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Inside Pride, the official magazine of San Francisco Pride 2018

Inside Pride, the official magazine of San Francisco Pride 2018

  • by Advertising Department
  • May 14, 2018

Since 2016, the Bay Area Reporter has worked with VIA Media and SF Pride to produce the official magazine of San Francisco Pride, INSIDE PRIDE.

Trans woman can move forward with lawsuit, judge rules

Trans woman can move forward with lawsuit, judge rules

  • by Alex Madison
  • May 9, 2018

Tanesh Nutall, a transgender woman who is suing the city of San Francisco saying her rights were violated, will be able to move forward with her lawsuit taken on by the state Department of Fair Employment & Housing, a judge ruled Tuesday, May 8.

Judge tosses challenge to SF jail trans policy

Judge tosses challenge to SF jail trans policy

  • by Alex Madison
  • Apr 23, 2018

A challenge to the San Francisco Sheriff's Department's Transgender, Gender Variant and Nonbinary policy and procedures was shot down Friday (April 20) by a San Francisco Superior Court Judge.

Lawsuit filed in ADAP data breach

Lawsuit filed in ADAP data breach

  • by Alex Madison
  • Apr 18, 2018

Lambda Legal files lawsuit against former contractor for California ADAP enrollment program.

Mississippi high court sides with non-biological mom in custody case

Mississippi high court sides with non-biological mom in custody case

  • by Lisa Keen
  • Apr 12, 2018

Mississippi is one of those Deep South states that really did not want to allow same-sex couples to marry.

Courts divided over Title VII's impact in LGBT cases

Courts divided over Title VII's impact in LGBT cases

  • by Lisa Keen
  • Mar 28, 2018

Lori Franchina worked as a firefighter for Providence, Rhode Island, and for four years, everything was fine. Then one day, she was paired up with a male worker notorious for sexually harassing female colleagues.

Record Number of LGBT Judges on CA Bench

Record Number of LGBT Judges on CA Bench

  • by by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Mar 7, 2018

There were 53 LGBT judges serving on the California bench as of December 31 last year, according to the latest demographic data released by the state's judicial council.

Outgames organizers sued

Outgames organizers sued

  • by Roger Brigham
  • Feb 28, 2018

Nine months after the 2017 World Outgames in Miami was canceled, a television producer from California who had been registered to compete in tennis has filed a $5 million lawsuit in federal district court against Outgames organizers.

Trans Woman Sues SF over Bathroom Use

Trans Woman Sues SF over Bathroom Use

  • by Seth Hemmelgarn
  • Feb 21, 2018

A transgender woman who claims a San Francisco city worker blocked her from using a women's bathroom and called her a "fucking freak" is suing the city.

4 Public Defenders Run for San Francisco Judge Seats

4 Public Defenders Run for San Francisco Judge Seats

  • by by Seth Hemmelgarn
  • Feb 14, 2018

Four San Francisco deputy public defenders, including a Latina lesbian, have filed papers to unseat incumbent Superior Court judges in the June 5 election.

SF supes OK $100K for lesbian ex-cop

SF supes OK $100K for lesbian ex-cop

  • by Seth Hemmelgarn
  • Jan 24, 2018

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved settling a lawsuit by a lesbian former police officer for $100,000.

Judges deny attempt to legalize sex work in CA

Judges deny attempt to legalize sex work in CA

  • by Seth Hemmelgarn
  • Jan 24, 2018

A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco has rejected a sex worker group's bid to legalize prostitution in California.

Pot Club Sues City Over Sunset District Vote

Pot Club Sues City Over Sunset District Vote

  • by Sari Staver
  • Jan 17, 2018

The Apothecarium has sued the city of San Francisco, arguing that the Board of Supervisors shouldn't have sustained an appeal of its pot dispensary in the Sunset district.

Lesbian Judge Joins SF Bench

Lesbian Judge Joins SF Bench

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Jan 17, 2018

A former chief attorney at the public defender's office in San Francisco recently joined the local superior court bench, maintaining the number of out LGBT judges serving on it at eight.