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Peskin issues ultimatum to Another Planet on Castro Theatre

Peskin issues ultimatum to Another Planet on Castro Theatre

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Apr 3, 2023

San Francisco Board of Supervisors President Aaron Peskin handed down a powerful ultimatum to Another Planet Entertainment at a committee meeting Monday, saying that the Castro Theatre operator has two weeks to compromise with the community.

Drag artist Stefan Grygelko, aka Heklina, dies

Drag artist Stefan Grygelko, aka Heklina, dies

  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Apr 3, 2023

Stefan Grygelko, better known as her drag persona Heklina, has died, her longtime friend Joshua Grannell (Peaches Christ) wrote on Facebook April 3.

Political Notes: CA 2024 LGBTQ legislative candidates pick up early endorsements

Political Notes: CA 2024 LGBTQ legislative candidates pick up early endorsements

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Apr 3, 2023

A quintet of out candidates seeking California legislative seats in 2024 has picked up early endorsements from two influential LGBTQ groups in the Golden State.

Out in the World: US leads historic call for the UN Security Council to protect LGBTQ people

Out in the World: US leads historic call for the UN Security Council to protect LGBTQ people

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Mar 31, 2023

The United States led a coalition of countries, along with the United Nations LGBTI Core Group, and called upon the U.N. Security Council to better integrate LGBTQ human rights under its international peace and security mandate.

Gay applicant loses bid for Alameda supervisor vacancy as Márquez selected

Gay applicant loses bid for Alameda supervisor vacancy as Márquez selected

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Mar 30, 2023

Alameda County supervisors opted not to appoint a gay applicant to a vacancy on the board and instead selected one of the three straight women who had sought the appointment after an hourslong special meeting Thursday.

2 Castro business groups spar over theater as hearings near

2 Castro business groups spar over theater as hearings near

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Mar 30, 2023

The Castro Community Benefit District is circulating a petition to neighborhood business owners asking them to support Another Planet Entertainment's plans for the Castro Theatre ahead of crucial city hearings in April.

Newsom names 3 LGBTQ appeal court nominees

Newsom names 3 LGBTQ appeal court nominees

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Mar 30, 2023

Governor Gavin Newsom has nominated two gay men to serve on the state's appellate courts and moved to elevate a lesbian appeal court justice to preside over her bench.

Prasad settling in after bond granted in immigration case

Prasad settling in after bond granted in immigration case

  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Mar 29, 2023

Salesh Prasad, who was granted bond by an immigration judge late last year, has settled into transitional housing in San Francisco, where he also now has a job.

Queer people more likely to vaccinate early, embrace COVID response, data show

Queer people more likely to vaccinate early, embrace COVID response, data show

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Mar 29, 2023

Gay and lesbian adults were more likely to take up COVID-19 vaccination early — and less likely to distrust the jabs, but nonetheless data collection has made statistics hard to come by, according to data from the CDC.

Gay Castro hair stylist found dead in Grand Canyon

Gay Castro hair stylist found dead in Grand Canyon

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Mar 28, 2023

A gay man who had worked at a Castro neighborhood hair salon was found dead in the Grand Canyon in Arizona earlier this month.

Trans woman alleges sexual retaliation by St. James Infirmary staff

Trans woman alleges sexual retaliation by St. James Infirmary staff

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Mar 28, 2023

The San Francisco Mayor's Office of Housing and Community Development has ordered St. James Infirmary to investigate a claim by a trans woman that she is a victim of sexual retaliation by some of the nonprofit's workers.

Nashville police say Christian school shooter identified as trans

Nashville police say Christian school shooter identified as trans

  • by Brody Levesque, Washington Blade
  • Mar 28, 2023

Nashville police said that a person who opened fire at a private Christian school Monday was a former student who identified as transgender.

LGBTQ Agenda: Half of trans youth may lose access to affirming care, HRC says

LGBTQ Agenda: Half of trans youth may lose access to affirming care, HRC says

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Mar 28, 2023

Just over half of trans American youth ages 13-17 have lost or could soon face barriers to gender-affirming care, according to a report from the national Human Rights Campaign.

Castro canine owners say local dog park stinks

Castro canine owners say local dog park stinks

  • by Sari Staver
  • Mar 23, 2023

When several dozen Castro dog owners came out on a stormy evening for a community meeting about improving the Eureka Valley Dog Play Area, they didn't hold back.