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SF Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence report alleged theft of money by member

The San Francisco chapter of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence has reported an alleged theft by one of their own members of "a significant sum of SPI funds ... taken for improper personal purposes."

LGBTQ Victory Institute works to see out candidates elected to school boards

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  • Aug 10, 2022

Long regarded as nonpartisan, the nation's school boards recently have been identified as crucial battlegrounds by right-wing and conservative groups, while LGBTQ advocates want to see greater diversity on them.

LGBTQ Agenda: Southern groups help LGBTQ kids as schools begin new year

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  • Aug 10, 2022

When some LGBTQ kids go back to school in various Southern states this year at the end of their summer breaks, they may find support in a surprisingly intimate little detail. Handwritten notes of encouragement. From strangers.

District 6 SF supervisor candidates keep it polite at forum

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  • Aug 9, 2022

The four candidates vying for the District 6 supervisorial seat, which is up for grabs in this November's election, faced off in a polite first major debate of the campaign.

SF DA Jenkins addresses Castro merchants, lays out ideas

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  • Aug 4, 2022

At Thursday's meeting of the Castro Merchants Association, members had the chance to speak with District Attorney Brooke Jenkins, who laid out ideas to help the neighborhood's business owners tackle the ongoing issues of petty theft and vandalism.

Gay SF men share monkeypox stories

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  • Aug 3, 2022

With 386 confirmed cases of monkeypox in San Francisco as of August 2, it's getting to the point where probably just about everyone in the city's LGBTQ community knows someone who has had or has the virus.

LGBTQ Agenda: InterACT hails HHS intersex rule proposal for ACA

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  • Aug 2, 2022

It was an announcement Maddie Moran, and countless others like them, had waited a long time to hear.

California waits to declare monkeypox emergency, unlike SF and New York state

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  • Jul 29, 2022

Although both San Francisco and the state of New York declared public health emergencies July 28 to help contain the spread of monkeypox, California will not be doing so, as yet.

San Francisco officials declare state of emergency for monkeypox

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  • Jul 28, 2022

San Francisco officials have declared a state of emergency to help handle the quickly growing monkeypox outbreak.

Gay California Senator Wiener calls for monkeypox state of emergency

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  • Jul 27, 2022

California Senator Scott Wiener is calling on health officials in the state to declare a monkeypox state of emergency.

Up Your Alley fair returns to SF

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  • Jul 27, 2022

After a two-year hiatus thanks to COVID-19, Up Your Alley, aka Dore Alley, is returning.

SF supervisors' panel pushes 4th surveillance hearing to Sept.

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  • Jul 25, 2022

A proposal to allow the San Francisco Police Department to make use of non-city owned surveillance cameras had its third hearing by the Board of Supervisors' Rules Committee Monday, and there will be a fourth meeting in September.

Berkeley LGBTQ center must move after building sold

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  • Jul 20, 2022

After 50 years in the same Berkeley location, Pacific Center for Human Growth – the oldest LGBTQ mental health and community center in the Bay Area and the third oldest in the country – must move after the building was sold.

Nasser family calls out SF Castro Theatre Conservancy group in open letter

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  • Jul 20, 2022

The Nasser family, which owns the Castro Theatre, has publicly criticized one of the groups that formed to see that the new management company preserves the space.

SF DA Jenkins hires out staff, tours Castro neighborhood

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  • Jul 20, 2022

San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins announced two new LGBTQ appointees to her growing management team and conducted a get-acquainted walking tour of Castro businesses with gay District 8 Supervisor Rafael Mandelman Tuesday.

SFPD chief's surveillance proposal to get more review by supervisors' panel

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  • Jul 18, 2022

A proposal to allow the San Francisco Police Department to make use of non-city owned surveillance cameras is shaping up to be a highly contested issue, as well as one that is going to take up more meeting time.

SF supes delay surveillance vote on SFPD chief's proposal

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  • Jul 12, 2022

The San Francisco Police Department could have access to sweeping new surveillance opportunities if a proposal allowing police to access surveillance cameras operated by private citizens and businesses – such as a store security camera – is passed.

New DA Jenkins visits the Tenderloin

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  • Jul 12, 2022

After touring and witnessing the open-air drug deals along Eddy Street in the Tenderloin July 12, new District Attorney Brooke Jenkins spoke to the press in the parking lot of the Phoenix Hotel and vowed to crack down on the illicit business deals.

LGBTQ Agenda: Texas judge issues injunction against state family agency

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  • Jul 12, 2022

A judge in Texas has issued yet another injunction against the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, at least temporarily halting the agency's efforts to investigate two families of transgender children for alleged child abuse.

Breed appoints recall proponent Brooke Jenkins as SF DA

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  • Jul 7, 2022

Brooke Jenkins, the former prosecutor who jumped ship from then-District Attorney Chesa Boudin's team in 2021 and went on to campaign for his successful recall from office, was appointed by Mayor London Breed July 7 to succeed him as interim DA.