Quiet little East Bay burg Castro Valley was scheduled to host their first ever Pride march tomorrow afternoon, but greater-than-anticipated interest in the event -- at least 300 (!) people have said they're coming on Facebook -- has pushed organizers to abandon the marching and move the event to the Castro Valley High School parking lot. They're now calling it the Rainbow Rally Across the Valley. more ›

Castro resident Sean Ray, 42, was on his way home after taking part in the Pink Saturday festivities, June 25, when he found a gaggle of youths on his apartment steps. After a minor verbal dustup between the two parties, Ray was reportedly beaten and kicked by the ragtag group. more ›

On Sunday morning, thousands of people converged on Market Street to celebrate Gay Pride 2011. New York, of course, was showered with lots of West Coast love this afternoon -- if you recall, the New York GOP-controlled Senate approved same-sex marriage on Friday -- but today was all about San Francisco queer appreciation. Everyone from Mayor Ed Lee to Sen. Mark Leno to almost every mayoral candidate to a smattering of celebrities (Olympia Dukakis!) and noted scribes (Susie Bright!) to cash-hungry corporations made contingent appearances at today's big parade. more ›

Bambi Lake and her "hot fashion boy" by Christopher Carroll of Christopher Carroll Photography. Happy Pride, everybody! more ›

Hi, everybody. Welcome to Gay Pride weekend in San Francisco. What's Gay Pride weekend, exactly? Well, it's the time of year when lesbians hold hands walking down Market Street and gay men's pupils dilate to the size of dinner plates. More or less. And what with so many parties happening from today until the wee hours of Monday morning, we here at SFist would like to tell you what to notice and what to avoid. You're welcome. more ›

This afternoon's Trans March starts at 3:30 in heavily segregated Dolores Park. This year's annual transgender march should take on an even feistier tone. On Thursday, a San Francisco Superior Court Judge dismissed felony hate crime charges brought against two men accused of assaulting a 20-year-old transgender woman at the 16th and Mission BART Plaza back in April. (District Attorney Gascón, we should point out, was "extremely disappointed"... more ›

One of the few (and perhaps only) remaining voices of untarnished activism in San Francisco, Michael Petrelis, interviewed LGBT Community Center executive director Rebecca Rolfe about the Center's unyielding support of AT&T and its pending merger with T-Mobile. Last week, if you recall, six GLAAD board members, as well as President Jarrett Barrios, were forced to resign due to the organization’s involvement in the proposed merger. (What with a Democrat sitting n the Oval Office, AT&T looks to left-learning organizations to help bend Obama's ear for merger approval. If this were the Bush era of a few years ago, AT&T would probably be hitting up the other end of the spectrum, the NRA, etc.) more ›

In an effort to curb violence at the Pink Saturday festival in the Castro, the city has banned booze at the annual precursor to the Pride Parade. Last year, if you recall, a 19-year-old male was killed and two others injured at Market and Castro by a gunman more ›

Robert Jeffrey shared with the world this joyful lip-sync routine set to Madonna's triumphant "Vogue," which he performed in 1991 during a vacation with his parents. He was nine-years-old at the time. Jeffrey explains: more ›

Bay Area Reporter has word on this year's S.F. Pride Parade grand marshals. Let's see, we have: Yigit Pura (winner of Bravo's Top Chef: Just Desserts), Chaz Bono (Cher blood runs through her his veins!), Olympia Dukakis (Anna Madrigal, mother to all San Franciscans), Aaron Belkin (former soldier, current anti-'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' crusader), Victoria Kolakowski (transgender judge for Alameda County Superior Court), Christiana Remington (Butterfly Productions founder, a "space where lesbian women of all shapes, sizes, and colors could gather"), Therese "Terry" Stewart (San Francisco's chief deputy city attorney), Reverend Roland Stringfellow (Christian minister), Graylin K. Thornton (noted leather queen), Bishop Yvette Flunder (Minister of the United Church of Christ), Susie Bright (iconic sexpert!), and Ron Wong (former Pride board member and treasurer, "and he's also been involved with AIDS Project East Bay"). more ›

Organizers of the annual Dyke March are putting out the (probably empty) threat that they might have to cancel the parade/rally this year unless someone coughs up $30,000. The march traditionally happens the Saturday evening before Pride Sunday, shortly before Pink Saturday festivities in the Castro, and it's the one occasion of the gay calendar when the ladies get to rule the roost and overtake Dolores Park, bared breasteses and all. It's been going on since the early 90s and draws a good 10,000 to 20,000 people. more ›

Yesterday, SFist broke the story of an enthralling, although possibly problematic, police scuffle caught on tape at Sunday's Gay Pride. See, a few revelers were out of line (assaulting police officers, drunk, wearing tacky ensembles) and the police, who were far outnumbered, had to use force. Today, SFPD responded to the video. Police spokeswoman Lt. Lyn Tomioka explained to BCN (via SF Appeal) why mild force was necessary. more ›

It looks like things got a bit out of hand during an attempted arrest at Sunday's S.F. Gay Pride festivities. Shot by fckjulien1000 near the Orpheum Theater, the title of this video is "Police beating girls at GayPride 2010 (San Fransisco)," which, as some members in the crowd audibly attest, seems to be the case. more ›

Man who allegedly shot and killed 19-year-old Stephen Powell identified by SFPD. more ›

The party at Civic Center following the 2010 San Francisco Pride Parade was packed. And hot. And breer-soaked loads of fun. Everyone from little babies rolling in the grass to elderly men displaying wrinkled private bits were out and about having fun. Although, sadly, your editor fell victim to a pickpocket midway through the festivities -- tip: always keep your wallet in a carryall bag during crowded events! -- thus forcing us to leave prematurely to cancel debit/credit cards, the post-parade party looked like resounding success. more ›

3 shot during Pink Saturday festivities in the Castro. more ›

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi made this recorded video for Sunday's Gay Pride celebration and parade. Aside from uttering this year's cringe-worthy tag line, "Forty and Fabulous," ol' bug eyes gives it up for gay marriage. more ›

Here is part II of SFist's attempt to round up all the gay/queer/trans and ever-so lesbian happenings going down about town on Saturday. (Stay tuned for Sunday events!) And, as Jay mentioned in yesterday's Pride rundown, "for those of you who count some gays among your coworkers, please take it as a given that Monday will be a sick day, if they haven't asked for it off already." This is not a joke. Gays are useless on the Monday after Pride. And look here if you're still short on stuff to do tonight. (Photos above by Darwin Bell) more ›

There's a scavenger hunt going on today, sponsored by GayCities.com, in which local drag impresario Juanita MORE! is checking in (via iPhone app) at various locales throughout the city and dropping off pairs of tickets for lucky scavengers. more ›

Gay ice cream will get your SF Gay Pride week started on a sweet note. more ›

Knowing that Bambuddha Lounge was closing (you've heard, right?), drag queen and party promoter Juanita MORE! had to find another place for gays of all stripes to congregate after the Sunday Gay Pride festivities on June 27th this year. "It had to be someplace with great outdoor space," Juanita tells SFist, and for her now famous post-Pride party she finally settled on Kelly's Mission Rock Café, a space better known to the heteros about town. "There's floor to ceiling windows upstairs looking out over the entire Bay, so if it's the tiniest bit chilly it's still going to feel like you're outdoors but you can stay warm." more ›

COMEDY: This sounds like a pretty great idea. At Laugh Your Way To Love!, a line-up of comedians will get the crowd loosened up, and then hostess Deb Campo will attempt to make love connections from the stage. Non-single folks are welcome, too. more ›

"Happy gay pride, 50 Cent" by Jack Shamama. more ›

San Francisco Gay Pride Grand Marshal Lt. Dan Choi, the Army National Guard officer translator and West Point alum who came out as queer "to protest the military's 'don't ask, don't tell' policy," could become the first New York National Guard member discharged for breaking the military's inane and bizarre policy on homosexuals. Or, as the military defines it, ousted "for 'moral and professional dereliction.'" A hearing today in Syracuse, NY at the headquarters of the 27th Brigade Combat Teamwill decide whether or not to rid the service of his esteemed and education, albeit gay, presence. According to AP, "Choi served as one of the grand marshals of last Sunday's LGBT Pride Parade in San Francisco, marching with a group called Knights Out, which supports gay military members." more ›

Here are our NSFW batch of images taken at this past weekend's 39th San Francisco Pride. Thousands came in from all over the world to march, party, and prance about. Best of all, we captured it for you. We've got spanking, leather, flesh, same-sex kissing and Pride Grand Marshall Cloris Leachman. Check them out. If you dare. more ›

The iconic Pink Triangle on Twin Peaks was set on fire by possible vandals at around 5 a.m. this morning, damaging a 25-by-30 foot area. The fire was extinguished thirty minutes later. Arson investigators are still trying to determine the cause. Mark Leno told CBS5 (video) that this isn't the first time it's happened, and that it will be repaired in time for next year's pride weekend. As Leno explained, the Pink Triangle is highly visible and vulnerable. In CBS5's video report about the incident, a resident mentions that there are lots of rare plants on Twin Peaks that were likely damaged. On a side note, some of NBC Bay Area's commenters are ignoramuses. more ›

Here are some images of today's San Francisco Pride festivities. Wee! more ›

Too old, young, married with children, in the closet, cracked out, hungover or far away to watch this morning's Gay Pride Parade? Relax. You can watch it within the warm, glowing, comforting glow of your computer screen. Check out the parade live at 10 a.m. this morning over SFPrideLive.com, hosted by alleged celebrities Jai Rodriguez, Michelle Meow and Sebastian Kunz.. (An aside:? Where the fuck are Jan Wahl and Donna Sachet? It's not a LGBTTQGLGQ Pride parade without Jan and the Castro district's tranny of note. This is bullshit.) You can also watch it live on Comcast channel 99 starting at 10:30 a.m. Who knows? Coverage might just border on 'almost interesting.' Oh, and also be sure to send SFist your Pride pics. If you want to, that is You can do by by electronically mailing them to editor@sfist.com, or simply tag them with 'sfist' IN Flickr. Have fun, kids. more ›

In Dolores Park on Friday, the annual Trans March kicked off Gay Pride weekend. And, according to reports, "people were openly popping hormone therapies right out there in the street." Good gravy. Anyway, loads of other trannies, FTMs, MTFs, friends, gawkers, lovers and family members showed up to Pride weekend's most underrated yet entertaining event. (Alas, there was no sign of Chaz Bono.) more ›