A $225,000 settlement with gay SFPD officer Brendan Mannix was approved by the Board of Supervisors today, more than three years after he filed a lawsuit alleging that he was […]
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LGBT Center erases ubiquitous honey bears painted by street artist fnnch
Amid a wave of negative attention, the LGBT Center on Wednesday erased the much-maligned fnnch-painted honey bear mural on the side of its Market Street building. “As part of our […]
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Pride 2019: Interfaith panel grapples with intersection of LGBT identity and religion
In the back room of Manny’s at 16th and Valencia streets Monday night, locals settled into velvet couches, ready for a lively panel about the intersections between religion, sexuality and […]
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Jolene’s won’t bring back the old queer Mission – but the legacy lives on
The first weekend was so exciting that they threw a party before cutting the ribbon. New queer bar Jolene’s opened last Friday on 16th Street and Harrison with the relaunch […]
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SF is now boycotting most of the United States
Gavin Newsom likes to say that San Francisco is 49 square miles surrounded by reality. Well, okay then. In reality, he’s actually ripping off a line from Jefferson Airplane’s Paul […]
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Listen Local: Talking Pride with Manny Yekutiel
On Thursday, Mission Local sat down with Manny Yekutiel, founder of a forthcoming space dedicated to civic engagement at 16th and Valencia. Previously, Yekutiel has done a lot of work […]
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Mission bakers in no hurry to discriminate against LGBT customers
The United States Supreme Court yesterday sided with a Colorado baker who claimed his First Amendment religious freedoms were impinged by a same-sex couple hoping he’d bake them a wedding […]
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Pride takes over the city, and transgender activists focus on violence at the border
While tens of thousands of people descend on San Francisco for the party that Pride Weekend has become, the Trans March kicking things off will set a different tone. Members […]
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Task force members walk out as last redistricting talk turns into chaos
This story was updated at 8:30 p.m., April 10 Shortly after 2 a.m., the final major mapping session of the Redistricting Task Force went into meltdown, with members Jeremy Lee, […]
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Remembering Carmen Vázquez, the first founding director of the Women’s Building
“‘We all knew she had come to test us. And, she would become one of our leaders,’ said Roma Guy, another founder of the Women’s Building.”
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LGBTQ space backed by Peter Thiel’s firm eyes former Farina space in SF Mission
A meetup space for queer people “accessible to every ‘letter’ plus more” apparently plans to move into the space where Italian restaurant Farina was evicted after its liquor license was […]
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Neighborhood Notes: Tucan’s block party, City Hall rally, and Pride
Along with this weekend’s festivities come opportunities to appreciate the arts, rally in solidarity with those impacted by state violence, and learn new skills, from Brazilian dance to dressing in […]
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San Francisco Police Chief Bill Scott ‘open’ to defunding police department
San Francisco Police Chief Bill Scott said he’s “open” to the defunding of his police department. “I’m open to it,” Scott said Monday night during a panel hosted by the […]
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Trans and Dyke Marches look to keep space, keep pushing ahead
In progressive San Francisco, space for LGBTQ residents continues to shrink, so as Pride enters its 47th celebration, “holding space” is key, say advocates. Two of those events – the […]
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Pro-Trump rally sparks clash at Women’s Building in SF’s Mission
Several dozen Donald Trump supporters rallied in front of the Women’s Building on 18th Street Saturday night — causing a tense and bizarre scene to unfold in the heart of […]
