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Authorities say gay reality star Xol stabbed 20 times

Authorities say gay reality star Xol stabbed 20 times

  • by Ed Walsh
  • Sep 30, 2024

The Bay Area Reporter is learning of new details in the killing in Palm Springs of Eduardo Xol, a gay man, former San Francisco resident, actor, and reality show star.

LGBTQ Agenda: Equality Utah moving to Salt Lake's Milk Blvd.

LGBTQ Agenda: Equality Utah moving to Salt Lake's Milk Blvd.

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Sep 24, 2024

After working with the City Council in Salt Lake City to rename a street after San Francisco's own Harvey Milk, Equality Utah is going to be moving its offices to a building on the street named for the LGBTQ trailblazer.

Trans artist Nonamey finds community, inspiration in Portland

Trans artist Nonamey finds community, inspiration in Portland

  • by JL Odom
  • Sep 20, 2024

San Francisco has the first-ever Transgender District, the Office of Trans Initiatives, and the status as a sanctuary city for trans and gender-nonconforming people, but there's another trans-embracing metropolis on the West Coast: Portland.

Harris puts Trump on his heels in high-stakes debate

Harris puts Trump on his heels in high-stakes debate

  • by Christopher Kane, Washington Blade
  • Sep 11, 2024

Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris squared off in their first presidential debate Tuesday.

LGBTQ Agenda: Harris' stance unclear as Dems drop sex worker language from platform

LGBTQ Agenda: Harris' stance unclear as Dems drop sex worker language from platform

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Sep 10, 2024

Activists in the sex worker community are expressing disapproval that the Democratic Party is becoming less of an ally to their cause.

Harris accused of inflating her record as SF DA

Harris accused of inflating her record as SF DA

  • by Ed Walsh
  • Sep 9, 2024

Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris, is accused of inflating her record when she was San Francisco's district attorney. Reporter Ed Walsh looks at one case involving a gay man who was murdered.

Gay GOPers are more prevalent than most realize

Gay GOPers are more prevalent than most realize

  • by Brian Bromberger
  • Sep 4, 2024

Political historian Neil J. Young had been thinking for a few years about writing a history of the gay right.

Gay Libertarian Chase Oliver offers alternative to Trump, Harris

Gay Libertarian Chase Oliver offers alternative to Trump, Harris

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Sep 4, 2024

Chase Oliver, the gay Libertarian who is his party's presidential nominee, got an unexpected boon August 23, when Democrat-turned-independent Robert F. Kennedy Jr. dropped out of the race and endorsed Republican nominee former President Donald Trump.

SF AIDS agency ends direct services as disparity seen in local, federal new Latino HIV diagnoses

SF AIDS agency ends direct services as disparity seen in local, federal new Latino HIV diagnoses

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Aug 30, 2024

A longtime San Francisco Latino HIV/AIDS nonprofit is hanging on by a thread and has stopped providing direct services after losing city funding at the end of the last budget year.

Census LGBTQ questions test underway with monthly survey

Census LGBTQ questions test underway with monthly survey

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Aug 29, 2024

The U.S. Census Bureau is now testing sexual orientation and gender identity questions on its American Community Survey.

Book chronicles rise of gay Republicans

Book chronicles rise of gay Republicans

  • by Brian Bromberger
  • Aug 28, 2024

From the get-go, Neil J. Young's "Coming Out Republican: A History of the Gay Right" makes it manifestly clear that gay Republicans face condemnation both from the queer community and their own political party, which never has fully accepted them.

LGBTQ Agenda: Last barriers to HIV-positive service members struck down

LGBTQ Agenda: Last barriers to HIV-positive service members struck down

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Aug 27, 2024

The final categorical disqualification preventing people with HIV from joining the military was struck down August 20, thanks to Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund and a federal judge.

Bay Area's own Kamala Harris accepts Dem nomination for president

Bay Area's own Kamala Harris accepts Dem nomination for president

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Aug 23, 2024

Vice President Kamala Harris reintroduced herself to the American people as a daughter of the Bay Area and defender of the country's values as she accepted the Democratic nomination for president at the closing day of the party's convention in Chicago.

SF's Milk club endorses Harris after rescinding Biden nod over Gaza

SF's Milk club endorses Harris after rescinding Biden nod over Gaza

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Aug 21, 2024

A progressive San Francisco LGBTQ club that had rescinded its endorsement of President Joe Biden in the Democratic primary over the Israel-Hamas war is endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris for president in the November 5 general election.