Sep 30, 2024 · The Bay Area Reporter is learning of new details in the killing in Palm Springs of Eduardo Xol, a gay man, former San Francisco resident, actor, and reality show star.

Jan 17, 2025 · LGBTQ advocates are criticizing California health officials for the sudden cancellation of an LGBTQ youth mental health initiative just as their alarms are growing about the negative impacts queer young people may face from the second Trump administration. There are an estimated 1,160,000 LGBTQ ...

Jan 22, 2025 · June 11, 1940 — November 26, 2024. Ralph Carlson grew up in Brooklyn and lived in Greenwich Village, New York before migrating with a family of long-term friends to San Francisco in 1976.

Dec 11, 2024 · The Bay Area Reporter took first place for overall excellence from the San Francisco Press Club's Greater Bay Area Journalism Awards. Writers for the LGBTQ newspaper also took home honors, which were announced December 4 at the press club's gala held at the Julia Morgan Ballroom in downtown San Francisco.

Jan 22, 2025 · May 11, 1942 — October 28, 2024. Denis, a longtime bartender at the Twin Peaks Tavern, passed away at his home in Palm Springs after a long illness.

Feb 15, 2023 · The death of Jaxon Sales has brought scrutiny to the medical examiner's office. Photo: Courtesy Sales family Case of gay man brings scrutiny to office

Jan 12, 2025 · Chicago continues to be fertile ground for new musical acts including Dehd and Friko. It's unclear if the members of Friko, led by Niko Kapetan and Bailey Minzenberg (who identifies as queer and uses they/them pronouns), ever listened to the Effigies or were aware of Verböten before making their debut album "Where We've Been, Where We Go From Here" (ATO), but they travel a similar punk ...

Dec 12, 2024 · The case against the man accused of killing gay reality TV star Eduardo Xol in Palm Springs is headed back to court next week where a possible pretrial settlement is scheduled to be discussed.

Dec 18, 2024 · In several weeks gay District 8 Supervisor Rafael Mandelman will know if he will wield the gavel at Board of Supervisors meetings during his remaining two years representing the city’s LGBTQ Castro district and adjacent neighborhoods at City Hall.

Contra Costa County will be updating its main governing document to do away with using gender-specific pronouns throughout it. Leaders of the East Bay jurisdiction also plan to implement a similar update to various documents used by the countywide government.