2+ hour, 50+ min ago   (532+ words) Evanescence left no doubt as what the main mission was on Monday night (July 20) at Shoreline Amphitheatre, as the multiplatinum-selling rock act devoted more than half of its winning 21-song set to the band’s first new release in over five…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (483+ words) Re: “Why aren’t players free not to observe Pride?” (Page A6, July 2). As for the players’ “pain and hurt,” they’re being paid millions of dollars per year, Stacy. Re: “Huge fan support for USMNT’s true grit in World Cup run” (Page…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (1251+ words) “Embarrassing” to a “major victory” — those were some of the reactions by supporters and opponents of transgender athletes competing in California public school and intercollegiate athletics Tuesday after the U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for states to ban…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (160+ words) The ruling by the United States Supreme Court on Tuesday that permits states to place competition restrictions on transgender athletes isn’t expected to have an immediate impact on high school sports in California. RELATED: California advocates sharply divided on Supreme…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (713+ words) Re: “Pride Night pain lingers” (Page A1, June 25). Enough already. A few baseball players write a Bible verse on their caps, and it’s five days of headlines of “lingering pain” — and (of course) the mandatory accusations of bigotry and hate for…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (672+ words) It reminded me of a lawsuit about 20 years ago when lawyers claiming to defend Christianity sued Cupertino’s Stevens Creek School District because a teacher was not allowed to promote his religious beliefs in class. Throughout history, intolerance has often cloaked…...

3+ week, 3+ hour ago   (972+ words) By Mark Sherman and Lindsay Whitehurst | Associated Press The court’s six-justice conservative majority, which has repeatedly ruled against transgender Americans in the past year, ruled that state bans in Idaho and West Virginia don’t violate the Constitution. The court unanimously…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (291+ words) As Pride Month draws to a close, Downtown Vallejo’s TownHouse Cocktail Lounge — the only LGBTQIA+ bar in Solano County — has been vandalized twice in two days, leaving thousands of dollars in damage and prompting an outpouring of community support The…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (992+ words) The Sunnyvale School District, which serves nearly 6,000 students, was sued Monday by two Christian parents who claim the district failed to allow them to opt their elementary-age children out of LGBTQ+ instruction they say conflicts with their faith — the latest…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (814+ words) By TERRY TANG and TERRY CHEA, Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — On one side of the world, Xiangqi Chen can be punished for her LGBTQ+ activism. But on the other, the activist and artist is lauded as a trailblazer — the architect…...