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Vallejo trans archive to reopen after crash damage

Vallejo trans archive to reopen after crash damage

  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Mar 29, 2023

One year after sustaining damage in a hit-and-run crash, the Louise Lawrence Transgender Archive in Vallejo is set to reopen on Transgender Day of Visibility, March 31, and a community open house is planned for next month.

Ex-SJ leader solves cold case murder of gay porn actor

Ex-SJ leader solves cold case murder of gay porn actor

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Mar 29, 2023

How did a gay stay-at-home married dad end up solving the 33-year-old cold case murder of a Los Angeles gay porn star?

Political Notebook: LGBTQ leader seeks Alameda supervisor appointment

Political Notebook: LGBTQ leader seeks Alameda supervisor appointment

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Mar 29, 2023

A gay East Bay college board member is seeking to be appointed to a vacancy on the Alameda County Board of Supervisors.

Trans woman crowned Miss San Francisco

Trans woman crowned Miss San Francisco

  • by Marijke Rowland
  • Mar 29, 2023

The Miss California Organization, part of the long-running Miss America pageant, has crowned the first transgender local winner in the state group's 99-year history.

Queer people more likely to vaccinate early, embrace COVID response, data show

Queer people more likely to vaccinate early, embrace COVID response, data show

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Mar 29, 2023

Gay and lesbian adults were more likely to take up COVID-19 vaccination early — and less likely to distrust the jabs, but nonetheless data collection has made statistics hard to come by, according to data from the CDC.

Gay Castro hair stylist found dead in Grand Canyon

Gay Castro hair stylist found dead in Grand Canyon

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Mar 28, 2023

A gay man who had worked at a Castro neighborhood hair salon was found dead in the Grand Canyon in Arizona earlier this month.

Trans woman alleges sexual retaliation by St. James Infirmary staff

Trans woman alleges sexual retaliation by St. James Infirmary staff

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Mar 28, 2023

The San Francisco Mayor's Office of Housing and Community Development has ordered St. James Infirmary to investigate a claim by a trans woman that she is a victim of sexual retaliation by some of the nonprofit's workers.

Nashville police say Christian school shooter identified as trans

Nashville police say Christian school shooter identified as trans

  • by Brody Levesque, Washington Blade
  • Mar 28, 2023

Nashville police said that a person who opened fire at a private Christian school Monday was a former student who identified as transgender.

LGBTQ Agenda: Half of trans youth may lose access to affirming care, HRC says

LGBTQ Agenda: Half of trans youth may lose access to affirming care, HRC says

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Mar 28, 2023

Just over half of trans American youth ages 13-17 have lost or could soon face barriers to gender-affirming care, according to a report from the national Human Rights Campaign.

Castro canine owners say local dog park stinks

Castro canine owners say local dog park stinks

  • by Sari Staver
  • Mar 23, 2023

When several dozen Castro dog owners came out on a stormy evening for a community meeting about improving the Eureka Valley Dog Play Area, they didn't hold back.

Out in the World: Lesbian from Niger finds her voice in US political campaigns

Out in the World: Lesbian from Niger finds her voice in US political campaigns

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Mar 23, 2023

Aicha Tahirou, a lesbian who was born and raised in Niger, came to the United States for a better life. What she discovered is her political voice.

Political Notes: Ahead of US Supreme Court ruling, study finds majority of Americans oppose LGBTQ discrimination

Political Notes: Ahead of US Supreme Court ruling, study finds majority of Americans oppose LGBTQ discrimination

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Mar 22, 2023

With legal pundits widely expecting the U.S. Supreme Court to issue a ruling this year allowing businesses to refuse to serve LGBTQ customers, a nationwide survey continues to find that a vast majority of Americans oppose such discrimination.

SF supes OK 2 LGBTQs for homelessness panel

SF supes OK 2 LGBTQs for homelessness panel

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Mar 22, 2023

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors approved six people for the brand new Homelessness Oversight Commission at its meeting Tuesday, including two LGBTQs who were recommended by the body's rules committee last week.

Editorial: Oakland leaders need to step up

Editorial: Oakland leaders need to step up

  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Mar 22, 2023

Two gay Black men were killed in Oakland in the span of about nine days, and the East Bay city's LGBTQ community is on edge.