The obituary for Juan Pablo Gutiérrez, who organized the Day of the Dead Ritual Procession in San Francisco's Mission district for decades.

Former legislative aide Anna Damiani was remembered at a celebration of life March 12 in San Francisco.

Dennis Cunningham, a longtime civil rights lawyer whose work also included representing gay men who were attacked by police in the infamous "Castro Sweep," died March 5. He was 86.

A memorial will be held March 12 for former legislative aide Anna Damiani.

The obituary for Jim Painter, who worked in the defense industry until his retirement from Lockheed Martin and enjoyed Broadway musicals.

A memorial will be held March 12 for Robert Scot Webster, who died in 2020 just before the COVID lockdown.

A memorial for former Bay Area Reporter political reporter Bruce Pettit will be held March 19.

The obituary for Garth Paul Sayers, a retired civil servant who enjoyed classical music and traveling.

Anna Damiani, who worked for many years as a district aide for gay former state lawmaker Mark Leno, died at her Castro district home February 25. She was 65.

The obituary for Richard Bell, a retired child welfare worker who was also involved in many LGBTQ rights organizations.

Friends will gather February 26 to remember Matt Ariettta.

Arnie Kantrowitz, the early New York-based gay rights activist who wrote a classic queer memoir, taught one of the earliest gay studies college courses in the nation, and was a founding member of GLAAD, died January 21 from complications of COVID-19.

Kim Corsaro, the former longtime editor and publisher of San Francisco Bay Times LGBTQ newspaper best known for successfully suing a former police chief who tried to suppress the publication, died unexpectedly Monday, January 29.

Known mostly for his underground gay art film 'Pink Narcissus,' artist James Bidgood died while hospitalized on January 31. He was 88.