A while back, writer and artist Leo Herrera arrived at a moment of growing fatigue with dating apps, and wanted to encourage and document a shift toward connection beyond the screen. His social media ...

As expected, state Senator Aisha Wahab (D-Hayward) came in first place with a commanding lead in the special election June 16 for the East Bay’s 14th U.S. House District seat.

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Monica Angela Lonigro, 55, of San Francisco, passed away peacefully at home on May 22, 2026, after a courageous fight with ovarian cancer, surrounded by loving family and friends who treasured her ...

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“Survival Is a Promise: The Eternal Life of Audre Lorde,” by Alexis Pauline Gumbs, is a biography of the life and legacy of the iconic Black feminist poet.

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Dr. Kent Sack, a gay man who was a medical forerunner in Contra Costa County during the AIDS epidemic, died June 15.

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The Transgender Law Center has received a $50,000 grant from the Latino Community Foundation in an effort to bolster its program aimed at queer and trans migrants and those seeking asylum.

LGBTQ advocates notched a host of fiscal successes totaling more than $2 billion in the 2026-27 state budget and associated trailer bills that California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Monday.

Termed out of office on January 8 next year, gay District 8 San Francisco Supervisor Rafael Mandelman will officially launch his 2028 bid for a state Assembly seat during Pride Month.