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San Francisco gay bars back off AI-assisted face scanning technology after privacy uproar

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/news/gay-bars-ai-face-identification

#LesbianBar to make #history as ‘first’ to launch in the #CastroDistrict of #SanFrancisco in ‘decades’.

#SaraYergovich and #DanielleThoe, two #queer #business #partners and #friends, have signed a lease to launch the new sports bar for #Queer #Women called #Rikkis.

#Women #Lesbians #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #California #SanFrancisco #Entertainment #NightLife #Representation #Culture

https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/01/09/new-lesbian-bar-the-castro/

#SF #CastroDistrict merchants protest in frustration of #unhoused encampment https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2M68kDtYaQ #sanfrancisco

# LGBTQ+ Pride Month reaches its grand crescendo on city streets from New York to San Francisco

Pride parades return to New York City and San Francisco after pandemic hiatus

#Pride parades kicked off in #NewYorkCity and #SanFrancisco Sunday with glittering floats, cheering crowds and rainbow flags waving in the breeze as the annual celebrations returned after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The pandemic dampened the usual fanfare for the parades, the first large-scale events to return to the city since coronavirus restrictions were lifted. But revelers didn't seem to mind, packing the streets to celebrate #LGBTQ pride.

In New York City, the parade stepped off at noon in #Manhattan, with hundreds of thousands of people lining the route. The celebration was noticeably more diverse than in years past, with a greater number of #PeopleOfColor and #transgender people participating.

In San Francisco, the parade kicked off at 11 a.m. with a festival in Dolores Park. The parade route wound through the city's #CastroDistrict, a historic center of the LGBTQ community.

The parades come at a time when LGBTQ #rights are under attack in many parts of the country. In recent months, a number of states have passed laws restricting the rights of transgender people.

But the parades were a reminder of the progress that has been made in the fight for LGBTQ equality. In 2015, the Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage nationwide. And in recent years, more and more companies have been embracing LGBTQ diversity and inclusion.

The parades were a chance for LGBTQ people to celebrate their identities and their community. But they were also a chance to send a message of hope and resilience.

* The New York City Pride March was the first major pride event in the United States to return after the pandemic.
* The San Francisco Pride Parade was the largest pride event in the world in 2019, with an estimated 1.8 million attendees.
* The theme of the New York City Pride March was "Unapologetically Us."
* The theme of the San Francisco Pride Parade was "Love is Love."
* The parades were both met with enthusiastic crowds, with many people celebrating their LGBTQ identities and their community.

https://apnews.com/article/lgbtq-pride-parades-73226a9d1479d28e24e59415f73c228d