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A reader urges support for Connie Chan for Congress.

The Trump administration is formally ending Biden-era rules governing the enforcement of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972.

From 1979 to 1984, pioneering gay journalist Randy Alfred produced and hosted “The Gay Life,” widely cited as the first regularly-scheduled gay issues commercial radio show in the U.S. This year, KALW...

Outgoing District 8 public safety liaison Dave Burke, right, received a mock commendation from the Castro Merchants Association at its meeting October 1.

State Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) argued his path to be the first gay man to represent San Francisco in the United States House of Representatives was charted by none other than Congressmem...

Emanuel “Manny” Yekutiel dropped out of the District 8 supervisor race October 1.

Gay Board of Supervisors President Rafael Mandelman and District 8 supervisor candidate Emanuel “Manny” Yekutiel have shared a Tuesday morning walk around the neighborhood for years.

San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie has withdrawn his endorsement of perceived frontrunner Emanuel “Manny” Yekutiel in the District 8 supervisor race. He is among another round of elected officials dropp...

With just days to go until ballots are sent out in the District 8 supervisor race, which includes San Francisco’s Castro LGBTQ neighborhood, a second round of accusations of sexual misconduct against ...

Two years ago gay then-District 4 supervisor Joel Engardio made the fateful decision to put before voters a citywide measure aimed at turning a stretch of the Great Highway running along Ocean Beach o...

Increasing access to condoms in middle and high school health centers will fall to California’s next governor, as outgoing Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill Sunday that would have made it easier for...

The obituary for Bill W. Jones, who became the first single man in the United States to adopt a child.

The obituary for Peter Benjamin Goldblum, Ph.D., MPH, who was a pioneering psychologisy and public health advocate.

The Castro Nail Salon reopened at long last in a new location still in San Francisco’s LGBTQ neighborhood.

The first in a series of Queer American Memorials will be unveiled at the Institute of Contemporary Art in San Jose Friday, October 2.

Establishing a historic district in the heart of San Francisco’s LGBTQ Castro neighborhood may not have as enthusiastic a supporter of it once gay District 8 Supervisor Rafael Mandelman leaves office ...

Set to receive an infusion of cash from the city, and about to move into new office space atop San Francisco’s Cathedral Hill, Parivar Bay Area no longer is at immediate risk of shuttering its doors.

The Castro Street Fair is seeing a number of adjustments as it returns for its 52nd iteration Sunday, October 4.

San Francisco residents living in even numbered Districts 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10 will vote for supervisor November 3.

Governor Gavin Newsom signed several LGBTQ-related bills into law September 26.

LGBTQ Catholics will have an opportunity to revisit one of the darker days in their fraught relationship with the church as an affinity group holds online sessions timed with the 40th anniversary of w...

Two elderly Dubliners have been arrested and will be arraigned Wednesday after prosecutors claim they fatally shot their son-in-law, a transgender man, at a local park in the middle of the day.

Gay District 8 Supervisor Rafael Mandelman is moving forward with designating the heart of the city’s LGBTQ Castro neighborhood as a historic district.

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors is set to approve emergency funding for Parivar Bay Area when it meets September 29.

Under legislation Governor Gavin Newsom signed Friday, outdoor LGBTQ community events like Pride festivals will now have access to a state program that provides funding to help pay for security measur...

A new report details a year of misinformation spread by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

In the race for the District 8 seat on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, candidates Gary McCoy and Darshini Patel are teaming up on a ranked-choice strategy.

More LGBTQ businesses in San Francisco have been penalized by having their social media accounts deactivated.

This year’s Folsom Street Fair will have fewer entrances than in the past, in order to keep the event safer and provide those working it with more breaks.

Two young men have been charged with hate crimes after using homophobic language while allegedly pummeling a San Jose State University student and also attacking his female friend, according to a news...

LGBTQ media nonprofit GLAAD is sounding the alarm that despite astonishing progress in HIV treatment and prevention, young people know less about the virus than ever – complicating efforts to reduce s...

New HIV diagnoses in San Francisco fell by 8% last year, from 148 to 136 cases, reversing a small uptick seen in 2024, according to the latest HIV epidemiology annual report from the city’s Department...

District 8 public safety liaison Dave Burke has been reflecting on how “things change, things end, and things begin” as he wraps up five years in his role as a civilian employee of the San Francisco P...

San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie announced the reappointment of 16 people to a regional HIV planning body.

The protests over trans athletes that have erupted at WNBA games across the country, including the Golden State Valkyries, has led one fan to use the discourse for good.

The four candidates running for District 8 supervisor all agree that San Francisco’s public transportation infrastructure needs more support and attention.

San Francisco Democratic Party endorses Emanuel “Manny” Yekutiel in San Francisco District 8 supervisor race.

As has become a biennial summer tradition in Sacramento, various affinity caucuses for state lawmakers have elected incoming chairs for the next two-year legislative session.

A queer relationship and dating show is using playful activities to open participants up to enlightening conversations – without the exploitative drama that has often defined the genre.

Silicon Valley Pride returns to downtown San Jose this weekend with the traditional parade and a cheaper to attend festival than last year’s.

The annual waiting game has begun to see if California Governor Gavin Newsom will sign into law or veto a slew of bills dealing with various matters of concern to the state’s LGBTQ community expected ...

Parivar Bay Area is about to leave its home on Turk Street.

The obituary for Joseph “Joe” Higgins, who was a longtime Bay Area actor and well known in the local theater world.

Most Americans know the story of ACT UP through the images that changed history: protesters lying in the streets of New York City, die-ins outside the federal Food and Drug Administration, and activis...

Our Family Coalition, a San Francisco-based organization for LGBTQ families, will honor Gill Foundation CEO Kate Kendell at its 30th anniversary gala this fall.

Drag artists and others gathered in the Castro Tuesday evening to remember country music star and LGBTQ ally Dolly Parton.

A few weeks ago, we opined about the dangers President Donald Trump poses for voting, specifically related to his Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act.