News :: Pride
DJ Hodel is back spinning, celebrating 40 years
The music was pumping and the dance floor and bar were packed at Oakland's White Horse Bar last month.
Queer Reading: SF State prof sees reasons for rethinking LGBTQ history
For Marc Stein, professor of history at San Francisco State University, queer history is a calling, realizing he is part of a network and a community of gay intellectuals.
Whirlwind reign so far for SF drag laureate Drollinger
It has already been a whirlwind reign for San Francisco's inaugural drag laureate, D'Arcy Drollinger.
SF Pride Sunday offers options
Once again, two marches will take place in San Francisco on Pride Sunday.
Drag performers of color reflect on 'queer joy' – and the current backlash to their art
With roots stretching back thousands of years, drag performers have recently become a cultural Rorschach test.
SF Pride announces some security plans
The organization that puts on the San Francisco Pride parade and celebration announced it's taking measures to keep the event safe.
SF Pride members elect new board members, select 2023 theme
San Francisco Pride members have chosen an apt theme for the 2023 celebration following the challenges of the past three years in putting on the West Coast's largest LGBTQ event during the ongoing COVID 19 pandemic.
2 Pride events planned for Oakland in a week
With two Pride events taking place in Oakland in September, it may be worth asking whether one can have too much of a good thing.
Silicon Valley Pride is ready to roll
After pulling together the only large scale Pride celebration in the COVID-flattened Bay Area in 2021, Silicon Valley Pride is back this month with its weeklong observation that culminates with Pride weekend August 27-28.
Community groups locked out of SF Pride beverage sales
A decision by San Francisco Pride to have a third party operate the organization's alcohol and beer booths during last month's Pride festival has had a serious impact on the budgets of several LGBTQ community and sports organizations.
Abortion ruling protested at SF Pride parade
Attendees and contingents at the June 26 San Francisco Pride parade had the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision reversing the right to an abortion on their minds as the in-person festivities returned for the first time since 2019.
Pride flag burned at Pacifica school being investigated as a hate crime
The burning of an LGBTQ Pride flag at an elementary school in Pacifica earlier this month is bringing community members together Tuesday – June 28 – for a unity event.
Fights, reported chemical spray mar SF Pride festival
As the first in-person Pride parade and festival since 2019 was winding down June 26, the celebration was cut short after someone sprayed what may have been Mace into a crowd outside the main stage at Civic Center.
SFPD plans heavy deployment during Pride weekend
With the first in-person Pride celebration since 2019 finally here, San Francisco Police Department officials are calling on the public to keep their eyes open for any suspicious behavior as they enjoy the festivities.