Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee, Congressmember Lateefah Simon, and Oakland LGBTQ+ Center Co-Founders Joe Hawkins and Jeff Myers were among the leaders on August 12, 2026, who gathered for the official…
By Donna Sachet— If you really want to take stock of your friendships, both in quantity and quality, then celebrate your birthday on a Monday night. That’s right! Organizing a…
When Barbara “Boo” Price—also known as Barbara Kay Price and Barbara Price García-Dobles—was growing up in Lafayette, Indiana, she would gather her friends and cousins to produce talent shows in…
Abby Abinanti (California’s first Native American female lawyer) “Miss Boo invited me into her world, made sure that people she knew, people in various movements of the 1970s, most for…
By Kippy Marks— The heart of the Bay Area has a sound, and, if you listen closely, you’ll hear Katrina Blackstone right at its center—a vocalist whose voice doesn’t just…
Beverly Jo “BJ” Hartley is a cornerstone of strength and resilience. Raised in the Midwest, she built a bustling household with her husband, Captain Tom D. Hartley, who was a…
By Ann Rostow— Times I just checked the American Civil Liberties Union’s graph of anti-GLBT bills around the states. Of the 530 such bills introduced, 337 have been defeated, 40…
Photos courtesy of GLBT Historical Society Marking Transgender History Month is the latest exhibition at the GLBT Historical Society Museum. Where We Made Room, a solo exhibition and archival installation…
By Joe Hawkins— Welcome to Oakland, home of California’s most ethnically diverse LGBTQIA+ populations, and one of the largest concentrations of LGBTQIA+ people in the nation. This year’s Oakland…
By Gypsy Love— Pride has always been more than a parade. It’s a declaration of love. And, while every Pride event has its own personality, Oakland Pride stands out as…
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