The obituary for Bernardine Anna Banonis, who was a fixture in the Castro neighborhood.

Richard Labonte, who once managed the LGBTQ bookstore A Different Light in San Francisco's Castro neighborhood, died March 20 at his home in British Columbia, Canada after a battle with stomach cancer.

Kenneth William Topper, a gay man and longtime state government worker in Sacramento, died April 17 at his home in Arden, North Carolina. He was 65.

A memorial will be held March 27 for Red Jordan Arobateau, a painter and author who passed away last November.

The obituary for Juan Pablo Gutiérrez, who organized the Day of the Dead Ritual Procession in San Francisco's Mission district for decades.

Former legislative aide Anna Damiani was remembered at a celebration of life March 12 in San Francisco.

Dennis Cunningham, a longtime civil rights lawyer whose work also included representing gay men who were attacked by police in the infamous "Castro Sweep," died March 5. He was 86.

A memorial will be held March 12 for Robert Scot Webster, who died in 2020 just before the COVID lockdown.

A memorial for former Bay Area Reporter political reporter Bruce Pettit will be held March 19.

A memorial will be held March 12 for former legislative aide Anna Damiani.

The obituary for Jim Painter, who worked in the defense industry until his retirement from Lockheed Martin and enjoyed Broadway musicals.

The obituary for Garth Paul Sayers, a retired civil servant who enjoyed classical music and traveling.

Anna Damiani, who worked for many years as a district aide for gay former state lawmaker Mark Leno, died at her Castro district home February 25. She was 65.

The obituary for Richard Bell, a retired child welfare worker who was also involved in many LGBTQ rights organizations.