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LGBTQ Agenda: CDC sounds alarm about syphilis in newborns

LGBTQ Agenda: CDC sounds alarm about syphilis in newborns

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Nov 14, 2023

Syphilis cases in newborn babies have risen over 10 times the number reported a decade ago, and the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is sounding the alarm with a new report.

Political Notes: San Francisco readies for conference with Asian leaders

Political Notes: San Francisco readies for conference with Asian leaders

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Nov 10, 2023

The biggest international gathering in decades will descend on San Francisco this weekend and bring with it a week of global attention and traffic chaos.

Out in the World: The power of LGBTQ stories is demonstrated in books and a documentary

Out in the World: The power of LGBTQ stories is demonstrated in books and a documentary

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Nov 9, 2023

Three books and one short documentary will give people reasons to give thanks this holiday season and inspiration to act heading into 2024.

Business Briefing: Scuba instructor provides safe space for LGBTQ divers

Business Briefing: Scuba instructor provides safe space for LGBTQ divers

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Nov 8, 2023

Pursuing a career in Antarctic biology, specifically to study penguins, Danny Khor in January signed up as a volunteer with the Aquarium of the Bay at Pier 39 in San Francisco's bayside Fisherman's Wharf shopping and dining district.

News Briefs: Engardio to spotlight Sunset district during APEC

News Briefs: Engardio to spotlight Sunset district during APEC

  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Nov 8, 2023

Gay District 4 Supervisor Joel Engardio will be highlighting the Sunset district during next week's Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, or APEC, conference in San Francisco.

Out in the World: SF, Zurich compare LGBTQ movements' past and present

Out in the World: SF, Zurich compare LGBTQ movements' past and present

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Nov 8, 2023

San Francisco and Zurich's LGBTQ communities were recently part of a weeklong celebration of the 20th anniversary of the two cities' sister city relationship.

Political Notebook: Lesbian BART director Saltzman rules out 4th term

Political Notebook: Lesbian BART director Saltzman rules out 4th term

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Nov 8, 2023

Lesbian BART director Rebecca Saltzman has ruled out seeking a fourth term in 2024.

LGBTQ Agenda: Florida appeals Hamburger Mary's suit to US Supreme Court

LGBTQ Agenda: Florida appeals Hamburger Mary's suit to US Supreme Court

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Nov 7, 2023

The administration of Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has appealed an appellate court's decision in favor of Hamburger Mary's in its suit against his anti-lewdness law to the United States Supreme Court.

Political Notes: Tuesday election could usher in historic LGBTQ wins

Political Notes: Tuesday election could usher in historic LGBTQ wins

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Nov 6, 2023

Voters in certain areas of California and across the country will head to the polls Tuesday for the 2023 off-year elections.

News Briefs: Breed proposes honorary street name for MTT

News Briefs: Breed proposes honorary street name for MTT

  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Nov 1, 2023

Former longtime San Francisco Symphony music director Michael Tilson Thomas may have a street block ceremonially named in his honor after Mayor London Breed proposed the legislation last week.

Political Notebook: Gay former transit planner Logan runs for Oakland council

Political Notebook: Gay former transit planner Logan runs for Oakland council

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Nov 1, 2023

A gay man who oversaw mobility issues in both San Francisco and Oakland is running to unseat from office next November Oakland District 3 City Councilmember Carroll Fife.

Transmissions: Forgotten histories

Transmissions: Forgotten histories

  • by Gwendolyn Ann Smith
  • Nov 1, 2023

It should come as no surprise to anyone that I feel that the trans community often fails to grasp its own history. That focus is, after all, part of my own history.

LGBTQ Agenda: Queer Latino youth have heightened risk of suicidality, study finds

LGBTQ Agenda: Queer Latino youth have heightened risk of suicidality, study finds

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Oct 31, 2023

A study of LGBTQ Hispanic and Latino young people found that they were more likely to report depression, anxiety, and suicidal thoughts than young people of other ethnicities — and struggled with accessing mental health care.

Political Notes: Online curation dives into iconic LGBTQ tees

Political Notes: Online curation dives into iconic LGBTQ tees

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Oct 30, 2023

The LGBTQ community has long used art to convey its political and cultural messages, whether to those in the know or the wider public.