11 U.S. mayors commit to develop reparations pilot projects
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Eleven U.S. mayors — from Los Angeles to tiny Tullahassee, Oklahoma — have pledged to pay reparations for slavery to a small group of Black residents in their cities, saying their aim is to set an example for the federal government on how a...
Bizarro Briefs Podcast: What’s your dying wish?
Weird news of the week, in audio.
Youth activists in the Valley make their voices heard
Youth activists are as present as ever.
Editorial: Two-year immigrant sanctuary milestone is our shame
Lucio Perez has been forced to live two years in sanctuary at the First Congregational Church in Amherst.
Bizarro Briefs: A joke from beyond the grave … or in it
Weird news this week.
Clueless Parent: Feeling like a humbug on Halloween
Is it wrong just not to do anything?
Cinemadope: Making the Scene
People in the Valley are a creative bunch. At my day job, one woman I work with is a talented seamstress who creates wonderful clothes and stuffed toys; another works with local potters to decorate clay vessels and cups. My old Advocate editor — a published poet —...
Stagestruck: Women in the Lead
Three productions by women-led theaters echo themes around gender – from activities women aren’t “supposed” to engage in, to a trans transition, to young men of color in the school-to-prison pipeline.
Podcast: Julia Clark on her post-transition return to music
An interview with musician and trans woman Julia Clark.
V-Spot: He’s Having an Affair With Me
“I had an affair and I feel like the worst person ever and I don’t know what to do.”
Free Will Astrology: Your own demons are enough, Virgo
Saying no to “Why don’t you come over and chill with me and my demons?”
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Pick of the Day 6/21: Vilray at the Parlor Room
There’s a lot going on tonight: Junior Reid at Hawks and Reed and Liz Longley at the Iron Horse. But I thought I’d let Vilray (pronounce Vil-ree) give his own shout out for today’s pick.
Help A Ram Reach His Orgasmic Peak
R eader Ram writes the V-Spot: Hi. I don’t write in to anywhere but you seemed to be trying to solicit responses, so here you go. I’ve been picking [the Valley Advocate] up for a while just to do the crossword in it. However, I read your article once and...
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Cinemadope: Decay Okay
When my grandfather died, some years ago now, my mother and I spent the days that followed going through his apartment to sort through the belongings he’d left behind, trying to figure out what we should keep and what we could safely shunt along to the garbage heap....
