As more and more conservative states pass draconian anti-trans and anti-drag laws, San Francisco is pushing back by creating a new position of Drag Laureate….

San Francisco’s legendary drag queen Heklina, creator of the infamously transgressive drag show Trannyshack and one-time co-owner of the SOMA nightclub Oasis, was found dead…

Sally Miller Gearhart (April 15, 1931 – July 14, 2021) – author, academic, feminist, and activist – passed away on July 14 at the age…

Ken Jones (November 9, 1950 – January 13, 2021), a Black gay rights activist who fought against the segregation of LGBTQ activism and spaces, lost…

“United we stand, divided they’ll catch us one by one.” Jose Sarria, founder of the Imperial Court This week’s Bay Area Reporter reviews a new…

I just thought Harry was a great asset to San Francisco and did a really fantastic job. He’s kind of an unsung hero because he’s…

Phyllis Lyon (right) and her wife, Del Martin, at their first wedding in 2004. Phyllis Lyon, the pioneering activist who cofounded the first lesbian rights…

All images released to the public domain by the Buttigieg for America campaign. For nearly three weeks, Pete Buttigieg was the delegate frontrunner in the…

Harvey Milk, the first openly-gay politician in San Francisco who was assassinated in 1978, often claimed to reporters that he had been dishonorably discharged from…

[This article was updated on Feb. 5, 2020 to reflect Governor Gavin Newsom’s decision to pardon Rustin and create a clemency initiative for others with…