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Political Notebook: Out candidates trail in marquee Bay Area races

Political Notebook: Out candidates trail in marquee Bay Area races

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Nov 16, 2022

Around the Bay Area LGBTQ candidates in a number of marquee November 8 general election races continue to fall short in their bids.

LGBTQ Agenda: Webinar looks at supporting tobacco-free LGBTQ communities

LGBTQ Agenda: Webinar looks at supporting tobacco-free LGBTQ communities

  • by Eric Burkett
  • Nov 15, 2022

With the growth in acceptance of LGBTQ people came a curious byproduct: increased attention and marketing.

Political Notes: Out California justices win retention races

Political Notes: Out California justices win retention races

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Nov 14, 2022

Voters retained the four out California justices on the November 8 general election ballot in races that were largely overlooked by the media.

News Briefs: Toy drives starting in San Francisco

News Briefs: Toy drives starting in San Francisco

  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Nov 9, 2022

Toy drives to help children this holiday season have started or will soon begin in San Francisco.

Political Notes: LGBTQ candidates host election parties

Political Notes: LGBTQ candidates host election parties

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Nov 7, 2022

Two years ago election night was a muted affair for most candidates due to the raging COVID pandemic. Not this year.

Out in the World: Beauty queens reveal secret romance in wedding announcement on Instagram

Out in the World: Beauty queens reveal secret romance in wedding announcement on Instagram

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Nov 3, 2022

International beauty queens Mariana Varela and Fabiola Valentin tied the knot at the city courthouse in San Juan, Puerto Rico October 28.

Political Notebook: Oakland mayoral candidates back building LGBTQ senior housing

Political Notebook: Oakland mayoral candidates back building LGBTQ senior housing

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Nov 2, 2022

Just as San Francisco's LGBTQ population is aging into retirement years, so is Oakland's LGBTQ community seeing a growing number of its members become senior citizens.

News Briefs: Queer murder mystery benefit for therapy group

News Briefs: Queer murder mystery benefit for therapy group

  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Nov 2, 2022

Queer LifeSpace, the nonprofit arm of the San Francisco Therapy Collective, will hold a benefit event, "Speakeasy: A Very Queer Murder Mystery," Friday, November 11, from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Academy, 2166 Market Street in San Francisco.

Business Briefing: Artist draws up mascot for SF Castro district

Business Briefing: Artist draws up mascot for SF Castro district

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Nov 2, 2022

It began as a request from his boyfriend, Mau Dominguez, who wanted something special to wear while working as a server at the Castro gay bar the Edge.

Transmissions: Sounding the alarm

Transmissions: Sounding the alarm

  • by Gwendolyn Ann Smith
  • Nov 2, 2022

I often feel that I am too alarmist. I have spent decades now, deep in the issue of anti-transgender violence and murder, and I know that colors my views.

Political Notes: California statehouse to be 1st with 10% of legislators LGBTQ

Political Notes: California statehouse to be 1st with 10% of legislators LGBTQ

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Oct 31, 2022

With roughly one week left to the 2022 campaign season, LGBTQ leaders are confident that the November 8 election will result in 10% of California's 120 state legislators being LGBTQ.

Out in the World: Trevor Project launches LGBTQ youth suicide prevention service in Mexico

Out in the World: Trevor Project launches LGBTQ youth suicide prevention service in Mexico

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Oct 28, 2022

The need for suicide prevention for LGBTQ Mexican youth was clear to The Trevor Project, an LGBTQ youth organization based in Los Angeles.

News Briefs: Halloween events planned in SF, Oakland

News Briefs: Halloween events planned in SF, Oakland

  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Oct 26, 2022

Family-friendly trick-or-treating and costume contests are planned in San Francisco and Oakland as Halloween nears.

Political Notebook: GOP controller candidate Chen's embrace of religious liberty red flag for LGBTQ advocates

Political Notebook: GOP controller candidate Chen's embrace of religious liberty red flag for LGBTQ advocates

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Oct 26, 2022

Republican California controller candidate Lanhee Chen's embrace of religious liberty proponents is raising red flags for LGBTQ advocates.