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Former B.A.R. photographer Ron Williams dies
Former Bay Area Reporter photographer Ron Williams, a gay man whose photo of an empress riding an elephant in the 1975 Pride parade became one of the LGBTQ newspaper's most iconic front-page images, died January 10 in Rancho Mirage, California.
LGBTQ Agenda: LGBTQ, HIV-related content scrubbed from White House website
Nearly all LGBTQ and HIV-related content has been removed from the White House's website as advocates continue to react to the "days of thunder" of Donald Trump's return to the U.S. presidency.
Political Notes: Gay Redwood City councilmember flags impact of new smoking fines
Members of the City Council in Redwood City on the Peninsula presented it as a commonsense approach to protect people from the ill effects of secondhand tobacco and marijuana smoke.
London police search for 3 men seen leaving flat where drag queen Heklina was found dead in 2023
Nearly two years after drag queen Heklina was found dead in a Soho flat in London, police there have issued a bulletin asking three men seen on camera footage leaving the flat to come forward.
For Bay Area artist Marcel Pardo Ariza, representation matters
It's a sunny Sunday afternoon in San Francisco's Mission District – a welcomed reprieve from the more frequent chilly, overcast, windy and rainy conditions in the city this time of the year.
Castro sees business changes as 2025 gets underway
The Castro is seeing a number of changes for neighborhood business as the new year gets underway.
Editorial: Trump repudiates trans people
Well, that didn't take long. Only hours after Donald Trump was sworn in as the nation's 47th president, he signed a slew of executive orders.
Guest Opinion: Betrayed by our advocates
Mark S. King's January 10 blog post on his award-winning "My Fabulous Disease" site made me aware of a new, and troubling, development in the class action lawsuit against pharmaceutical behemoth Gilead Sciences Inc.
Transmissions: Anti-social media
There are, of course, bigger issues afoot. As I write this, we are days away from Donald Trump's second presidential inauguration, as well as a torrent of day one executive orders.
News Briefs: Former Alice co-chair Peña named as SF workforce director
Iowayna Peña, a former co-chair of the Alice B. Toklas LGBTQ Democratic Club, has been named director of San Francisco Workforce Development.
Obituaries: Mark F. Herzog
The obituary for Mark F. Herzog, a caretaker for friends living with HIV/AIDS, and who furthered his education upon his early retirement.
Obituaries: Denis John Franck
The obituary for Denis John Franck, a former longtime bartender at Twin Peaks Tavern in San Francisco's Castro district.
Obituaries: Robert William Sass
The obituary for Robert William Sass, who had a 34-year career at Wadsworth Publishing Company.
Obituaries: Nathaniel M. Henderson Jr.
The obituary for Nathaniel M. Henderson Jr., who had careers in a variety of professions, including clinical medicine.