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South, North Bay LGBTQ centers go through changes

  • NEWS
  • by John Ferrannini
  • Jul 2, 2025

San Francisco may have one of the country’s highest concentrations of queer people, but the LGBTQ communities north and south of the city also have community centers to meet people’s needs.

Fifth police captain in 4 years responsible for SF’s LGBTQ Castro district departs

  • NEWS
  • by John Ferrannini
  • Jul 2, 2025

San Francisco Police Department’s Mission Station, which oversees much of the city’s LGBTQ Castro neighborhood, will have a new captain soon.

San Francisco AIDS Foundation CEO TerMeer defends layoffs

  • NEWS
  • by John Ferrannini
  • Jul 1, 2025

Five days after eliminating 34 staff positions to address a $5.71 million deficit, San Francisco AIDS Foundation CEO Tyler TerMeer, Ph.D., defended the agency’s decision.

East Bay’s smaller LGBTQ centers feel a strain

  • NEWS
  • by John Ferrannini
  • Jun 27, 2025

LGBTQ centers in the East Bay are dealing with some of the challenges being presented by 2025 in new ways.

Exclusive: City adjusts Milk plaza redo costs so work can begin next year

  • NEWS
  • by John Ferrannini
  • Jun 27, 2025

Renovations to Harvey Milk Plaza in San Francisco’s LGBTQ Castro district will be going forward next year.

San Francisco officials aim for ‘safe city’ during Pride weekend

  • NEWS
  • by John Ferrannini
  • Jun 26, 2025

San Francisco officials had one message for anyone considering criminal behavior during Pride weekend, which kicks off Friday with the Trans March and ends with the parade and festival Sunday.

San Francisco AIDS nonprofit announces layoffs amid uncertain budgetary future

  • NEWS
  • by John Ferrannini
  • Jun 26, 2025

The San Francisco AIDS Foundation announced 19 people have had their positions eliminated, including three on the executive team, as the organization faces a projected $5.71 million deficit.

Hate crimes rose in 2024, says California annual report

  • NEWS
  • by John Ferrannini
  • Jun 26, 2025

California last year saw reported anti-LGBTQ+ bias events continue to spike.

Faith group keeps young queers engaged

  • NEWS
  • by John Ferrannini
  • Jun 25, 2025

Beloved Arise, a Seattle-based nonprofit that seeks to empower religious LGBTQ youth from various faiths, continues to inspire its members.

SF, Oakland LGBTQ centers reckon with budget cuts

  • NEWS
  • by John Ferrannini
  • Jun 25, 2025

When queer people first come out or have fallen on hard times, LGBTQ community centers large and small may be some of the first places they look to for support and community.

SF Pride focuses on the joy in resisting 

  • NEWS
  • by John Ferrannini
  • Jun 24, 2025

San Francisco Pride has been buffeted by declining sponsorships amid corporate retreats from diversity, equity, and inclusion policies. But the organization is leaning into its theme, “Queer Joy is Resistance,” as it prepares for the annual parade.

SF supervisors ratify police, entertainment commission picks

  • NEWS
  • by John Ferrannini
  • Jun 24, 2025

Gay Board of Supervisors President Rafael Mandelman was slightly hesitant June 24 when asking the board to vote on Pratihba Tekkey’s nomination to the Police Commission.

Trans, Dyke marches kick off Pride weekend

  • NEWS
  • by John Ferrannini
  • Jun 24, 2025

The official San Francisco Dyke March is returning after a five year absence this Pink Saturday while the annual Trans March the night before will highlight a community defiantly expressing itself.

No hate crime charge for alleged pink triangle vandal

  • NEWS
  • by John Ferrannini
  • Jun 24, 2025

A 19-year-old San Franciscan has been charged by District Attorney Brooke Jenkins with a number of offenses after allegedly vandalizing the pink triangle installation atop Twin Peaks.

Castro Nail Salon may be protected from removal, former SF board president says

  • NEWS
  • by John Ferrannini
  • Jun 23, 2025

The two brothers whose Castro Street businesses may be forced to move or shut down had a message for their new soon to be landlords at a news conference and rally Friday evening – they’re not going anywhere. 

One Medical faces complaint over PrEP injectable

  • NEWS
  • by John Ferrannini
  • Jun 18, 2025

A bisexual San Francisco man has filed a formal complaint with One Medical about being sent to its Castro office to receive Apretude, after being told it was not available at the company’s other locations.

People’s March returns amid renewed protest movement

  • NEWS
  • by John Ferrannini
  • Jun 17, 2025

LGBTQs who want to make their voices heard in protest after last week’s national “No Kings” demonstrations and before the Pride parade have an opportunity June 22, as the annual People’s March makes its way down Polk Street.

LGBTQ Agenda: US consulate near Puerto Vallarta advises caution on dating apps after ransom kidnapping reports

  • NEWS
  • by John Ferrannini
  • Jun 16, 2025

The United States Consulate General of Guadalajara, Mexico is warning people who visit Puerto Vallarta and Nuevo Nayarit in particular to avoid being kidnapped for ransom via dating apps.

Explosive used in Castro neighborhood bakery burglary, owners say

  • NEWS
  • by John Ferrannini
  • Jun 16, 2025

A beloved Castro neighborhood bakery was broken into and burglarized over the weekend using “an explosive on the window,” according to a Facebook post from the business June 14.

Mandelman becomes powerbroker in high-stakes police commission fight

  • NEWS
  • by John Ferrannini
  • Jun 16, 2025

A committee of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors decided to forward the nomination of a Tenderloin community organizer for the high-profile police commission Monday.