• A must-read. important interview with Xandir, a queer teen who was shipped off to a for-profit "re-education school" (or more realistically: a school that "fixes" sexual orientation through brainwashing, abuse and dishonesty). Xandir, who is incredibly eloquent, will also be telling her story at Bawdy Storytelling tonight. (Note: VB's site NSFW, but the Appeal has additional details.) [VioletBlue] [Appeal]

• Loosely related: Jerry Brown declares June LGBT Pride Month. It kind of was anyway, but now it's official! [BAR]

• Drawing Crowds: The Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon, rendered graphically. [BayCitizen]

• Lahore Karahi, Tenderloin purveyor of Pakistani and Indian cuisines switches to takeout-only. [TheFeast]

• Whoops, the 49ers stadium in Santa Clara is $50 million more than expected. [CBSLocal

• Finding a broken parking meters: much less of a thrill now that you have to move your car after two hours. [Appeal]

• Here come the Yellow Pages lawsuits. [Chron]

• East Palo Alto teen accused of shooting an infant is being tried as an adult, appears in court. [SFEx]

• "The Streets of San Francisco" was a category on Jeopardy [MissionMission]