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Obituaries: James ("Jim," "Jimmy," "Jimmie") Charles Johnson

Obituaries: James ("Jim," "Jimmy," "Jimmie") Charles Johnson

The obituary for the Reverend James Charles Johnson, who was a swing and tap dancer and worked at a variety of companies.

Obituaries: William (Bill) Aro Hill

Obituaries: William (Bill) Aro Hill

The obituary for William (Bill) Aro Hill, who worked with gay rights pioneer Harry Hay.

Remembering Gina LaDivina: Trailblazer, performer and local trans icon

Remembering Gina LaDivina: Trailblazer, performer and local trans icon

When Gina LaDivina performed "Don't Rain on My Parade" at the opening of the Stud on April 20 I had little idea it would be the last time I would see her perform. The longtime drag artist died on June 4 after a brief illness.

Obituaries: Robert John Ein Jr.

Obituaries: Robert John Ein Jr.

The obituary for Robert John Ein Jr., who designed video games and was a longtime member of the Rainbows/Satyrs Motorcycle Club.

Obituaries: Michael Davenport

Obituaries: Michael Davenport

The obituary for Michael Davenport, who was a manager and buyer for a men's clothing department in San Francisco.

Obituaries: Thomas Fontaine

Obituaries: Thomas Fontaine

The obituary for Thomas Fontaine, who worked as an office manager for the old AIDS Treatment News in San Francisco.

Oakland political leader Peggy Moore, wife Hope Wood killed in crash

Oakland political leader Peggy Moore, wife Hope Wood killed in crash

Oakland political leader Peggy Moore and her wife, Hope Wood, died late Friday night, May 10, following a head-on collision on State Route 76 in unincorporated San Diego County.

Longtime Glide leader the Reverend Cecil Williams dies

Longtime Glide leader the Reverend Cecil Williams dies

The Reverend Cecil Williams, who remade Glide Memorial Church into a powerhouse for social justice, died Monday, April 22, according to San Francisco Mayor London Breed's office.

Beat generation's Jane 'Jae' Whitaker dies

Beat generation's Jane 'Jae' Whitaker dies

Jane Ethel "Jae" Whitaker, a Black lesbian who experienced San Francisco at the height of the Beat generation, died March 27. She was 86.

Obituaries: Michael Alan Moser

Obituaries: Michael Alan Moser

The obituary for Michael Alan Moser, who spent decades as an IT manager at the National Parks Conservancy in San Francisco.

Memorial set for Sean Martinfield

Memorial set for Sean Martinfield

A public memorial has been announced for Sean Martinfield, a gay man and an original San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus member and professional singer.

Groundbreaking fetish artist Rex dies

Groundbreaking fetish artist Rex dies

Groundbreaking artist Rex, whose illustrations portrayed the pre-AIDS SM and fetish communities of San Francisco and New York City in the 1970s and 1980s, has died.

Obituaries: William B. Reque

Obituaries: William B. Reque

The obituary for William B. Reque, an Army Air Corps veteran who was discharged because he was gay, and later moved to San Francisco where he worked as an accountant for several major companies.

Former Lesbian News publisher Ella Matthes dies

Former Lesbian News publisher Ella Matthes dies

Ella Matthes, longtime publisher and editor of Lesbian News magazine, died on March 16 at The Little Company of Mary hospital in Norwalk, California. She was 81.

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