LGBTQ Archives - Mission Local

First adult LGBTQ shelter in U.S., Jazzie’s Place, to nearly triple in size

by Maura Corkery September 12, 2025, 4:00 amSeptember 12, 2025, 11:30 am

A crowded nightclub scene with people dancing, talking, and holding drinks under colorful lights.

Where are the girls and the gays? Suddenly, S.F. is full of lesbian bars.

by Jordan Montero August 30, 2025, 4:00 amSeptember 2, 2025, 10:46 am

A group of people dance closely together at a lively indoor party with festive string lights and colorful outfits.

Sing along to ‘Fruit Fly,’ homegrown S.F. musical, at the Roxie next week

by Pam Grady July 19, 2025, 9:00 amJuly 22, 2025, 12:22 pm

A group of people sits in a conference room, some talking and others listening, while two individuals stand and walk near the front.

S.F. blocks trans activists’ bid to reclaim historic queer riot site

by Eleni Balakrishnan July 16, 2025, 11:55 pmJuly 17, 2025, 1:57 pm

A three-story white and gray building with geometric designs on its facade, located at a street corner with traffic signs, cars, and pedestrians nearby.

Activists want S.F. to oust prison operator from site of historic trans riot

by Eleni Balakrishnan July 16, 2025, 3:41 pmJuly 17, 2025, 2:19 pm

A group of people sit around a table in a meeting room, listening to a presenter standing by a large screen displaying a document.

Mission residents write to drag performer arrested by ICE: ‘We’re with you’

by Oscar Palma July 1, 2025, 1:51 pmJuly 3, 2025, 2:49 pm

Three women are shown in side-by-side portraits, each smiling and looking at the camera in different indoor settings.

Three immigrant LGBTQ+ entrepreneurs talk Pride and the Mission

by Danny PHam June 27, 2025, 1:38 pmJuly 8, 2025, 1:04 pm

A drag performer in a rainbow gown and bold makeup walks through a lively bar as patrons clap and cheer.

The last bar manager at Aunt Charlie’s, the last gay bar in the Tenderloin

by Jessica Blough June 21, 2025, 11:00 am

Crystal Mason speaks about the importance of the Dyke March for the community at Chan National Queer Arts Center on Saturday Oct. 26, 2024. Photo by Oscar Palma.

Will Dyke March return in 2025? Organizers hold town hall to test waters

by Oscar Palma October 26, 2024, 8:32 pmOctober 29, 2024, 11:01 am

Two individuals joyfully walk down a street carrying a rainbow flag and a lesbian pride flag. One person wears sunglasses and a patterned shirt, the other has a black outfit with shorts.

Dolores Park fills up and the Dyke March goes on after official cancellation

by Zenobia Pellissier Lloyd, Abigail Vân Neely and Isabella Marzban June 29, 2024, 8:20 pmJuly 5, 2024, 10:12 am

San Francisco remains a magnet for the young and queer

by Zenobia Pellissier Lloyd June 26, 2024, 2:29 pmJune 27, 2024, 12:13 pm

Randy Leo Dudley with his arms outstretched

Friends of queer Black man found hanged in Bernal Heights seek answers from city

by Zenobia Pellissier Lloyd June 14, 2024, 1:16 pmJune 18, 2024, 2:17 pm

A group of people posing for a photo, with one woman in the center holding a framed "California State Senate" certificate. They are dressed in formal and semi-formal attire.

Election Coverage

S.F. politicos embrace Josephine Zhao, who previously fought trans rights

by Yujie Zhou June 4, 2024, 5:00 amFebruary 14, 2025, 5:25 pm

A woman in a beanie and a flannel shirt smiles in front of a wall of stickers

After 8 years, the Mission gets a women-centric, queer neighborhood bar

by Eleni Balakrishnan January 27, 2023, 5:51 pmJanuary 31, 2023, 11:25 am