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SF mayor, gay supe join police in skipping Pride parade
San Francisco Mayor London Breed and gay District 6 Supervisor Matt Dorsey have joined the city's LGBTQ first responders in saying they will not march in the Pride parade if organizers continue to prohibit police from marching in uniform.
LGBTQ first responders won't march in SF Pride parade
San Francisco's LGBTQ first responders won't partiicpate in June's Pride parade, citing a ban that prohibits SF police officers from marching in uniform.
Political Notes: San Francisco and Cork, Ireland to fly twinned Progress flags for international LGBTQ day
San Francisco and Cork, Ireland officials will raise twinned versions of the Progress pride flag at their city halls this Sunday, May 16, in observance of an international day that raises awareness about LGBTQ issues.
B.A.R. launches memberships
In a continuing effort to receive support from readers, the Bay Area Reporter has launched its membership program.
2019 Pride protester files federal lawsuit against SF
One of two people who were taken into custody during an anti-police protest action at the 2019 San Francisco LGBT Pride parade filed a federal lawsuit against the city and four police officers.
Sunday protest march observes 50th anniversary of SF Pride
The unofficial 50th annual commemoration of LGBT Pride in San Francisco Sunday, June 28, was a return to Pride's roots in protest, as hundreds of demonstrators citywide marched in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement.
Updated: Police call Oakland LGBTQ center vandalism a hate crime
Oakland police on Monday said they were investigating a June 27 incident of vandalism at the LGBTQ community center as a hate crime.
Pride 2020
This year's Bay Area Reporter Pride cover and a look at some of our past Pride section covers.
In Solano County, Dixon lone city silent on Pride Month
Two years ago voters in Dixon, California overwhelmingly ousted from office a city councilman who had written a homophobic newspaper column in which he called for holding a "straight Pride" event.
Pride sweeps through Contra Costa, San Mateo counties
At the start of 2020 it wasn't at all clear that LGBTQ advocates in Contra Costa and San Mateo counties could achieve their goal of having every single city in their jurisdictions celebrate June as Pride Month for the first time.
Protest safety tips during the pandemic
Protests can potentially raise the risk of coronavirus transmission, but activists can take steps to protect themselves and others.
Pride essay: How to win liberation for all LGBTQ people
I have been invited to write on what it means to be an San Francisco Pride community grand marshal in a time of COVID-19 and shelter-in-place.
Pride essay: Time to work toward a just world
It is such an honor and joy to have been voted as community grand marshal in this 50th year of LGBTQAI+ Pride. What a historical moment for us as we celebrate 50 years of working toward our freedom.