Drag star Heklina apparently did not die of assault or foul play, according to a post mortem conducted by London officials, her good friend Peaches Christ wrote on Facebook April 6.
Jean-Baptiste Carhaix, a gay man best known locally for his large-format photographs of members of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, died March 7 in Lyon, France. He was 76.
The obituary for Richard F. Allen, who came to San Francisco in the early 1970s and became involved in the gay liberation movement. He was also a longtime nurse.
Loren Rex Cameron, a trans man whose seminal book of portraits and self-portraits of trans male bodies resonated deeply with many, died November 18, 2022 in Berkeley.
The obituary for Donald Michael, who worked at the old Mary's Help Hospital (now Seton Medical Center) and was resident manager of the Pierce Building.
A memorial will be held next month for Dr. David Rudolph Kessler, who became the first openly gay psychiatrist at UCSF's Langley Porter Psychiatric Hospital back in the 1970s.
HIV researcher Jeff S. Stryker, a highly respected policy analyst, journalist, and activist who fought for improved treatment and prevention services, died suddenly December 24 at Yale New Haven Hospital in Connecticut.
