Bay Area Reporter

Emanuel “Manny” Yekutiel dropped out of the District 8 supervisor race October 1. His downfall from perceived frontrunner to a spectacular implosion came hours after a second allegation of sexual misconduct. “After a great deal of reflection, I have made the difficult decision to end my campaign for District 8 supervisor,” he stated to the Bay Area Reporter. “I am not admitting to having assaulted anyone and some of the things that are being said about me are fundamentally untrue.

“Lou Reed calls her ‘Patti Smith without a social conscience’” - Lynn A Bahlman, Blueboy Dec. 1978 Philip Zimmerman’s biography, “Camille O’Grady Art/Life: A Cross Worlds Angel” is a lush and beautiful tribute to the late singer and artist. It’s also something that I never expected to see. I knew O’Grady, and at the time of her death in 2020, it seemed as if all of her work, both her visual work and her songs, would be lost and remain simply legendary.

Gay Board of Supervisors President Rafael Mandelman and District 8 supervisor candidate Emanuel “Manny” Yekutiel have shared a Tuesday morning walk around the neighborhood for years. After two rounds of sexual misconduct allegations against Yekutiel, Mandelman stood by him. But as of Thursday afternoon, not anymore. “Manny is an extraordinary person who has made extraordinary contributions to San Francisco,” Mandelman stated via Instagram the afternoon of October 1.

San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie has withdrawn his endorsement of perceived frontrunner Emanuel “Manny” Yekutiel in the District 8 supervisor race. He is among another round of elected officials dropping their endorsements after a gay male couple came forward with allegations of sexual misconduct against Yekutiel at a 2023 party. Meanwhile, another city political leader, District 1 Supervisor Connie Chan, called for Yekutiel to drop out of the race.

With just days to go until ballots are sent out in the District 8 supervisor race, which includes San Francisco’s Castro LGBTQ neighborhood, a second round of accusations of sexual misconduct against the perceived frontrunner have surfaced. This time, a gay male couple are accusing Emanuel “Manny” Yekutiel of groping them at a Pride party three years ago.

The third annual Local LGBTQ+ Media Giving Day is planned for October, bringing together the Bay Area Reporter and local LGBTQ+ news outlets across the United States for a shared fundraising campaign. Launched in 2024 by News Is Out and the Local Media Foundation, the initiative allows donors to make a single contribution that is distributed among participating publications. The campaign has expanded from six founding outlets to a coalition expected to include nearly 20 publications.

It can be difficult to meet other folks who are open to polyamory. People who practice ethical non-monogamy often rely on dating apps to help them connect. That’s great, but finding the right one can be challenging. Not every dating app is welcoming to polyamorous users. Of those that are, many have not done much beyond offering a few new filters and identity options. If you just randomly select apps that have a non-monogamy option, you might be disappointed.

Among the last bills outgoing Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law this year was legislation to protect intersex youth and adults, as well as transgender and nonbinary people, from being denied benefits by health insurance companies licensed in the state of California. His doing so comes as the Trump administration instituted a rule this year that insurers via the federal Affordable Care Act could not cover gender-affirming care as an essential health benefit.

More than a year after the Trump administration ended the specialized services LGBTQ youth could access when calling the federal suicide prevention hotline 988, known as the “Press 3” option, it has finally returned. It was reactivated September 30, the last day of Suicide Prevention Month. LGBTQ members of Congress and their allies had blasted the Trump administration’s deactivation of the “Press 3” option last summer.

Autumnal pleasures await you in museums, theaters, concert halls, bars and nightclubs, and even outdoors in the Castro for street fairs and art walks, all in our selected arts and nightlife events in this week’s Going Out. ‘Compton’s Cafeteria Riot’ @ 835 Larkin St. THEATER BATS Improv @ Bayfront Theatre Bay Area Theatre Sports perform improvised comic shows, even musicals. $12 and up, Fort Mason Center, 2 Marina Blvd., Bldg.