When I walk to my classes in Founders Hall on the Cal Poly Humboldt campus, I pass by a poster that maps every transgender person who has been murdered in the United States in the past 10 years. Most of the time I’ll stop and bow, paying respect and honoring those who have come before […]
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Pride is Alive and Well
It’s mid-June — the days are long and generally sunny, the summer solstice draws near, and Pride Month is well underway. As Humboldt County’s Fourth District supervisor representing most of the greater Eureka area, including the physical space where the courthouse sits in the heart of downtown Eureka, it was an honor to sponsor this […]
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Photos: Pride in Eureka
The seventh annual Redwood Pride Summer Festival got underway Saturday morning under foggy skies with the rainbow-themed Pride Parade marching through Old Town Eureka. Redwood Pride organizer Laine Cohen led the Progress Pride flag-waving crowd of around 150 as they marched from the Adorni Center to C St. between First and Second Street Most marchers next […]
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Raised Stakes at The Prom
As giggling teens heckled, “You’re GAY. We’re all GAY,” from an open second-story window, echoing off the buildings of downtown Ferndale, and an unfortunate side street detour led us to a church marquee reading, “Ferndale Reps The Prom is Anti Christ and Pro LGBTQ,” the importance of playing stakes in theater productions was solidified. Stakes […]
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Top 10 Dick Moves of 2023
Humboldt is short on a great many things — housing, OBGYNs, Portuguese restaurants — but 2023 had no shortage of dick moves. Dick moves are by definition avoidable but are they fixable? Can a selfish, malicious and petty act of destruction be undone? Reversed? Even redeemed? Last December, thieves snuck in under cover of darkness […]
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Short Stories, Police Shooting, Pelican Bay and a Potluck
Flash Fiction is back! This year’s crop of stories is on stands now. We’ll also share what we know about the most recent police shooting in our area, as well as college classes available to inmates at Pelican Bay. Finally, we’re talking about the Trans Power Potluck and what it means to the community and […]
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The Power of the Trans Power Potluck
The evening before Thanksgiving, the Labor Temple on Eureka’s E Street is mostly dark from the street. It’s not clear this is the right place until Sister Gaia T steps into the light in the hallway. “Welcome!” she calls, waving a willowy arm. She’s without her zinc white “sister-face” makeup and regalia, instead wearing a […]
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Photos: ‘TRANScending the Veil’
On Monday, Nov. 20, the Eureka chapter of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence held a TRANScending the Veil ceremony on the Arcata Plaza as part of the national Transgender Day of Remembrance. Attendees lit candles, sang, heard speakers and listened to the names read off of members of the trans community who died over the […]
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Homophobic Slurs Mar Fair’s Chili Cook-off
The friendly competition of the Chili Cook-off hosted by Guy Fieri at the Humboldt County fair took an unfriendly turn Aug. 24, with anti-gay slurs, property damage and the arrest of one contestant on suspicion of DUI. After an afternoon of cooking chili and making homophobic comments peppered with slurs, Loco Fish Co. owner Jayme […]
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Ferndale Pride, Otters and Trouble at the Fair
We’re closing out Pride Month with a look back at Ferndale’s march and celebration. And could sea otters make a comeback on the North Coast? We’ll talk about proposed introduction. Another hurdle for Humboldt County Fair horse racing: Quake damage has left the fairgrounds grandstands unsafe and now the fair board is looking for solutions. […]
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Stickers Threatening Violence Against Queer People Found in Arcata Marsh
While out on a walk at the Arcata Marsh, a concerned Journal reader found several stickers displaying homophobic slurs, threats of violence and anti-Semitic sentiment. The stickers were placed on at least five traffic signs in the area near the Arcata Marsh parking lot. The reader took the stickers down but shared photos of them […]
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Ferndale’s Pride Fight
It’s Pride month and we’re looking at the upcoming parade and events in Ferndale. The protest march and gathering has grown along with vocal homophobic voices in and outside the community, some of which were especially loud as the Ferndale City Council weighed an anti-hate and inclusion resolution. We’ve also got a related satirical piece […]