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First Transgender Attorney to Argue Before Supreme Court Will Argue Trans Healthcare Case Wednesday

ACLU attorney Chase Strangio, a trans man, will become the first trans attorney to argue a case before the Supreme Court this week as he takes the legal stage for oral arguments in U.S. v. Skrmetti.

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SF Pride Rescinds Invite For 80s Rocker Dee Snider to Perform After Weird Anti-Trans Tweet

SF Pride thought they had a real publicity coup in the making with Dee Snider of Twisted Sister — who no one under the age of 45 is likely to remember — agreeing to perform his 1984 hit "We're Not Gonna Take It" at this year's Pride festivities.

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SF Joins Legal Inquiry Into Uber for Allegedly Discriminating Against Trans, Non-Binary Drivers

San Francisco, Los Angeles, and San Diego city attorneys are all digging into Uber’s alleged discriminatory practices with trans and non-binary people who try to sign up for the platform, because the bots feel their names and faces do not adequately match their driver's licenses.

[Update] President Trump Expected To Sign Anti-LGBTQ, Anti-Abortion Executive Order This Week

Three months after a draft executive order was leaked that many saw as a thinly veiled attack on LGBTQ equality, sources close to the White House say that President Trump is aiming to

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Video: LGBT Activist Ken Jones Talks About The Impact Of 'When We Rise'

Ken Jones, a longtime activist in SF's LGBT community, is one of the primary characters portrayed in ABC's somewhat fictionalized though mostly based-in-fact miniseries, When We Rise. As we noted the other day

Could The Texas Supreme Court Actually Roll Back Marriage Equality?

In a first of its kind challenge to the "settled law" of marriage equality, the Texas Supreme Court this week heard arguments in a case that questions to what extent Texas has to

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These Are The Real-Life San Francisco LGBT Heroes Portrayed In ABC's 'When We Rise'

The first of four installments of ABC's docu-drama miniseries When We Rise premiered last night, and will be available for your on-demand binging pleasure for a while to come (with the remainder of

Scenes From Last Night's Emotional Castro Vigil

While a raucous Trump election protest rocked Market Street last night, a peaceful, somber, but emotionally charged candlelight gathering brought out about 800 mourners and activists to register a collective WTF over the

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Photo Du Jour: SF's Black Cat Bar Comes Back To Life In Shoot For LGBT History Series

A photo posted by Dustin Lance Black (@dlanceblack) on Mar 9, 2016 at 8:12pm PST "After three long years of research, interviews and writing, it’s now time to leave home and

How The Castro Celebrated National Marriage Equality

Castro Street was closed on schedule at 5 p.m., CNN had a live feed on the rally stage, and SF's cohort of openly gay politicians all got up to speak Friday evening,

The Bay Area Reacts To Historic Same-Sex Marriage Ruling; Street Party Planned In Castro

Troy Brunet is here standing at 17th and Castro in San Francisco waiving this flag -- "it's like a sigh of relief" pic.twitter.com/4KsaspMWQc— Hamed Aleaziz (@Haleaziz) June 26, 2015 Cars

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How To Do SF Pride: An LGBT Pride Week Guide

Of course you must know by now, at least via all the rainbow flags on Market Street or via your one gay friend, that it's LGBT Pride Week. As SFist has discussed in

This Week Marks The 11th Anniversary Of Gay Marriage In SF

While the Supreme Court is hinting that the time has finally come this year for nationwide, federally sanctioned same-sex marriage, the whole idea is yesterday's news for the Bay Area. Literally. Yesterday, February

According To Justice Thomas, SCOTUS Just Admitted They're Ruling In Favor Of Federal Same-Sex Marriage

We're still likely months away from a final ruling from the Supreme Court on same-sex marriage nationwide only two short years after the landmark decision striking down the Defense of Marriage Act in

Sixth Circuit Court Of Appeals Upholds Same-Sex Marriage Bans, Setting Stage For Another SCOTUS Decision

Bucking the trend of every other federal appeals court in the country thus far, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has issued a much-anticipated decision upholding gay marriage bans in the four states

Facebook Donated $10K To Anti-Gay Candidate In Utah

The political-lobbying arm of Facebook recently made a cash donation of $10,000 to anti-gay-marriage Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes's re-election campaign, sparking some fury in the LGBT community. Reyes is currently fighting

Gavin Newsom Demands Apology From Rick Perry Over Gay Comments

Lieutenant governor and gay marriage hero Gavin Newsom took to Twitter yesterday to scold Texas governor Rick Perry for his ignorance about gay stuff. And he's demanding that Perry apologize. To recap, Perry

Rick Perry Has Nerve To Come To S.F. And Compare Homosexuality To Alcoholism

Governor Rick Perry, who may or may not be toying with another presidential bid, let it be known last night at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco that he's still very much an

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Photos From Pioneering Activist Jose Sarria's Grand Drag Funeral at S.F.'s Grace Cathedral

Not wanting to leave anything to chance, or to the event planning abilities of others, pioneering LGBT activist Jose Sarria laid out specific instructions for how his funeral would go down. His Imperial

Obamacare Also Offers Protection Against Transgender Discrimination

According to a new memo from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Affordable Care Act (or Obamacare, if you like) will prevent any health care provider receiving federal funds

Nationwide Same-Sex Kiss-In Protest Today At Chick-Fil-A

Today at Chick-Fil-A stores throughout the country, same-sex couples are expected to turn out heavily to protest company president and COO Dan Cathy's comments supporting "the biblical definition of the family unit" — as

Chick-Fil-A Judgement Day Ends With Accusations Of Fascism, 'Christophobia,' Possible Brain Damage

After yesterday's Chick-Fil-A Appreciation Day drew hundreds of thousands of people clogging drive-thrus and arteries across the country, the media had a chance to put the whole controversy over Dan Cathy's comments supporting

Alleged Gay Rights 'Icon' Larry Brinkin Busted For Child Porn

Larry Brinkin, a local gay rights advocate, was busted on child porn charges Friday. According to reports, the man was an "icon" of sorts within the LGBT community; however, this is the first

Fidel Castro's Niece Arrives In S.F., Republicans Balk

Mariela Castro, the daughter of Cuban president Raul Castro and niece of Fidel Castro, was granted a visa by the U.S. government this week, causing a stir among Republicans who want to

Remembering Diane Whipple's Place in LGBT Rights

Ten years after the tragic death of Diane Whipple, attacked by two dogs outside of her Pacific Heights Apartment, the Bay Area Reporter looks back on the lasting legacy her case has had