In his first time presiding over such a ceremony, San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie administered the oath of office to the city's treasurer-tax collector, José Cisneros, two days after taking his own oath.
There will be no honeymoon for a number of freshmen members of the Legislative LGBTQ Caucus in Sacramento, as they have been assigned high-profile leadership posts during their first year in the Legislature.
The early rollout of doxyPEP — a dose of the antibiotic doxycycline after sex — has contributed to a decline in sexually transmitted infections in Northern California, according to a pair of studies published this week.
Anita Bryant, the Florida orange juice promoter turned anti-gay rights activist who inspired the failed California Briggs Initiative, died in obscurity last month.
A former UC Berkeley employee charged in the killing of a gay Black man in Oakland two years ago has agreed to a plea deal, though it still has to be approved by a judge.
Last year was a brutal year for LGBTQ rights around the world. 2024 saw 64 countries go to the polls to elect new governments, but the backlash against gay rights was harsh.
Legislation being introduced Thursday would require court records related to the gender transitions of transgender and nonbinary adults in California be sealed in order to protect their privacy.
The third time was the charm for gay District 8 Supervisor Rafael Mandelman, who was unanimously elected Wednesday to be the new president of the Board of Supervisors.
San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie promised to tackle the city's most intractable problems as he took office January 8 with a speech in which he promised "a new era of accountability, service, and change."
