Michael Morgan, a gay man and the longtime music director and conductor of the Oakland Symphony, died August 20 at Kaiser Hospital in Oakland. He was 63.

The obituary for Leonard (Lee) Hartgrave, a former theater critic.

James Catherwood Hormel, a philanthropist and the first openly LGBT person to represent the United States as an ambassador, died in San Francisco Friday, August 13, with his husband at his side and his favorite Beethoven concerto playing. He was 88.

A celebration of the life of Glide Memorial Church co-founder and former San Francisco poet laureate Janice Mirikitani will be held Sunday, August 15, at the church and online.

The obituary for Romeo Rosaire L'Heureux, who worked in the banking industry and was involved in early gay life in San Francisco.

The obituary for April Asbury, who had an uncanny ability to reach people's hearts.

The obituary for Ruach Beverly Graffis, a bisexual activist and taxi cab advocate.

Janice Mirikitani, a poet, LGBTQ ally, and wife of Glide pastor the Reverend Cecil Williams, died July 29. She was 80.

Thew obituary for John Francis Kennedy, the dean of students at Dominican College in San Rafael.

Marilyn Sarah Robinson, a founding board member of the Transgender Law Center, died June 30, according to friends. She was 60.

Sally Miller Gearhart, the first out lesbian to receive a tenure-track position at San Francisco State University and a beloved LGBTQ rights advocate, died July 14, according to Jean Crosby, who sent out an email to friends.

The LGBTQ recreational sports community was rocked this week with the unexpected news that Sin City Classic tournament director Ken Scearce had died.

Professor Emeritus John Lamont Peterson, Ph.D., died unexpectedly of natural causes May 23 in Atlanta. He was 72.

The obituary for Robert C. Potter, who was a founding member of the Alexander Hamilton Post 448 of the American Legion.