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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.

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!

These vintage photos by Karlheinz Weinberger prove hunks will always be timeless

The Karlheinz Weinberger: Outsiders Within exhibit at the Bob Mizer Foundation is photographic proof that we'll always be a fan of hunks!

'Turn up the love:' San Francisco becomes a sanctuary city for transgender people

"Our city has been and will continue to be a sanctuary and a beacon for our transgender and gender non-conforming siblings,” Supervisor Rafael Mandelman said.

Nancy Pelosi, perhaps the greatest LGBTQ+ ally in history, reflects on the meaning of Pride (exclusive)

For Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi, the LGBTQ+ community has been an intellectual, emotional, and political resource, she told The Advocate. She also understands the serious risks at stake for the community in this year’s election.

Trans woman Michelle Henry strangled, stabbed to death in San Francisco

A suspect has been charged, while Henry's friends are remembering her as "a ray of light."

Harvey Milk's original Advocate obituary from 1979

The gay rights icon was memorialized in the January 11, 1979 issue of The Advocate. Read the obituary below.

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.

Bay Area man convicted for attacking, robbing, abandoning Grindr hookup

Police hail the bravery of the victim who was forced to negotiate his release while held at gunpoint and tied naked to a motel bed.

He killed a man 26 years ago in Missouri. His husband secretly worked with investigators to get a confession

This month, Timothy Stephenson pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and was sentenced to 16 years in prison.

San Francisco prosecutors will seek a retrial in bondage and poppers killing of gay man

An appeals court overturned the convictions last year.

Oregon mayoral candidate was involved in 1984 gay bashing but says he's changed

Douglas Barr, a candidate for mayor of Eugene, says he's educated himself and changed since participating in what prosecutors called a night of "homophobic rage" that resulted in an activist's death.

Kamala Harris marks 20 years since first officiating same-sex marriages and reunites with gay couple she wed

On Valentine’s Day weekend in 2004, the vice president first performed same-sex marriages as San Francisco district attorney. The Advocate spoke exclusively to a gay couple she married.

San Francisco man convicted of poisoning, raping, and murdering young man adopted by gay couple

Twenty-three-year-old George Randall-Saldivar’s body was stuffed in a suitcase while he was still alive and dumped in the San Francisco Bay by Gerald Rowe and Angel Anderson, prosecutors say.

LGBTQ+ group pulls Biden endorsement over 'perilous' handling of Israel-Hamas war

The Harvey Milk LGBTQ Democratic Club in San Francisco has rescinded its endorsement of President Joe Biden for the March primary.

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.

Transgender San Francisco Sex Worker Claims Self-Defense in Killing

Leniyah Butler allegedly confessed to killing the man who refused to pay after she revealed her gender identity – prosecutors say she just didn't want to walk home in the cold.

Remembering the Height of AIDS Through a Young Person's Eyes in New Art Exhibit

Julien Tomasello's "The Secrets of Summer" is on view at the San Francisco AIDS Foundation's Strut center.

Nancy Pelosi's Possible House Successor Places His Gay Identity Front and Center

Calif. Sen. Scott Wiener, one of our Advocates of the Year, is a worthy heir to both Pelosi and another San Francisco icon, Harvey Milk.

60 Burly Pics from Bearrison Street Fair 2022

Here's everything you need to know to attend Bearrison Street Fair 2023 and relive last year's fair.