Gay Asylum Seeker in ICE Custody Released Upon Bond Payment
Gay Asylum Seeker in ICE Custody Released Upon Bond Payment

A gay San Francisco man in United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody has been released following the payment of $10,000 bond.

by John Ferrannini | Apr 23, 2020

2020 SF Dyke March Canceled
2020 SF Dyke March Canceled

The annual Dyke March, which has occurred annually the day before San Francisco's LGBT Pride parade since 1993, is one of the latest in a long line of Pride-related events canceled due to the novel coronavirus outbreak.

by John Ferrannini | Apr 23, 2020

Online Extra: Folsom Street ED Gone After Short Tenure
Online Extra: Folsom Street ED Gone After Short Tenure

Folsom Street Events has another new leader, as former executive director Sarah Patterson is no longer with the organization, the Bay Area Reporter has learned.

by John Ferrannini | Apr 15, 2020

B.A.R., Other LGBT Media, Fundraise to Stay Afloat
B.A.R., Other LGBT Media, Fundraise to Stay Afloat

As the economy reels from the effects of the novel coronavirus outbreak, LGBT news organizations aren't just covering other companies facing closure – they are trying to stay in business themselves.

by John Ferrannini | Apr 17, 2020

SF Mayor Names Trans Woman to Transportation Board
SF Mayor Names Trans Woman to Transportation Board

Mayor London Breed on Thursday appointed Jane Natoli to a seat on the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency board of directors, making her the first out trans person to serve in that capacity.

by Cynthia Laird | Apr 19, 2020

SF Pride Cancels 2020 Event
SF Pride Cancels 2020 Event

The San Francisco LGBT Pride parade has been canceled, officials announced Tuesday.

by John Ferrannini | Apr 17, 2020

News Briefs: Cannabis Firm Releases Peron Video Trailer in Time for 4/20
News Briefs: Cannabis Firm Releases Peron Video Trailer in Time for 4/20

In honor of what would have been gay marijuana activist Dennis Peron's 75th birthday, a cannabis firm has released a trailer of a new video about him.

by Cynthia Laird | Apr 17, 2020

Bedazzlers: The Cockettes in Print: Acid Drag & Sexual Anarchy 1969-1972
Bedazzlers: The Cockettes in Print: Acid Drag & Sexual Anarchy 1969-1972

Half a century ago, a bedazzled assortment of psychedelically-influenced, collective-living, sexually experimental, and inherently theatrical gay men and straight women forever transformed the Bay Area's cultural landscape. They were The Cockettes.

by Jason Victor Serinus | Apr 17, 2020

Lesbian Pioneer Phyllis Lyon Dies
Lesbian Pioneer Phyllis Lyon Dies

Fearless lesbian activist icon Phyllis Lyon died peacefully at her home in San Francisco on April 9 of natural causes. She was 95.

by Cynthia Laird | Apr 10, 2020

Online Extra: EQCA postpones summit for LGBTQ electeds
Online Extra: EQCA postpones summit for LGBTQ electeds

Two of the country's largest LGBT rights organizations have canceled events and postponed major fundraisers in California due to the novel coronavirus pandemic.

Mar 12, 2020


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