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San Francisco’s Transgender Income Assistance Program Faces Legal Challenge

A lawsuit targeting initiatives for transgender individuals and other groups puts a spotlight on inclusivity and anti-discrimination in public policy.

San Francisco Names Nation's First Drag Laureate, D'Arcy Drollinger

The city is demonstrating support for the art form when it's under attack in many places.

Gay NBA Team President Rick Welts Weds Partner

San Francisco Mayor London Breed officiated the wedding of Welts and Todd Gage. 

San Francisco Elects First Black Woman Mayor; Gay Candidate Concedes

Mark Leno would have been the city's first gay mayor, but London Breed makes history as its first African-American woman mayor.

San Francisco Just Swore in First LGBTQ Fire Chief

Jeanine Nicholson has made herstory. 

S.F. Police, Mayor to Boycott Pride Due to Uniform Ban

Pride organizers will let police march but not in uniform -- and the cops say that's not good enough.

Bloomberg Apologizes to Trans People for Dehumanizing Remarks

"I understand that my words had caused hurt," the politician said, referring to the use of "it" and "man in a dress" for trans people.

Ricardo Lara Could Be California's First Out Statewide Official

Lara advances to the general election in the race for insurance commissioner. Plus: results from Iowa, New Jersey, and Alabama.

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Black Trans Man Banko Brown Killed by Security Guard in San Francisco

The guard will not be charged with a crime, as prosecutors say there is evidence he acted in self-defense.

Who was Harvey Milk?

Harvey Milk's legacy is honored every May 22 as Harvey Milk Day. Here's a little bit about exactly who the iconic advocate for LGBTQ+ rights was.

PHOTOS: San Francisco's Epic Pride

San Francisco celebrated Pride this weekend in a big way, kicking off the festivities and celebrating the return of marriage equality to California.

Freddie Mercury and Lance Bass No Longer a Couple

The famed same-sex flamingo couple at the Denver Zoo reportedly remain on good terms, though, after amicably ending their multiyear relationship.

WATCH: Ireland's Gay Bull, Benjy, Finds Sanctuary

A cocreator of The Simpsons paid thousands to buy and transport to a U.K. sanctuary an Irish bull that was headed to the slaughterhouse because the animal would not mate with female cows.

Willi Ninja, Godfather of Voguing, Honored in Google Doodle

The Doodle celebrates the anniversary of the 1990 documentary Paris Is Burning.

Sia’s Quiet Side

Chatty and chirpy when she's talking about her career as an uber-indie musician, Sia downplays her sexuality.

Affairs to remember

Farley Granger bedded Ava Gardner, Shelley Winters, and Leonard Bernstein. In his autobiography, Include Me Out, Hitchcock's muse reveals how he lived as an openly bisexual actor in classic Hollywood and got away with it.

Bravos New Queer Cast Goes Around the World in 80 Days

When Bravo premieres its appetizing new culinary competition, Around the World in 80 Plates, there will be not just two gay cheftestants but also a lesbian host. Around the World follows 12 chefs as they race across 10 countries -- Argentina, Uruguay, China, France, Italy, Morocco, Spain, Thailand, the United States, and England -- in just over 40 days, sampling local customs and cuisine and then re-creating local delicacies in their own team eateries.

Juliet Mills: Back to Nannying, With a Twist

The versatile actress talks about her distinguished family, godparents Noel Coward and Vivien Leigh, husband Maxwell Caulfield, gay friends and fans, and the career that's now brought her to Here TV's first original sitcom, From Here on Out.