Castro News

In such a vast, multicultural country like the United States, it's easy for minorities to be grouped into one category.

Renowned Brazilian DJ & Producer, Tannuri , will make his U.S. debut at San Francisco's legendary "I Just Wanna F*ckin' Dance!" party on June 22, 2013, at Beatbox .

EDEN Pride Events http://www.edeninthebay.com is proud to announce that celesbian Chef Khristianne Uy, better known as Chef K, will host a special benefit brunch, the Chef K Foodie Brunch during EDEN Pride Weekend San Francisco June 27 - 30, 2013.

S.F.'s May 17 IDAHO Rally: Bradley Manning = Pride Grand Marshal Members of Gays Without Borders and the Bradley Manning Support Network are organizing a rally and speak out for this year's edition of International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia on Friday, May 17th in San Francisco, CA.

"Barclays Wealth customers will no longer need to answer security questions and remember pin codes to use telephone banking," The Daily Telegraph says.

EDEN Pride Events http://www.edensacramento.com is proud to announce its first-ever partnership with One Night Stand for its EDEN Sacramento Pride After Party on Saturday, June 15, 2013.

John Berggruen Gallery presents an exhibition of new work by American sculptor, Mark di Suvero.

Wednesday, May 15, 8pm, open mic signup starts at 7:30 At Magnet, your neighborhood queer health center, 4122 18th Street between Castro and Collingwood.

It's an early Saturday morning - still dark, in fact - and I've got a picture of an iconic satellite dish in my mind's eye.

Cuban leader Raul Castro's daughter, a sexologist and supporter of gay rights, has urged Cubans to join a traditional "conga" dance against homophobia taking place in Havana on Saturday.

"To the dismay of local environmentalists, the California Coastal Commission on Thursday gave San Francisco the go-ahead to replace the dilapidated grass soccer fields at Beach Chalet in Golden Gate Park with artificial turf fields lit for nighttime play." SF soccer field project wins panel's OK [ Chron ] [ Ex ] [ Richmond SF ] [ SFBG ] "701 ... (more)

Designed to promote safe sex and regular STD testing among San Franciscans, the public health promotion features a trio of cartoon penises and their enemy, Phil the Syphilis Sore.

Playing off the project's location at the juncture of Hayes Valley, the Castro, and Lower Haight, the project will be called Venn, as in Venn diagram.

Residents will take to the streets by bike Thursday in the annual Bike to Work day, with a number of events planned throughout the Bay Area.

The aptly named Cello Street Quartet consists of four cellists who liked playing together and put together some arrangements, which they tried out in street performances.

John Mehring sits on a bench dedicated to the late Bill Kraus overlooking Bill Kraus Meadow in Corona Heights Park Visitors to Corona Heights Park, a hilltop open space straddling San Francisco's gay Castro district and its famous Haight-Ashbury neighborhood, on Saturday mornings back in the late 1970s and early 1980s were likely to encounter a man ... (more)

The kids at Mariano Castro Elementary School will soon have a new directora. Theresa Lambert has been hired as the new principal for the school, the Mountain View Whisman School District announced Thursday.

USF fraternity Chi Upsilon Zeta laced up their walking shoes this past weekend and stepped out in the city to show their support for victims of rape by participating and raising money for the annual San Francisco Walk Against Rape.

As we first reported last week , while the rumor mill had been grinding away, so to speak, the group doing business as RR-SF, Inc.

Good pals Marina & The Diamonds and Charli XCX premiere a much anticipated collaboration 'Just Desserts' in support of their upcoming North American tour kicking off May 6th in San Francisco, CA.