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Be proud this weekend—Pride Month wraps up with a slew of events for all.
Opinion

Be proud this weekend—Pride Month wraps up with a slew of events for all.

  • Agata Popęda
  • Jun 27, 2025

Ready to party? Agata Popęda here, with a whole list of events organized by Monterey Peninsula Pride for this weekend, kicking off with a 21-a…

As an activist, Sam Gomez is dedicated to helping others feel welcome and accepted, whoever they are.
Face to Face

As an activist, Sam Gomez is dedicated to helping others feel welcome and accepted, whoever they are.

  • Celia Jiménez
  • Jun 5, 2025

Sam Gomez of Soledad is deeply involved in the community. Gomez, who is nonbinary and uses they/them pronouns, helps LGBTQ+ residents across M…

In a 4-1 vote, Monterey City Council approves rainbow crosswalk in downtown.
News

In a 4-1 vote, Monterey City Council approves rainbow crosswalk in downtown.

  • David Schmalz
  • Jun 4, 2025

The Monterey City Council chambers were filled to standing room only on Tuesday afternoon, when the council considered approving a decorative …

Letters to the Editor 03.20.25
Letters | Opinion

Letters to the Editor 03.20.25

  • Mar 20, 2025

Stars and Stripes

As a legal advocate for LGBTQ+ clients, Carla Lopez knows we still have a long way to go.
Face to Face

As a legal advocate for LGBTQ+ clients, Carla Lopez knows we still have a long way to go.

  • Sara Rubin
  • Jun 20, 2024

Carla Lopez knows firsthand what it feels like to live a lie. She was born in Mexico and raised in the Central Valley of California, undocumen…

Letters to the Editor 07.13.23
Letters | Opinion

Letters to the Editor 07.13.23

  • Jul 13, 2023

History Speaks

Anti-LGBTQ+ backlash is happening not just somewhere else, but locally. We need to step up.
Forum | Opinion

Anti-LGBTQ+ backlash is happening not just somewhere else, but locally. We need to step up.

  • Steven Goings
  • Jun 29, 2023

It took longer than I expected, but the anti-LGBTQ+ backlash I predicted several years ago is undeniably here.

After a shooting in Colorado Springs, the community comes together to protect LGBTQ+ members.
News

After a shooting in Colorado Springs, the community comes together to protect LGBTQ+ members.

  • Agata Popęda
  • Nov 24, 2022

There was no AA meeting at the Epiphany Lutheran & Episcopal Church in Marina on Monday, Nov. 21, because the space was urgently needed fo…

June is Pride Month, but Monterey Peninsula Pride celebrates in July and Salinas Valley Pride in October.
Arts & Culture

June is Pride Month, but Monterey Peninsula Pride celebrates in July and Salinas Valley Pride in October.

  • Agata Popęda
  • Jun 30, 2022

June is nationally proclaimed as Pride Month, observed in cities across the country as people take to the streets for a colorful celebration o…

The latest battleground for the culture wars: Spreckels Union School District.
Local Spin | Opinion

The latest battleground for the culture wars: Spreckels Union School District.

  • Sara Rubin
  • Dec 2, 2021

On Saturday, Oct. 30 in Palm Springs, the California Teachers Association’s 2021 LGBTQ+ Issues Conference was in full swing. Two middle school…

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