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Pioneering bi activist Marguerite 'Maggi' Rubenstein dies

OBITUARIES | August 30, 2024

Marguerite "Maggi" Rubenstein, Ph.D., a pioneering bisexual activist dubbed the Godmother of Sex Ed, died August 19 at her home in Red Bluff, California.

Gay former SF Examiner publisher Ted Fang dies

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by Cynthia Laird
Sep 12, 2024

Ted "Teddy" Fang, a gay man who was the former publisher of the San Francisco Examiner and other newspapers, died September 9 in his Dolores Heights home.

Obituaries: Erik Butterfield

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by BAR staff
Aug 28, 2024

The obituary for Erik Butterfield, who brought light and joy to all who knew him.

Gay former SF political aide Nathan Purkiss dies

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by Cynthia Laird
Aug 14, 2024

Nathan Purkiss, a gay man who worked for gay former San Francisco supervisor Mark Leno at City Hall and in Sacramento after Leno was elected to the state Assembly, died July 25, at his home in Davis, California.

Obituaries: Edgar Earl "Ed" McCanless

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by BAR staff
Aug 7, 2024

The obituary for Edgar Earl "Ed" McCanless, who had a 25-year career with IBM and was a leader in the LGBT community.

Obituaries: Clifford "Don" Howard

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by BAR staff
Aug 7, 2024

The obituary for Clifford "Don" Howard, who studied the piano and later had a long career in San Francisco with the Department of Social Services.

Obituaries: Adrian Ray Evans

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by BAR staff
Aug 7, 2024

The obituary for Adrian Ray Evans, who had a long career in information technology.

Jerry Berbiar, aka Jerry the Faerie, dies

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by John Ferrannini
Aug 6, 2024

Jerry Berbiar, a gay man known widely in the San Francisco LGBTQ community as Jerry the Faerie, died August 5.

Gay SF government watchdog Larry Bush dies

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by Cynthia Laird
Aug 6, 2024

Larry Bush, a gay man who was a government watchdog and once served as a San Francisco mayoral aide, died July 26 at an assisted care facility in Daly City.

Obituaries: J. Michael Wangeman

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by BAR staff
Jul 24, 2024

The obituary for J. Michael Wangeman, a gay man who had a career in the financial industry. He also raised funds for the San Francisco AIDS Foundation by doing the AIDS/LifeCycle ride five times.