2+ hour, 4+ min ago  (794+ words) Baltimore native Terrell Winder graduated from Columbia University before heading to UCLA for grad school. Right away he picked up on the differences between his historically Black hometown upbringing and the more sprawling realities for young Black gay men across…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (184+ words) Santa Ynez Valley Pride is holding its fifth Pride Parade and Festival on Saturday, and more pride events are planned across the region this summer." "This year's theme, Pride in Action, is all about choosing visibility, kindness and courage every…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (163+ words) Community members are invited to join the Santa Barbara Transgender Advocacy Network in celebrating Transgender Day of Visibility (TDOV), Saturday, March 28 at the Unitarian Society 1535 Santa Barbara. .. As an independent publication, we rely on contributions from readers like you to…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago  (300+ words) Wine 4 Paws, the annual, weekend-long wine country fundraiser for the dogs and cats at Woods Humane Society will be April 25-26. More than 75 wine, olive oil, dining, and other businesses throughout San Luis Obispo County will donate 10 percent of their proceeds…...

10+ mon, 1+ week ago  (428+ words) Pacific Pride's Festival on Saturday was a celebration of community. The annual event at Chase Palm Park was well-attended but not crowded, with room for attendees to wander through the rows of tents'a safe refuge from some brief rain. The…...

11+ mon, 4+ week ago  (1113+ words) Standing outside a Santa Barbara Starbucks at 6: 47 a. m. , I watch a man in a sun-faded jacket pause before the glass door. His face reflects back at him, a moment of self-inspection: straighten the collar, brush down the backpack straps, fix the…...