Ram Dass, a gay man who epitomized the countercultural psychedelic 1960s and later became a bestselling New Age guru, died December 22 at his home on Maui, Hawaii. He was 88, and surrounded by loved ones, according to his Instagram account.

The obituary for José Iván Ibarra.

The obituary for Timothy Ian McElroy.

A memorial will be held Saturday, December 14, in San Francisco for Latina transgender activist Bianca Lucrecia, who died last month in Sacramento, friends announced.

A celebration of life will be held Saturday, December 7, from 5 p.m. to midnight for Silicon Valley Pride board president and CEO Thaddeus Campbell.

Howard Cruse, a pioneer in the LGBTQ cartooning movement and founding editor of Gay Comix, died November 26. He was 75.

The obituary for Amburn Richard (Dick) Hague.

The South Bay's LGBT community was reeling as news spread on social media of the sudden death of Silicon Valley Pride's CEO and board President Thaddeus Campbell over the weekend.

The obituary for Joy R. Seltzer.

The obituary for Richard Peter "Pete" Cullinane.

The obituary for Joseph Conrad Brewer.

Jack Porter, a gay man who was one of the original board members of the National AIDS Memorial Grove and a longtime volunteer, died Friday, November 15. He was 81.

The obituary for Father J Terence Davis.

Vern Stewart, a gay man who produced leather contests and was known for his photography, died September 26 at his home in Washington, D.C. He was 77.