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Amid recount fight, transgender Oakland school board member resigns

Amid recount fight, transgender Oakland school board member resigns

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Feb 22, 2023

Rather than continue to contest whether he should remain serving on the Oakland school board, transgender married dad Nick Resnick has resigned from his seat.

No deal yet for Badlands space, liquor license in process of being surrendered

No deal yet for Badlands space, liquor license in process of being surrendered

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Feb 21, 2023

The location of the former Badlands in the Castro is in the process of losing its liquor license just as its landlord and prospective new operator have stopped providing updates on the space's future.

New Transgender Law Center ED 'humbled' to lead organization

New Transgender Law Center ED 'humbled' to lead organization

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Feb 21, 2023

Shelby Chestnut, a transgender two-spirit queer person, has begun their tenure as executive director of the Transgender Law Center, the largest trans-led civil rights organization in the country.

Spotlight shines once again on the late drag artist Doris Fish

Spotlight shines once again on the late drag artist Doris Fish

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Feb 16, 2023

A new book released this month and an upcoming museum exhibit in San Francisco are once again shining a spotlight on the late drag artist Doris Fish, who dazzled the Bay Area and was the grand dame of Sydney's Mardi Gras Parade during the 1980s.

Out in the World: Photo book provides an intimate look inside queer Chinese youths' lives

Out in the World: Photo book provides an intimate look inside queer Chinese youths' lives

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Feb 16, 2023

A new photo book, "Solace: Portraits of Queer Chinese Youth helps give LGBTQ Chinese youth a voice at a period in their country's history when its government is cracking down on homosexuality and being queer is taboo.

Updated: Knoller again denied parole in SF dog-maul case

Updated: Knoller again denied parole in SF dog-maul case

  • by Ed Walsh
  • Feb 15, 2023

A two-member state Board of Parole Hearings panel denied parole late Wednesday for the woman convicted of second-degree murder in connection with the fatal dog mauling in San Francisco of her lesbian neighbor, Diane Whipple, back in 2001.

MCC-SF congregation sees major changes

MCC-SF congregation sees major changes

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Feb 15, 2023

Metropolitan Community Church San Francisco has seen changes over the past few months with the departure of its pastor and a new location for its services.

Gay psychiatrist David R. Kessler dies

Gay psychiatrist David R. Kessler dies

  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Feb 14, 2023

A memorial will be held next month for Dr. David Rudolph Kessler, who became the first openly gay psychiatrist at UCSF's Langley Porter Psychiatric Hospital back in the 1970s.

Wiener, Low introduce Prop 8 repeal amendment

Wiener, Low introduce Prop 8 repeal amendment

  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Feb 14, 2023

After months of discussions, two gay California lawmakers on Valentine's Day introduced a constitutional amendment to repeal Proposition 8, the state's same-sex marriage ban that remains on the books despite being ruled unconstitutional years ago.

LGBTQ Agenda: Civil liberties, queer groups upset with bipartisan social media bill

LGBTQ Agenda: Civil liberties, queer groups upset with bipartisan social media bill

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Feb 14, 2023

Some LGBTQ and civil liberties groups are sounding the alarm about bipartisan federal legislation intended to protect minors online, which they say will empower Republican-led state governments to clamp down on freedom of speech.

San Francisco supervisors eye ending contract ban covering states with anti-LGBTQ laws, abortion bans

San Francisco supervisors eye ending contract ban covering states with anti-LGBTQ laws, abortion bans

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Feb 13, 2023

A controversial proposal that San Francisco end its contracting ban with companies headquartered in states that have adopted anti-LGBTQ laws, abortion bans, or restricted voting access in recent years will soon be taken up by the Board of Supervisors.

Out in the World: Japan's PM apologizes for anti-same-sex marriage comments, fires top aide

Out in the World: Japan's PM apologizes for anti-same-sex marriage comments, fires top aide

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Feb 10, 2023

Rather than roses and chocolates to start the month that celebrates love, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and one of his top aides faced criticism within parliament and from the public for comments seen as being anti-same-sex marriage.

Political Notes: Additional queer female icons to be featured on US quarters

Political Notes: Additional queer female icons to be featured on US quarters

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Feb 10, 2023

The female namesake of an LGBTQ health clinic in the nation's capital and a lesbian poet and activist are among the latest American women chosen to be featured on U.S. quarters.

SF mayor defiant in State of the City: 'like air, I rise'

SF mayor defiant in State of the City: 'like air, I rise'

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Feb 9, 2023

Mayor London Breed made downtown revitalization a key part of her State of the City address in the city's Dogpatch neighborhood midday Thursday, in a defiant address where she said San Francisco has seen tough times before, yet has always survived.