Months after release from notorious El Salvador prison, gay Venezuelan makeup artist Andry Jose Hernández is having trouble finding work. He had been sent to the prison by the Trump administration earlier this year..... www.ebar.com/story/160470...

Friends are remembering James Edward Gordon, a gay man who served as the first secretary of Bay Area Gay Liberation and was a nude liberationist. Gordon also helped found the San Francisco-based GLBT Historical Society... www.ebar.com/story/160436...

Bay Area American Indian Two-Spirits has gained its nonprofit status, the organization posted on social media. Best known for its annual powwow, BAAITS also announced that it has opened a satellite office at the Oakland LGBTQ Community Center... www.ebar.com/story/160443...

Ahead of San Francisco marking the fourth annual Transgender Immigrants Day Tuesday, news began to spread that a high-ranking queer city official who had handled immigrant rights issues is no longer employed by the city.... www.ebar.com/story/160444...

On a crisp fall day, San Francisco politicos, emperors, and members of the Bay Area Reporter family paid tribute to the paper’s founding publisher, Bob Ross on the occasion of the unveiling of a plaque for Ross by the Rainbow Honor Walk in the city's Castro district... www.ebar.com/story/160426...

Despite it being the only race at the moment that could ensure there is an LGBTQ statewide elected leader come 2027, the affinity group for out California legislators is sitting out the 2026 primary contest for lieutenant governor... www.ebar.com/story/160407...

Nearly 5 decades since the late gay San Francisco supervisor Harvey Milk’s political career was tragically cut short, the civil rights icon is still roiling US politics. And it appears his hold on the country’s political discourse won’t be fading anytime soon... www.ebar.com/story/160326...

Isabella Alcaraz now has the distinction of serving the shortest tenure of a SF District 4 supe in recent times. Disgraced supe Ed Jew served 294 days between Dec 5, 2006, & Sept 25, 2007, until resigning for lying about living in the Sunset when he ran for office.... www.ebar.com/story/160325...

The San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus will be celebrating the end of one era at the dawn of another with its annual holiday shows this December.... www.ebar.com/story/160293...

After initially calling for a higher penalty, San Francisco Ethics Commission approves smaller fine for gay Human Rights Commissioner Mark Kelleher due to missed ethical trainings resulting in him casting votes he should not have over a 3-year span... www.ebar.com/story/160323...

It was a rainy Lakeshore LGBTQ Cultural District Day in Oakland Thursday, as Mayor Barbara Lee and many others celebrated the special district’s two-year anniversary and cut the ribbon on a rainbow crosswalk that spans Lakeshore Avenue.... www.ebar.com/story/160292...

With his retail brand Scenic Cruising that he co-owns with his husband, Jim Gibson is paying homage to the beloved National Park posters from the 1930s and celebrating an aspect of gay male culture long "hidden" behind the foliage of public greenspaces.... www.ebar.com/story/160215...

As the only declared 2026 LGBTQ candidate at the moment for a statewide position, gay California lieutenant governor candidate Janelle Kellman is running to ensure the Golden State continues to have an out statewide elected leader come 2027... www.ebar.com/story/160219...

Queer acrobat and aerialist Neal Courter is among the performers in Cirque du Soleil's newest big-top production “Echo” arriving at Oracle Park in San Francisco on November 20..... www.ebar.com/story/160165...

A crew from Associated Builders wrapped up installation November 7 of the Rainbow Honor Walk plaque for Bay Area Reporter founding publisher Bob Ross.... www.ebar.com/story/160166...

The family of Kaushal Niroula, the so-called Dark Prince accused of orchestrating the 2008 murder of gay Palm Springs retiree Clifford Lambert, was handed a defeat last week in federal court... www.ebar.com/story/160160...

Daniel Chesir, a gay man who co-founded and served as the first president of Congregation Sha’ar Zahav, San Francisco’s LGBTQ synagogue, died October 31.... www.ebar.com/story/160162...

As newly appointed San Francisco D4 Supervisor Isabella “Beya” Alcaraz deals with her 1st controversy, gay ousted ex-supe Joel Engardio is staying mum on if he will run next year to regain the Sunset District seat.... www.ebar.com/story/160164...

One of the new gay characters on the daytime drama "The Bold and the Beautiful" speaks to the Bay Area Reporter about making history with the role... www.ebar.com/story/160124...

A gay San Francisco Human Rights Commissioner is now facing a substantially reduced fine from the city’s ethical watchdog agency after its staff determined upon further review that his voting on grants that had come under scrutiny led to “minimal public harm...” www.ebar.com/story/160125...

An initiative co-led by LGBTQ veterans aims to see the 2028 presidential candidates pledge to name a new naval vessel in honor of the late gay San Francisco supervisor Harvey Milk… www.ebar.com/story/159962

Ending months of speculation and clearing the way for a new generation of representation, Congressmember Nancy Pelosi announced Thursday that she will not seek reelection to the House of Representatives next year…https://www.ebar.com/story/159987

A religious leader aiming to be one of the highest-ranking LGBTQ elected officials in the Midwest came up short Tuesday, while other LGBTQ candidates notched historic wins in their off-year races across the U.S. ... www.ebar.com/story/159961...

In a rebuke to Republican President Donald Trump, California voters overwhelmingly passed a statewide ballot measure Tuesday to redraw the Golden State’s 52 House seats so five more should be easy wins for Democratic candidates in 2026.... www.ebar.com/story/159930...

San Francisco Main Library event will commemorate the 75th anniversary of early gay rights group the Mattachine Society ... plus a groundbreaking lesbian author is being honored in 2026 with a US stamp.... www.ebar.com/story/159913...

Launched seven years ago the SF LGBT Community Center's New Entrepreneur Training Program is one of the few programs in the country aimed at helping queer and transgender people open their own firm or expand and retool an existing business... www.ebar.com/story/159776...

With even Republicans acquiescing to California voters redrawing the state’s U.S. House districts for the 2026 midterms, the passage of Proposition 50 in Tuesday’s special election could result in a third LGBTQ member of Congress hailing from Southern California... www.ebar.com/story/159778...

A transgender sex worker convicted of voluntary manslaughter was sentenced to five years in prison by a federal judge October 31, as she and the victim’s family spoke out.... www.ebar.com/story/159777...

Per Sia, a Latina trans drag performer who is one of the founders of Drag Story Hour in San Francisco, has been selected by Mayor Daniel Lurie as the city’s second drag laureate.... www.ebar.com/story/159708...

Should gay attorney Anuj Dixit be elected next November to a Southern California U.S. House seat, he'd bring to at least 3 the # of out members among the Golden State’s congressional delegation and make history as the first LGBTQ Indian American elected to Congress... www.ebar.com/story/159706...

Michael Smith, left, the Irish Consul General in San Francisco, and San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie unveiled the newest plaque on the LGBTQ-focused Rainbow Honor Walk in the Castro district honoring Irish human rights activist Roger Casement.... www.ebar.com/story/159705...

Commonwealth Club World Affairs is launching a new LGBTQ+ cultural series with a special election night event featuring drag horror icon Peaches Christ in downtown San Francisco Tuesday, November 4.... www.ebar.com/story/159666...

San Francisco bookstore is the second in recent months to be targeted with transphobic stickers and pamphlets tucked into its books .... www.ebar.com/story/159693...

Mary Fisher, a straight white woman, stunned thousands of Republicans when she spoke at the party’s 1992 presidential convention in Houston about living with HIV. Today, the long-term survivor & activist continues to speak out, and will be in the Bay Area next month.... www.ebar.com/story/159669...

A San Francisco filmmaker is crowdfunding for a documentary he is working on about the late activist Bob Kohler, who was among those at the forefront of New York City’s gay rights movement in the 1970s and 1980s.... www.ebar.com/story/159662...

A committee of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to forward the nomination of a transgender Latina activist to continue serving on the Immigrant Rights Commission... www.ebar.com/story/159613...

LGBTQ political groups go all in on ensuring California’s redistricting ballot measure is adopted by voters next month. Yet, its impact on control of the U.S. House of Representatives should it pass remains to be seen as other states redraw their own House districts.... www.ebar.com/story/159536...

Terrance Alan, a gay man, longtime cannabis activist, nightlife advocate, and entrepreneur, died Friday, October 17, after difficulty recovering from surgery, according to his longtime personal assistant Gary Driscoll. He was 73.... www.ebar.com/story/159483...

In one of his first interviews to talk about his decision to run next year, CA Sen Scott Wiener tells the Bay Area Reporter why his calculus about when to seek the seat changed …. www.ebar.com/story/159440

A number of LGBTQ historic sites are among the 16 properties expected to become city landmarks next year due to gay District 8 Supervisor Rafael Mandelman requesting city officials begin the process to grant the sites such local recognition.... www.ebar.com/story/159439...

The Barb Shop SF, which is geared toward providing short haircuts for women and gender-nonconforming people, is opening its first brick and mortar store in San Francisco.... www.ebar.com/story/159438...

A gay historic site in Pennsylvania has been selected for a competitive grant that will assist it in its effort to continue to upgrade its property and expand public access to it. The Demuth Museum in Lancaster is the home of the late gay painter Charles Demuth... www.ebar.com/story/159261...

Three unrelated cases of clade I mpox found in Southern California, indicating there is person-to-person community spread, primarily impacting communities of gay and bisexual men and other men who have sex with men and their social networks, health officials stated.... www.ebar.com/story/159302...

Patent attorney and Democratic Party leader Michael Trung Nguyen, who performs as drag queen Juicy Liu, is entering the 2026 race for the District 8 seat on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.... www.ebar.com/story/159274...

With their rights coming under attack at all levels of government, LGBTQ young Americans are facing a worsening mental health crisis, a new study has found, with higher odds of later anxiety, depression, and suicidal thoughts than their heterosexual peers... www.ebar.com/story/159242...

A number of frozen treat brands with LGBTQ ownership are scooping up vacant retail spaces in San Francisco and helping to bring foot traffic to commercial corridors in neighborhoods such as the Castro and Noe Valley... www.ebar.com/story/159225...

The office of San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu exclusively shared with the Bay Area Reporter the 23-page brief it filed on behalf of the coalition of municipalities in the federal lawsuit San Francisco AIDS Foundation v. Trump. www.ebar.com/story/159151

Transgender, nonbinary and queer Californians will see improved health care privacy and access due to a number of bills Governor Gavin Newsom has signed into law. Yet, Newsom also vetoed a bill aimed at improving health care access for intersex individuals and others... www.ebar.com/story/159153...

While he signed into law several HIV-related bills, Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed legislation its author had hoped would give Californians easier access to HIV prevention medications as of January 1.... www.ebar.com/story/159152...

Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, a Black transgender woman and longtime activist who once lived in the Bay Area, died October 13. She was 78.... www.ebar.com/story/159150...