SAN FRANCISCO– To celebrate the 35th Annual San Francisco Fleet Week, LGBT active-duty service members, veterans, and straight allies gathered at The Café in San Francisco for the first ever Fleet Week LGBT Military Mixer Oct. 10. The event was coordinated by local LGBT military leaders as a way to thank visiting service members, discuss…
LOS ANGELES – Author, political strategist, civil rights activist and political firebrand David Mixner will bring his audience right onto his metaphorical front porch in his theatrical tell-all, “Oh Hell No!,” coming to Los Angeles and San Francisco next month. Once named by Newsweek as the most powerful gay man in America, Mixner is a…
SAN FRANCISCO – The 45th Annual San Francisco LGBT Pride Celebration and Parade is less than three months away and organizers are hard at work solidifying plans and programming for the event. The SF LGBT Pride Parade will take place on Sunday, June 28 in downtown San Francisco beginning at 10:30AM. A two-day celebration and…
The Well Beyond HIV campaign celebrates the lives of older adults living with HIV. As the population of older Americans living with HIV/AIDS grows, the daily realities, concerns and successes of their lives remain largely invisible. Well Beyond HIV puts a lens on this community and demonstrates that an HIV diagnosis is a journey, where…
PRINCETON, N.J. — The San Francisco metropolitan area has the highest percentage of the adult population who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT) of any of the top 50 U.S. metropolitan areas, followed by Portland, Oregon, and Austin, Texas, new research from Gallup reveals. Variation in the percentage who identify as LGBT across…
SAN FRANCISCO — Water sprinklers installed in the doorways of Saint Mary’s Cathedral in San Francisco by the Archdiocese of San Francisco to deter homeless people from sleeping there at night will be dismantled. KCBS reported that the San Francisco Archdiocese has apologized for the ‘misunderstood’ and ‘ill-conceived’ effort to keep the homeless out of…
While we’re lucky enough to live in such a beautiful tourist destination as San Diego, sometimes a slight change of pace is needed. Thankfully, there are multiple hot spots that are perfect for a three-day weekend getaway within a short drive or flight from San Diego. If big cities top your list of must-sees, check…
AIDS/LifeCycle is a fully supported, 7-day bike ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles to raise money and awareness in the fight against HIV/AIDS. AIDS/LifeCycle 2015 will take place May 31 through June 6, 2015. Every year, this landmark ride through beautiful California delivers a life-changing experience for thousands of participants from all backgrounds and…
Taja Gabrielle DeJesus, a transgender woman living in San Francisco who volunteered at a shelter for transgender people, was brutally murdered on Sunday morning. Her death and the deaths of three other trans women of color this month are a stark and horrifying reminder that for trans people, discrimination, violence and prejudice are all too…
Outside Lands 2014, the yearly celebration amidst the beauty of Golden Gate Park, San Francisco came to a close Sunday with organizers hailing it as the “best one yet,” despite the disappointment of some who had purchased counterfeit tickets. According to SFgate.com San Francisco police said they seized hundreds of the expertly forged passes to…
