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Political Notebook: In Tsai pick, Mayor Lurie ends 30+ year run of out SF health directors

Political Notebook: In Tsai pick, Mayor Lurie ends 30+ year run of out SF health directors

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Feb 12, 2025

Over a remarkable span of 31 years, San Francisco has had a series of either gay or lesbian health directors.

LGBTQ Agenda: Incoming Family Equality CEO says mission is 'deeply personal'

LGBTQ Agenda: Incoming Family Equality CEO says mission is 'deeply personal'

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Feb 11, 2025

Darra Gordon is entering her new role as CEO of Family Equality during an unsettling time for many LGBTQ families afraid of the implications of the second Trump administration.

Political Notes: Report details impact of one state's LGBTQ youth nonprofit ecosystem

Political Notes: Report details impact of one state's LGBTQ youth nonprofit ecosystem

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Feb 10, 2025

As the Trump White House unleashes an assault on the rights of LGBTQ youth, a new report is detailing how queer and transgender young people can thrive when living in a state with a strong nonprofit ecosystem focused on their needs.

News Briefs: SFAF to open pharmacy in Castro

News Briefs: SFAF to open pharmacy in Castro

  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Feb 5, 2025

The San Francisco AIDS Foundation has announced plans to open a full-service pharmacy at Strut, its health and wellness center at 470 Castro Street in the LGBTQ neighborhood.

Political Notebook: CA LGBTQ 2026 legislative races begin

Political Notebook: CA LGBTQ 2026 legislative races begin

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Feb 5, 2025

There are 481 days to go before the June 2, 2026 California primary, yet the field of LGBTQ candidates in state legislative races is already beginning to take shape.

Out in the World: Global LGBTQ orgs work to recalibrate strategies in new era of backsliding rights

Out in the World: Global LGBTQ orgs work to recalibrate strategies in new era of backsliding rights

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Feb 3, 2025

Global LGBTQ organizations are recalibrating their strategies to fight back against the anti-LGBTQ wave around the world.

LGBTQ Agenda: Trump nominee Bessent becomes 1st gay Treasury secretary

LGBTQ Agenda: Trump nominee Bessent becomes 1st gay Treasury secretary

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Jan 30, 2025

LGBTQ groups overall are pleased to have the first gay U.S. Treasury secretary.

Political Notebook: LGBTQ parents council prioritizes gender-neutral bathrooms at SF schools

Political Notebook: LGBTQ parents council prioritizes gender-neutral bathrooms at SF schools

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Jan 29, 2025

An LGBTQ families advisory body for the San Francisco Unified School District has made access to gender-neutral bathrooms at all school sites its first priority issue to address this year.

LGBTQ Agenda: LGBTQ, HIV-related content scrubbed from White House website

LGBTQ Agenda: LGBTQ, HIV-related content scrubbed from White House website

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Jan 27, 2025

Nearly all LGBTQ and HIV-related content has been removed from the White House's website as advocates continue to react to the "days of thunder" of Donald Trump's return to the U.S. presidency.

Political Notes: Gay Redwood City councilmember flags impact of new smoking fines

Political Notes: Gay Redwood City councilmember flags impact of new smoking fines

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Jan 27, 2025

Members of the City Council in Redwood City on the Peninsula presented it as a commonsense approach to protect people from the ill effects of secondhand tobacco and marijuana smoke.

News Briefs: Former Alice co-chair Peña named as SF workforce director

News Briefs: Former Alice co-chair Peña named as SF workforce director

  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Jan 22, 2025

Iowayna Peña, a former co-chair of the Alice B. Toklas LGBTQ Democratic Club, has been named director of San Francisco Workforce Development.

Transmissions: Anti-social media

Transmissions: Anti-social media

  • Jan 22, 2025

There are, of course, bigger issues afoot. As I write this, we are days away from Donald Trump's second presidential inauguration, as well as a torrent of day one executive orders.

Political Notebook: Community welcomes queer SF supervisor Fielder

Political Notebook: Community welcomes queer SF supervisor Fielder

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Jan 21, 2025

New San Francisco District 9 Supervisor Jackie Fielder held a community swearing-in event January 17 at Mission High School.

News Briefs: 3rd Dyke March town hall announced

News Briefs: 3rd Dyke March town hall announced

  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Jan 15, 2025

After two town hall meetings were held last fall, the recently formed San Francisco Dyke March interim steering committee has announced a third town hall will be held on Zoom Wednesday, January 22, from 6 to 8 p.m.