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Another new issue is OUT as Fresh as Spring in Sacramento

Very soon (to quote the NSYNC/Justin Timberlake meme) “It’s Gonna Be May” and May 6^th is the Big Day of Giving! Almost 700 non-profits will rally donors to support their favorite causes. Read more about the annual event on page 2.

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Outword's Annual Homes and Gardens issue is Out Now!

“If I ever go looking for my heart's desire again, I won't look any further than my own back yard. Because if it isn't there, I never really lost it to begin with.” Noel Langley, The Wizard of Oz

“There’s no place like home.” Our domiciles, our personal habitat and space. In this issue, we’ve compiled a plethora of home and garden-related stories, and present them right here in our annual special issue.

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Visibility Matters | Trans Day of Visibility

By Alexis Sanchez

Director of Advocacy and Training
Sacramento LGBT Community Center

Visibility is a double-edged sword for transgender people. We see this playing out as openly transgender people are being elevated to statehouses and federal offices and taking major roles in television in cinema. While some of the community are seeing opportunities that weren’t available a decade ago, others are being disproportionally affected as this new visibility has made them the target of hate and attempts to legislate them out of existence. Visibility can be dangerous for those of us who live in conservative states, or those with intersecting marginalized identity.

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Solidarity.

“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” Martin Luther King, Jr.

It’s difficult and somber to face a topic that we can’t understand. The uptick in hatred, hostility, and violence against the Asian Americans is not only senseless, but incomprehensible.

Read more: Outword's March 25 Issue is Out Now!