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News Briefs: EQCA to hold virtual town hall

  • NEWS
  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Dec 4, 2024

Equality California, the statewide LGBTQ rights organization, will hold a virtual town hall, the "State of Equality," Friday, December 6, from 10 to 11:15 a.m., Pacific time.

News Briefs: Sisters, SF Krampus announce pageant

  • NEWS
  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Nov 26, 2024

The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence and San Francisco Krampus will hold their annual Krampus pageant Saturday, December 14, from 4 to 8 p.m. at El Rio, 3158 Mission Street.

Bas declares victory over Bauters in Alameda supervisor race

  • NEWS
  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Nov 20, 2024

The Alameda County Board of Supervisors apparently won't have an out LGBTQ member after all.

Vallejo commemorates Transgender Day of Remembrance

  • NEWS
  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Nov 20, 2024

Transgender Day of Remembrance was observed November 16 in Vallejo.

Brown wins Oakland council seat; Bauters trails in Alameda supe race

  • NEWS
  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Nov 18, 2024

With additional vote totals released last week, Rowena Brown has won the Oakland City Council at-large seat.

Lesbian author Dorothy Allison dies

  • NEWS
  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Nov 18, 2024

Dorothy Allison, a lesbian and author who rose to fame with the publication of her critically acclaimed 1992 novel "Bastard Out of Carolina," died November 6 at her home in Guerneville.

Theodore Olson, conservative lawyer who won CA marriage case, dies

  • NEWS
  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Nov 14, 2024

Theodore Olson, a conservative lawyer who helped George W. Bush secure the White House and later worked to overturn California's ban on same-sex marriage, died November 13.

News Briefs: Events will remember trans victims of violence

  • NEWS
  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Nov 13, 2024

Bay Area events will take place to observe the Transgender day of Remembrance.

Jackie Fielder wins SF District 9 supervisor race

  • NEWS
  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Nov 8, 2024

Jackie Fielder declared victory November 7 in her race for the District 9 seat on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.

Bauters leads Alameda supervisor race; mayor, district attorney recalled

  • NEWS
  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Nov 6, 2024

Gay Emeryville City Councilmember John Bauters is poised to break through an East Bay political pink glass ceiling, as he's leading for a seat on the Alameda County Board of Supervisors.

News Briefs: Flag raising set for Oakland LGBTQ district

  • NEWS
  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Nov 6, 2024

The Lakeshore LGBTQ Cultural District in Oakland will raise a Pride flag outside the LGBTQ Community Center on November 13.

Group behind East Bay recalls urges vote against marriage equality's Prop 3

  • NEWS
  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Nov 1, 2024

A group that is working to recall Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao and Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price is also urging voters to reject California's Proposition 3, which would remove language prohibiting same-sex marriage from the state constitution.

3 to receive ABA's prestigious Stonewall Award

  • NEWS
  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Oct 30, 2024

Three LGBTQ legal professionals, including the country's first transgender trial court judge, will receive the American Bar Association's prestigious Stonewall Award, the organization announced.

News Briefs: SF Lutheran Church celebrates 175 years

  • NEWS
  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Oct 30, 2024

St. Mark's Lutheran Church celebrated its 175th anniversary with a special service Sunday, October 27.

News Briefs: News is Out to hold webinar on Project 2025

  • NEWS
  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Oct 16, 2024

News is Out, the collaboration of six legacy LGBTQ publications, will hold a free webinar on Project 2025, the right-wing authoritarian playbook that has been developed by the Heritage Foundation for a second Trump administration.

News Briefs: Fleet Week roars into SF

  • NEWS
  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Oct 9, 2024

San Francisco Fleet Week roars into town with the Blue Angels Air Show among the most popular events this weekend.

British diplomat ushers in LGBTQ History Month at SF event

  • NEWS
  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Oct 2, 2024

It was one of the hottest days of the year but guests mingling in the backyard of the British Residence in the city's Presidio Terrace didn't seem to mind.

News Briefs: SF Dyke march group to hold town halls

  • NEWS
  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Oct 2, 2024

Members of the San Francisco Dyke March interim steering committee are planning two town hall meetings to recruit leadership and fill board seats.

News Briefs: Artist proposals for Sullivan park released

  • NEWS
  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Sep 25, 2024

Design elements for a new city park named after a leatherwoman are now out for review, the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department announced.

News Briefs: Festive Russian River Pride returns

  • NEWS
  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Sep 18, 2024

The annual Russian River Pride parade and festival returns this weekend to Guerneville, with parties and other events celebrating the LGBTQ community.