randall Museum\u003c/a>. Then, the group plans to walk down to the Castro District to \u003ca href=\"https://www.fabulosabooks.com/\">Fabulosa Books\u003c/a> to donate or purchase books in support of \u003ca href=\"https://www.fabulosabooks.com/books-not-bans.html\">its “Books Not Bans” campaign,\u003c/a> which helps expand access to queer literature.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Ride the waves with\u003ca id=\"RidethewaveswithQueerSurf\">\u003c/a> Queer Surf\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Now in its third year, \u003ca href=\"https://www.queersurf.org/\">Queer Surf\u003c/a> recently hosted its annual “\u003ca href=\"https://docs.google.com/document/d/12uDa2CBkFH2ittLm_Usqmd2jdl3SGejCdWSmfypN2YM/edit?usp=sharing\">Switch: An Exhibition of Queer Surfing\u003c/a>” — a free surfing event at Pacifica State Beach that aims to break down the gender binary in surfing to celebrate all members of the sport.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s an opportunity to elevate and showcase queer, nonbinary and trans wave riding talent,” co-director Nic Brisebois said. “It’s a chance for us to celebrate the year, come together from the north and south, and build a coastal \u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mycelium\">mycelial \u003c/a>connection with each other — and have queer public art and expression and joy and play.”\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>The event even included a heat to specifically showcase the talents of trans surfers, and in doing so “uplift surfers of all genders, including gender expansiveness,” Brisebois said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While part of Queer Surf’s mission statement is “to expand the surf culture,” Brisebois said, they also acknowledged that the existing systems “may not be ready for that” yet. “So we’ve just decided to carve out a space for ourselves,” they said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But last weekend’s Switch event is by no means the only way to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13969349/queer-surfers-saved-me-from-a-stingray-and-reminded-me-of-hope\">get involved with queer surf culture\u003c/a> in the Bay Area. \u003ca href=\"https://form.jotform.com/223011389887160\">Queer Surf offers lessons at\u003c/a> Linda Mar Beach each month and is even hosting a summer series where participants can “learn to surf in community every week,” Brisebois said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The group isn’t limited to surfing, either often hosting movie nights, snorkeling and kayaking, in addition to a group chat where queer, trans and nonbinary surfers can coordinate paddle-outs. 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Information about carpools and \u003ca href=\"https://form.jotform.com/251477387533163\">what to bring is on the event registration page.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12043609\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/QS_Switch_2025-17-Kiara-Fillingim-scaled-e1749589256774.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12043609\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/QS_Switch_2025-17-Kiara-Fillingim-scaled-e1749589256774.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A surfer walks into the break during Queer Surf’s annual Switch: An Exhibition of Queer Surfing event on Linda Mar Beach in Pacifica on June 7, 2025. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Kiara Fillingim)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Get into nature with the \u003ca id=\"GetintonaturewiththestoriedRainbowSierrans\">\u003c/a>storied Rainbow Sierrans\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Since 1986, \u003ca href=\"https://rainbowsierrans.org/\">this Bay Area-based group of the Sierra Club\u003c/a> has offered regular hikes, bike rides and other outdoor activities specifically for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and queer people — plus their friends and allies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Today, \u003ca href=\"https://rainbowsierrans.org/Calendar\">the Rainbow Sierrans organize group outings every week\u003c/a>, which are led by official Sierra Club leaders trained in first aid and outdoor leadership.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>An outing might take place “anywhere from \u003ca href=\"https://www.alltrails.com/parks/us/california/mount-tamalpais-state-park\">Mount Tam in Marin County\u003c/a> to one of the regional parks, \u003ca href=\"https://www.alltrails.com/parks/us/california/mount-tamalpais-state-park\">Mount Diablo\u003c/a> or beyond,” said Ann Lehr, Rainbow Sierran’s outings chair.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The group also hosts a handful of overnight camping trips each year across California, usually on long weekends. Most of their outings are published on their website and on \u003ca href=\"https://www.meetup.com/rainbowsierrans/\">Meetup.com.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But if you plan to RSVP to an outing, make sure to “read the description of the outing carefully,” Lehr said — because they can really vary in difficulty.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://rainbowsierrans.org/membership\">While being a member of the Rainbow Sierrans\u003c/a> isn’t required to attend day activities, it’s encouraged for other events like their annual picnic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Want to meet up with the Rainbow Sierrans to celebrate Pride month?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://rainbowsierrans.org/Calendar\">Consult their calendar\u003c/a> for details of the Rainbow Sierrans’ next outing: a \u003ca href=\"https://act.sierraclub.org/events/details?formcampaignid=701Po00000nXb32IAC&mapLinkHref=https://maps.google.com/maps&daddr=Marin%20Headlands%20Hike@37.853077,-122.493322\">Marin Headlands Hike on June 14 at 10 a.m. \u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Find community through \u003ca id=\"FindcommunitythroughBranchingOutAdventures\">\u003c/a>Branching Out Adventures\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>For ecologist Tyler Feld, being queer in the outdoors hasn’t always been easy. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>But as founder of \u003ca href=\"https://branchingoutadv.org/\">Branching Out Adventures\u003c/a> leading outdoors trips across the Bay Area, Feld said he’s found community and grounding in bringing queer people together outside.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Everybody belongs in nature,” he said, “and queerness exists everywhere that you look.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>His nonprofit is aimed at creating spaces for all identities in the queer community through hiking, wildlife viewing, camping and other outdoors excursions. All events are free and open to everyone of all experience levels, but RSVPs are encouraged, Feld said. The group partners with organizations like the \u003ca href=\"https://www.openspace.org/\">Midpeninsula Open Space District\u003c/a> and the state parks department to make sure these hikes, which include overnight trips like their \u003ca href=\"https://events.humanitix.com/queer-campout-tahoe-national-forest-8vtkc8mh\">upcoming July 10–13 camping trip in Sierra City\u003c/a> — are as accessible as possible, “so that people can get their toes in the water before committing to doing something really big.”.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And if you can’t make it to their Pride events? Know that “we’re definitely around,” Feld said. “If people have things that they’re excited to do or want to do, reach out to us — because we want to provide activities that people are excited about.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12043607\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/C271D2A1-552B-4FEC-A6C7-314CEE21F53C-scaled-e1749590877502.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12043607\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/C271D2A1-552B-4FEC-A6C7-314CEE21F53C-scaled-e1749590877502.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A group of Queer Birders Bay Area participants explores a boardwalk searching for birds to identify. The group provides binoculars and bird identification books to participants for free. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Alyssa Winn)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Want to meet up with Branching Out Adventures to celebrate Pride month?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To celebrate Pride, the group is \u003ca href=\"https://branchingoutadv.org/events\">hosting a whole weekend of events across the Bay Area\u003c/a>, including a \u003ca href=\"https://events.humanitix.com/queer-hike-sunset-hike-at-russian-ridge-open-space\">sunset hike at Russian Ridge Open Space Preserve\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://events.humanitix.com/queer-yoga-yoga-at-westlake-park\">Queer Yoga at Westlake Park in Santa Cruz. \u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Discover your ‘spark \u003ca id=\"DiscoveryoursparkbirdwithQueersofaFeather\">\u003c/a>bird’ with Queers of a Feather\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Speaking of birding and puns: Megan Nguyen said that when they first started their LGBTQ+ birding group \u003ca href=\"https://openspacetrust.org/event/queers-of-a-feather/\">Queers of a Feather\u003c/a>, “people started flocking to the event.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nguyen is the community events manager for the conservation nonprofit \u003ca href=\"https://openspacetrust.org/\">Peninsula Open Space Trust,\u003c/a> on whose lands Queers of Feather now hosts up to six outings per year These events are co-hosted with the \u003ca href=\"https://scvbirdalliance.org/\">Santa Clara Valley Bird Alliance\u003c/a>, the \u003ca href=\"https://www.parksconservancy.org/\">Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy\u003c/a> (which, incidentally, hosts \u003ca href=\"https://www.parksconservancy.org/events\">its own Pride events\u003c/a> and the annual \u003ca href=\"https://www.parksconservancy.org/our-work/queer-belonging-backpacking-adventure\">Queer Belonging Backpacking Adventure\u003c/a>) and the \u003ca href=\"https://goldengatebirdalliance.org/\">Golden Gate Bird Alliance\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We connect people to nature, but that also means nature to people,” Nguyen said. “It’s for anyone who’s just excited to be outside, be with other community members and learn.”\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Many birders have what they call a “spark bird”: the bird that got them into the hobby in the first place — and Nguyen’s is a chicken. “I came in knowing nothing about birds. I was born in the Year of the Rooster, and I just like chickens,” they said.” Now I can confidently identify a lot more birds than chickens.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Each Queers of a Feather event is free to attend, but requires reservations due to a group size limit of about 35 people. All are welcome, especially newcomers, and each event features knowledgeable facilitators to help answer questions, Nguyen said. Event managers send out a logistics email ahead of time, reminding people to bring layers, sun protection, water and comfortable shoes to walk in and can make accommodations for those who request them. They’ll also provide snacks, binoculars and pocket bird guides — but you’re likely to walk away with something extra as well, Nguyen said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Everyone leaves with smiles and swag,” they said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Want to meet up with Queers of a Feather to celebrate Pride month?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"https://openspacetrust.org/event/queers-of-a-feather/\">next Queers of a Feather outing\u003c/a> is June 14 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at \u003ca href=\"https://openspacetrust.org/hike/wavecrest-hike/\">Wavecrest Open Space\u003c/a> in Half Moon Bay, a hotspot for birding on the coastside that POST has helped protect from development.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12042908\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250604-HIKINGSFBLUFFS-03-BL-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12042908\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250604-HIKINGSFBLUFFS-03-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250604-HIKINGSFBLUFFS-03-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250604-HIKINGSFBLUFFS-03-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250604-HIKINGSFBLUFFS-03-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250604-HIKINGSFBLUFFS-03-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250604-HIKINGSFBLUFFS-03-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250604-HIKINGSFBLUFFS-03-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A jogger runs along part of the Batteries to Bluffs Trail in the Presidio of San Francisco on June 4, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Adventure awaits with the San Francisco \u003ca id=\"AdventureawaitswiththeSanFranciscoHikingClub\">\u003c/a>Hiking Club\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Started in 1983, the \u003ca href=\"http://sfhiking.com/\">San Francisco Hiking Club\u003c/a> was born out of necessity, the club’s vice president, Sam Kaufman, said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Back in those days, pre-internet, it was harder to find folks in the LGBT community who shared similar interests — much harder than now, certainly,” he said. ”And I think they found a really good niche, because it kept going.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The San Francisco Hiking Club is fairly informal, Kaufman said, and you can just show up for their weekly hikes for your first few times before they’ll ask you to pay the $20 annual membership fee. Their hikes range from entry-level to strenuous, but the group also plans more unconventional outings like weekday \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11907457/how-the-filbert-steps-came-to-be-an-oasis-in-san-francisco\">climbs up Telegraph Hill\u003c/a> or \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/10779164/why-are-so-many-dead-people-in-colma-and-so-few-in-san-francisco\">Colma cemetery strolls\u003c/a>, Kaufman said. And since each trip leader chooses the hike, “it’s really a little bit of everything,” Kaufman said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The group’s membership has grown since the COVID-19 pandemic, meaning “almost every hike there’s some new folks,” Kaufman said. 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So let’s really break down what that really looks like when you are living in a one room space with another individual. You do not have privacy. Nine times out of ten, being a transmasculine identify person, especially being black, you have to render some type of services to stay there, whether it be sexual, whether it be drugs. So when we talk about black men and being fetishized, Banko dealt with a lot of that. And so those people would be the people to take him in.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez: \u003c/strong>Here, kind of like not in a long Kazani like like you’ve been there. Have you been there?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Kazani Kalani Finao: \u003c/strong>I mean, shit’s hella complex. So, for me personally, couch surfing always been my my survival tactic since I can remember of couch surfing, refusing to go to shelters because of horror stories I heard from former homies of going there and, you know, being violated. 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And what we all do, right, we get upset. We want to do something about it. So, you know, really trying to calm him down to, like, see a different side of it, for him to just move through the trauma that he was experiencing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez: \u003c/strong>Yeah. And I don’t know how much you all followed kind of the public discussion of what happened to Banko afterwards. A lot of what I heard was a kind of a questioning of like, what did Bianca’s trans identity or black trans identity have to do with the shooting, especially when the security guard themselves was was black. I wonder if you could talk a bit about for people who don’t understand what does Mango’s black trans identity have to do with what brought him there that day and what happened? And whoever wants to jump in idea or something.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Xavier Davenport: \u003c/strong>Yeah. So this is Xavier or what? What what that all has to do with is when you are a young, black, transmasculine identified person, people see that he walks in, he’s dark skinned, he has a hat on a t shirt, he has a little bit of a like a goatee or, you know, something growing in. And as another black man or being another man, there is a fight for power for who is the man for Banko. You know, the thought process is you look like a little boy or you’re trying to pretend to be a little boy. Because let’s be clear, Banko had not had, you know, top surgery. He had not been going through that part of of medical transitioning. So you have a masculine person with visible breast coming at you. You are going to now struggle for your manhood. I’m going to show you who’s boss is something that for people that are even lesbians who are more masculine looking. There is a struggle between men and any form of masculinity that they can see to them isn’t necessarily real.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez: \u003c/strong>So it’s a it’s like a challenge.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Xavier Davenport: \u003c/strong>It is a challenge. It very much is a challenge. I know this first experience. I have dealt with this my entire life.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>JuJu Pikes-Prince: \u003c/strong>And if I can just highlight that it’s true. And these are cases that’s not getting covered. And this is Juju speaking of Black Trans Men getting killed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez: \u003c/strong>I wonder if we can shift a little. I do want to know how that support can come through from family. Are you at a point of acceptance with your family right now and if you could touch on that?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Xavier Davenport: \u003c/strong>Me and my mother understand what’s happening, but my father and my my siblings that my father has. They’re not. They were only produced by my father. My father’s children. They have a bit of a hard time. And so we don’t necessarily talk the way that people would think family should or relatives should. But, you know, my mother respects who I am. My mother understands what has what has taken place. And she’s accepted that.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>JuJu Pikes-Prince: \u003c/strong>I mean. Then if they’re very understanding our friends there with ties. But when I told my mom everything and broke it down that you don’t want to be a child, right. This kind of anything, you have to take a step back. My father, on the other hand, he’s more big on education. He didn’t. He taught him. He taught me, You don’t care what I do. He wants me to graduate and I’ll ever be like, so-and-so. I got it. You’ve been away. But I still had a heart and I still struggle. Identity came into play. I mean, it was still some some things going on at home. She understood. She knew, like, okay, as long as you’re safe, you know what? The protocols lie, you know, And I love you. I just I want to say this, too, because there was narratives being painted. Banko do have family that do care and love. But there was, you know, at some point everyone went their own ways. So I do want to just that on the record. He did have family that they can’t love, but he was looking for looking for a space. In people’s hearts to fill that void that he has been missing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Kazani Kalani Finao: \u003c/strong>This goes on for me. My mother, she told me straight up, like, be you, son. Be you, son. And for me, that’s a fucking privilege. Like, you know, for someone who’s being who they are, like me, like for my mom to just show up right away. How she was able to just accept me. For me, it was just like a restart of our relationship as a as a mother and son. She’s just a gift to me, you know? And so what I’ve been doing with my folks is just like, sharing my mama with them. You know, share my mama with them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez: \u003c/strong>When you mean to share your mama, do you mean you share your mother with other transpeople who don’t have that?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Kazani Kalani Finao: \u003c/strong>Trans people, all people, even when they struggle like my mom just signs up like, I love you, I forgive you. And so I share my mama with my folks. And it’s my duty to make sure to create spaces for folks to be themselves.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez: \u003c/strong>What I want to ask you all lastly was about joy, because we’ve been talking about hardship. We’ve been talking about really hard things. But the goal is joy, right? I mean, let’s talk about the mechanical and let’s talk about the heart to the mechanical part is if you had these city leaders who are all talking about what happened to Banko, what would you say needs to change? And then after that, I want you to tell me what your joy looks like.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Xavier Davenport: \u003c/strong>Yeah, I’ll start this, Xavier. I would say what needs to change is the systems in how they construct homelessness. There needs to be shelters specific for transmasculine folks. There needs to be shelters for trans people, period. But trans men need their own space. There needs to be more black, trans masculine leaders. 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I definitely believe that there should be more programs for black trans men, even from our community. My film Queens My Doors. We need to serve our queens, our triumph queens if I’m getting emotional. And it’s because I’m thinking about the joy part living and finding purpose. Picking up someone else’s purpose when they couldn’t find their purpose. And knowing that I’m here and I can also at least set some type of story for someone just to save surface and hopefully help another next person, next generation to continue to do this advocacy work.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez: \u003c/strong>Because any changes you want to see and then tell us about your joy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Kazani Kalani Finao: \u003c/strong>More action. People need to really start, especially like these politicians. Folks move in and power like really, really start, you know, on the ground and get dirty with us. All the years of just all the years I’ve been living in living in the city, I have not seen nothing that has been pivotal yet, specifically tailored to supporting trans people of color, people that are our natives, the first couple folks that are still here. There’s so many things that we need. So many corporations as are going out to rent something, hotels that’s going to manage or that how do we take those metro shelters, make an independent living for folks without all the stipulations and the requirements, because that’s overwhelming for our people to having to jump through these hoops and things and having to retraumatize ourselves just to get a fucking bed. Come on, now, we’ve got to really redefine what a sanctuary in San Francisco. As for my joy. I really love what you said. You, you know, picking up somebody else’s purpose. And this moment, that’s what it is for me personally. Is it bringing up some of the joys, the joy and the beauty that I learned about Banko and where he was dreaming of envisioning of, and how do you incorporate it not just in the individual people, but in community, in people, in organizations, in how we just do life and learn how to grieve and love myself at the same time. Because I have to say he is not the last person. And so while I’m still here, I’m building on my armor because I’m doing God’s work.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez: \u003c/strong>So would you say that Banko has influenced where your life is going?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Kazani Kalani Finao: \u003c/strong>I think about his nieces and nephews. I really do every day. I wake up and you say their names and how they’re having a great day in the moment. That’s how I carry you. And that’s what I think of him every day. Because, again, trans people being here and we’re won’t keep coming here. 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And even though Attorney General Rob Bonta promised to re-examine the case at the time, just last Friday his office backed Jenkins’ decision. \u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">This announcement was a huge blow to Banko’s family and loved ones,, who are still grieving his death more than a year later.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">So today, we’re sharing this episode from September of last year… My colleague Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez sat down with Banko Brown’s \u003c/span>chosen\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> family, to discuss life as a homeless queer person in San Francisco, Banko’s life before his death, and what it’ll take to truly make the city a safe place for all queer and trans people. Stay with us. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Xavier Davenport: \u003c/strong>Homelessness is when you do not have rights to a space of your own. 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Just always sparring with each other, bouncing back with, like, fun ideas. He uses a bright, outgoing apartment. Conversation was always immaculate, always amazing. Of he was a visionary. The struggle not only brought us together, but like I was able to, like, really build a relation with him based on, like, his gifts. He was very creative, his swag, his drip, like he was a trendsetter to me. He’s definitely inspirational to me to like, you know, him, me younger to me, like I always share with him. Like, bro, you give me so much confidence, you give me so much courage for me to be me. He didn’t even know it. But again, he was just natural at that. Whatever I remember of him is his drips, sauce, smile, hugs, goofiness.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez: \u003c/strong>All the jokes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Kazani Kalani Finao: \u003c/strong>Hell yeah, hell yeah. He funny, he hella funny. We always was direct. He pushed me to always have hard conversations. Be honest, being honest. And so to have that and to tell somebody yes, to hold me accountable, I’ll take that any day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez: \u003c/strong>Banko was in and out of homelessness. And I wonder if you could talk about what was – what the housing situation was like for Banko and what you saw him go through.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>JuJu Pikes-Prince: \u003c/strong>When I first had met Banko, he was housed at some point. Then later on, when we lost another trans sister in the community, Ivory Nicole, that’s when, like, you know, stuff started to come out like, Oh, he’s looking for housing. He has nowhere to go. With only so much a person can do for an individual. It’s hard out here. I’ve been through. But for somebody to sleep on BART and got to blow time just to get it start today. If you go to the center, the $50 gift card or 25 gift card, no one’s gonna ever understand that.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez: \u003c/strong>And we were talking about sleeping on Bart. We’re talking about Banko Banko. You said he drifted in and out of it yourself. Can you talk a little bit about homelessness?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>JuJu Pikes-Prince: \u003c/strong>Navigating homelessness in San Francisco is hard. As hard and it’s expensive. No matter way. Being homeless is still expensive. I was homeless for about two years, maybe a year or two years. I didn’t know what to do and it just wasn’t working out. We were living in McGuire. I thought his his parents were going to take a friend, but that wasn’t the case. Then even shelters. Shelters don’t protect you. Shelters don’t protect my people either. Stuff gets stolen. There’s fights that break out. People look at us like we’re nasty. So it’s things like that that we still have to navigate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez: \u003c/strong>Have you heard them say that?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>JuJu Pikes-Prince: \u003c/strong>Yeah. I mean, I’ve had problems at the outset and you can’t do nothing about it. You don’t lose this part. So it’s one of those things you got to say to sleep, wake up and do something productive. And so you get called for housing and permanent housing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez: \u003c/strong>Xavier.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Xavier Davenport: \u003c/strong>Where do we start?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez: \u003c/strong>Well, it would then go first, and then we’ll go on to your own experiences.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Xavier Davenport: \u003c/strong>Banko never had a space of his own. Banko had been in and out of shelter, in and out of people’s homes, sometimes even some people’s own sorrows. So let’s really break down what that really looks like when you are living in a one room space with another individual. You do not have privacy. Nine times out of ten, being a transmasculine identify person, especially being black, you have to render some type of services to stay there, whether it be sexual, whether it be drugs. So when we talk about black men and being fetishized, Banko dealt with a lot of that. And so those people would be the people to take him in.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez: \u003c/strong>Here, kind of like not in a long Kazani like like you’ve been there. Have you been there?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Kazani Kalani Finao: \u003c/strong>I mean, shit’s hella complex. So, for me personally, couch surfing always been my my survival tactic since I can remember of couch surfing, refusing to go to shelters because of horror stories I heard from former homies of going there and, you know, being violated. My mama, she went to prison when I was right after my fifth grade graduation in 2000. That’s when her body album dropped, too, so that that summer was live. So, you know, like, my mom was big shoes, shoes surviving, too. And so her like being sentenced to prison in state prison, being a young person, I mean, to pick up quick to hustle and survive.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez: \u003c/strong>When your mom went to prison, you talk about who who else was there for you, if anyone.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Kazani Kalani Finao: \u003c/strong>Or family for her immediate family, blood relatives. My mom got nine siblings, eight total that are living. I’m also born and raised in San Francisco when my mom went to prison. They were figuring now they system impacted they in and out of jails allocated. So I just got a bed in somebody’s house or whatever that looks like in that moment. I just had to make sure I had to protect myself, take care of the things I have for the moment, and just keep trying to get through at 11 years old.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez: \u003c/strong>And can we talk a little bit about Banko in terms of the safety? You know, obviously Banko went through the least safe thing you could imagine with the most terrible outcome you can imagine. What was Banko experiencing in terms of safety during this whole process?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Xavier Davenport: \u003c/strong>Banko was actually experiencing a lot of issues with violence happening in some of the places that he was trying to stay at. Nobody’s perfect, you know, especially when we’re talking about community, right? People have all kinds of issues and trauma that they are that they’re trying to live through as well. I definitely know that there were a few times where, you know, he was upset from violent experiences that had taken place. And what we all do, right, we get upset. We want to do something about it. So, you know, really trying to calm him down to, like, see a different side of it, for him to just move through the trauma that he was experiencing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez: \u003c/strong>Yeah. And I don’t know how much you all followed kind of the public discussion of what happened to Banko afterwards. A lot of what I heard was a kind of a questioning of like, what did Bianca’s trans identity or black trans identity have to do with the shooting, especially when the security guard themselves was was black. I wonder if you could talk a bit about for people who don’t understand what does Mango’s black trans identity have to do with what brought him there that day and what happened? And whoever wants to jump in idea or something.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Xavier Davenport: \u003c/strong>Yeah. So this is Xavier or what? What what that all has to do with is when you are a young, black, transmasculine identified person, people see that he walks in, he’s dark skinned, he has a hat on a t shirt, he has a little bit of a like a goatee or, you know, something growing in. And as another black man or being another man, there is a fight for power for who is the man for Banko. You know, the thought process is you look like a little boy or you’re trying to pretend to be a little boy. Because let’s be clear, Banko had not had, you know, top surgery. He had not been going through that part of of medical transitioning. So you have a masculine person with visible breast coming at you. You are going to now struggle for your manhood. I’m going to show you who’s boss is something that for people that are even lesbians who are more masculine looking. There is a struggle between men and any form of masculinity that they can see to them isn’t necessarily real.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez: \u003c/strong>So it’s a it’s like a challenge.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Xavier Davenport: \u003c/strong>It is a challenge. It very much is a challenge. I know this first experience. I have dealt with this my entire life.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>JuJu Pikes-Prince: \u003c/strong>And if I can just highlight that it’s true. And these are cases that’s not getting covered. And this is Juju speaking of Black Trans Men getting killed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez: \u003c/strong>I wonder if we can shift a little. I do want to know how that support can come through from family. Are you at a point of acceptance with your family right now and if you could touch on that?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Xavier Davenport: \u003c/strong>Me and my mother understand what’s happening, but my father and my my siblings that my father has. They’re not. They were only produced by my father. My father’s children. They have a bit of a hard time. And so we don’t necessarily talk the way that people would think family should or relatives should. But, you know, my mother respects who I am. My mother understands what has what has taken place. And she’s accepted that.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>JuJu Pikes-Prince: \u003c/strong>I mean. Then if they’re very understanding our friends there with ties. But when I told my mom everything and broke it down that you don’t want to be a child, right. This kind of anything, you have to take a step back. My father, on the other hand, he’s more big on education. He didn’t. He taught him. He taught me, You don’t care what I do. He wants me to graduate and I’ll ever be like, so-and-so. I got it. You’ve been away. But I still had a heart and I still struggle. Identity came into play. I mean, it was still some some things going on at home. She understood. She knew, like, okay, as long as you’re safe, you know what? The protocols lie, you know, And I love you. I just I want to say this, too, because there was narratives being painted. Banko do have family that do care and love. But there was, you know, at some point everyone went their own ways. So I do want to just that on the record. He did have family that they can’t love, but he was looking for looking for a space. In people’s hearts to fill that void that he has been missing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Kazani Kalani Finao: \u003c/strong>This goes on for me. My mother, she told me straight up, like, be you, son. Be you, son. And for me, that’s a fucking privilege. Like, you know, for someone who’s being who they are, like me, like for my mom to just show up right away. How she was able to just accept me. For me, it was just like a restart of our relationship as a as a mother and son. She’s just a gift to me, you know? And so what I’ve been doing with my folks is just like, sharing my mama with them. You know, share my mama with them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez: \u003c/strong>When you mean to share your mama, do you mean you share your mother with other transpeople who don’t have that?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Kazani Kalani Finao: \u003c/strong>Trans people, all people, even when they struggle like my mom just signs up like, I love you, I forgive you. And so I share my mama with my folks. And it’s my duty to make sure to create spaces for folks to be themselves.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez: \u003c/strong>What I want to ask you all lastly was about joy, because we’ve been talking about hardship. We’ve been talking about really hard things. But the goal is joy, right? I mean, let’s talk about the mechanical and let’s talk about the heart to the mechanical part is if you had these city leaders who are all talking about what happened to Banko, what would you say needs to change? And then after that, I want you to tell me what your joy looks like.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Xavier Davenport: \u003c/strong>Yeah, I’ll start this, Xavier. I would say what needs to change is the systems in how they construct homelessness. There needs to be shelters specific for transmasculine folks. There needs to be shelters for trans people, period. But trans men need their own space. There needs to be more black, trans masculine leaders. There’s nobody else that can speak about black transness except for black trans people.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez: \u003c/strong>And how about the joy? What is your joy look like right now?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Xavier Davenport: \u003c/strong>My joy looks like, you know the rest of the work that I do. The Bay Area Transmasculine calendar is doing a second premiere of a calendar that we started last year with a group of Transmasculine folks to continue to ensure that Transmasculine folks are seen and can receive joy in seeing and having representation of themselves in all bodies, in all forms of trans masculine bodies, and in all forms of trans masculine and different cultures and ethnicities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez: \u003c/strong>That’s beautiful.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>JuJu Pikes-Prince: \u003c/strong>Did you figuring out the funding, figuring out where money can go to? I definitely believe that there should be more programs for black trans men, even from our community. My film Queens My Doors. We need to serve our queens, our triumph queens if I’m getting emotional. And it’s because I’m thinking about the joy part living and finding purpose. Picking up someone else’s purpose when they couldn’t find their purpose. And knowing that I’m here and I can also at least set some type of story for someone just to save surface and hopefully help another next person, next generation to continue to do this advocacy work.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez: \u003c/strong>Because any changes you want to see and then tell us about your joy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Kazani Kalani Finao: \u003c/strong>More action. People need to really start, especially like these politicians. Folks move in and power like really, really start, you know, on the ground and get dirty with us. All the years of just all the years I’ve been living in living in the city, I have not seen nothing that has been pivotal yet, specifically tailored to supporting trans people of color, people that are our natives, the first couple folks that are still here. There’s so many things that we need. So many corporations as are going out to rent something, hotels that’s going to manage or that how do we take those metro shelters, make an independent living for folks without all the stipulations and the requirements, because that’s overwhelming for our people to having to jump through these hoops and things and having to retraumatize ourselves just to get a fucking bed. Come on, now, we’ve got to really redefine what a sanctuary in San Francisco. As for my joy. I really love what you said. You, you know, picking up somebody else’s purpose. And this moment, that’s what it is for me personally. Is it bringing up some of the joys, the joy and the beauty that I learned about Banko and where he was dreaming of envisioning of, and how do you incorporate it not just in the individual people, but in community, in people, in organizations, in how we just do life and learn how to grieve and love myself at the same time. Because I have to say he is not the last person. And so while I’m still here, I’m building on my armor because I’m doing God’s work.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez: \u003c/strong>So would you say that Banko has influenced where your life is going?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Kazani Kalani Finao: \u003c/strong>I think about his nieces and nephews. I really do every day. I wake up and you say their names and how they’re having a great day in the moment. That’s how I carry you. And that’s what I think of him every day. Because, again, trans people being here and we’re won’t keep coming here. Like it or not, you want to get on board whether you like it or not. We still here? We are forever going to be here. We take care of the village.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ericka Cruz Guevarra: \u003c/strong>That was KQED reporter Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez in conversation with Xavier Davenport. JuJu Pikes-Prince and Kazani Kalani Finao. Their conversation was cut down and edited by producer Maria Esquinca. It was edited by senior editor Alan Montecillo. The Bay is a production of KQED in San Francisco. I’m Ericka Cruz Guevarra. Talk to you next time.\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\n\n\u003c/div>"
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"content": "\u003cp>California’s culture wars escalated Monday as the state sued a school district over its transgender student policy, and a parents’ group took the first step toward placing a trio of initiatives on next year’s ballot that would restrict protections for transgender youth.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The moves follow highly publicized \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/education/k-12-education/2023/07/school-boards/\">incidents\u003c/a> last month in which state leaders attempted to rein in school boards they said had run afoul of civil rights laws. Under California’s local control system, school boards have wide latitude to enact their own policies — a freedom that’s now being tested as a handful of districts move to expand parental rights by limiting the rights of LGBTQ students.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Monday morning, Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a \u003ca href=\"https://oag.ca.gov/system/files/attachments/press-docs/082723.Complaint.pdf\">complaint (PDF)\u003c/a> against the Chino Valley Unified School District in San Bernardino County over its new \u003ca href=\"https://www.chino.k12.ca.us/cms/lib/CA01902308/Centricity/domain/693/series_5000/BP%205020.1.pdf\">policy (PDF)\u003c/a> requiring parental notification when students change their gender identity at school.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The complaint, filed in San Bernardino County Superior Court, seeks a temporary restraining order against enforcement of the policy, which Bonta referred to as the “forced outing” of transgender and gender nonconforming students, while the court determines whether it violates state law.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It presents students with a terrible choice,” the attorney general said at a news conference in Los Angeles. “Either walk back your rights to gender identity and gender expression, to be yourself, to be who you are, or face the risk of serious harm. Mental harm, emotional harm, physical harm.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The policy requires schools to notify parents when students request to be identified by a name or pronoun, or use facilities or participate in a program that does not align with the sex on their official records. Parents would be notified even if they do not have the student’s permission.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bonta said this could potentially put students with parents hostile to their gender expression in danger. He argued that the policy violates California’s constitutional right to privacy, as well as the state’s equal protection clause and state laws that guarantee students the equal right to an education regardless of their gender identity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Citing comments from school board members who said transgender students were suffering from a mental illness and a perversion, Bonta said the policy was plainly discriminatory.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“In its function, in its text and in its context, this policy is destructive, it’s discriminatory and it is downright dangerous,” Bonta said. “It has no place in California, which is why we have moved in court to strike it down.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>‘Desperate attempt to stop us’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Sonja Shaw, Chino Valley’s school board president, was undaunted by the lawsuit, and said the district’s policy is legally sound.[pullquote size='medium' align='right' citation=\"Sonja Shaw, president, Chino Valley Unified School Board of Education\"]‘This is a desperate attempt to stop us, and quite honestly, it’s embarrassing that Bonta is wasting so much time and money on this.’[/pullquote]“This is a desperate attempt to stop us, and quite honestly, it’s embarrassing that Bonta is wasting so much time and money on this,” Shaw said Monday. “Every time he does something like this, it’s a gift, because it exposes who these people really are — extremists who want to come between students and their parents.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At a boisterous meeting July 20, the Chino Valley Unified board voted 4–1 to pass the policy requiring school staff to notify parents within three days of discovering that a child has changed their gender identity. That could include changing their name or pronouns, joining a single-sex team or club or using bathrooms or locker rooms that don’t align with their gender at birth.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond attended the meeting to protest the policy, but police escorted him out when he spoke longer than his allotted time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Andi Johnston, Chino Valley Unified communications director, said that the district’s policy does actually include protections for students who might be at risk for abuse from parents. If a student believes they are in danger or may be abused, injured or neglected due to their parents knowing of their preferred gender identity, staff must notify police or child protective services and won’t immediately notify parents.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11959460\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1568px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11959460\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/08282023-Protect-Kids-California-Presser-RL-CM-01.jpg\" alt=\"A state representative speaks behind a podium. \" width=\"1568\" height=\"1045\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/08282023-Protect-Kids-California-Presser-RL-CM-01.jpg 1568w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/08282023-Protect-Kids-California-Presser-RL-CM-01-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/08282023-Protect-Kids-California-Presser-RL-CM-01-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/08282023-Protect-Kids-California-Presser-RL-CM-01-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/08282023-Protect-Kids-California-Presser-RL-CM-01-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1568px) 100vw, 1568px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Assemblymember Bill Essayli, a Corona Republican, speaks during a press conference at the state Capitol in Sacramento on Aug. 28, 2023. \u003ccite>(Rahul Lal/CalMatters)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Chino Valley Unified was among the state’s first districts to enact such a policy, which is based on a bill that’s currently stalled in the Legislature. \u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB1314\">Assembly Bill 1314\u003c/a>, proposed by Assemblymember Bill Essayli, a Republican from Riverside, would have reversed the state’s current policy of protecting the privacy of LGBTQ students who might not be “out” at home. Because the chair of the Assembly education committee, Al Muratsuchi, declined to schedule the bill for a hearing, Essayli said he would contact school boards directly and urge them to pursue the issue.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since then, three other districts — Anderson Union High School District in Shasta County, and Murrieta Valley Unified and Temecula Valley Unified in Riverside County — have adopted similar policies. Several others have proposals in the works.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Going to the voters in 2024\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>A few hours after Bonta filed his lawsuit, the group Protect Kids California filed state paperwork to place \u003ca href=\"https://oag.ca.gov/initiatives/active-measures\">three initiatives\u003c/a> on the fall 2024 ballot that would require schools to notify parents when students alter their gender identity; restrict girls’ locker rooms, bathrooms and sports teams to “biological” girls, based on the sex assigned them on their birth certificates; and ban surgery and hormone therapy for transgender minors.[aside postID=\"news_11959323,news_11936552\" label=\"Related Coverage\"]“These initiatives are necessary because we have a Legislature that’s out of touch with most Californians, so we’re taking these issues directly to the voters,” said Jonathan Zachreson, a Roseville City School District board member and president of Students First California, which is backing the initiatives.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The group has until April to gather close to 550,000 signatures per initiative to qualify for the ballot.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At a press conference Monday afternoon on the steps of the Capitol, backers of the initiatives said they were eager to return rights to parents, who they say are best suited to help their children.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“What we are concerned with is who gets to raise our kids, who gets to raise the next generation of students in the state of California,” Essayli said. “Is it the government or is it their parents?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the end of the event, a group of young activists confronted one of the speakers but was then surrounded by backers of the initiatives. The activists wanted to know why adults were speaking on behalf of youth who’d be affected by the policies.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Impacts on young people\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>LGBTQ groups said both efforts — the proposed initiatives and the school board actions — are deeply harmful to LGBTQ students, and that the state is right to intervene. The 2015 \u003ca href=\"https://www.ustranssurvey.org/\">U.S. Trans Survey\u003c/a> found that 10% of transgender people had faced violence from a family member due to their gender identity, and 15% had run away or been forced from their homes. In general, LGBTQ youth are more prone to depression and anxiety and are four times as likely to attempt suicide as their peers, according to the\u003ca href=\"https://www.thetrevorproject.org/\"> Trevor Project,\u003c/a> which advocates for LGBTQ youth.[pullquote size='medium' align='right' citation=\"Jorge Reyes Salinas, communications director, Equality California\"]‘These anti-LGBTQ policies are spreading like wildfire, and people need to realize the harmful impact that these policies have on young people.’[/pullquote]“These anti-LGBTQ policies are spreading like wildfire, and people need to realize the harmful impact that these policies have on young people,” said Jorge Reyes Salinas, communications director for \u003ca href=\"https://www.eqca.org/\">Equality California\u003c/a>, a civil rights organization focusing on LGBTQ issues. “It’s imperative that the state take action. … We’re grateful that Bonta filed this suit to uphold the rights and dignity of LGBTQ students.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He said he’s confident the ballot initiatives will fail, saying that most Californians oppose “hate and discrimination, especially when it comes to LGBTQ students. But we are ready to continue fighting, and we’re not going to stop until we’re victorious.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Meanwhile, members of the California Legislative LGBT Caucus, with help from Gov. Gavin Newsom, said they were continuing to craft a bill strengthening the rights of transgender students.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Recognizing the nuance and complexity of this work, we are continuing to refine our legislative approach in this two-year session, including working with the governor and key stakeholders, to ensure the most comprehensive and responsible legislation is proposed,” said Assemblymember Chris Ward, a Democrat from San Diego. “Our LGBTQ Caucus is fully committed to assuring that every student feels safe and supported in their school environment and that teachers aren’t forced into policing and outing students. We know that lives and careers are at stake here.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The policy requires schools to notify parents when students request to be identified by a name or pronoun, or use facilities or participate in a program that does not align with the sex on their official records. Parents would be notified even if they do not have the student’s permission.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bonta said this could potentially put students with parents hostile to their gender expression in danger. He argued that the policy violates California’s constitutional right to privacy, as well as the state’s equal protection clause and state laws that guarantee students the equal right to an education regardless of their gender identity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Citing comments from school board members who said transgender students were suffering from a mental illness and a perversion, Bonta said the policy was plainly discriminatory.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“In its function, in its text and in its context, this policy is destructive, it’s discriminatory and it is downright dangerous,” Bonta said. “It has no place in California, which is why we have moved in court to strike it down.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>‘Desperate attempt to stop us’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Sonja Shaw, Chino Valley’s school board president, was undaunted by the lawsuit, and said the district’s policy is legally sound.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>“This is a desperate attempt to stop us, and quite honestly, it’s embarrassing that Bonta is wasting so much time and money on this,” Shaw said Monday. “Every time he does something like this, it’s a gift, because it exposes who these people really are — extremists who want to come between students and their parents.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At a boisterous meeting July 20, the Chino Valley Unified board voted 4–1 to pass the policy requiring school staff to notify parents within three days of discovering that a child has changed their gender identity. That could include changing their name or pronouns, joining a single-sex team or club or using bathrooms or locker rooms that don’t align with their gender at birth.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond attended the meeting to protest the policy, but police escorted him out when he spoke longer than his allotted time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Andi Johnston, Chino Valley Unified communications director, said that the district’s policy does actually include protections for students who might be at risk for abuse from parents. If a student believes they are in danger or may be abused, injured or neglected due to their parents knowing of their preferred gender identity, staff must notify police or child protective services and won’t immediately notify parents.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11959460\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1568px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11959460\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/08282023-Protect-Kids-California-Presser-RL-CM-01.jpg\" alt=\"A state representative speaks behind a podium. \" width=\"1568\" height=\"1045\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/08282023-Protect-Kids-California-Presser-RL-CM-01.jpg 1568w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/08282023-Protect-Kids-California-Presser-RL-CM-01-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/08282023-Protect-Kids-California-Presser-RL-CM-01-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/08282023-Protect-Kids-California-Presser-RL-CM-01-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/08282023-Protect-Kids-California-Presser-RL-CM-01-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1568px) 100vw, 1568px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Assemblymember Bill Essayli, a Corona Republican, speaks during a press conference at the state Capitol in Sacramento on Aug. 28, 2023. \u003ccite>(Rahul Lal/CalMatters)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Chino Valley Unified was among the state’s first districts to enact such a policy, which is based on a bill that’s currently stalled in the Legislature. \u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB1314\">Assembly Bill 1314\u003c/a>, proposed by Assemblymember Bill Essayli, a Republican from Riverside, would have reversed the state’s current policy of protecting the privacy of LGBTQ students who might not be “out” at home. Because the chair of the Assembly education committee, Al Muratsuchi, declined to schedule the bill for a hearing, Essayli said he would contact school boards directly and urge them to pursue the issue.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since then, three other districts — Anderson Union High School District in Shasta County, and Murrieta Valley Unified and Temecula Valley Unified in Riverside County — have adopted similar policies. Several others have proposals in the works.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Going to the voters in 2024\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>A few hours after Bonta filed his lawsuit, the group Protect Kids California filed state paperwork to place \u003ca href=\"https://oag.ca.gov/initiatives/active-measures\">three initiatives\u003c/a> on the fall 2024 ballot that would require schools to notify parents when students alter their gender identity; restrict girls’ locker rooms, bathrooms and sports teams to “biological” girls, based on the sex assigned them on their birth certificates; and ban surgery and hormone therapy for transgender minors.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>In the last days of June, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11954612/u-s-supreme-court-strikes-down-affirmative-action-barring-california-private-universities-from-considering-race-in-admissions\">the Supreme Court struck down affirmative action\u003c/a>, opened the door to LGBTQ+ discrimination and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11954741/supreme-court-student-loan-decision-how-affects-you\">outlawed the Biden administration’s plan to forgive student loans\u003c/a>. These are monumental rulings that directly affect people of color, queer folks, prospective college students and the 43 million Americans with federal student loans — leaving many devastated and fearful for the future.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/explaining-the-supreme-court\">our series explaining this summer’s Supreme Court decisions\u003c/a>, we’re unpacking how these rulings will affect you — and what can be done now. This explainer focuses on the case 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis — which saw the court rule in favor of a web designer who refused to make wedding websites for gay couples — and what it could mean for discrimination against LGBTQ+ folks in the United States.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>KQED gathered legal and judicial insight on this ruling at a panel hosted at Manny’s, a community space in San Francisco. On this panel were:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.keker.com/Lawyers/courtney-j-liss\">Courtney Liss\u003c/a>, associate at San Francisco law firm Keker, Van Nest and Peters\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.keker.com/Lawyers/Harris-Cody\">Cody Harris\u003c/a>, partner at Keker, Van Nest and Peters\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.uchastings.edu/people/matt-coles/\">Matthew Coles\u003c/a>, professor of practice at UC Law San Francisco (formerly UC Hastings)\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>What was the Supreme Court’s decision about LGBTQ+ discrimination?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>In a defeat for gay rights, the Supreme Court’s conservative majority ruled in 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis that a Christian graphic artist who designs wedding websites can refuse to work with same-sex couples.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#tellus\">\u003cstrong>Tell us: What else do you need information about right now?\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Justice Sonia Sotomayor, one of the court’s liberal justices, wrote in a dissent that the decision’s effect is to “mark gays and lesbians for second-class status” and that the ruling opens the door to further discrimination. \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2023/06/30/1182121291/colorado-supreme-court-same-sex-marriage-decision\">Read more about the case from NPR\u003c/a> or read \u003ca href=\"https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/22pdf/21-476_c185.pdf\">the Supreme Court’s ruling (PDF)\u003c/a> for yourself.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What will change for queer people in the US after this case?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>This ruling has opened the door for LGBTQ+ people to be discriminated against when requesting services from certain professionals, says UC Law San Francisco’s Coles, specifically in situations involving the use of words or the creation of images and films.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Why? Smith \u003ca href=\"https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/22pdf/21-476_c185.pdf\">framed her website services as “expressive in nature” (PDF)\u003c/a> because she designed them to be customized, original and intended “to communicate a particular message.” Consequently, other professionals operating what could be termed an “expressive business” could use this ruling to deny service to LGBTQ+ people as well.[aside label='Unpacking the Recent Supreme Court Decisions' tag='explaining-the-supreme-court']Coles’ advice to folks in the community? “Find out in advance whether this business has said that it doesn’t want to serve [queer people],” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Practically, the website case now means that someone like Lorie Smith, the Colorado graphic designer, can refuse service to LGBTQ+ folks “without fear of government sanction on them,” said Harris of Keker, Van Nest and Peters.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Harris adds that hate speech laws as most people think of them — those that would make it a crime to say something hateful — don’t really exist. Hate speech is “awful and odious, and it makes me angry,” he said, “but it’s constitutional.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>How was this case even won?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Lorie Smith, the web designer involved in the case, was challenging her home state of Colorado’s public accommodations law — the type of law that, in most states, bars discrimination based on sexual orientation. Her claim was that the state was unconstitutionally forcing her to create a message she opposes because she can’t deny service to same-sex couples. The Supreme Court sided with Smith, ruling that forcing her to create websites for queer couples would violate her free speech rights under the Constitution’s First Amendment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Smith should have lost her case on several fronts, said Coles — just one being that her website work “is commercial speech,” and not personal expression (free speech), because Smith “was being paid to write words for somebody else.” And it’s well-established, says Coles, that commercial speech is not as protected as other forms of speech.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The court ignored this analysis of the First Amendment in its ruling, says Coles. A majority of the justices, he adds, believe that if Smith created websites for same-sex couples, she would be forced to use words to celebrate things she does not want to celebrate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Responding to \u003ca href=\"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/supreme-court-web-designer-fake-case-b2370226.html\">lingering questions over the legitimacy of this case\u003c/a> — namely, whether the web designer in question had ever really been asked to design a site for a gay wedding — Coles said he didn’t think it’s “a fake case.” The real question, he said, is whether the designer has taken steps to “start working on websites or not — and the answer is yes. She made a pretty decent showing in the court that she’d done a lot of research. She had models together.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Notions of this being a “fake case” get away from the point, says Liss, of Van Nest and Peters. She stresses that this case is “an important door,” one that this court has chosen to open and go through by taking up the case in the first place.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11955692\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11955692\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/07/GettyImages-972695008-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A rainbow flag hangs over a government building.\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">San Francisco-based attorney Courtney Liss advises businesses to make it very clear that they \u003cem>do\u003c/em> want to provide services to LGBTQ+ communities, with signs and clear website notices. ‘I personally do not want to go anywhere where I’m not welcome,’ she said. \u003ccite>(JasonDoiy/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>What could the long-term ramifications of this case be?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Coles says that what surprised him about the Supreme Court’s decision was that it did not draw upon the clause in the Constitution that protects people’s right to practice their religion. Instead, the ruling draws upon the free speech clause, “because [Lorie Smith] was involved in expressive conduct.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Coles believes that the Court’s conservative justices disagree on how to interpret the free exercise-of-religion clause. But he cautions that there may come a day when the conservative justices privilege religious exemptions in their rulings. “And that religious exception to nondiscrimination laws is not going to be limited to expressive businesses,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Run through the list of everything that we’ve managed to cover with our civil rights laws,” Coles said, referring to protections for race, religion, gender and disability. By itself, he said, 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis is “not going to completely eviscerate discrimination laws,” but he believes it “portends something in the future, which is a good deal worse.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>How can you voice your opposition to this ruling?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The Supreme Court’s recent raft of rulings against LGBTQ+ rights, affirmative action and student loan forgiveness has drawn vehement criticism sharply focused on the Court’s conservative supermajority. For example, in speaking out against the student loan decision, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11954741/supreme-court-student-loan-decision-how-affects-you\">U.S Rep. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>In the last days of June, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11954612/u-s-supreme-court-strikes-down-affirmative-action-barring-california-private-universities-from-considering-race-in-admissions\">the Supreme Court struck down affirmative action\u003c/a>, opened the door to LGBTQ+ discrimination and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11954741/supreme-court-student-loan-decision-how-affects-you\">outlawed the Biden administration’s plan to forgive student loans\u003c/a>. These are monumental rulings that directly affect people of color, queer folks, prospective college students and the 43 million Americans with federal student loans — leaving many devastated and fearful for the future.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/explaining-the-supreme-court\">our series explaining this summer’s Supreme Court decisions\u003c/a>, we’re unpacking how these rulings will affect you — and what can be done now. This explainer focuses on the case 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis — which saw the court rule in favor of a web designer who refused to make wedding websites for gay couples — and what it could mean for discrimination against LGBTQ+ folks in the United States.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>KQED gathered legal and judicial insight on this ruling at a panel hosted at Manny’s, a community space in San Francisco. On this panel were:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.keker.com/Lawyers/courtney-j-liss\">Courtney Liss\u003c/a>, associate at San Francisco law firm Keker, Van Nest and Peters\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.keker.com/Lawyers/Harris-Cody\">Cody Harris\u003c/a>, partner at Keker, Van Nest and Peters\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.uchastings.edu/people/matt-coles/\">Matthew Coles\u003c/a>, professor of practice at UC Law San Francisco (formerly UC Hastings)\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>What was the Supreme Court’s decision about LGBTQ+ discrimination?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>In a defeat for gay rights, the Supreme Court’s conservative majority ruled in 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis that a Christian graphic artist who designs wedding websites can refuse to work with same-sex couples.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#tellus\">\u003cstrong>Tell us: What else do you need information about right now?\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Justice Sonia Sotomayor, one of the court’s liberal justices, wrote in a dissent that the decision’s effect is to “mark gays and lesbians for second-class status” and that the ruling opens the door to further discrimination. \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2023/06/30/1182121291/colorado-supreme-court-same-sex-marriage-decision\">Read more about the case from NPR\u003c/a> or read \u003ca href=\"https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/22pdf/21-476_c185.pdf\">the Supreme Court’s ruling (PDF)\u003c/a> for yourself.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What will change for queer people in the US after this case?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>This ruling has opened the door for LGBTQ+ people to be discriminated against when requesting services from certain professionals, says UC Law San Francisco’s Coles, specifically in situations involving the use of words or the creation of images and films.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Why? Smith \u003ca href=\"https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/22pdf/21-476_c185.pdf\">framed her website services as “expressive in nature” (PDF)\u003c/a> because she designed them to be customized, original and intended “to communicate a particular message.” Consequently, other professionals operating what could be termed an “expressive business” could use this ruling to deny service to LGBTQ+ people as well.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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The Supreme Court sided with Smith, ruling that forcing her to create websites for queer couples would violate her free speech rights under the Constitution’s First Amendment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Smith should have lost her case on several fronts, said Coles — just one being that her website work “is commercial speech,” and not personal expression (free speech), because Smith “was being paid to write words for somebody else.” And it’s well-established, says Coles, that commercial speech is not as protected as other forms of speech.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The court ignored this analysis of the First Amendment in its ruling, says Coles. 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She stresses that this case is “an important door,” one that this court has chosen to open and go through by taking up the case in the first place.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11955692\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11955692\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/07/GettyImages-972695008-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A rainbow flag hangs over a government building.\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">San Francisco-based attorney Courtney Liss advises businesses to make it very clear that they \u003cem>do\u003c/em> want to provide services to LGBTQ+ communities, with signs and clear website notices. ‘I personally do not want to go anywhere where I’m not welcome,’ she said. \u003ccite>(JasonDoiy/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>What could the long-term ramifications of this case be?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Coles says that what surprised him about the Supreme Court’s decision was that it did not draw upon the clause in the Constitution that protects people’s right to practice their religion. Instead, the ruling draws upon the free speech clause, “because [Lorie Smith] was involved in expressive conduct.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Coles believes that the Court’s conservative justices disagree on how to interpret the free exercise-of-religion clause. But he cautions that there may come a day when the conservative justices privilege religious exemptions in their rulings. “And that religious exception to nondiscrimination laws is not going to be limited to expressive businesses,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Run through the list of everything that we’ve managed to cover with our civil rights laws,” Coles said, referring to protections for race, religion, gender and disability. By itself, he said, 303 Creative LLC v. 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But after \u003ca href=\"https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mpox-resurgence-dozens-new-cases-nationwide-cdc-investigating/\">an outbreak in Chicago in the last week resulted in 13 suspected or confirmed cases\u003c/a>, Bay Area health officials are once again urging local communities to be vigilant for the virus ahead of Pride festivities next month, and to seek out the free mpox vaccine — even though there hasn’t been another outbreak here so far.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Keep reading for what we know about mpox in the Bay Area, the precautions local public health officials are recommending ahead of Pride month, and where you can find an mpox vaccine in the Bay Area — including at \u003ca href=\"https://sf.gov/news/san-francisco-encourages-mpox-vaccinations-advance-summer-season-and-pride-celebrations\">a special mpox vaccination event in San Francisco on Saturday.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jump straight to:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#mpoxvaccinenearme\">Where can I find an mpox vaccine?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#mpoxsymptoms\">How does mpox spread, and what are the symptoms?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>Do I need to worry about mpox again in the Bay Area?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The good news: “Over the last five, six months, cases of mpox in the United States and in San Francisco have been low,” said Dr. Stephanie Cohen, director of HIV prevention for the Population Health Division at the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH). San Francisco hadn’t seen any mpox cases at \u003cem>all\u003c/em> since January 2023, said Cohen — with the exception of one lone case in April.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Cohen says that the United States has started to see an uptick in cases nationally — including the recent outbreak in Chicago — and city health officials are “remaining vigilant and [encouraging] everyone who wants to get fully protected against mpox to get the vaccine.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How mpox cases are tracked around the country:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/Mpox-Data.aspx\">Mpox case data for California\u003c/a>, via the California Department of Public Health (CDPH)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://sf.gov/information/monkeypox-cases\">Mpox case data for San Francisco\u003c/a>, via SFDPH\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/poxvirus/monkeypox/response/2022/us-map.html\">Mpox case data for the United States\u003c/a>, via the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003cbr>\nIf mpox cases are still very low, why is SFPDH recommending awareness? One big reason: The city’s Pride celebrations are just around the corner in June, and it’s a time when many folks are gathering and also arriving into the region from other parts of the United States, says Cohen.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Last year we saw that the mpox outbreak really was fueled during the spring and summer season,” Cohen said, “and we think that that was largely related to a lot more travel — as well as large gatherings — with many people coming together from different parts of the country, and the world.” In the realm of infectious diseases, Cohen said, that’s “a time when things can spread more quickly.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#tellus\">Tell us: What else do you need to know about right now?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Another reason: Last year’s mpox outbreak starting in the spring and the summer makes public health officials think that “it’s also possible there is a seasonal nature to mpox,” said Cohen — as there is with many viruses. “There’s a lot we still are learning about mpox.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Who is most at risk?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>SFDPH says that the 2022 mpox outbreak predominantly affected communities of gay and bisexual men, and men who have sex with men (MSM), as well as trans and nonbinary people who have sex with men.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This 2022 outbreak was “unique compared to what had been known about mpox previously,” said Cohen, because the virus “really seemed to spread through sexual transmission, and [was] associated with sexual activities.” \u003ca href=\"#mpoxsymptoms\">Read more about how mpox spreads. \u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When you look at our national data, almost 97% of cases in the U.S. were in people who are cis men,” said Cohen. “There were very, very few cases in cisgender women and also very few cases — about 0.08% — in children under the age of 16.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Should I get the mpox vaccine?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The mpox is a two-dose vaccine series, with roughly a month between doses. So …\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>If you got both doses of the mpox vaccine in 2022:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You’re all up to date — and you don’t need to get another mpox vaccine in 2023. There’s no recommendation at this time to get an mpox booster, says Cohen.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>If you \u003cem>didn’t\u003c/em> get the mpox vaccine in 2022:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Go ahead and get your first dose as soon as possible, and get your second dose around 28 days later. A good reason to move quickly to get your first dose: “If you receive your first dose on May 13, you will be eligible for your second dose by the Saturday, June 10 event and will receive maximum immunity before Pride,” stated SFDPH in a recent statement regarding \u003ca href=\"#mpoxvaccinenearme\">an upcoming mpox vaccination event taking place in San Francisco on Saturday, May 13\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>If you got \u003cem>only your first dose\u003c/em> of the mpox vaccine in 2022, or more than 28 days ago:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Get your second dose as soon as possible, says Cohen. “Getting both doses of the vaccine is very critical for protection,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Reminder: The mpox vaccine is available for everyone.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 2022 public health officials were originally only offering vaccines to people who’d been exposed to mpox, or were categorized as being in a specific group more at risk from mpox. \u003cstrong>Those eligibility criteria are no longer in effect, and anyone who wants an mpox vaccine can get one in San Francisco, and in many other areas of California. \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Right now there are no limitations on supply,” said Cohen. “So I think that that is really going to help us with our response this summer.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"mpoxvaccinenearme\">\u003c/a>Where can I find the mpox vaccine?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Your mpox vaccine will be 100% free, and you don’t need health insurance to receive one. As with the COVID vaccine, receiving an mpox vaccine won’t make you a public charge or affect any future immigration processes you may enter into, and you won’t be asked about your immigration status to receive the mpox vaccine.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can schedule an appointment for an mpox vaccine, or choose a walk-in clinic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>If you live in or near San Francisco:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To be fully vaccinated against mpox in time for Pride, SFDPH recommends going to this weekend’s vaccination event, held in partnership with Folsom Street Events and the Leather and LGBTQ Cultural District. First and second doses of the mpox vaccine will be available at the May and June SOMA Second Saturday events:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Dates:\u003c/strong> Saturday, May 13 and Saturday, June 10\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Location:\u003c/strong> 12th Street between Folsom and Harrison streets\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Time:\u003c/strong> 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>See \u003ca href=\"https://sf.gov/information/mpox-vaccine\">a full list of mpox vaccine sites near you in San Francisco\u003c/a>. Cohen confirms that you don’t have to be a city resident to get vaccinated for mpox in San Francisco.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Mpox vaccination sites elsewhere in the Bay Area and California:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Find an mpox vaccine clinic near you using \u003ca href=\"https://npin.cdc.gov/DynWidgets/index.html?chost=www.cdc.gov&cpath=/lgbthealth/summer/index.html&csearch=&chash=&ctitle=Get%20Healthy%20and%20Ready%20for%20Summer%20%7C%20LGBT%20Health%20%7C%20CDC&wn=DynWidgets&wf=/DynWidgets/&wid=DynWidgets1&mMode=widget&mPage=&mChannel=&componentName=MpoxLocator#/\">the CDC’s Vaccine Locator\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Find an mpox vaccine clinic near you using \u003ca href=\"https://myturn.ca.gov/\">the state’s myturn.ca.gov site\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>How effective is the mpox vaccine?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>“We’re still learning about the durability of protection after a vaccine or after [an mpox] infection itself,” said Cohen. No vaccine is 100% effective, she stresses, and the mpox vaccine is no exception — but several analyses by the CDC show that “it looks like it provides about 69% reduction in risk with the full two dose series.” So while protection from mpox isn’t 100%, it’s still “really good protection,” said Cohen.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Another reason to get an mpox vaccine: It could help reduce your symptoms — which can be painful — if you \u003cem>do\u003c/em> still get infected, said Cohen.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That’s, of course, really a good outcome of the vaccine — because we did see some pretty severe cases of mpox last summer in unvaccinated individuals,” said Cohen. “And we really don’t want people to experience the distressing and painful symptoms that occurred at the same time.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"mpoxsymptoms\">\u003c/a>What you need to know about mpox\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How does mpox spread?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://sf.gov/information/monkeypox\">Mpox is a disease that is caused when a person is infected with the mpox virus.\u003c/a> As the name might suggest, the virus is related to the smallpox virus but is generally less severe and “much less contagious” than smallpox, according to CDPH.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://sf.gov/information/mpox\">Mpox spreads through “prolonged skin to skin contact,”\u003c/a> says SFDPH, which can include sex, kissing and sharing bedding or clothing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What are the symptoms of mpox?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The symptoms of mpox often start as flu-like symptoms, says SFPDH, but the virus also appears as a rash or sores or spots that can resemble pimples or blisters on the skin anywhere on the body, especially around your genitals. These spot often start as “red, flat spots, and then become bumps,” says SFDPH, before the bumps become filled with pus, and turn into scabs when they break. \u003ca href=\"https://sf.gov/information/mpox\">See the full list of mpox symptoms from SFDPH.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside label='More Guides from KQED' tag='kqed-guides']“It’s really important that if someone develops a rash that they think might be related to pox, even if it’s subtle, to come in and see their doctor and get checked out and get tested,” urged Cohen. “And that can help us prevent the spread of transmission in the community.” \u003ca href=\"https://sf.gov/information/mpox\">See more on what to do if you suspect you have mpox.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Is mpox the same as monkeypox?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yes. In 2022, the World Health Organization \u003ca href=\"https://www.ems1.com/infectious-diseases/articles/monkeypox-gets-new-name-after-racist-and-stigmatizing-language-health-officials-say-i1djjhzOPR7VCJrC/#:~:text=%E2%80%9CWhen%20the%20outbreak%20of%20monkeypox,monkeypox%20worldwide%20as%20of%20Nov.\">announced it would adopt the new, preferred term “mpox” as a synonym for monkeypox\u003c/a>, in the light of the “racist and stigmatizing language online, in other settings and in some communities” that the agency said it had observed during the outbreak earlier that year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You may have also seen the virus referred to as MPX, which was the name originally adopted by SFDPH.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"tellus\">\u003c/a>Tell us: What else do you need information about?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>At KQED News, we know that it can sometimes be hard to track down the answers to navigate life in the Bay Area in 2023. We’ve published \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/coronavirus-resources-and-explainers\">clear, practical explainers and guides about COVID\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11936674/how-to-prepare-for-this-weeks-atmospheric-river-storm-sandbags-emergency-kits-and-more\">how to cope with intense winter weather\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11821950/how-to-safely-attend-a-protest-in-the-bay-area\">how to exercise your right to protest safely\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So tell us: What do you need to know more about? Tell us, and you could see your question answered online or on social media. What you submit will make our reporting stronger, and help us decide what to cover here on our site, and on KQED Public Radio, too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[hearken id=\"10483\" src=\"https://modules.wearehearken.com/kqed/embed/10483.js\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>In the summer and fall of 2022, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11919070/monkeypox-in-the-bay-area-from-symptoms-to-how-to-find-a-vaccine-heres-what-we-know\">an outbreak of the mpox virus\u003c/a> — \u003ca href=\"https://www.who.int/news/item/28-11-2022-who-recommends-new-name-for-monkeypox-disease\">formerly known as monkeypox\u003c/a> — hit the United States, particularly affecting gay and bisexual men, as well as trans and nonbinary people who have sex with men, in California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11939819/when-mpox-hit-community-clinics-stepped-in-why-hasnt-the-government-paid-them-back-yet\">a mass vaccination effort led both by organizers from the LGBTQ+ community\u003c/a> and public health officials, the rate of mpox infections dropped to virtually zero in California. But after \u003ca href=\"https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mpox-resurgence-dozens-new-cases-nationwide-cdc-investigating/\">an outbreak in Chicago in the last week resulted in 13 suspected or confirmed cases\u003c/a>, Bay Area health officials are once again urging local communities to be vigilant for the virus ahead of Pride festivities next month, and to seek out the free mpox vaccine — even though there hasn’t been another outbreak here so far.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Keep reading for what we know about mpox in the Bay Area, the precautions local public health officials are recommending ahead of Pride month, and where you can find an mpox vaccine in the Bay Area — including at \u003ca href=\"https://sf.gov/news/san-francisco-encourages-mpox-vaccinations-advance-summer-season-and-pride-celebrations\">a special mpox vaccination event in San Francisco on Saturday.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jump straight to:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#mpoxvaccinenearme\">Where can I find an mpox vaccine?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#mpoxsymptoms\">How does mpox spread, and what are the symptoms?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>Do I need to worry about mpox again in the Bay Area?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The good news: “Over the last five, six months, cases of mpox in the United States and in San Francisco have been low,” said Dr. Stephanie Cohen, director of HIV prevention for the Population Health Division at the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH). San Francisco hadn’t seen any mpox cases at \u003cem>all\u003c/em> since January 2023, said Cohen — with the exception of one lone case in April.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Cohen says that the United States has started to see an uptick in cases nationally — including the recent outbreak in Chicago — and city health officials are “remaining vigilant and [encouraging] everyone who wants to get fully protected against mpox to get the vaccine.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How mpox cases are tracked around the country:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/Mpox-Data.aspx\">Mpox case data for California\u003c/a>, via the California Department of Public Health (CDPH)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://sf.gov/information/monkeypox-cases\">Mpox case data for San Francisco\u003c/a>, via SFDPH\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/poxvirus/monkeypox/response/2022/us-map.html\">Mpox case data for the United States\u003c/a>, via the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cbr>\nIf mpox cases are still very low, why is SFPDH recommending awareness? One big reason: The city’s Pride celebrations are just around the corner in June, and it’s a time when many folks are gathering and also arriving into the region from other parts of the United States, says Cohen.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Last year we saw that the mpox outbreak really was fueled during the spring and summer season,” Cohen said, “and we think that that was largely related to a lot more travel — as well as large gatherings — with many people coming together from different parts of the country, and the world.” In the realm of infectious diseases, Cohen said, that’s “a time when things can spread more quickly.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#tellus\">Tell us: What else do you need to know about right now?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Another reason: Last year’s mpox outbreak starting in the spring and the summer makes public health officials think that “it’s also possible there is a seasonal nature to mpox,” said Cohen — as there is with many viruses. “There’s a lot we still are learning about mpox.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Who is most at risk?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>SFDPH says that the 2022 mpox outbreak predominantly affected communities of gay and bisexual men, and men who have sex with men (MSM), as well as trans and nonbinary people who have sex with men.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This 2022 outbreak was “unique compared to what had been known about mpox previously,” said Cohen, because the virus “really seemed to spread through sexual transmission, and [was] associated with sexual activities.” \u003ca href=\"#mpoxsymptoms\">Read more about how mpox spreads. \u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When you look at our national data, almost 97% of cases in the U.S. were in people who are cis men,” said Cohen. “There were very, very few cases in cisgender women and also very few cases — about 0.08% — in children under the age of 16.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Should I get the mpox vaccine?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The mpox is a two-dose vaccine series, with roughly a month between doses. So …\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>If you got both doses of the mpox vaccine in 2022:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You’re all up to date — and you don’t need to get another mpox vaccine in 2023. There’s no recommendation at this time to get an mpox booster, says Cohen.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>If you \u003cem>didn’t\u003c/em> get the mpox vaccine in 2022:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Go ahead and get your first dose as soon as possible, and get your second dose around 28 days later. A good reason to move quickly to get your first dose: “If you receive your first dose on May 13, you will be eligible for your second dose by the Saturday, June 10 event and will receive maximum immunity before Pride,” stated SFDPH in a recent statement regarding \u003ca href=\"#mpoxvaccinenearme\">an upcoming mpox vaccination event taking place in San Francisco on Saturday, May 13\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>If you got \u003cem>only your first dose\u003c/em> of the mpox vaccine in 2022, or more than 28 days ago:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Get your second dose as soon as possible, says Cohen. “Getting both doses of the vaccine is very critical for protection,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Reminder: The mpox vaccine is available for everyone.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 2022 public health officials were originally only offering vaccines to people who’d been exposed to mpox, or were categorized as being in a specific group more at risk from mpox. \u003cstrong>Those eligibility criteria are no longer in effect, and anyone who wants an mpox vaccine can get one in San Francisco, and in many other areas of California. \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Right now there are no limitations on supply,” said Cohen. “So I think that that is really going to help us with our response this summer.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"mpoxvaccinenearme\">\u003c/a>Where can I find the mpox vaccine?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Your mpox vaccine will be 100% free, and you don’t need health insurance to receive one. As with the COVID vaccine, receiving an mpox vaccine won’t make you a public charge or affect any future immigration processes you may enter into, and you won’t be asked about your immigration status to receive the mpox vaccine.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can schedule an appointment for an mpox vaccine, or choose a walk-in clinic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>If you live in or near San Francisco:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To be fully vaccinated against mpox in time for Pride, SFDPH recommends going to this weekend’s vaccination event, held in partnership with Folsom Street Events and the Leather and LGBTQ Cultural District. First and second doses of the mpox vaccine will be available at the May and June SOMA Second Saturday events:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Dates:\u003c/strong> Saturday, May 13 and Saturday, June 10\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Location:\u003c/strong> 12th Street between Folsom and Harrison streets\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Time:\u003c/strong> 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>See \u003ca href=\"https://sf.gov/information/mpox-vaccine\">a full list of mpox vaccine sites near you in San Francisco\u003c/a>. Cohen confirms that you don’t have to be a city resident to get vaccinated for mpox in San Francisco.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Mpox vaccination sites elsewhere in the Bay Area and California:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Find an mpox vaccine clinic near you using \u003ca href=\"https://npin.cdc.gov/DynWidgets/index.html?chost=www.cdc.gov&cpath=/lgbthealth/summer/index.html&csearch=&chash=&ctitle=Get%20Healthy%20and%20Ready%20for%20Summer%20%7C%20LGBT%20Health%20%7C%20CDC&wn=DynWidgets&wf=/DynWidgets/&wid=DynWidgets1&mMode=widget&mPage=&mChannel=&componentName=MpoxLocator#/\">the CDC’s Vaccine Locator\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Find an mpox vaccine clinic near you using \u003ca href=\"https://myturn.ca.gov/\">the state’s myturn.ca.gov site\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>How effective is the mpox vaccine?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>“We’re still learning about the durability of protection after a vaccine or after [an mpox] infection itself,” said Cohen. No vaccine is 100% effective, she stresses, and the mpox vaccine is no exception — but several analyses by the CDC show that “it looks like it provides about 69% reduction in risk with the full two dose series.” So while protection from mpox isn’t 100%, it’s still “really good protection,” said Cohen.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Another reason to get an mpox vaccine: It could help reduce your symptoms — which can be painful — if you \u003cem>do\u003c/em> still get infected, said Cohen.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That’s, of course, really a good outcome of the vaccine — because we did see some pretty severe cases of mpox last summer in unvaccinated individuals,” said Cohen. “And we really don’t want people to experience the distressing and painful symptoms that occurred at the same time.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"mpoxsymptoms\">\u003c/a>What you need to know about mpox\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How does mpox spread?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://sf.gov/information/monkeypox\">Mpox is a disease that is caused when a person is infected with the mpox virus.\u003c/a> As the name might suggest, the virus is related to the smallpox virus but is generally less severe and “much less contagious” than smallpox, according to CDPH.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://sf.gov/information/mpox\">Mpox spreads through “prolonged skin to skin contact,”\u003c/a> says SFDPH, which can include sex, kissing and sharing bedding or clothing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What are the symptoms of mpox?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The symptoms of mpox often start as flu-like symptoms, says SFPDH, but the virus also appears as a rash or sores or spots that can resemble pimples or blisters on the skin anywhere on the body, especially around your genitals. These spot often start as “red, flat spots, and then become bumps,” says SFDPH, before the bumps become filled with pus, and turn into scabs when they break. \u003ca href=\"https://sf.gov/information/mpox\">See the full list of mpox symptoms from SFDPH.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update, 12:20 p.m. October 20: \u003c/strong>The San Francisco Department of Public Health has announced it will end the city’s state of emergency around monkeypox (MPX) on October 31.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>SF health officials said that MPX cases “have slowed to less than one case per day,” and that more than 27,000 city residents have now received the MPX vaccine.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San Francisco originally declared this public health emergency for MPX back in July, and was the first U.S. city to do so.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Original post:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>A note: Several public health organizations, including the California Department of Public Health, have chosen to refer to monkeypox as “MPX” (pronounced “em-pox”) with the aim of \u003ca href=\"https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2022-08-26/many-say-the-name-is-racist-so-what-do-you-call-monkeypox\">reducing homophobic and racial stigma surrounding the virus\u003c/a>. For the rest of this story, we use “MPX” for these reasons, except in direct quotes or other cases where it would confuse readers.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Back on August 4, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11921618/white-house-declares-monkeypox-a-public-health-emergency\">the White House declared MPX a public health emergency\u003c/a>. At the time of this announcement, there were more than 6,616 cases reported in the U.S.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As of Sept. 14, \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/poxvirus/monkeypox/response/2022/us-map.html\">the CDC now reports 22,630 cases nationwide\u003c/a>. And because of limited testing, this figure most likely still represents something of an undercount.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Looking for where to find an MPX vaccine near you? \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11920455/where-can-i-find-a-monkeypox-vaccine-near-me\">Read our full guide to the MPX vaccine in the Bay Area.\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>“We are prepared to take our response to the next level in addressing this virus and we urge every American to take monkeypox seriously,” Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra said. Read more about \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11921618/white-house-declares-monkeypox-a-public-health-emergency\">what the public health emergency means.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On August 1, Gov. Gavin Newsom \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11921185/newsom-declares-statewide-emergency-amid-rapid-spread-of-monkeypox-virus\">declared a State of Emergency over the MPX outbreak in California\u003c/a>. A week prior, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11920764/an-epicenter-for-the-country-san-francisco-declares-state-of-emergency-over-monkeypox-outbreak\">San Francisco had declared its own state of emergency over MPX\u003c/a>. State and local health officials have affirmed that cases are rapidly rising and have asked the federal government to make MPX vaccines more widely available.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jump to a specific answer:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#monkeypoxsymptoms\">What are the symptoms of MPX?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#monkeypoxcases\">How many MPX cases are in the Bay Area?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#monkeypoxtreament\">What should I do if I think I have MPX?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#monkeypoxprevention\">How can I prevent being infected with MPX?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>MPX has existed for decades — the first case among humans was registered in 1970 — but we’re now seeing multiple outbreaks across the U.S. \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/poxvirus/monkeypox/response/2022/us-map.html\">See how many cases have now been reported nationwide according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The majority of infections have been detected among gay and bisexual men, but public health experts have made it clear that MPX is an “equal opportunity disease,” meaning that anybody, regardless of sexual orientation, race, class or other demographic categories, is susceptible to infection.[aside postID=news_11920455 hero='https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/07/RS57399_GettyImages-1408879341-qut-1020x765.jpg']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, public health organizations that serve the LGBTQ+ community in the Bay Area are still advising residents to learn more about MPX and how it spreads, particularly in the context of large public events in San Francisco celebrated by the queer community like Pride (the weekend of June 25), Dore Alley Weekend (the weekend of July 30) and Folsom Street Fair (the weekend of September 24) that take place in the summer and fall. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11920764/an-epicenter-for-the-country-san-francisco-declares-state-of-emergency-over-monkeypox-outbreak\">San Francisco formally declared the outbreak a public health emergency back on July 28.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>KQED spoke to physicians, public health officials and LGBTQ+ health groups to create this guide that includes the latest information on the disease, its transmission and available treatment, and what to do if you become infected. And if you’re looking for vaccine details specifically, you can \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11920455/where-can-i-find-a-monkeypox-vaccine-near-me\">read our full guide to where to find a MPX vaccine near you.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What is MPX?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://sf.gov/information/monkeypox\">MPX is a disease that is caused when a person is infected with the MPX virus\u003c/a>. As the name might suggest, the virus is related to the smallpox virus but it’s generally less severe and “much less contagious” than smallpox, according to the California Department of Public Health (CDPH).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Although you might assume MPX is also related to chickenpox, it’s not.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>How did MPX get its name?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>The disease was called “monkeypox” because \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/poxvirus/monkeypox/about.html\">it was first found in 1958 in monkeys\u003c/a>. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say that the first human case of MPX was recorded in 1970.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Several public health bodies, including the California Department of Public Health and the San Francisco Department of Public Health, have now chosen to refer to the virus as “MPX” to address concerns that \u003ca href=\"https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2022-08-26/many-say-the-name-is-racist-so-what-do-you-call-monkeypox\">the original name furthers both racist and homophobic stigma\u003c/a> around the disease and those who contract it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In speech, MPX is usually pronounced “em-pox,” or the initials “em-pee-ecks.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You may often see “monkeypox” on first usage, and “MPX” thereafter throughout an article or a resource from a public agency. Some official resources may also use “MPOX”. Rest assured these names are referring to the same disease.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>How dangerous is MPX?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>While it’s less severe than smallpox, MPX can still be a serious disease. The good news is that according to the CDC, MPX is “rarely fatal” — and that “\u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/poxvirus/monkeypox/faq.html\">over 99% of people who get this form of the disease are likely to survive\u003c/a>.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, “people with weakened immune systems, children under 8 years of age, people with a history of eczema, and people who are pregnant or breastfeeding may be more likely to get seriously ill or die.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Being sick with MPX typically lasts 2-4 weeks. The symptoms of MPX are similar to smallpox symptoms, but luckily are milder.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"monkeypoxcases\">\u003c/a>How many MPX cases are in California and the Bay Area right now?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>See \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/monkeypox.aspx\">the number of probable and confirmed MPX cases reported in California right now\u003c/a>, via the California Department of Public Health.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>See \u003ca href=\"https://sf.gov/information/monkeypox-cases\">the current number of probable and confirmed cases of MPX in San Francisco\u003c/a>, via the San Francisco Public Health Department.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>See \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/poxvirus/monkeypox/response/2022/us-map.html\">the number of nationwide MPX cases state-by-state\u003c/a>, according to the CDC’s map.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11919133\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11919133\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/07/RS57172_GettyImages-1400054668-qut.jpg\" alt=\"A woman wearing a white lab coat and blue surgical gloves is photographed from behind over her left shoulder as she prepared a medical sample on a white table.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/07/RS57172_GettyImages-1400054668-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/07/RS57172_GettyImages-1400054668-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/07/RS57172_GettyImages-1400054668-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/07/RS57172_GettyImages-1400054668-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/07/RS57172_GettyImages-1400054668-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A nurse prepares a PCR test for MPX testing. \u003ccite>(Carlos Lujan/Europa Press via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"monkeypoxsymptoms\">\u003c/a>What are the symptoms of MPX?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>According to the World Health Organization, \u003ca href=\"https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/monkeypox\">the incubation period of MPX\u003c/a>— that is, the amount of time between getting infected with MPX and actually developing the symptoms — is usually from six to 13 days. It can, however, range from five to 21 days.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The CDC says that \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/poxvirus/monkeypox/clinicians/clinical-recognition.html\">you aren’t contagious during this incubation period.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After that initial incubation period, a person who’s infected with MPX will start to develop symptoms and become contagious to others. The CDC says that symptoms of MPX can include:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>A rash (also known as lesions) that can look like pimples or blisters that appears on the face, inside the mouth, and on other parts of the body, like the hands, feet, chest, genitals or anus. The rash goes through different stages before healing completely.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Fever\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Headache\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Muscle aches and backache\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Swollen lymph nodes\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Chills\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Exhaustion\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Much like with COVID, symptoms can present quite differently in different people. According to the CDC, some people get a rash first, and other symptoms follow. Other folks will only experience the rash itself.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The symptoms of MPX that aren’t the rash — like chills, fatigue and headache — are similar to symptoms of COVID. This means it’s entirely possible you could initially mistake a MPX infection for a COVID infection (or you could assume it’s another illness entirely, if you then test for COVID and get a negative result). This is why watching out for a rash is really important.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The San Francisco Department of Public Health says that usually, that \u003ca href=\"https://sf.gov/information/monkeypox\">MPX rash will start in the form of red, flat spots\u003c/a>, which then become bumps. The bumps then become filled with fluid, which will then break and crust over into a scab.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In addition to the itch they can cause, MPX lesions can be very painful, especially in genital areas or the anus. The CDC notes that people also can have permanent scarring after the rash.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/monkeypox\">The symptoms of MPX can last two to four weeks.\u003c/a> This means that, with an incubation period that could be as short as five days or as long as 21 days, a person could be dealing with an MPX infection for anywhere from under three weeks to almost two months.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Who can get MPX?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Anyone can get MPX.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As more details emerge of the outbreak in the U.S., it appears that \u003ca href=\"https://www.who.int/publications/m/item/monkeypox-public-health-advice-for-men-who-have-sex-with-men\">MPX infections are particularly affecting communities of gay and bisexual men\u003c/a>, and men who have sex with men.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The World Health Organization notes that \u003ca href=\"https://www.who.int/news/item/25-05-2022-monkeypox--public-health-advice-for-gay--bisexual-and-other-men-who-have-sex-with-men\">trans people and gender-diverse people “may also be more vulnerable\u003c/a> in the context of the current outbreak.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San Francisco Health Officer Susan Philip says that LGBTQ+ folks currently being at higher risk for MPX has “nothing to do with sexual orientation or gender identity,” but is more about “being part of these networks and having close contact within those networks.” People in these networks “will likely then have expanded eligibility, expanded access to [an MPX] vaccine,” she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>How does MPX spread?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>According to the CDC, the MPX virus can spread from person to person in the following ways:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>From contact with an infected person:\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nThis could be direct contact with the infectious rash, scabs or body fluids, or during intimate physical contact, such as kissing, cuddling or sex. It could also spread via respiratory droplets during prolonged, face-to-face contact (even talking with someone at very close range).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The CDC says that right now, it’s “not known” if MPX can spread through semen or vaginal fluids.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>From contact with an item that’s previously touched the rash or fluids of an infected person:\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nThis could include touching or sharing clothes, bedsheets or towels. SFDPH notes that according to the CDC, studies show the MPX virus can live on surfaces for as long as 15 days and still infect someone — but that you’d need to touch that surface “for a pretty long time.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can get MPX from an infected animal, either through a scratch or bite, or by preparing or eating meat or products from an infected animal. Pregnant people also can spread the virus to their fetus.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How you \u003cem>cannot\u003c/em> get MPX: \u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nFrom casual conversations, or by passing someone with MPX (say, in a store) or briefly touching surfaces like doorknobs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11919136\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11919136\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/07/RS57173_A-couple-holding-hands-on-a-couch-qut-1.jpg\" alt=\"A seated couple holding hands. One person wears a dark plaid shirt, the other person wears dark blue jeans. Both of their faces are obscured.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1282\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/07/RS57173_A-couple-holding-hands-on-a-couch-qut-1.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/07/RS57173_A-couple-holding-hands-on-a-couch-qut-1-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/07/RS57173_A-couple-holding-hands-on-a-couch-qut-1-1020x681.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/07/RS57173_A-couple-holding-hands-on-a-couch-qut-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/07/RS57173_A-couple-holding-hands-on-a-couch-qut-1-1536x1026.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Talking about health, and especially sexual health, is paramount. \u003ccite>(Zackary Drucker/The Gender Spectrum Collection via Creative Commons)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>How contagious is MPX?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The California Department of Public Health says that MPX is “far less contagious” than COVID.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can be contagious with MPX — meaning you can spread the virus to another person — from the time your symptoms start until the time any scabs have fully dropped off and the rash has fully healed (i.e., until a fresh layer of skin has formed over them). The illness typically lasts 2-4 weeks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Can you have — and spread — MPX without having symptoms (also known as being asymptomatic)? This is an area where what we know about MPX is still evolving.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The CDC’s current guidance says that people who don’t have MPX symptoms cannot spread the virus to others. But the World Health Organization also says “the extent to which asymptomatic infection may occur is unknown.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Is MPX a sexually transmitted infection/disease (STI/STD)?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>MPX is not strictly an STI.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>MPX can spread through close, skin-to-skin contact and \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/poxvirus/monkeypox/symptoms.html\">coming into contact with objects and fabrics used by somebody infected with MPX\u003c/a>. This also includes coming into contact with the rashes and sores that can develop on an infected person’s skin and even inside their mouth. The virus can also spread through respiratory droplets and saliva.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This makes it possible for MPX to spread during sex and other intimate actions, like kissing and cuddling. But it can also spread through nonsexual behavior, like using a towel or bedsheets previously used by an infected person that have not been washed yet.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When someone tests positive for MPX, health officials will work with them to contact their close contacts, similar to the contact tracing method used for sexually transmitted infection, says Dr. Peter Chin-Hong, an infectious disease specialist at UCSF.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That’s the highest priority for vaccines right now,” he says, “the contacts of people who are known cases.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chin-Hong also encourages sexual partners to talk about MPX before having sex.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Whenever you have a new partner, you should have a very frank and open conversation that’s health-positive, and open-ended,” he explains. This can include things like possible HIV exposures and HIV test results, and asking about any potential MPX symptoms.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“‘Have you noticed any rash or anything like that recently or have you been in contact with anyone [with symptoms]?’,” he suggests as possible questions. “They are the people who are weighing the risks and benefits in different ways. So I think that … open and honest conversation is really important, not just to MPX, but just as a good practice in general.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"monkeypoxtreament\">\u003c/a>What should I do if I suspect I have MPX?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>If you’re experiencing the \u003ca href=\"#monkeypoxsymptoms\">symptoms of MPX\u003c/a>, or you’ve been informed you could have been exposed to MPX, it’s important you take action as soon as possible. Here are the steps:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Contact a health care provider right away\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you have health insurance, reach out to your regular provider ASAP, or call your provider’s medical hotline if they have one.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you don’t have health insurance, you should contact your county’s public health department to ask for their guidance:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://sf.gov/information/monkeypox\">San Francisco community clinics\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://acphd.org/clinics/\">Alameda County community clinics\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://cchealth.org/centers-clinics/\">Contra Costa County community clinics\u003c/a>, or call Contra Costa Public Health at (925) 313-6740\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://sonomacounty.ca.gov/health-and-human-services/health-services/divisions/public-health/disease-control/immunizations/community-clinics\">Sonoma County community clinics\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.smchealth.org/smmc-find-location\">San Mateo County community clinics\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.solanocounty.com/depts/ph/fhs/primary_care_clinics/default.asp\">Solano County community clinics\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.marinhhs.org/community-resource-guide/marin-community-clinics-5-locations-larkspur-novato-san-rafael\">Marin County community clinics\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://chpscc.org/member-clinics/\">Santa Clara community clinics\u003c/a>, or call the County Patient Access Department at (866) 967-4677\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.rchc.net/napa-county-health-centers/\">Napa County community clinics\u003c/a>, or call Napa County Public Health at (707) 253-4270\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>The San Francisco Department of Public Health recommends that if you live in the city and you don’t have a provider, or have difficulty scheduling an appointment, you can be seen at SF City Clinic at 7th Street (628-217-6600) or at Strut at 470 Castro Street (415-581-1600).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Learn whether you can get tested for MPX\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The test for MPX is a swab test, in which a swab is rubbed on your skin and then sent to a specialized laboratory.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The test results will take a few days, during which period you should isolate from other people and animals, and take steps to reduce the chances of spreading the disease yourself.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But right now, you may need to meet certain criteria to get a MPX test — San Francisco, for example, says that \u003ca href=\"https://sf.gov/information/monkeypox-faq\">SF residents must have a rash or spots present to get a MPX test\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Monkeypox is circulating here in our community,” says Tyler TerMeer, CEO of the San Francisco AIDS Foundation, but he stresses that testing isn’t available for everyone who wants it — yet. “This is different than some other viral infections,” says TerMeer. “You actually have to have an active lesion or rash that we can take a sample from in order to test to confirm whether it’s monkeypox or not.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Find out whether you can get a MPX vaccine\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A vaccine for MPX is being offered to people who may have been exposed to the virus, which is most effective given within the first four days of infection. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11920455/where-can-i-find-a-monkeypox-vaccine-near-me\">Read our full guide to how to find a MPX vaccine near you. \u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Contact anyone you’ve had close physical contact with\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ask health providers about formal contact tracing, but in the meantime, reach out by calling or texting anyone you’ve been physically close to since your symptoms started.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Do what you can to manage your symptoms \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The World Health Organization says that the symptoms of MPX, while often painful, normally get better on their own without the need for treatment — but that you should ultimately follow the advice of a health care provider. \u003ca href=\"#monkeypoxtreatment\">Jump to more information about what treatments are available for MPX.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/monkeypox\">The WHO says that medication for pain (analgesics) and fever (antipyretics) can be used\u003c/a> to relieve some symptoms if needed, and that lidocaine can be applied to oral and perianal lesions to relieve pain. Talk to a health care provider about taking these kinds of medications.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The WHO also gives these tips for \u003ca href=\"https://www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/monkeypox\">managing the symptoms of MPX at home\u003c/a>:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Avoid scratching your skin.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Clean hands before and after touching lesions.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Keep your skin dry and uncovered.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Keep your rash clean with sterilized water or antiseptic.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>If you have lesions on your body, take a warm bath with baking soda and Epsom salts.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Use saltwater rinses for lesions in your mouth.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Stay hydrated, eat well and get enough sleep.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Isolate yourself as much as possible\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To avoid infecting other people, isolate yourself from others as much as possible. Avoid sharing your bedding, towels or clothing, as well as utensils and cups. Jump to \u003ca href=\"#monkeypoxprevention\">more information about reducing the spread of MPX\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you can’t avoid being in the same room as other people, the WHO advises you to keep your rash or lesions covered with clothing or a bandage. The organization also recommends \u003ca href=\"https://www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/monkeypox\">keeping your own mental health in mind if you’re self-isolating\u003c/a>, by staying connected to others using technology, and exercising if you feel well enough.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11919132\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11919132\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/07/RS57171_GettyImages-1401335558-qut.jpg\" alt=\"The right, blue-gloved hand of a medical technician holds a small vial, into which their other hand (offcamera) is dispensing liquid sample from a long white tool. The cap of the vial is bright green, and there are six vials in the background out of focus, with purple caps.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/07/RS57171_GettyImages-1401335558-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/07/RS57171_GettyImages-1401335558-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/07/RS57171_GettyImages-1401335558-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/07/RS57171_GettyImages-1401335558-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/07/RS57171_GettyImages-1401335558-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A medical laboratory technician inactivates suspected MPX samples to be PCR-tested in a microbiology laboratory. \u003ccite>(Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"monkeypoxvaccine\">\u003c/a>What is the MPX vaccine, and how can I get it?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The MPX vaccine being offered in the United States right now is called Jynneos. This vaccine is also used to prevent smallpox.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The CDC recommends that the MPX vaccine be given to a person within four days of the date they were exposed to MPX, for the best chance of preventing onset of the disease.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If a person gets the vaccine between four and 14 days of being exposed, the vaccine may reduce the symptoms of MPX, but may not prevent the disease altogether. This timeliness is another reason it’s important to stay vigilant for possible exposure to MPX and watch for symptoms — and to act quickly.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11920455/where-can-i-find-a-monkeypox-vaccine-near-me\">Read our full guide to the MPX vaccine in the Bay Area.\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"monkeypoxtreatment\">\u003c/a>What MPX treatments are available?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Currently, the drug Tecovirimat (also known as TPOXX or ST-246) is being used to treat those experiencing severe MPX. The Food and Drug Administration already has approved Tecovirimat to treat smallpox, and has recently expanded its use for MPX among adults and children.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tecovirimat is usually a two-week treatment and can be administered either through a capsule or an intravenous (IV) injection. The drug works by making it harder for the virus to infect new cells, therefore limiting the infection growth.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Most people will get better on their own but some people will require treatment,” says Chin-Hong of UCSF. Those considered for treatment include immunocompromised people, pregnant people and children under 8.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>People who don’t have those particular risk factors but still develop severe MPX also can receive treatment, Chin-Hong says. This includes those who develop extensive oral disease, as that makes it very difficult to eat and drink. “It’s like having a bunch of ulcers in your mouth,” he says. Those who develop the disease extensively in the rectal area or near the eyes also can receive treatment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The blisters and sores that develop can be quite painful, he adds: “Treatment is not only about vaccines and drug treatments but also about what specific symptoms the patient’s having.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He recommends talking to your physician about what pain you’re feeling and where. If the disease is in the rectal area, it can be painful to defecate. But there are many options available that can alleviate, or at least reduce, the pain you may be feeling.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The MPX vaccine also can act as a sort of treatment, he says, but only when someone receives it shortly after being exposed. “In MPX, the incubation period is longer,” he explains. “So that means if you got a vaccine shortly after exposure — some people think within four days — it can impact and stop you from getting disease, even though you might have been exposed to an infection.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If you get the vaccine within 14 days of exposure, even though you might get the rash or disease, it will reduce your symptoms.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11919138\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11919138\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/07/RS57175_GettyImages-1241638108-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1378\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/07/RS57175_GettyImages-1241638108-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/07/RS57175_GettyImages-1241638108-qut-800x574.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/07/RS57175_GettyImages-1241638108-qut-1020x732.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/07/RS57175_GettyImages-1241638108-qut-160x115.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/07/RS57175_GettyImages-1241638108-qut-1536x1102.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A vial of the Jynneos MPX vaccine. \u003ccite>(Bill O'Leary/The Washington Post via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Do we know how MPX interacts with COVID?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The California Department of Public Health stresses that MPX is “a completely different disease” from COVID, and that this outbreak is unrelated to COVID.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>MPX is much less contagious than COVID and the way it spreads also is very different. SFDPH says this is “partly because people with MPX are generally thought to be contagious to people with whom they’ve had very close contact over a long period of time, and when they have symptoms like a rash.” COVID, on the other hand, spreads through the air and can be spread even when people do not have COVID symptoms.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, UCSF’s Chin-Hong affirms that it’s completely possible to contract COVID-19 and MPX at the same time and adds that the impact that a double infection has on the body is still being studied.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"monkeypoxprevention\">\u003c/a>How can folks protect themselves against contracting MPX?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The CDC says the following activities will increase your risk for being infected with MPX, and should be avoided to reduce the risk of infection:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Close, skin-to-skin contact with someone’s MPX rash\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Touching the rash or scabs of someone with MPX\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Kissing, hugging, cuddling or having sex with someone who has MPX\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Sharing eating utensils or cups\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Handling or touch the bedding, towels or clothing of someone with MPX\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Wash your hands often with soap and water or use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer, especially after contact with people who’ve been infected with MPX. \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/poxvirus/monkeypox/pdf/Monkeypox-Interim-Guidance-for-Household-Disinfection-508.pdf\">Read the CDC’s guide to disinfecting spaces to prevent the spread of MPX.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Additionally, the San Francisco Department of Public Health advises you cover exposed skin in crowded settings (whether that’s indoors, like in a bar, or outdoors at a festival or a parade).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They also recommend you don’t share bedding or clothing with others generally, even if you aren’t sure if they have MPX, and talk to your close physical and sexual contacts about their health generally, including whether they’re seeing recent rashes or sores on their body.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What are health officials doing to prevent and combat stigma about MPX?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>San Francisco AIDS Foundation CEO TerMeer says that vaccine equity is also very much on the minds of advocates right now, “ensuring that we don’t repeat any mistakes of the past so that communities of color or other communities that have traditionally been furthest from access and opportunity in the health care space don’t get left out of the conversation.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Our predominant advocacy at the moment is just ‘we need vaccines and we need them now,’” says TerMeer. “We are really pushing to try and get at least 1,000 doses of vaccine in the next 30 days so that we can get ahead of the issue and are really hoping to be able to respond effectively, before it grows into a larger issue.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you are looking for additional health advice on MPX, you also can access:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfaf.org/monkeypox/\">Magnet Sexual Health Clinic at Strut\u003c/a> (San Francisco AIDS Foundation): (415) 581-1600\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>San Francisco Department of Public Health \u003ca href=\"https://sf.gov/information/monkeypox\">info page about MPX\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/Monkeypox-Questions-and-Answers.aspx\">California Department of Public Health MPX FAQ\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This post includes reporting by KQED’s Vanessa Rancaño, Juan Carlos Lara and Matthew Green. A version of this story was published on July 8.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update, 12:20 p.m. October 20: \u003c/strong>The San Francisco Department of Public Health has announced it will end the city’s state of emergency around monkeypox (MPX) on October 31.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>SF health officials said that MPX cases “have slowed to less than one case per day,” and that more than 27,000 city residents have now received the MPX vaccine.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San Francisco originally declared this public health emergency for MPX back in July, and was the first U.S. city to do so.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Original post:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>A note: Several public health organizations, including the California Department of Public Health, have chosen to refer to monkeypox as “MPX” (pronounced “em-pox”) with the aim of \u003ca href=\"https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2022-08-26/many-say-the-name-is-racist-so-what-do-you-call-monkeypox\">reducing homophobic and racial stigma surrounding the virus\u003c/a>. For the rest of this story, we use “MPX” for these reasons, except in direct quotes or other cases where it would confuse readers.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Back on August 4, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11921618/white-house-declares-monkeypox-a-public-health-emergency\">the White House declared MPX a public health emergency\u003c/a>. At the time of this announcement, there were more than 6,616 cases reported in the U.S.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As of Sept. 14, \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/poxvirus/monkeypox/response/2022/us-map.html\">the CDC now reports 22,630 cases nationwide\u003c/a>. And because of limited testing, this figure most likely still represents something of an undercount.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Looking for where to find an MPX vaccine near you? \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11920455/where-can-i-find-a-monkeypox-vaccine-near-me\">Read our full guide to the MPX vaccine in the Bay Area.\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>“We are prepared to take our response to the next level in addressing this virus and we urge every American to take monkeypox seriously,” Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra said. Read more about \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11921618/white-house-declares-monkeypox-a-public-health-emergency\">what the public health emergency means.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On August 1, Gov. Gavin Newsom \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11921185/newsom-declares-statewide-emergency-amid-rapid-spread-of-monkeypox-virus\">declared a State of Emergency over the MPX outbreak in California\u003c/a>. A week prior, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11920764/an-epicenter-for-the-country-san-francisco-declares-state-of-emergency-over-monkeypox-outbreak\">San Francisco had declared its own state of emergency over MPX\u003c/a>. State and local health officials have affirmed that cases are rapidly rising and have asked the federal government to make MPX vaccines more widely available.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jump to a specific answer:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#monkeypoxsymptoms\">What are the symptoms of MPX?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#monkeypoxcases\">How many MPX cases are in the Bay Area?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#monkeypoxtreament\">What should I do if I think I have MPX?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#monkeypoxprevention\">How can I prevent being infected with MPX?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>MPX has existed for decades — the first case among humans was registered in 1970 — but we’re now seeing multiple outbreaks across the U.S. \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/poxvirus/monkeypox/response/2022/us-map.html\">See how many cases have now been reported nationwide according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The majority of infections have been detected among gay and bisexual men, but public health experts have made it clear that MPX is an “equal opportunity disease,” meaning that anybody, regardless of sexual orientation, race, class or other demographic categories, is susceptible to infection.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, public health organizations that serve the LGBTQ+ community in the Bay Area are still advising residents to learn more about MPX and how it spreads, particularly in the context of large public events in San Francisco celebrated by the queer community like Pride (the weekend of June 25), Dore Alley Weekend (the weekend of July 30) and Folsom Street Fair (the weekend of September 24) that take place in the summer and fall. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11920764/an-epicenter-for-the-country-san-francisco-declares-state-of-emergency-over-monkeypox-outbreak\">San Francisco formally declared the outbreak a public health emergency back on July 28.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>KQED spoke to physicians, public health officials and LGBTQ+ health groups to create this guide that includes the latest information on the disease, its transmission and available treatment, and what to do if you become infected. And if you’re looking for vaccine details specifically, you can \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11920455/where-can-i-find-a-monkeypox-vaccine-near-me\">read our full guide to where to find a MPX vaccine near you.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What is MPX?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://sf.gov/information/monkeypox\">MPX is a disease that is caused when a person is infected with the MPX virus\u003c/a>. As the name might suggest, the virus is related to the smallpox virus but it’s generally less severe and “much less contagious” than smallpox, according to the California Department of Public Health (CDPH).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Although you might assume MPX is also related to chickenpox, it’s not.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>How did MPX get its name?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>The disease was called “monkeypox” because \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/poxvirus/monkeypox/about.html\">it was first found in 1958 in monkeys\u003c/a>. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say that the first human case of MPX was recorded in 1970.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Several public health bodies, including the California Department of Public Health and the San Francisco Department of Public Health, have now chosen to refer to the virus as “MPX” to address concerns that \u003ca href=\"https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2022-08-26/many-say-the-name-is-racist-so-what-do-you-call-monkeypox\">the original name furthers both racist and homophobic stigma\u003c/a> around the disease and those who contract it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In speech, MPX is usually pronounced “em-pox,” or the initials “em-pee-ecks.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You may often see “monkeypox” on first usage, and “MPX” thereafter throughout an article or a resource from a public agency. Some official resources may also use “MPOX”. Rest assured these names are referring to the same disease.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>How dangerous is MPX?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>While it’s less severe than smallpox, MPX can still be a serious disease. The good news is that according to the CDC, MPX is “rarely fatal” — and that “\u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/poxvirus/monkeypox/faq.html\">over 99% of people who get this form of the disease are likely to survive\u003c/a>.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, “people with weakened immune systems, children under 8 years of age, people with a history of eczema, and people who are pregnant or breastfeeding may be more likely to get seriously ill or die.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Being sick with MPX typically lasts 2-4 weeks. The symptoms of MPX are similar to smallpox symptoms, but luckily are milder.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"monkeypoxcases\">\u003c/a>How many MPX cases are in California and the Bay Area right now?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>See \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/monkeypox.aspx\">the number of probable and confirmed MPX cases reported in California right now\u003c/a>, via the California Department of Public Health.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>See \u003ca href=\"https://sf.gov/information/monkeypox-cases\">the current number of probable and confirmed cases of MPX in San Francisco\u003c/a>, via the San Francisco Public Health Department.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>See \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/poxvirus/monkeypox/response/2022/us-map.html\">the number of nationwide MPX cases state-by-state\u003c/a>, according to the CDC’s map.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11919133\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11919133\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/07/RS57172_GettyImages-1400054668-qut.jpg\" alt=\"A woman wearing a white lab coat and blue surgical gloves is photographed from behind over her left shoulder as she prepared a medical sample on a white table.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/07/RS57172_GettyImages-1400054668-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/07/RS57172_GettyImages-1400054668-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/07/RS57172_GettyImages-1400054668-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/07/RS57172_GettyImages-1400054668-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/07/RS57172_GettyImages-1400054668-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A nurse prepares a PCR test for MPX testing. \u003ccite>(Carlos Lujan/Europa Press via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"monkeypoxsymptoms\">\u003c/a>What are the symptoms of MPX?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>According to the World Health Organization, \u003ca href=\"https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/monkeypox\">the incubation period of MPX\u003c/a>— that is, the amount of time between getting infected with MPX and actually developing the symptoms — is usually from six to 13 days. It can, however, range from five to 21 days.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The CDC says that \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/poxvirus/monkeypox/clinicians/clinical-recognition.html\">you aren’t contagious during this incubation period.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After that initial incubation period, a person who’s infected with MPX will start to develop symptoms and become contagious to others. The CDC says that symptoms of MPX can include:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>A rash (also known as lesions) that can look like pimples or blisters that appears on the face, inside the mouth, and on other parts of the body, like the hands, feet, chest, genitals or anus. The rash goes through different stages before healing completely.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Fever\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Headache\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Muscle aches and backache\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Swollen lymph nodes\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Chills\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Exhaustion\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Much like with COVID, symptoms can present quite differently in different people. According to the CDC, some people get a rash first, and other symptoms follow. Other folks will only experience the rash itself.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The symptoms of MPX that aren’t the rash — like chills, fatigue and headache — are similar to symptoms of COVID. This means it’s entirely possible you could initially mistake a MPX infection for a COVID infection (or you could assume it’s another illness entirely, if you then test for COVID and get a negative result). This is why watching out for a rash is really important.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The San Francisco Department of Public Health says that usually, that \u003ca href=\"https://sf.gov/information/monkeypox\">MPX rash will start in the form of red, flat spots\u003c/a>, which then become bumps. The bumps then become filled with fluid, which will then break and crust over into a scab.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In addition to the itch they can cause, MPX lesions can be very painful, especially in genital areas or the anus. The CDC notes that people also can have permanent scarring after the rash.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/monkeypox\">The symptoms of MPX can last two to four weeks.\u003c/a> This means that, with an incubation period that could be as short as five days or as long as 21 days, a person could be dealing with an MPX infection for anywhere from under three weeks to almost two months.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Who can get MPX?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Anyone can get MPX.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As more details emerge of the outbreak in the U.S., it appears that \u003ca href=\"https://www.who.int/publications/m/item/monkeypox-public-health-advice-for-men-who-have-sex-with-men\">MPX infections are particularly affecting communities of gay and bisexual men\u003c/a>, and men who have sex with men.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The World Health Organization notes that \u003ca href=\"https://www.who.int/news/item/25-05-2022-monkeypox--public-health-advice-for-gay--bisexual-and-other-men-who-have-sex-with-men\">trans people and gender-diverse people “may also be more vulnerable\u003c/a> in the context of the current outbreak.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San Francisco Health Officer Susan Philip says that LGBTQ+ folks currently being at higher risk for MPX has “nothing to do with sexual orientation or gender identity,” but is more about “being part of these networks and having close contact within those networks.” People in these networks “will likely then have expanded eligibility, expanded access to [an MPX] vaccine,” she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>How does MPX spread?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>According to the CDC, the MPX virus can spread from person to person in the following ways:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>From contact with an infected person:\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nThis could be direct contact with the infectious rash, scabs or body fluids, or during intimate physical contact, such as kissing, cuddling or sex. It could also spread via respiratory droplets during prolonged, face-to-face contact (even talking with someone at very close range).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The CDC says that right now, it’s “not known” if MPX can spread through semen or vaginal fluids.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>From contact with an item that’s previously touched the rash or fluids of an infected person:\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nThis could include touching or sharing clothes, bedsheets or towels. SFDPH notes that according to the CDC, studies show the MPX virus can live on surfaces for as long as 15 days and still infect someone — but that you’d need to touch that surface “for a pretty long time.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can get MPX from an infected animal, either through a scratch or bite, or by preparing or eating meat or products from an infected animal. Pregnant people also can spread the virus to their fetus.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How you \u003cem>cannot\u003c/em> get MPX: \u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nFrom casual conversations, or by passing someone with MPX (say, in a store) or briefly touching surfaces like doorknobs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11919136\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11919136\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/07/RS57173_A-couple-holding-hands-on-a-couch-qut-1.jpg\" alt=\"A seated couple holding hands. One person wears a dark plaid shirt, the other person wears dark blue jeans. Both of their faces are obscured.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1282\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/07/RS57173_A-couple-holding-hands-on-a-couch-qut-1.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/07/RS57173_A-couple-holding-hands-on-a-couch-qut-1-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/07/RS57173_A-couple-holding-hands-on-a-couch-qut-1-1020x681.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/07/RS57173_A-couple-holding-hands-on-a-couch-qut-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/07/RS57173_A-couple-holding-hands-on-a-couch-qut-1-1536x1026.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Talking about health, and especially sexual health, is paramount. \u003ccite>(Zackary Drucker/The Gender Spectrum Collection via Creative Commons)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>How contagious is MPX?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The California Department of Public Health says that MPX is “far less contagious” than COVID.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can be contagious with MPX — meaning you can spread the virus to another person — from the time your symptoms start until the time any scabs have fully dropped off and the rash has fully healed (i.e., until a fresh layer of skin has formed over them). The illness typically lasts 2-4 weeks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Can you have — and spread — MPX without having symptoms (also known as being asymptomatic)? This is an area where what we know about MPX is still evolving.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The CDC’s current guidance says that people who don’t have MPX symptoms cannot spread the virus to others. But the World Health Organization also says “the extent to which asymptomatic infection may occur is unknown.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Is MPX a sexually transmitted infection/disease (STI/STD)?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>MPX is not strictly an STI.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>MPX can spread through close, skin-to-skin contact and \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/poxvirus/monkeypox/symptoms.html\">coming into contact with objects and fabrics used by somebody infected with MPX\u003c/a>. This also includes coming into contact with the rashes and sores that can develop on an infected person’s skin and even inside their mouth. The virus can also spread through respiratory droplets and saliva.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This makes it possible for MPX to spread during sex and other intimate actions, like kissing and cuddling. But it can also spread through nonsexual behavior, like using a towel or bedsheets previously used by an infected person that have not been washed yet.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When someone tests positive for MPX, health officials will work with them to contact their close contacts, similar to the contact tracing method used for sexually transmitted infection, says Dr. Peter Chin-Hong, an infectious disease specialist at UCSF.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That’s the highest priority for vaccines right now,” he says, “the contacts of people who are known cases.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chin-Hong also encourages sexual partners to talk about MPX before having sex.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Whenever you have a new partner, you should have a very frank and open conversation that’s health-positive, and open-ended,” he explains. This can include things like possible HIV exposures and HIV test results, and asking about any potential MPX symptoms.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“‘Have you noticed any rash or anything like that recently or have you been in contact with anyone [with symptoms]?’,” he suggests as possible questions. “They are the people who are weighing the risks and benefits in different ways. So I think that … open and honest conversation is really important, not just to MPX, but just as a good practice in general.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"monkeypoxtreament\">\u003c/a>What should I do if I suspect I have MPX?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>If you’re experiencing the \u003ca href=\"#monkeypoxsymptoms\">symptoms of MPX\u003c/a>, or you’ve been informed you could have been exposed to MPX, it’s important you take action as soon as possible. Here are the steps:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Contact a health care provider right away\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you have health insurance, reach out to your regular provider ASAP, or call your provider’s medical hotline if they have one.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you don’t have health insurance, you should contact your county’s public health department to ask for their guidance:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://sf.gov/information/monkeypox\">San Francisco community clinics\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://acphd.org/clinics/\">Alameda County community clinics\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://cchealth.org/centers-clinics/\">Contra Costa County community clinics\u003c/a>, or call Contra Costa Public Health at (925) 313-6740\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://sonomacounty.ca.gov/health-and-human-services/health-services/divisions/public-health/disease-control/immunizations/community-clinics\">Sonoma County community clinics\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.smchealth.org/smmc-find-location\">San Mateo County community clinics\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.solanocounty.com/depts/ph/fhs/primary_care_clinics/default.asp\">Solano County community clinics\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.marinhhs.org/community-resource-guide/marin-community-clinics-5-locations-larkspur-novato-san-rafael\">Marin County community clinics\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://chpscc.org/member-clinics/\">Santa Clara community clinics\u003c/a>, or call the County Patient Access Department at (866) 967-4677\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.rchc.net/napa-county-health-centers/\">Napa County community clinics\u003c/a>, or call Napa County Public Health at (707) 253-4270\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>The San Francisco Department of Public Health recommends that if you live in the city and you don’t have a provider, or have difficulty scheduling an appointment, you can be seen at SF City Clinic at 7th Street (628-217-6600) or at Strut at 470 Castro Street (415-581-1600).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Learn whether you can get tested for MPX\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The test for MPX is a swab test, in which a swab is rubbed on your skin and then sent to a specialized laboratory.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The test results will take a few days, during which period you should isolate from other people and animals, and take steps to reduce the chances of spreading the disease yourself.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But right now, you may need to meet certain criteria to get a MPX test — San Francisco, for example, says that \u003ca href=\"https://sf.gov/information/monkeypox-faq\">SF residents must have a rash or spots present to get a MPX test\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Monkeypox is circulating here in our community,” says Tyler TerMeer, CEO of the San Francisco AIDS Foundation, but he stresses that testing isn’t available for everyone who wants it — yet. “This is different than some other viral infections,” says TerMeer. “You actually have to have an active lesion or rash that we can take a sample from in order to test to confirm whether it’s monkeypox or not.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Find out whether you can get a MPX vaccine\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A vaccine for MPX is being offered to people who may have been exposed to the virus, which is most effective given within the first four days of infection. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11920455/where-can-i-find-a-monkeypox-vaccine-near-me\">Read our full guide to how to find a MPX vaccine near you. \u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Contact anyone you’ve had close physical contact with\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ask health providers about formal contact tracing, but in the meantime, reach out by calling or texting anyone you’ve been physically close to since your symptoms started.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Do what you can to manage your symptoms \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The World Health Organization says that the symptoms of MPX, while often painful, normally get better on their own without the need for treatment — but that you should ultimately follow the advice of a health care provider. \u003ca href=\"#monkeypoxtreatment\">Jump to more information about what treatments are available for MPX.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/monkeypox\">The WHO says that medication for pain (analgesics) and fever (antipyretics) can be used\u003c/a> to relieve some symptoms if needed, and that lidocaine can be applied to oral and perianal lesions to relieve pain. Talk to a health care provider about taking these kinds of medications.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The WHO also gives these tips for \u003ca href=\"https://www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/monkeypox\">managing the symptoms of MPX at home\u003c/a>:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Avoid scratching your skin.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Clean hands before and after touching lesions.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Keep your skin dry and uncovered.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Keep your rash clean with sterilized water or antiseptic.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>If you have lesions on your body, take a warm bath with baking soda and Epsom salts.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Use saltwater rinses for lesions in your mouth.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Stay hydrated, eat well and get enough sleep.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Isolate yourself as much as possible\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To avoid infecting other people, isolate yourself from others as much as possible. Avoid sharing your bedding, towels or clothing, as well as utensils and cups. Jump to \u003ca href=\"#monkeypoxprevention\">more information about reducing the spread of MPX\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you can’t avoid being in the same room as other people, the WHO advises you to keep your rash or lesions covered with clothing or a bandage. The organization also recommends \u003ca href=\"https://www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/monkeypox\">keeping your own mental health in mind if you’re self-isolating\u003c/a>, by staying connected to others using technology, and exercising if you feel well enough.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11919132\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11919132\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/07/RS57171_GettyImages-1401335558-qut.jpg\" alt=\"The right, blue-gloved hand of a medical technician holds a small vial, into which their other hand (offcamera) is dispensing liquid sample from a long white tool. The cap of the vial is bright green, and there are six vials in the background out of focus, with purple caps.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/07/RS57171_GettyImages-1401335558-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/07/RS57171_GettyImages-1401335558-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/07/RS57171_GettyImages-1401335558-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/07/RS57171_GettyImages-1401335558-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/07/RS57171_GettyImages-1401335558-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A medical laboratory technician inactivates suspected MPX samples to be PCR-tested in a microbiology laboratory. \u003ccite>(Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"monkeypoxvaccine\">\u003c/a>What is the MPX vaccine, and how can I get it?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The MPX vaccine being offered in the United States right now is called Jynneos. This vaccine is also used to prevent smallpox.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The CDC recommends that the MPX vaccine be given to a person within four days of the date they were exposed to MPX, for the best chance of preventing onset of the disease.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If a person gets the vaccine between four and 14 days of being exposed, the vaccine may reduce the symptoms of MPX, but may not prevent the disease altogether. This timeliness is another reason it’s important to stay vigilant for possible exposure to MPX and watch for symptoms — and to act quickly.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11920455/where-can-i-find-a-monkeypox-vaccine-near-me\">Read our full guide to the MPX vaccine in the Bay Area.\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"monkeypoxtreatment\">\u003c/a>What MPX treatments are available?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Currently, the drug Tecovirimat (also known as TPOXX or ST-246) is being used to treat those experiencing severe MPX. The Food and Drug Administration already has approved Tecovirimat to treat smallpox, and has recently expanded its use for MPX among adults and children.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tecovirimat is usually a two-week treatment and can be administered either through a capsule or an intravenous (IV) injection. The drug works by making it harder for the virus to infect new cells, therefore limiting the infection growth.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Most people will get better on their own but some people will require treatment,” says Chin-Hong of UCSF. Those considered for treatment include immunocompromised people, pregnant people and children under 8.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>People who don’t have those particular risk factors but still develop severe MPX also can receive treatment, Chin-Hong says. This includes those who develop extensive oral disease, as that makes it very difficult to eat and drink. “It’s like having a bunch of ulcers in your mouth,” he says. Those who develop the disease extensively in the rectal area or near the eyes also can receive treatment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The blisters and sores that develop can be quite painful, he adds: “Treatment is not only about vaccines and drug treatments but also about what specific symptoms the patient’s having.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He recommends talking to your physician about what pain you’re feeling and where. If the disease is in the rectal area, it can be painful to defecate. But there are many options available that can alleviate, or at least reduce, the pain you may be feeling.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The MPX vaccine also can act as a sort of treatment, he says, but only when someone receives it shortly after being exposed. “In MPX, the incubation period is longer,” he explains. “So that means if you got a vaccine shortly after exposure — some people think within four days — it can impact and stop you from getting disease, even though you might have been exposed to an infection.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If you get the vaccine within 14 days of exposure, even though you might get the rash or disease, it will reduce your symptoms.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11919138\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11919138\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/07/RS57175_GettyImages-1241638108-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1378\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/07/RS57175_GettyImages-1241638108-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/07/RS57175_GettyImages-1241638108-qut-800x574.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/07/RS57175_GettyImages-1241638108-qut-1020x732.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/07/RS57175_GettyImages-1241638108-qut-160x115.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/07/RS57175_GettyImages-1241638108-qut-1536x1102.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A vial of the Jynneos MPX vaccine. \u003ccite>(Bill O'Leary/The Washington Post via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Do we know how MPX interacts with COVID?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The California Department of Public Health stresses that MPX is “a completely different disease” from COVID, and that this outbreak is unrelated to COVID.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>MPX is much less contagious than COVID and the way it spreads also is very different. SFDPH says this is “partly because people with MPX are generally thought to be contagious to people with whom they’ve had very close contact over a long period of time, and when they have symptoms like a rash.” COVID, on the other hand, spreads through the air and can be spread even when people do not have COVID symptoms.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, UCSF’s Chin-Hong affirms that it’s completely possible to contract COVID-19 and MPX at the same time and adds that the impact that a double infection has on the body is still being studied.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"monkeypoxprevention\">\u003c/a>How can folks protect themselves against contracting MPX?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The CDC says the following activities will increase your risk for being infected with MPX, and should be avoided to reduce the risk of infection:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Close, skin-to-skin contact with someone’s MPX rash\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Touching the rash or scabs of someone with MPX\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Kissing, hugging, cuddling or having sex with someone who has MPX\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Sharing eating utensils or cups\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Handling or touch the bedding, towels or clothing of someone with MPX\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Wash your hands often with soap and water or use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer, especially after contact with people who’ve been infected with MPX. \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/poxvirus/monkeypox/pdf/Monkeypox-Interim-Guidance-for-Household-Disinfection-508.pdf\">Read the CDC’s guide to disinfecting spaces to prevent the spread of MPX.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Additionally, the San Francisco Department of Public Health advises you cover exposed skin in crowded settings (whether that’s indoors, like in a bar, or outdoors at a festival or a parade).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They also recommend you don’t share bedding or clothing with others generally, even if you aren’t sure if they have MPX, and talk to your close physical and sexual contacts about their health generally, including whether they’re seeing recent rashes or sores on their body.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What are health officials doing to prevent and combat stigma about MPX?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>San Francisco AIDS Foundation CEO TerMeer says that vaccine equity is also very much on the minds of advocates right now, “ensuring that we don’t repeat any mistakes of the past so that communities of color or other communities that have traditionally been furthest from access and opportunity in the health care space don’t get left out of the conversation.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Our predominant advocacy at the moment is just ‘we need vaccines and we need them now,’” says TerMeer. “We are really pushing to try and get at least 1,000 doses of vaccine in the next 30 days so that we can get ahead of the issue and are really hoping to be able to respond effectively, before it grows into a larger issue.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you are looking for additional health advice on MPX, you also can access:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfaf.org/monkeypox/\">Magnet Sexual Health Clinic at Strut\u003c/a> (San Francisco AIDS Foundation): (415) 581-1600\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>San Francisco Department of Public Health \u003ca href=\"https://sf.gov/information/monkeypox\">info page about MPX\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/Monkeypox-Questions-and-Answers.aspx\">California Department of Public Health MPX FAQ\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This post includes reporting by KQED’s Vanessa Rancaño, Juan Carlos Lara and Matthew Green. A version of this story was published on July 8.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1978439/queer-communities-often-left-out-of-disaster-planning-research-shows\">\u003cem>Read in English\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cuando el incendio Tubbs se desató en 2017, las manos enguantadas de Paloma Reyes no rozaron la suave textura de los racimos de uva en las viñas durante varias semanas.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“En ese tiempo de los incendios, no trabajamos”, dijo Reyes, quien acababa de llegar de un viñedo en Napa donde había estado preparando las vides para la primavera.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Durante meses el aire lleno de humo y la amenaza de que los incendios quemaran los viñedos mantuvieron a Reyes y a otros trabajadores agrícolas fuera de los campos el tiempo suficiente como para que les afectara.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“En esos meses en los que se produjo el incendio, no ahorramos lo suficiente para mantenernos a nosotros mismos durante el invierno”, dijo.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11906828\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11906828\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/IMG_5589-800x1067-1.jpg\" alt='Imagen estilo \"selfie\" de Paloma Reyes, quien viste ropa para trabajar en el campo.' width=\"800\" height=\"1067\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/IMG_5589-800x1067-1.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/IMG_5589-800x1067-1-160x213.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Paloma Reyes dice que no está preparada mentalmente para otro incendio forestal, pero sabe que cuando el próximo fuego se encienda se unirá a su grupo de amistades trans. \u003ccite>(Cortesía de Paloma Reyes)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>El incendio Tubbs fue el primer fuego que obligó a Reyes a salir de los viñedos abarrotados de humo y a refugiarse en su apartamento ubicado cerca de una línea de tren para pasajeros en Santa Rosa, en el condado de Sonoma.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“El 2017 fue el año que nos marcó a todas las chicas”, dijo.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lo que mantuvo a Reyes de pie durante ese incendio, y la serie de incendios en los años posteriores, es la comunidad que ella trabajó durante seis años para fomentar \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/santarosatranslatinas\">Santa Rosa Trans Latinas\u003c/a>, una red de apoyo de personas transgénero, incluidas las trabajadoras agrícolas que se defienden mutuamente en la región vinícola de California. Reyes lleva más de dos décadas viviendo en Santa Rosa.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Nos apoyamos mutuamente”, dijo sobre las semanas después del incendio Tubbs que impidió a su comunidad trabajar. “No fue fácil para nosotras, las chicas trans que trabajamos en la agricultura”.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>La vida de Reyes es un ejemplo de cómo las personas LGBTQ+ a menudo tienen que crear un espacio para sí mismas, especialmente durante las catástrofes climáticas, porque los servicios que se ofrecen a la mayoría de la gente pueden no existir o no estar disponibles para este otro grupo. Y cuando hay una catástrofe climática, las personas LGBTQ+ suelen ser más vulnerables debido a factores que se entrecruzan, como la pobreza, el encarcelamiento, la falta de vivienda, el estatus migratorio y la discriminación.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=\"news_11881727\" hero=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/43/2020/05/GettyImages-1059463226-2-1920x1080.jpg\"]“Cuando se planifica para una vulnerabilidad social, se descarta totalmente a la comunidad LGBTQ+ porque es caracterizada de raza blanca y rica”, afirmó \u003ca href=\"http://www.michaelanthonymendez.com/\">Michael Méndez\u003c/a>, profesor de política y planificación medioambiental de la Universidad de California en Irvine.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Méndez forma parte de un grupo de profesores LGBTQ+ cuya nueva investigación demuestra que \u003ca href=\"https://drive.google.com/file/d/1T2vODQCT_XOXvXW4q61WZ5ksus0fDm2A/view\">los esfuerzos para prepararse y recuperarse de las catástrofes excluyen habitualmente a las personas LGBTQ+\u003c/a> (sólo disponible en inglés).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Los investigadores de la Universidad de Yale, la Universidad de Georgia y la Universidad de Irvine han formulado recomendaciones sobre cómo los gobiernos y los grupos de ayuda pueden hacer que la preparación y la recuperación de las catástrofes sean inclusivas y seguras para las personas LGBTQ+.\u003cbr>\nhttps://youtu.be/0xHTa7dAwkE\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>‘Invisibilizados’\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Méndez afirma que hay demasiados casos de personas LGBTQ+ que son abandonadas, maltratadas o directamente discriminadas cuando intentan obtener ayuda. En un caso, una pareja de lesbianas fingió que eran hermanas para compartir una habitación en un refugio de emergencia.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“También hubo varios casos que demostraron que las personas transgénero fueron detenidas durante algunos de los huracanes por usar una ducha que no coincidía con su nacimiento biológico”, dijo.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>En el 2012, la Campaña de Derechos Humanos detalló \u003ca href=\"https://www.hrc.org/press-releases/hrc-releases-competency-guide-for-emergency-responders\">la mejor manera de trabajar en colaboración con las personas LGBTQ+\u003c/a> (sólo disponible en inglés) y eliminar la discriminación en la preparación y respuesta a los desastres. Méndez dice que, a nivel nacional, muy pocos grupos de asistencia utilizan la guía.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=\"news_11852044\"]En el 2019, California aprobó una ley que obliga a los gobiernos locales a incluir \u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201920200SB160\">la competencia cultural en la planificación de la preparación ante desastres\u003c/a> (sólo disponible en inglés). Méndez dice que esta legislación proporciona “protecciones LGBTQ+ mínimas”.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dice que la ley no es lo suficientemente explícita y tiene poca responsabilidad. Por ejemplo, no exige que los planificadores de catástrofes sepan dónde se concentran las comunidades LGBTQ+. Le gustaría que los legisladores presentaran un proyecto de ley que obligará a los gobiernos a analizar dónde viven las personas LGBTQ+ y a utilizar esos datos para planificar las catástrofes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Esos son los puntos ciegos que tiene incluso California”, dijo. “Esencialmente, la comunidad LGBTQ+ aquí en California y en toda la nación se vuelve invisible en el contexto de los desastres, las políticas públicas y la planificación”.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>El hogar es una “dura batalla”\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Méndez y los demás investigadores también recomiendan encarecidamente que los planes de catástrofe reflejen las estructuras únicas de las familias LGBTQ+.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Algunos individuos LGBTQ+ siguen siendo rechazados por sus familiares”, dijo. “Tienen una familia elegida que consideran parte de su familia inmediata, y debería ser reconocida”.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cuando las comunidades LGBTQ+ participan en la reducción de su propio riesgo, Méndez afirma que las pérdidas derivadas de una catástrofe son mucho menores. Dice que prevenir más daños es vital para las personas LGBTQ+ porque a menudo ya no tienen un sentido de hogar.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote align=\"right\" size=\"medium\" citation=\"Freddie Francis, Activista\"]‘Estoy trabajando para construir una comunidad y amistades que son más fuertes … creo que si algo nos va a ayudar, será esa conexión.’[/pullquote]Los incendios en el condado de Sonoma han reavivado la necesidad de comunidad y de hogar para \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/silverspeakers\">Freddie Francis\u003c/a>, quien se trasladó en el 2017 del condado de Butte a Sebastopol, una zona que acoge a la comunidad LGBTQ+.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Como persona trans, siempre me he sentido un poco excluido”, dijo Francis. “Cuando encuentro un hogar, eso es algo muy difícil de conseguir. Así que, cuando algo que está fuera de mi control llega y pone eso en peligro, por supuesto que activa esos profundos temores y heridas de no tener un hogar estable.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lo que ha salvado a Francis del trauma anual de tener que evacuar al Área de la Bahía cuando el cielo se oscurece con el humo, es su comunidad de amistades LGBTQ+ en la zona occidental del Condado de Sonoma.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Realmente hay un valor de cubrirse las espaldas unos a otros”, dijo Francis. “Sentir esa conexión es un buen antídoto contra el aislamiento y la desesperación a veces, y tratar de cultivar pequeños momentos de alegría y conexión a lo largo de todo esto”.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A medida que la crisis climática empeora, Francis dice que la población LGBTQ+ será más resistente gracias a que ya existe una cultura de ayuda mutua dentro de esa comunidad.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Estoy trabajando para construir una comunidad y amistades que son más fuertes, y cultivar esas relaciones”, dijo Francis. “Creo que si algo nos va a ayudar, será esa conexión”.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Más allá de la religión como herramienta de ayuda\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Los investigadores universitarios detrás del estudio también recomiendan que servicios de ayuda sean prestados por una amplia gama de fuentes comunitarias, las cuales no sean únicamente religiosas y que también se incluya a grupos que ya trabajan con poblaciones LGBTQ+. Esto podría incluir la financiación y la formación de centros comunitarios LGBTQ+ que ya existen para que estos puedan calificarse como refugios de emergencia federales y estatales.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>El estudio señala que la gran cantidad de ayuda proviene de fuentes religiosas y que muchas personas LGBTQ+ no se sienten cómodas recibiendo apoyo de individuos que se niegan a reconocer esta comunidad.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Los investigadores se refieren a \u003ca href=\"https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2013/06/13/a-survey-of-lgbt-americans/\">una encuesta del Pew Research Center de 2013\u003c/a> (sólo disponible en inglés) en la que la mayoría de los encuestados “por márgenes abrumadores” calificaron a las seis principales religiones “como más antipáticas que amistosas” hacia la comunidad LGBTQ+. También encontraron que el 73% de los encuestados dicen que las iglesias evangélicas son poco amigables.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>La reverenda Lindsey Bell-Kerr, pastora de la iglesia \u003ca href=\"https://www.srchristchurch.org/\">Christ Church United Methodist de Santa Rosa\u003c/a>, está trabajando activamente para socavar los estereotipos sobre las iglesias y las personas LGBTQ+ para que puedan acceder fácilmente a la ayuda cuando se produzcan catástrofes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11906832\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 1543px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11906832\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/IMG_7223-scaled-e1645572428462-1.jpg\" alt=\"Una persona aparece parada dentro de una iglesia y lleva puesto un cubrebocas.\" width=\"1543\" height=\"1158\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/IMG_7223-scaled-e1645572428462-1.jpg 1543w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/IMG_7223-scaled-e1645572428462-1-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/IMG_7223-scaled-e1645572428462-1-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/IMG_7223-scaled-e1645572428462-1-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/IMG_7223-scaled-e1645572428462-1-1536x1153.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1543px) 100vw, 1543px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">La reverenda Lindsey Bell-Kerr dice que se desviven por trabajar con la gente de Santa Rosa, para que cuando surjan necesidades sepan que pueden acudir a su congregación en busca de ayuda. \u003ccite>(Ezra David Romero/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Santa Rosa es un lugar en el que todavía me encuentro con gente que me pregunta qué significan esas letras en LGBTQAI+”, dijo. “Es una oportunidad para enseñar. Es una oportunidad para mover la aguja de la aceptación”.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bell-Kerr entiende que, aunque su iglesia apoya a las personas LGBTQ+, muchas personas de esta comunidad todavía no se sienten seguros en recibir ayuda de cualquier entidad de carácter religioso.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“En realidad, para mí es muy útil que alguien me identifique como una persona queer”, dijo. “Porque no parezco el tipo de persona que va a hacer que se arrepientan [por sus pecados] antes de recibir un sandwich”.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote align=\"right\" size=\"medium\" citation=\"Rev. Lindsey Bell-Kerr\"]‘Para mí es muy útil que alguien me identifique como una persona queer … porque no parezco el tipo de persona que va a hacer que se arrepientan [por sus pecados] antes de recibir un sandwich.’[/pullquote]Nadie necesita creer en ningún poder superior para recibir ayuda a través de esta iglesia. Su estacionamiento está siempre abierto para que las personas sin hogar pasen la noche en sus vehículos, y la iglesia da de comer y alberga a las personas afectadas durante los incendios forestales.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Si la gente no se siente segura entrando en el edificio de la iglesia, y estamos ofreciendo comidas, tenemos contenedores para llevar y se los llevaré”, dijo Bell-Kerr. “Ese tipo de alojamiento sólo requiere prestar atención a cómo se siente la gente y cómo van llegando a ese lugar”.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>“Ya no soy una prisionera”\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Después de los incendios de 2017, Reyes, la trabajadora agrícola de Santa Rosa, y algunos de sus amistades finalmente recibieron alimentos y fondos de algunas organizaciones locales para pagar sus facturas pendientes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pero después de cuatro años de vivir a lado de la amenaza constante que representan los incendios forestales, la pandemia del coronavirus y la discriminación como persona LGBTQ+, Reyes dice que la idea de otro incendio es desalentadora.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside label='Más de KQED en Español' tag='incendios-forestales']“No creo que esté mentalmente preparada para otro incendio”, dijo. “Ni mis compañeros ni mi grupo trans están preparados para otro incendio de la magnitud del que ocurrió en 2017”.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pese a que no se siente preparada mentalmente para ver los cielos del Condado de Sonoma llenos de humo otra vez, Reyes dice que su comunidad de amistades y compañeros trans es la red en la que se apoyará y proveerá en los momentos de crisis.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dice que su labor de acoger a otros trabajadores agrícolas trans en su grupo la ha liberado aún más.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Ya no tengo miedo”, dijo. “El grupo me ha dado mucha fuerza para poder hablar, para no perderme en el miedo. Ya no soy una prisionera. Seguiré haciéndolo mientras viva”.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Este artículo fue traducido por la periodista, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/author/mpena/\">María Peña\u003c/a>.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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