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Defense attorney says defendant didn't know Marsh

Defense attorney says defendant didn't know Marsh

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Apr 13, 2023

The attorney defending the UC Berkeley employee charged in the killing a gay Black man in Oakland last month said that as far as he knows, the two did not know each other.

Legendary gay pornographer David Hurles dies

Legendary gay pornographer David Hurles dies

  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Apr 13, 2023

David Hurles, a gay pornographer whose models were plucked from the obscurity of the gritty streets of San Francisco and onto rolls of film shot for his defunct company Old Reliable, died April 12.

SF Pride will allow some police to wear uniforms, extending last year's policy

SF Pride will allow some police to wear uniforms, extending last year's policy

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Apr 12, 2023

The organization that puts on the San Francisco Pride parade and celebration will allow some uniformed police to march at the event this year, under the same conditions as last year, the Bay Area Reporter has learned.

Drag march draws thousands in SF

Drag march draws thousands in SF

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Apr 11, 2023

Kye Timmons, 33, a queer transgender therapist who works with transgender youth, said they were marching because, "I want young people to grow up into adults."

Heklina to be inducted on LGBTQ Wall of Honor

Heklina to be inducted on LGBTQ Wall of Honor

  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Apr 11, 2023

The late drag artist Heklina will be inducted onto the National LGBTQ Wall of Honor at the Stonewall Inn in New York City in June, according to Nicole Murray Ramirez, a Latino drag queen and community leader.

LGBTQ Agenda: Onslaught of anti-LGBTQ bills continues in North Dakota, Kansas

LGBTQ Agenda: Onslaught of anti-LGBTQ bills continues in North Dakota, Kansas

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Apr 11, 2023

The onslaught of anti-LGBTQ legislation is intensifying — with the North Dakota state Senate passing 10 bills that would restrict the LGBTQ community in a single day last week.

Biden administration crafts moderate proposal on trans athletes

Biden administration crafts moderate proposal on trans athletes

  • by Lisa Keen
  • Apr 10, 2023

Transgender athletes saw two significant victories last week: one from the conservative U.S. Supreme Court and the other from the LGBTQ-friendly White House of President Joe Biden.

Political Notes: Amid retirement talk, Pelosi hits the LGBTQ gala circuit

Political Notes: Amid retirement talk, Pelosi hits the LGBTQ gala circuit

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Apr 10, 2023

As speculation builds that Congressmember Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco) could opt to retire rather than run for reelection in 2024, the former House speaker is making the rounds of the LGBTQ gala circuit this spring.

Foul play not suspected in Heklina's death

Foul play not suspected in Heklina's death

  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Apr 7, 2023

Drag star Heklina apparently did not die of assault or foul play, according to a post mortem conducted by London officials, her good friend Peaches Christ wrote on Facebook April 6.

SF tenants' long eviction nightmare ends with building sold to nonprofit

SF tenants' long eviction nightmare ends with building sold to nonprofit

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Apr 6, 2023

The end of a stalemate between landlords and tenants in an apartment building near Mission Dolores Park was heralded with a jubilant news conference April 6, at which it was announced that a nonprofit has acquired the building.

Castro Merchants group votes to conditionally endorse APE theater plans

Castro Merchants group votes to conditionally endorse APE theater plans

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Apr 6, 2023

The Castro Merchants Association voted Thursday to endorse Another Planet Entertainment's plans for the Castro Theatre without demanding a contractual agreement with the concert promotion company.

The revolution, as always, will be led by drag queens

The revolution, as always, will be led by drag queens

  • by Michael Yamashita | NewsIsOut.com
  • Apr 6, 2023

At the root of revolution is revolt—a revolt against oppressive power. Once again in our history, we must rise up against a deranged right-wing front that is harnessing political and social power to legislate and discriminate LGBTQ+ people out of existenc

UC Berkeley employee pleads not guilty in Marsh killing

UC Berkeley employee pleads not guilty in Marsh killing

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Apr 5, 2023

A UC Berkeley employee charged in the stabbing death of a Black gay Oakland man pleaded not guilty in an Alameda County courtroom Wednesday — but his attorney is requesting documentation from the district attorney's office to explain the charges.

LGBTQ Agenda: US bishops' document on trans health care 'harms people,' queer Catholics say

LGBTQ Agenda: US bishops' document on trans health care 'harms people,' queer Catholics say

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Apr 4, 2023

LGBTQ Roman Catholics are responding to a document from the United States bishops about how the church's health care services should respond to requests for gender-affirming care.