Thousands celebrate 54th annual San Francisco Pride Parade
The 54th annual San Francisco Pride Parade kicked off Sunday morning along Market Street. 50,000 marchers and more than 200 contingents participated in one of the largest LGBTQ celebrations in the world.
San Francisco pride celebrations in full swing
San Francisco pride weekend includes the free festival at Civic Center Plaza, which featured several musical stages, food, and a first-ever cannabis zone.
San Francisco lights up world's largest Pride 'flag'
Friday night, San Francisco's Market Street was once again lit up from end to end with the colors of the rainbow pride flag. The lighting marked the start of the SF Pride weekend.
Pride Weekend bringing in business boom as 1 million people gather in SF
Pride weekend is underway with the city gearing up for crowds and events. Businesses in the city are expecting a boost.
'Drag Me Downtown' holds show finale ahead of SF Pride
For a second year in a row, ‘Drag Me Downtown’ helped usher in the start of San Francisco Pride. The pop-up drag show series, which has been taking over downtown venues each week this month, held its finale on Thursday.
San Francisco police announce full deployment for many weekend events
A million people are expected in the city this weekend. In addition to SF Pride, several other events are happening that are likely to keep first responders busy. In front of the Harvey Milk Plaza at Market Street and Castro, city leaders, including the chief of police, came out to discuss safety for this weekend’s events.
San Francisco Pride: Preparing for the city's biggest event of the year
As dozens of rainbow flags blew in the wind up and down the street, enthusiasm for Pride Month was evident all along Castro Street and throughout the neighborhood. Businesses, visitors, and residents are all getting ready for one of the biggest events of the year in the city.
Coyote visits San Francisco's Pink Triangle
A coyote made an appearance at San Francisco's Pink Triangle atop Twin Peaks on Monday.
Here are several LGBTQ historic residences that you can visit now
These historic places were home to some of the notable trailblazers from the LGBTQ community. See the list.
Fremont hosts first-ever Pride Fair to celebrate LGBTQ community
Dozens turned out to celebrate the LGBTQ community at Fremont's first-ever pride fair. Festivities included live entertainment, a free speech zone, food and drink, and drag bingo.
Queer Women of Color Film Festival celebrates 20 years in San Francisco
An underrepresented group in Hollywood took a leading role in San Francisco at the 20th annual Queer Women of Color Film Festival.
LGBTQ folklore dance troupe celebrates Pride through performance
Arturo Magana founded EFC in 2015 and since then, the troupe has performed across the Bay Area and in Mexico. They perform during Pride Month, Dia De Muertos, Hispanic Heritage Month and San Jose’s Christmas in the Park.
First Pride month for Oakland's new LGBTQ District
Oakland's new Lakeshore LGBTQ Cultural District is marking its first Pride month this June, with events and fundraising efforts to build a flagpole and create rainbow crosswalks for the district that rests between Lakeshore Avenue and Grand Avenue near the historic Grand Lake Theatre.
San Francisco 1st major city to offer 'sanctuary' for transgender people
In a unanimous vote, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors declared the city a sanctuary city for people who are transgender, gender non-conforming, intersex, and Two Spirt, a Pan-Indian term describing people who are neither male nor female.
Clinic celebrates Pride with colorful rainbow beads for patients in Castro district
At Sutter Health Castro Primary Care in San Francisco, a patient services representative has been spreading joy since 1988. This year for Pride, she's celebrating with rainbow-colored beads for her patients saying it symbolizes safety and inclusion.
Largest pink triangle yet installed in San Francisco in honor of Pride Month
Hundreds of volunteers installed a giant pink triangle atop Twin Peaks early Saturday. San Francisco is the only city in the world to have such a massive symbol hovering over it. It will remain visible through the end of pride month.
Launch of play honoring SF Compton's Cafeteria Riot celebrated in run-up to Pride
In the run-up to San Francisco Pride, a gathering was held on Friday at The Tenderloin Museum to honor the legacy of the 1966 Compton's Cafeteria Riot, and the launch of a play which re-tells the events of the day.