News :: Pride
Soccer team collab boosts profile of artist Kapitulnik
For its second year of releasing a special line of Pride merchandise, the professional women’s soccer team Bay FC didn’t want to do it in-house, as it had in 2024.
Seattle Pride honors Washington Congressmember Randall
For her first time back to Seattle Pride in two decades, Congressmember Emily Randall (D-Washington) was feted as one of the parade grand marshals June 29.
1st transgender Congressmember McBride calls moment 'critical'
The first transgender representative on Capitol Hill came to San Francisco for Pride weekend with an urgent message.
San Francisco Dyke March roars back for Pride 2025
The San Francisco Dyke March "officially" made its return for Pride weekend 2025.
LGBTQ+ community, allies unite for SF Trans March
Pride weekend in San Francisco is officially underway, with the 21st annual Trans March kicking things off on Friday afternoon.
San Francisco officials aim for ‘safe city’ during Pride weekend
San Francisco officials had one message for anyone considering criminal behavior during Pride weekend, which kicks off Friday with the Trans March and ends with the parade and festival Sunday.
San Francisco high school allows LGBTQ students to excel
Overwhelmed by the rigidity of attending a traditional high school, Amaranta Korngold transferred into Independence High School last fall for their senior year.
Faith group keeps young queers engaged
Beloved Arise, a Seattle-based nonprofit that seeks to empower religious LGBTQ youth from various faiths, continues to inspire its members.
SF, Oakland LGBTQ centers reckon with budget cuts
When queer people first come out or have fallen on hard times, LGBTQ community centers large and small may be some of the first places they look to for support and community.
Gay presiding judge brings experience to post
Six months into his two-year term as the leader of the Contra Costa County Superior Court, Judge Christopher Bowen is navigating inhouse changes and factors that are somewhat beyond his control, like state funding.
SF Pride focuses on the joy in resisting
San Francisco Pride has been buffeted by declining sponsorships amid corporate retreats from diversity, equity, and inclusion policies. But the organization is leaning into its theme, “Queer Joy is Resistance,” as it prepares for the annual parade.
Castro debuts intersex Progress flag
An intersex version of the Progress Pride flag was painted onto the street in the Castro's Jane Warner Plaza and unveiled June 20.
Trans, Dyke marches kick off Pride weekend
The official San Francisco Dyke March is returning after a five year absence this Pink Saturday while the annual Trans March the night before will highlight a community defiantly expressing itself.
City streetscapes inspire artist Fromm
An amusement park and saltwater swimming pool complex that once drew San Franciscans to Ocean Beach can be seen again along the city’s Pacific Ocean shoreline.