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Category Archives: LGBT
SF Pride Board Says Bradley Manning Can't Be Grand Marshal Because He's Not Local
The San Francisco Pride Board has a new rationale for keeping former U.S. soldier and whistleblower Bradley Manning out of the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Pride Parade as a grand marshal: He's not local enough. The position in Manning's case … Continue reading
San Francisco Supervisor Campos Giving Up on Renaming SFO for Harvey Milk
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A San Francisco lawmaker said Tuesday that he has abandoned a proposal to rename San Francisco International Airport after slain gay rights leader Harvey Milk and instead plans to pursue getting an airport terminal named in … Continue reading
Delaware Becomes 11th State to Allow Same-Sex Marriage
Update: Half an hour after the Delaware Senate passed a bill to legalize same-sex marriage in The First State, Gov. Jack Markell signed the measure into law. The new statute allows same-sex marriages beginning July 1. Original post: DOVER, Del. … Continue reading
Berkeley Death in Police Custody Was Accidental, Probe Concludes
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by Alex Emslie The in-custody death of a Berkeley resident, which has fueled speculation about police conduct and calls for transparency, was accidental and due to acute combined drug intoxication, according to documents released late last Friday. Kayla Moore, a … Continue reading
News Pix: San Jose May Day Immigration Rally, Solar Plane Liftoff and Hot Weather
Several thousand people marched for workers' rights and immigration reform on May Day in San Jose. (Deborah Svoboda/KQED) Dancers performed outside San Jose City Hall as part of the May Day rallies. Speakers from local labor unions and immigration rights … Continue reading
San Francisco Gay Activists Split Over Bradley Manning Pride Role
A grand marshal in the San Francisco Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Pride Parade doesn't do very much. Mostly the job requires waving at onlookers while riding in a convertible. And Bradley Manning, imprisoned on charges of leaking U.S. military documents through … Continue reading
NBA Player, Stanford Alum Jason Collins Comes Out as Gay; Reactions From Kobe Bryant, Steve Nash, More ...
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For years now it has seemed like only a matter of time. And now it has happened. In Sports Illustrated essay published online Monday, Washington Wizards center Jason Collins became the first male athlete to come out as gay while … Continue reading
In San Francisco Softball League, Gay and Straight Athletes Mixing On and Off Field
Some years back, at the Gay Softball World Series, my San Francisco league team decided to exercise its penchant for kitschiness by scheduling a group dinner at the local Hooters. I think the team was also trying to throw a … Continue reading
News Pix: Joshua Trees in Bloom, Oakland Artists Face Eviction and San Jose Tattoo Removal
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It's been an incredible spring for Joshua trees in the Mojave Desert and throughout the Southwest. The strange and gangly desert forest is in the last stages of an unusually rich and widespread bloom. (Caitlin Esch/KQED) Residents of a small … Continue reading
California Events Push Boy Scouts Toward Lifting Gay Ban
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The Boy Scouts of America has announced a proposal to lift its ban on gay youth, and events in California have a lot to do with the move. A bill in the State Senate would limit tax exemptions for groups … Continue reading
