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Bevan Dufty’s campaign commercial scares the religious right
The following is a simple commercial from openly gay San Francisco mayoral candidate Bevan Dufty. You’ve probably seen it before but it bears repeating in its proper context. It shows that the loving and raising of children is not something strictly owned by the heterosexual community or a stereotypical nuclear family.
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Activist, gay pioneer Arthur Evans dies
Gay pioneer, writer, and neighborhood activist Arthur Evans, who lived at the corner of Haight and Ashbury streets in San Francisco since 1974, died Sunday, September 11 at his home. He was 68.
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U.S. government rips man away from AIDS-afflicted spouse
After some legal wins in the cases of bi-national gay and lesbian couples, this devastating story comes out of San Francisco. The San Francisco Chronicle reports on Bradford Wells, a U.S. citizen, and Anthony John Makk, a citizen of Australia. The two were legally married in Massachusetts seven years ago and have lived together 19 […]
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Suspect in murder of gay immigrant says victim’s death was accidental
The man accused of murdering 23-year-old Freddy Canul-Arguello and then setting fire to the victim’s remains, has claimed that Canul-Arguello’s death was accidental, according to his attorney, San Francisco public defender Alex Lilien.
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Arrest made in murder of gay immigrant found burned, left in park dumpster
San Francisco police have made an arrest in connection with the murder of a gay immigrant whose body was discovered last month burned beyond recognition.
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New York state flag to fly high above San Francisco’s famed Castro neighborhood
In an act of appreciation and in solidarity with the greater LGBTQ community of the Empire State, when New York’s first same-sex marriages commence this Sunday, the New York state flag will fly above San Francisco’s famed Castro neighborhood.
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Mystery surrounds murder of gay immigrant in San Francisco
On Friday, June 10, San Francisco firefighters, responding to a reported brush fire incident in Buena Vista Park in the city’s famed Haight district, made the grisly discovery of a gay immigrant’s corpse, burned beyond recognition in an nearby dumpster.
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Chaz Bono to serve as Grand Marshall of San Francisco pride parade
Chaz Bono is slated to be the Grand Marshall of the San Francisco gay pride parade on June 26.
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World Series champions San Francisco Giants to LGBT youth: ‘It Gets Better’
The World Series champion San Francisco Giants on Wednesday became the first major league sports team to join the “It Gets Better” project, in hopes of inspiring LGBT youth struggling with adversity and intolerance.
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Valentine’s Day marked with rallies, protests to call attention to marriage equality
Advocates for same-sex marriage marked this year’s Valentine’s Day with rallies and protests across the nation, many responding to a call from GetEQUAL and Marriage Equality USA to raise awareness about […]