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An infectious disease expert says monkeypox is seldom deadly, but is a disease that needs to be addressed, not feared. San Francisco's health department says they've tracked 16 cases of the virus so far. Vaccines are already developed.

While there currently aren't any cases before the Supreme Court on same-sex marriage there are a slew of laws and bills under consideration that would impact LGBTQ rights.

This weekend marks San Francisco Pride's triumphant return from the two-year pandemic hiatus. See how 65 couples kicked off the festivities.

Some San Francisco Pride events ended abruptly after someone sprayed pepper spray into the crowd

During Saturday's Pride events, many people held signs demanding trans rights, LGBTQ+ rights, and blasting the U.S. Supreme Court overturning Roe V. Wade. This year's celebration has brought a mix of emotions.

Thousands packed Mission Dolores Park Friday for the Trans March – one of San Francisco’s largest events during Pride.

The person in Santa Clara County tested positive for the virus while seeking other medical care and had recently traveled internationally.

Bay Area health officials issued a joint statement Thursday, urging awareness and caution about spreading the monkeypox virus as summer traveling and gatherings begin.

East Bay Congressman Eric Swalwell offered his support to members of the LGBTQ community at the San Lorenzo Library offering a message to stand against hate.

The superintendent of John Swett Unified said cutting down a Pride flag is intolerant and bigoted.

An increased safety plan has been implemented at the San Lorenzo Library following a weekend incident where members of the Proud Boys stormed Drag Queen Story Hour.

A group of Proud Boys stormed a Drag Queen reading hour, yelling homophobic slurs and frightening a bunch of kids who had gathered to hear a story, according to Alameda County Sheriff's Office.

For LGBTQ+ Pride month, KTVU shared Ryland Whittington's journey transitioning as a transgender teen. He and his family hope his story will help others going through something similar.

Amid the war in Ukraine, a San Francisco based non-profit is working to provide refugees from the LGBTQ community safe shelter in Poland and Romania, where discrimination remains widespread. Safe Place International was founded by Justin Hilton in 2017.

A Texas judge on Friday temporarily blocked the state from investigating families of transgender children who have received gender-confirming medical care, a new obstacle to the state labeling such treatments as child abuse.

The 36th annual Sonoma County Pride is back this weekend with in-person festivities for the first time in two years. To help kick off Pride, there was live music on Friday in Santa Rosa's Courthouse Square, ahead of Saturday’s annual parade.

COVID rates are on the rise. SF's health department says now is a prudent time to resume wearing masks in indoor settings, choose outdoor gatherings over indoor gatherings whenever possible, and use rapid tests as needed to determine who is infected and should isolate.

Honey Mahogany, a transgender activist and one-time aide to former San Francisco Supervisor Matt Haney, launched her bid to become District 6 Supervisor on Thursday. 

The political divisions and disagreements over San Francisco Police Department officers marching in uniform at this year's Pride parade seems to have made progress Thursday in the form of a resolution.