Bay Area Reporter :: Pride News

Oakland weekend festivities to be 'Rooted in Pride'

September 4, 2024

Oakland is gearing up for one of the later Prides of 2024 — the annual parade is set to kick off Sunday, September 8, preceding a festival featuring popular entertainers.

Silicon Valley Pride parade, festival to cap weeklong celebration

by John Ferrannini
Aug 20, 2024

Silicon Valley Pride week is in full swing, as the South Bay prepares for its annual parade and festival celebrating LGBTQ liberation.

Womxn's Stage angered by shabby SF Pride setup

by Heather Cassell
Jul 2, 2024

San Francisco Pride's Womxn's Stage organizers and entertainers are angry that their stage lacked what they needed to celebrate Pride safely on Sunday.

LGBTQ officials celebrate Pride at renamed Oakland airport

by Cynthia Laird
Jul 1, 2024

The roar of jet engines and planes taking off and landing at San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport were among the highlights for about two-dozen East Bay LGBTQ and allied officials as they got a tour of the facility June 28 during a Pride Month

Sunny SF Pride parade 'more magical than usual'

by John Ferrannini
Jul 1, 2024

The summer sun shone down on a packed Market Street for San Francisco's LGBTQ Pride parade June 30.

Demonstrators boycott SF Pride parade, protest Gaza war

by John Ferrannini
Jul 1, 2024

Demonstrators took to the streets of San Francisco's Castro and Mission neighborhoods June 30, boycotting the city's Pride parade due to "sponsorship and participation" from those who opposed a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.

Dems shrug off Biden debate flub at SF Pride event

by Cynthia Laird
Jul 1, 2024

Speakers at the Alice B. Toklas LGBTQ Democratic Club's annual Pride Breakfast largely ignored President Joe Biden's underwhelming debate performance even as they emphasized the importance of reelecting America's chief executive in November.

Plenty of Pride on display at SF Trans March

by JL Odom
Jul 1, 2024

It was a sight to see: a multitude of light blue, white, and light pink horizontal stripes on clothing, signage, and flags of all sizes, including one that was more than 100 feet long.

San Francisco police will be fully deployed for Pride, chief says

by Cynthia Laird
Jun 27, 2024

As hundreds of thousands of people prepare to visit San Francisco for Pride festivities, the San Francisco Police Department will be fully staffed for the events, Chief Williams Scott said Thursday.

University effort tracks giving to LGBTQ nonprofits

by Matthew S. Bajko
Jun 26, 2024

A number of years ago the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy's Equitable Giving Lab launched an index to track how much money was being donated to nonprofits focused on women and girls.

SF hoping to be 'Beacon of Love' this Pride weekend

by John Ferrannini
Jun 26, 2024

The San Francisco LGBTQ Pride parade will start making its way up Market Street from Beale Street at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, June 30.

SF designer creates plush bunnies to support rabbit rescue group

by Matthew S. Bajko
Jun 26, 2024

Tria Connell shares her apartment bordering San Francisco's Western Addition and Hayes Valley neighborhoods with two adopted rabbits.

SFPD, Pride reassure celebration will be safe

by John Ferrannini
Jun 26, 2024

The potential for violence is a reality for Pride events across the world.

Queer young adults say coming out deepened their faith

by John Ferrannini
Jun 26, 2024

For many LGBTQ people, any solace provided by religion came intertwined with condemnation and deep shame.

North Bay Latine nonprofit embraces diversity

by Lois Pearlman
Jun 26, 2024

When Lisa Carreno attended her first meeting of the organization that was to become Los Cien, she knew that, as a Cuban American in an organization devoted to empowering Latines, she belonged.

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