Central Valley Democratic Assembly candidate Matthew Adams aims to be 1st asexual to serve in the California Legislature. But first he needs to survive the June 2 primary where only the top two vote-getters regardless of party affiliation will advance to the fall ballot... www.ebar.com/story/165713

Nancy Magee, a lesbian elected as San Mateo County’s superintendent of schools, died Sunday, April 26, at the age of 66 three days shy of her birthday. She had been one of two out women leading county education offices in the Bay Area... www.ebar.com/story/165747

While a flag celebrating the LGBTQ community will fly outside San Ramon City Hall this June for Pride Month, its future is uncertain. The city council will be considering the fate of commemorative flags through an upcoming policy committee... www.ebar.com/story/165738

The slate of community grand marshals has been announced for this year’s San Francisco Pride Parade... www.ebar.com/story/165711

A quintet of sites with ties to the LGBTQ community that District 3 Supervisor Danny Sauter has recommended become city landmarks is moving forward after his board colleagues agreed Tuesday to take up a total of 12 landmark requests Sauter is sponsoring... www.ebar.com/story/165695

Ending transgender, nonbinary, and intersex youth’s access to the healthcare they require to live as their authentic selves has been a main goal of the Trump administration. CA governor candidates respond to how they would fight back... www.ebar.com/story/165665

San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie appointed Matthew Goudeau to become the city’s first-ever executive director of arts and culture Monday. The gay local leader will oversee a reorg of the city's cultural departments... www.ebar.com/story/165663

Funding for critical services for LGBTQ people is once again top of mind for community leaders across California. See what 2 of the top Dems running to be gov had to say about it to the B.A.R. along with where the candidates stand on a billionaires' tax... www.ebar.com/story/165550

The chairman of the NAACP National Board of Directors will keynote the Harvey Milk LGBTQ Democratic Club’s golden anniversary event next month. The progressive political group will also award Leon Russell with its inaugural Harvey Milk Give 'Em Hope Award… www.ebar.com/story/165434

A doorperson at the Midnight Sun bar in the LGBTQ Castro neighborhood is looking for people who may be able to identify who punched her while on the job April 18.... www.ebar.com/story/165403

Five properties in San Francisco’s North Beach neighborhood related to the LGBTQ community eyed for local landmark status. They join a growing list of sites across the city connected to queer and transgender history expected to receive such a designation this year.... www.ebar.com/story/165404

The man facing manslaughter, hate crime, and other charges in the beating death of a gay man in Sacramento’s Lavender Heights LGBTQ neighborhood is on pre-trial release in the weeks ahead of June’s scheduled trial... www.ebar.com/story/165401

Two days before National Transgender HIV Testing Day TransThrive cut the ribbon for its new drop-in nursing and sexual health clinic. It's part of the San Francisco Community Health Center’s services center that opened in 2023.... www.ebar.com/story/165395

Showing in the Bay Area is British biographical drama film “I Swear” that recounts the inspiring life story of Tourette Syndrome activist and Scottish educator John Davidson. He made global headlines for shouting out the N-word at the BAFTA award ceremony in March.... www.ebar.com/story/165380

California gubernatorial candidates Betty Yee, Katie Porter, and Matt Mahan offered their views on transgender judicial appointments in response to questions from the Bay Area Reporter about diversifying the state bench..... www.ebar.com/story/165284

In his race for governor, San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan has views on trans sports being a matter of "fairness," similar to outgoing Governor Gavin Newsom... www.ebar.com/story/165283

An unvaccinated San Francisco adult was hospitalized with clade I mpox – the more severe strain – earlier this week, according to the city’s health department. Officials are again advising sexually active people at risk to get vaccinated.... www.ebar.com/story/165281/

Gay progressive Democratic leader and patent attorney Michael Trung Nguyen invited the Bay Area Reporter along as he campaigned in the Castro LGBTQ neighborhood for the District 8 seat on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors... www.ebar.com/story/165202

San Francisco's list of LGBTQ landmarks is set to increase by six now that the designations have cleared their first legislative hurdle. They need one more vote by the supervisors before being sent to the mayor to finalize... www.ebar.com/story/165199

Hollywood is set to tell the story of the so-called gay grifters with several from the Bay Area in the form of a scripted streaming series for Hulu that may rival any of its fictional offerings... www.ebar.com/story/165159

Queer & transgender Californians undecided on whom they want to be their next governor will find little help from the state’s major LGBTQ Democratic clubs. There's no consensus among the political groups about this year’s crop of candidates running to lead the Golden State www.ebar.com/story/165167

Following explosive news reports in which a former staffer accused him of sexual assault, Rep Eric Swalwell faces growing calls to resign from his East Bay seat. LGBTQ leaders over the weekend joined those seeking his removal... www.ebar.com/story/165153

SF District 8 supe race revs up less than seven months to go until the November 3 general election with a series of forums with the three gay men in the race taking place in the coming weeks, and the candidates roll out endorsements / open up campaign headquarters.... www.ebar.com/story/164996

Deluxe Queer gathers LGBTQ people and allies around a communal dining table in a West Oakland apartment for food and frivolity each month (except in December) centered around a theme. For the upcoming April dinner post Earth Day it is “Queers Inherit the Earth” ... www.ebar.com/story/164994

San Francisco is rolling out the pink, purple, and orange carpet for Lesbian Visibility Week later this month. Plenty of events are planned to celebrate lesbians, trans women, and nonbinary individuals, organizers said, in an effort to boost belonging and safety... www.ebar.com/story/164960

San Francisco would join a host of California cities & counties in banning smoking in bar patios should an ordinance being introduced by District 7 Supervisor Myrna Melgar be adopted by city leaders this spring. It's the last of the Bay Area’s three major cities to do so... www.ebar.com/story/164959

The Rainbow Honor Walk, which installs sidewalk plaques of deceased LGBTQ luminaries, is looking for volunteers for its annual spring-cleaning project. The plaques, located throughout San Francisco's Castro neighborhood, need to be refreshed.... www.ebar.com/story/164957

Queer District 9 Supervisor Jackie Fielder has asked for a leave of absence through June 30, following an acute personal health crisis and hospital visit, a San Francisco Board of Supervisor clerk’s official stated to the Bay Area Reporter.... www.ebar.com/story/164955

Fifty-five years after Bob Ross launched the Bay Area Reporter, the house he once called home in San Francisco’s Castro district is closer to becoming a local landmark. It is one of several LGBTQ historic sites on track to receiving such a designation.... www.ebar.com/story/164925

Detroit native Joe Dombrowski's new comedy special “Dad on Arrival” chronicling his being an expectant gay dad premieres on YouTube on April 14. In a recent phone interview with The Bay Area Reporter, the comic shared stories about Ellen, Colbert, and a prosthetic leg... www.ebar.com/story/164881

As he gears up to officially launch his reelection bid on the fall ballot, gay San Francisco District 6 Supervisor Matt Dorsey is once again stumping as a candidate for the coveted “Pound Cake” award from the city’s leather community.... www.ebar.com/story/164851

Marilyn Pittman, a lesbian who was one of the first out comics, died March 28, her longtime partner posted on social media. Ms. Pittman was also involved with public radio, where she was a voice coach and producer... www.ebar.com/story/164836...

Berkeley nonprofit Oasis Legal Services, which works with LGBTQI+ asylees and immigrants to the U.S., has found success with its speed puzzle competition fundraiser - set to unfold later this month.... www.ebar.com/story/164785

The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence drag nun philanthropic group will bring their annual Easter celebration to San Francisco's Mission Dolores Park Sunday, April 5... www.ebar.com/story/164726

When he first won election in 2022 to Redwood City’s District 2 City Council seat, gay City Councilmember Chris Sturken did so by 50 votes. Up for reelection this November, Sturken is aiming for a larger margin of victory with an eye toward possibly running unopposed... www.ebar.com/story/164782

The 2026 Besties awarded by Bay Area Reporter readers in the dining categories go to .... www.ebar.com/story/164614

The 2026 Besties awarded by Bay Area Reporter readers in the arts and culture categories go to .... www.ebar.com/story/164724

The 2026 Besties awarded by Bay Area Reporter readers in the community group categories go to .... www.ebar.com/story/164724

The 2026 Besties awarded by Bay Area Reporter readers in the nightlife category winners part two go to .... www.ebar.com/story/164613

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The 2026 Besties awarded by Bay Area Reporter readers are out - first up the travel and wedding category winners.... www.ebar.com/story/164725

Gay Revolutionary War General Baron Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben once an obscure figure in America’s fight for independence from England is having a moment as the US prepares to mark its 250th anniversary this July ... www.ebar.com/story/164607

Two upcoming events will celebrate the lives of late gay pioneers and partners Harry Hay and John Burnside.... www.ebar.com/story/164556

Connie Chan and Saikat Chakrabati, straight allies who are running to succeed Congressmember Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco), brought their campaigns to the Castro, where their main challenger, gay state Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) has lived for decades... www.ebar.com/story/164561

A nonprofit network that supports transgender people is looking for volunteers for its Bay Area chapter... www.ebar.com/story/164530

A bill being carried this year by gay state Senator John Laird (D-Santa Cruz) aims to fix hiccups with insurance policies covering the cost of an injectable form of the HIV prevention medication PrEP... www.ebar.com/story/164563

In the East Bay city of San Leandro, James Aguilar is set to become the second gay man to serve on its governing body. The District 2 councilmember-designate is to be sworn into office at the City Council’s April 6 meeting... www.ebar.com/story/164565

A side street running next to the building housing New Conservatory Theatre Center will soon bear the name of the LGBTQ theatrical company’s founder Ed Decker. It joins several other streets in the vicinity of San Francisco City Hall that honor gay and lesbian luminaries... www.ebar.com/story/164526

PFLAG has launched a new digital library of resources for LGBTQ people and straight allies involved in employee resource groups, and philanthropic partners... www.ebar.com/story/164496

From allowing survivors of conversion therapy to sue practitioners to improving suicide prevention services for youth struggling with their sexuality, this year’s LGBTQ bills package in Sacramento again skews toward addressing the needs of queer/transgender young people... www.ebar.com/story/164517