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Gay SF cannabis and nightlife advocate Terrance Alan dies

Terrance Alan, a gay man, longtime cannabis activist, nightlife advocate, and entrepreneur, died Friday, October 17, after difficulty recovering from surgery, according to his longtime personal ...
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Castro volunteer safety group marks 20 years

Castro Community on Patrol, a volunteer safety group in San Francisco’s LGBTQ neighborhood, is marking 20 years and was ...
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Political Notebook: Out bayside council candidates run against Flock cameras

Among the issues a pair of out council candidates in two East Bay cities are running on this fall is opposition to the use of Flock Safety cameras by their police departments.
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US Supreme Court allows gender-affirming care in federal prisons to continue

LGBTQ rights groups are celebrating a rare win after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 7-2 to reject the Trump administration’s appeal of a lower court’s preliminary injunction on its policy that would ...
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Cisgender women eligible for doxyPEP, SF health department says

The San Francisco Department of Public Health has expanded its eligibility criteria for doxyPEP to prevent sexually transmitted infections, now recommending it for cisgender women as well as gay and ...
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First Chinese queer museum finds a home in SF’s historic Chinatown

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Gay SF poet, painter are ‘each other’s muse’

When Edward Mycue and Richard Steger met 55 years ago at an old Italian restaurant in San Francisco’s North Beach neighborhood, they didn’t realize they’d be starting not just a romantic relationship, ...
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D8 candidates eye Upper Market for Castro housing boost

The stretch of upper Market Street between Octavia Boulevard and Castro Street has long been eyed by housing advocates, developers, and policymakers in San Francisco for in-fill projects of apartments ...
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Twice-yearly injectable PrEP increasingly offered in SF

Injectable PrEP option Yeztugo is increasingly available in San Francisco, medical providers told the Bay Area Reporter.
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Yekutiel drops out of D8 race after campaign implodes following 2nd sexual misconduct allegation

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Editorial: The B.A.R. makes its SF supervisor choices

Supervisor Alan Wong. Photo: Courtesy the candidate District 4: Alan Wong We endorsed District 4 Supervisor Alan Wong, a straight ally, this spring. Wong was on the ballot in June to complete the term ...