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B.A.R.'s Bestie balloting begins

September 25, 2023

It's time for Bay Area Reporter readers to cast their ballots for the LGBTQ newspaper's annual Best of the Bay contest.

US Senate candidate Lee named a grand marshal of Oakland Pride

by Cynthia Laird
Sep 7, 2023

Congressmember Barbara Lee, who is seeking the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Dianne Feinstein, was named a grand marshal of this weekend's Oakland Pride parade.

Silicon Valley Pride is ready to shine

by Heather Cassell
Aug 21, 2023

Silicon Valley Pride is ready to shine in the South Bay this weekend.

Help dismantle pink triangle

by Cynthia Laird
Jun 28, 2023

It's that time again. Pride Month will soon be over and organizers of the pink triangle installation atop Twin Peaks need volunteers to help dismantle the canvas and sailcloth borders.

Trans March protests anti-LGBTQ bills

by BAR staff
Jun 28, 2023

Activists from El/La Para TransLatinas staged a die in along Dolores Street while on the Trans March June 23 to protest the many anti-transgender bills that have recently been introduced and/or passed in various state legislatures.

SF Pride parade flexes community's muscle

by John Ferrannini
Jun 25, 2023

Thousands of people marched in 200 contingents up Market Street Sunday for the San Francisco LGBTQ Pride parade — a defiant answer from the City-by-the-Bay to a resurgence in homophobic and transphobic attitudes elsewhere.

SF police provide safety tips for Pride festivities

by John Ferrannini
Jun 22, 2023

With the city welcoming one of America's largest LGBTQ Pride celebrations this weekend, the San Francisco Police Department is assuring it will keep residents and the half a million expected visitors safe.

South Bay youth center continues out leadership

by Heather Cassell
Jun 21, 2023

A new era is being ushered in at the Bill Wilson Center , a youth and family housing, education, counseling, and advocacy organization in Santa Clara County that also works with LGBTQ people.

Toasting SF's pink triangle

by BAR staff
Jun 21, 2023

San Francisco Pride community grand marshal Honey Mahogany, center, pops the champagne atop Twin Peaks Saturday, June 17, as the installation of the pink triangle was celebrated at a ceremony.

Young gay man had to leave Richmond to find community

by Natasha Kaye, Richmond Pulse
Jun 21, 2023

Growing up gay in a large Catholic, Latino family in Richmond, Carlo Figueroa often felt there was no one to show him how to "be gay."

Rainbow crosswalks latest way cities celebrate Pride

by Matthew S. Bajko
Jun 21, 2023

For years now practically every city in the Bay Area has issued a proclamation to declare June as Pride Month. And many cities and towns in the nine-county region fly some version of the Pride flag during June.

Oakland Black Pride returns with expo, brunch

by John Ferrannini
Jun 21, 2023

Pride Month doesn't end with the last Sunday of June this year — across the bay from San Francisco's parade and celebration, Oakland Black Pride will be just about to get underway.

Richmond marks Pride with message there's more to do

by Ana Tellez-Witrago, Richmond Pulse
Jun 21, 2023

When Richmond Rainbow Pride held its ninth annual event June 4, the message from many attendees was that more work needs to be done regarding equality and the LGBTQ community.

Merchants' Family Pride to mark Pink Sat. in Castro

by John Ferrannini
Jun 21, 2023

There isn't an official dance party planned for the Castro LGBTQ neighborhood on Pink Saturday, but families looking for Pride options are in luck with the Family Pride Block Party being hosted by the Castro Merchants Association.

Queer Reading: Book celebrates queer historical figures

by Brian Bromberger
Jun 21, 2023

As people gather this weekend for San Francisco Pride, many can't help but remember past friends, loved ones, and community leaders who have helped to make the LGBTQ community the vibrant one that is being celebrated.

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