Welcome to our first-ever Senior Pride Special Issue of Outword! This issue coincides with the Senior Pride LGBTQ+ Resource Fair, happening on May 16 at Eskaton Village Carmichael—now an annual event. We’re proud to sponsor and support this celebration and can’t wait to see so many of your smiling faces at our booth! Event information and the full program begin on page 12 and continue through page 17. Be sure to check it out!

Senior Pride isn’t the only event we’re covering. Take a look at what Davis Pride is up to on page 8, Placer Pride on page 18, and on page 31 you’ll find a list of Pride events happening all across California. If you haven’t already, now’s the time to start planning your Pride schedule!

Of course, this issue includes more than just Pride event info.

Check out The List on page 3, “Instilling Hope…” on page 4, and a recap of the first 100 days of the current administration on page 6. Learn about an upcoming book festival on page 9, and on page 10, Aaron Stillwell shares some benefits of granting wishes. Don’t miss Sacramento’s First Pride Run on page 22!

Chris Narloch brings us Poker Face, a book signing, and reviews of four movies—including one featuring a very large, very fabulous sun hat.

Flip to page 26 for photos from Drag Queen Bingo’s Big Day of Giving, held on May 1—it was a blast! Plus, we’ve got disco parties near and far, and Matt Burlingame’s always-delightful Out & About on page 28. Pages 32 and 33 are filled with memes—some funny, some just a little scary… And finally, we wrap things up with “Wear Whatever the F You Want” with Stacy and Clinton. So much fun!

We’ll be back on May 22 with our CA Pride issue, followed by our Sac Pride issue on June 12, and our fourth and final Pride issue on June 26. (There’s still time to advertise in any of those three—just call or email Fred!)