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SFPD LGBTQ+ forum discusses recent Castro assault

  • NEWS
  • by John Ferrannini
  • Apr 24, 2025

More news about the violent Easter Sunday assault in the Castro was revealed at the quarterly meeting of the San Francisco Police Department’s LGBTQ+ advisory forum.

Vandalism reported at Castro memorial wall

  • NEWS
  • by John Ferrannini
  • Apr 24, 2025

One of the custodians of the memorial wall at Bank of America in San Francisco’s Castro LGBTQ neighborhood told the Bay Area Reporter on April 24 that there was vandalism there.

LGBTQ Agenda: Protests continue to draw attention to case of gay makeup artist sent to Salvadoran megaprison

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  • by John Ferrannini
  • Apr 24, 2025

The LGBTQ community is keeping the case of a gay makeup artist extrajudicially removed from the United States to a notorious Salvadoran prison front and center.

Easter Sunday assault is latest violent Castro incident

  • NEWS
  • by John Ferrannini
  • Apr 22, 2025

A man is facing felony assault charges after being arrested at a major Castro intersection just as the neighborhood thronged with people on a busy Easter Sunday. The incident is the latest in a string of recent altercations in the LGBTQ neighborhood.

Pope Francis, who changed Catholic approach to LGBTQs, dies

  • NEWS
  • by John Ferrannini
  • Apr 21, 2025

Pope Francis, who made the Catholic Church less hostile toward LGBTQ people, died Monday in Rome.

SF Mayor Lurie touts 100 days in office – but warns about uncertainty ahead

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  • by John Ferrannini
  • Apr 17, 2025

In advance of his 100th day in office, San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie insisted April 17 that he was delivering a “progress report,” not taking a “victory lap.”

LGBTQ Agenda: Queer Jews upset at NYC Dyke March’s Israel stance

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  • by John Ferrannini
  • Apr 17, 2025

Some LGBTQ Jews expressed opposition to the New York City Dyke March’s recently released anti-Zionist policy, which they are interpreting as no Jews being allowed to participate.

Sisters’ celebration to highlight SF’s Easter weekend

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  • by John Ferrannini
  • Apr 16, 2025

The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence are putting on their 46th annual Easter celebration Sunday, April 20.

SF Pride defends decision not to recognize gay deported migrant

  • NEWS
  • by John Ferrannini
  • Apr 15, 2025

The San Francisco Pride organization is defending its decision not to recognize a gay deported migrant as an honorary grand marshal in this year’s parade.

SF Pride reportedly denies request to name deported gay makeup artist honorary grand marshal

  • NEWS
  • by John Ferrannini
  • Apr 11, 2025

The San Francisco Pride organization has reportedly denied a request from two longtime LGBTQ leaders asking that a gay makeup artist whisked to an infamous Salvadorian prison by the Trump administration be made an honorary grand marshal.

LGBTQ Agenda: Gay rights icons call for community to fight for makeup artist deported to El Salvador prison

  • NEWS
  • by John Ferrannini
  • Apr 10, 2025

Two longtime LGBTQ leaders are trying to draw the community’s attention to the case of a gay makeup artist from Venezuela who’d been seeking asylum in the United States but was whisked to an infamous Salvadorian prison by the Trump administration.

SF supervisors approve Castro Entertainment Zone

  • NEWS
  • by John Ferrannini
  • Apr 8, 2025

The Castro LGBTQ neighborhood is about to be able to bolster outdoor nighttime events by making it easier to drink alcohol on the street.

Gay disgraced former SJ councilmember Torres pleads no contest to child sex crimes

  • NEWS
  • by John Ferrannini
  • Apr 8, 2025

Disgraced gay former San Jose city councilmember Omar Torres pleaded no contest April 8 to sex charges.

LGBTQ Agenda: Grindr promoting STI prevention tool

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  • by John Ferrannini
  • Apr 8, 2025

The gay meetup app Grindr is trying to promote awareness of tools to prevent the spread of sexually transmitted infections.

Crowds descend on SF as Downtown First Thursdays seeks to rewrite ‘doom loop’ narrative

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  • by John Ferrannini
  • Apr 4, 2025

Blocks used to commuters and office workers had the energy of a major pop concert or a even a rave April 3 as they bustled with people celebrating the first Downtown First Thursdays of the springtime.

SF Mayor Lurie pledges ‘relentless’ focus on public safety goals to Castro on edge

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  • by John Ferrannini
  • Apr 3, 2025

Members of the Castro Merchants Association got front-row seats Thursday to expositions from the two most powerful people in San Francisco government – Mayor Daniel Lurie and gay Board of Supervisors President Rafael Mandelman.

LGBTQ historic sites among bevy that could be landmarked in District 8

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  • by John Ferrannini
  • Apr 3, 2025

Sites historic to LGBTQ history are among the 18 buildings in San Francisco’s District 8 that have been proposed for landmarking.

Castro merchants group elects new president

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  • by John Ferrannini
  • Apr 3, 2025

The Castro Merchants Association elected new leadership April 3, selecting Nate Bourg, a gay man who is co-founder of The Academy SF, a private social club, as president.

Social Security demands SF AIDS activist Aguilar repay $201K

  • NEWS
  • by John Ferrannini
  • Apr 2, 2025

A San Francisco AIDS activist was alarmed when he received a letter from the Social Security Administration.

Trans sex worker convicted of voluntary manslaughter in shooting death

  • NEWS
  • by John Ferrannini
  • Mar 31, 2025

Transgender sex worker Leniyah Butler was convicted Monday of voluntary manslaughter by a federal jury in the shooting death of a man who had picked her up in the Tenderloin with the intent of paying for sex.