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Gay sex venues return - Bay Area Reporter
Jun 23, 2021 · In San Francisco, Market Street's Eros has been open since May 20, as the B.A.R. reported earlier this month. Co-owner Ken Rowe told the B.A.R. June 21 that the restrictions that remained then — such as a mask requirement in the play space, and a 25% capacity limit — went by the wayside on June 16, one day after the great California reopening.
Obituaries: Daric (aka Rocky) Wolkenhauer :: Bay Area Reporter
Sep 22, 2024 · November 9, 1945 — September 22, 2024. Daric (aka Rocky) Wolkenhauer passed away at home on Sunday morning, September 22, 2024. He was born on November 9, 1945 at Georgetown Hospital in Washington, D.C., where his father was stationed in the Navy. He later grew up in the East Bay, as his parents had before him, graduating from UC Berkeley ...
Castro Street Fair celebrates golden anniversary
Oct 2, 2024 · The fair will be Sunday, October 6, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Its golden anniversary comes at the same time as the 50th anniversary of then-future supervisor Milk's column — Milk Forum — in the Bay Area Reporter. Milk, who was the first openly gay person elected in California when he won a seat on the Board of Supervisors in November 1977 ...
Editorial: Endorsements for Peninsula, South Bay races
Oct 16, 2024 · Palo Alto. There are four seats up on the Palo Alto City Council, with two incumbents seeking reelection. Two of the non-incumbent candidates returned our endorsement questionnaire: Katie Causey, who is bisexual, and Anne Cribbs, a straight ally. Candidate Katie Causey. Photo: Courtesy the Candidate.
Lesbian CA legislator's out sister aims to succeed her in …
Dec 21, 2022 · On Wednesday Cervantes' younger sister, Clarissa, announced her candidacy to succeed her sibling in the Assembly District 58 seat. Clarissa Cervantes, 32, who uses she and they pronouns, identifies as bisexual and queer, as the statewide LGBTQ advocacy organization Equality California noted when it endorsed her last year during her successful ...
Obituaries News - Bay Area Reporter
OBITUARIES. by Cynthia Laird. Aug 14, 2024. Nathan Purkiss, a gay man who worked for gay former San Francisco supervisor Mark Leno at City Hall and in Sacramento after Leno was elected to the state Assembly, died July 25, at his home in Davis, California.
Authorities say gay reality star Xol stabbed 20 times
Sep 30, 2024 · On September 10, Xol, 58, was allegedly stabbed 20 times by Richard Joseph Gonzales III, a 34-year-old man with a lengthy juvenile and adult criminal record, according to a charging document obtained by the B.A.R. The Riverside County District Attorney stated in the document that Gonzales had prior criminal convictions that were "numerous and ...
US Supreme Court to hear 2 LGBTQ-related cases
Oct 8, 2024 · The U.S. Supreme Court opened its 2024-25 session October 7 with at least 10 LGBTQ-related petitions before it. Seven of those petitions involve transgender issues: Four ask whether states can limit a minor's access to treatment for gender dysphoria, and three ask whether states can ban transgender females from participating in female sports competitions.
Editorial: Retain California justices :: Bay Area Reporter
Oct 26, 2022 · Help keep the Bay Area Reporter going in these tough times. To support local, independent, LGBTQ journalism, consider becoming a BAR member. Largely flying under the radar on the November 8 ballot are the retention elections for California Supreme Court and appellate court justices. It’s important that voters retain all of them.