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LGBTQ Agenda: Biden administration extends anti-discrimination rules to queer borrowers

LGBTQ Agenda: Biden administration extends anti-discrimination rules to queer borrowers

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Mar 16, 2021

The Biden administration has issued guidance explicitly extending to LGBTQ people the protections of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act.

Political Notes: SF Democratic leaders accuse local journalist of 'blatant homophobia'

Political Notes: SF Democratic leaders accuse local journalist of 'blatant homophobia'

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Mar 12, 2021

Susan Dyer Reynolds, editor emeritus of the Marina Times community newspaper in San Francisco, is facing a backlash for several tweets that attacked a gay critic of hers by inferring he supported pedophilia.

Political Notebook: San Francisco supervisors seat out immigrant rights panelists

Political Notebook: San Francisco supervisors seat out immigrant rights panelists

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Mar 10, 2021

Three LGBTQ community leaders have won appointment to San Francisco's Immigrant Rights Commission, helping to double queer representation on the civic advisory body.

Out in the World: Gay men join SF solidarity demonstration following bloodiest week in Myanmar

Out in the World: Gay men join SF solidarity demonstration following bloodiest week in Myanmar

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Mar 10, 2021

Yar Zar Min and his fiancé, Kenny Kruse, were among the red-clad demonstrators who walked across Golden Gate Bridge March 7 in solidarity with the people of Myanmar.

News Briefs: Berkeley college prez featured in Diverse magazine

News Briefs: Berkeley college prez featured in Diverse magazine

  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Mar 10, 2021

Berkeley City College President Angélica Garcia has been recognized on a list of 25 educators published by Diverse: Issues in Higher Education.

Business Briefing: Gay arts public relations rep takes his bow

Business Briefing: Gay arts public relations rep takes his bow

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Mar 10, 2021

After 35 years of being a publicist for arts groups and other Bay Area-based clients, gay marketing professional Charles Zukow is retiring as of March 31 and shuttering his firm Charles Zukow Associates.

Transmissions: The plight of the plastic potato

Transmissions: The plight of the plastic potato

  • by Gwendolyn Ann Smith
  • Mar 10, 2021

Members of the right have a problem. For the last four years they have been able to stay safely tucked behind the insanity of the Trump presidency, knowing that as long as they stay quiet and toe the line, they'll be in power.

LGBTQ Agenda: Podcast reveals LGBTQ DNA bombshells

LGBTQ Agenda: Podcast reveals LGBTQ DNA bombshells

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Mar 9, 2021

A gay CNN journalist's own surprises through an at-home DNA test pushed him into the world of podcasting, where he leads others through genealogical revelations.

News Briefs: SF 'Hearts' raise $1.6 million for hospital

News Briefs: SF 'Hearts' raise $1.6 million for hospital

  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Mar 3, 2021

This year's edition of "Hearts in SF" raised more than $1.6 million for essential health care initiatives at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center.

Out in the World: Binational gay couple reunited in San Francisco

Out in the World: Binational gay couple reunited in San Francisco

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Mar 3, 2021

A binational couple who was separated due to the coup in Myanmar has been reunited in San Francisco.

Political Notebook: SF supervisors seat trio of straight preservation body members

Political Notebook: SF supervisors seat trio of straight preservation body members

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Mar 2, 2021

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors has seated three straight members on the Historic Preservation Commission, leaving it for the time being without anyone from the LGBTQ community.

LGBTQ Agenda: Sex-ed project to educate advocates on local strategies for change

LGBTQ Agenda: Sex-ed project to educate advocates on local strategies for change

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Mar 2, 2021

The National LGBTQ Task Force is starting its third annual sex-ed leadership project this week to help teach advocates at the local level how to push for policy changes.

News Briefs: LGBTQ groups to receive COVID grants

News Briefs: LGBTQ groups to receive COVID grants

  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Feb 24, 2021

At least two LGBTQ organizations are in line to receive a portion of $17.3 million in grants to help communities disproportionately affected by COVID-19.

Transmissions: Bravery

Transmissions: Bravery

  • by Gwendolyn Ann Smith
  • Feb 24, 2021

There often comes a time when a nonbinary or transgender person comes out that a friend of theirs will cast them as being inherently brave or courageous doing so.