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Keith St Clare, pioneering gay magazine publisher, dead at 79

St Clare published the San Francisco-based magazine Vanguard, took in many foster children, and produced a youth-oriented TV show.

Robert Cromey, ally priest who performed San Francisco's first same-sex church weddings, dies

Cromey was a pre-Stonewall advocate of LGBTQ+ rights and joined Dr. Martin Luther King on his March to Selma.

Peggy Caserta, the lesbian creator of bell-bottom jeans and lover of Janis Joplin, has died at age 84

Caserta and Joplin had an intense relationship from 1966 to 1970.

Senator Scott Wiener served a sexy leather daddy look at Folsom Street Fair AGAIN

The gays and conservatives are in a total spiral over the out politician's lewk — but for VERY different reasons.

Queer Asian man assaulted in possible San Francisco hate crime

“He swung his fists five times, trying to hit, hit, hit,” says Pat Karaphat of the unprovoked assault in San Francisco's Tenderloin district.

A Prop 8 couple remembers how much of an LGBTQ+ ally Kamala Harris is

Kamala Harris officiated Kris Perry and Sandy Stier's wedding in 2013, just an hour after the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals lifted the stay on same-sex marriages in California.

Nudists in the Castro save a tourist from a 'crazy pirate' by using a mean right hook

Two naked men in the famous gayborhood, save a tourist who was being attacked.

Social Security demands that gay activist living with AIDS repay $200k in benefits

The federal agency claims Paul Aguilar has been overpaid.

'Eat a fruit for Anita:' 10 historic Anita Bryant protest photos

Here are some historic photos of the activists who fought Anita Bryant's anti-queer crusade every step of the way.

California confirms first case of even more deadly mpox strain

The World Health Organization issued a global health emergency over the spread of the new, more lethal clade I mpox strain.

40+ mouthwatering pics from Folsom Street Fair 2024

Plus, Out interviews photographer Chantis Parks about his work and personal connection to this legendary event.

A gay photographer was brutally murdered in Twin Peaks. His killers have finally been convicted

Lamonte Mims and and Fantasy Decuir, both 27, were convicted Thursday in the 2017 killing of Ed French, 71.

Gay San Francisco Supervisor candidate reveals he was the victim of alleged homophobic hate crime

Trevor Chandler said he was canvassing for votes in the Mission District when the man attacked.

Harvey Guillén joins ABC Live to celebrate ‘Pride Across America’ this weekend (exclusive)

The What We Do in the Shadows star joins the ABC News team for coverage of some of the biggest Pride celebrations nationwide — here's how to watch along!

California's San Mateo County celebrates trans people, fights bullying

The Northern California county vows to be a bulwark against the hate coming out of the Trump administration.

What is the pink triangle? How a Nazi symbol became an emblem of LGBTQ+ rights

The pink triangle, used to identify LGBTQ+ prisoners in concentration camps, has since been reclaimed by queer activists.

America's best cities for tops and bottoms, according to Squirt

Find out which cities come out on top or bottom.

Nancy Pelosi on who will win, Mike Johnson’s threat to ax Obamacare, and the rise of anti-LGBTQ+ hate

Pelosi also said that the sentence her husband’s attacker received was a “very, very good decision,” but that the family continues to suffer from the horrible incident.

20 spicy pics from Folsom Street Fair 2024

Check out these photos from the beloved San Francisco annual event.

Affordable LGBTQ+ senior housing in San Francisco's Castro denied funding

The planned 187-unit complex would have overlooked the Castro.

Gay men prefer cities whereas lesbians prefer the country, census (finally) proves

The long-standing joke among the LGBTQ+ community finally has data behind it.