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Castro Station escalator will be out of commission for 2.5 weeks
The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency has announced that starting next week, the Castro Station south escalator will be out of service for two and a half weeks.
James 'Robbie' Robinson, SF Tavern Guild founding member, dies
James "Robbie" Robinson, a founding member of the Tavern Guild, an organization of gay bars in San Francisco that was formed to stem ongoing police harassment, died February 5.
Lee says she's ready to lead Oakland
Former congressmember Barbara Lee told a crowd of supporters that she's ready to lead Oakland as her mayoral campaign kicked off its headquarters opening over the weekend.
Man settles restraining order against gay former Oakland mayoral staffer he harassed
A gay former aide to recalled Oakland mayor Sheng Thao has settled his restraining order against an Oakland man who was accused of harassing him.
Trump signs order banning trans women, girls from female sports teams
President Donald Trump made good on one of his campaign pledges Wednesday, signing an executive order that prohibits transgender women and girls from playing on female sports teams.
News Briefs: SFAF to open pharmacy in Castro
The San Francisco AIDS Foundation has announced plans to open a full-service pharmacy at Strut, its health and wellness center at 470 Castro Street in the LGBTQ neighborhood.
At Stonewall Awards event, ABA leaders recommit to diversity efforts
Leaders of the American Bar Association told LGBTQ attorneys and others that they will not retreat from diversity efforts at the national legal organization.
Two-Spirit powwow aims to welcome community
This is a big week for Bay Area American Indian Two-Spirits. The nonprofit organization is holding a delayed 25th anniversary dinner Thursday, followed by its 14th annual powwow Saturday, February 1.
Former B.A.R. photographer Ron Williams dies
Former Bay Area Reporter photographer Ron Williams, a gay man whose photo of an empress riding an elephant in the 1975 Pride parade became one of the LGBTQ newspaper's most iconic front-page images, died January 10 in Rancho Mirage, California.
London police search for 3 men seen leaving flat where drag queen Heklina was found dead in 2023
Nearly two years after drag queen Heklina was found dead in a Soho flat in London, police there have issued a bulletin asking three men seen on camera footage leaving the flat to come forward.
News Briefs: Former Alice co-chair Peña named as SF workforce director
Iowayna Peña, a former co-chair of the Alice B. Toklas LGBTQ Democratic Club, has been named director of San Francisco Workforce Development.
Oakland mayoral candidate Taylor said he'd work with others to protect trans youth
Loren Taylor, the former Oakland city councilmember who officially filed Thursday for the special mayoral election in April, told the Bay Area Reporter that he would work with other entities to protect trans youth in the era of a second Trump presidency.
News Briefs: 3rd Dyke March town hall announced
After two town hall meetings were held last fall, the recently formed San Francisco Dyke March interim steering committee has announced a third town hall will be held on Zoom Wednesday, January 22, from 6 to 8 p.m.
Former Milk club president expelled after investigation shows endorsement manipulations
Members expelled the former president of the Harvey Milk LGBTQ Democratic Club in a vote Tuesday, January 7.
Longtime White Horse bartender Catherine 'Captain' Ficcardi dies
Friends and family are remembering Catherine Ficcardi, a lesbian longtime bartender at the White Horse LGBTQ bar in Oakland who died December 22.
News Briefs: 2 new national landmarks honor LGBTQ community
Two new National Historic Landmarks honor the LGBTQ community. Both are located in Washington, D.C. and were announced in December by Interior Secretary Deb Haaland.
Former Teamsters official and LGBTQ ally Allan Baird dies
Former longtime Teamsters official and staunch LGBTQ ally Allan M. Baird died Tuesday, January 7, friends told the Bay Area Reporter.
News Briefs: Castro gay gift shop gets grant from HRC
A gay-owned Castro business was one of the recipients of the Human Rights Campaign's Queer to Stay grants, the national LGBTQ rights organization announced.
El Cerrito makes history with new mayor, council
El Cerrito City Councilmember Carolyn Wysinger, a Black lesbian, made history Tuesday when her colleagues voted for her to be the East Bay town's mayor for 2025, believed to be a first in California.
Gay Navy veteran Robert Dockendorff dies
Robert Dockendorff, a gay man, Navy veteran, and longtime supporter of LGBTQ causes, died Monday, December 9, at his home in San Francisco.