Courtesy the candidate . Oakland City Council District 2 Charlene Wang Charlene Wang, a lesbian, won a special election in ...

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 ...

Oakland City Councilmember Charlene Wang. Photo: Courtesy the candidate ...

The Cook,” Eduardo Machado’s 2003 play, now at Berkeley Repertory Theatre, centers on a working class family that stayed ...

A while back, writer and artist Leo Herrera arrived at a moment of growing fatigue with dating apps, and wanted to encourage and document a shift toward connection beyond the screen. His social media ...

Gloria Steinem, a trailblazing feminist, co-founder of Ms. magazine, and a straight ally to the LGBTQ community, died September 2 at her home in New York City, her foundation announced on social media ...

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Monica Angela Lonigro, 55, of San Francisco, passed away peacefully at home on May 22, 2026, after a courageous fight with ovarian cancer, surrounded by loving family and friends who treasured her ...

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LGBTQ advocates notched a host of fiscal successes totaling more than $2 billion in the 2026-27 state budget and associated trailer bills that California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Monday.

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