Larry brinkin biography

Brinkin is well-known in San Francisco as being a vocal advocate for gay rights.
Larry Brinkin, 67, of San Francisco, agreed in January to plead guilty to a felony child pornography possession charge.
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SAN FRANCISCOSAN FRANCISCO — A longtime San Francisco gay rights advocate has been arrested after police said they linked him to an email account that had sent and received images of toddlers engaging in sex acts with men.

Larry Brinkin, 66, who worked for the San Francisco Human Rights Commission before his retirement two years ago, was jailed overnight Friday after officers seized a desktop computer, two laptops, videos, a floppy disk and thumb drives from his home, the San Francisco Chronicle reported ( https://bit.ly/Nxa0rv ).

Prosecutors had not filed charges as of Tuesday afternoon.

“The district attorney’s office is taking this case very seriously,” said Stephanie Ong Stillman, a spokesman for District Attorney George Gascon. “We are waiting for computer forensic evidence to be completed so we can make a proper charging decision. These types of cases are complex in nature and we require more time to thoroughly evaluate the evidence.”

A voicemail message left by The Associated Press at Brinkin’s home was not immedi

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Domestic Partner Task Force

The Domestic Partner Task Force was a governmental body established in 1983 by the Californian City of Berkeley's Human Relations and Welfare Commission to draw up the structure of the city's (and, eventually, the state's) domestic partnership program. Leland Traiman, then the vice-chair of the HRWC and a gay rights activist, was appointed as leader of the Task Force.

Working with gay rights activist Tom Brougham, members of the East Bay Lesbian/Gay Democratic Club, and attorney Matt Coles, the Domestic Partner Task Force drafted what has become the template for domestic partner/civil union policies around the world. Brougham is credited with coining the term "domestic partnership" to refer to a non-marriage union between two partners.

Prior to 1984

According to Traiman, Brougham's idea was conceived when, as an employee of the City of Berkeley in 1979, he realized that he could not sign his life partner, Barry Warren, for health and dental benefits because they were available only to the married spouses of city employees. The prior ye

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SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) - A disgraced icon of the gay community and former San Francisco Human Rights Commission employee was sentenced Wednesday morning to six months in county jail after pleading guilty to possessing child pornography earlier this year.

Larry Brinkin, 67, of San Francisco, agreed in January to plead guilty to a felony child pornography possession charge. As part of the deal, prosecutors dropped child porn distribution charge against him.

Wednesday morning in San Francisco Superior Court, Brinkin appeared in a suit and wearing thick-rimmed glasses to receive his sentence of six months in county jail, six months of home detention and five years' probation.

He will also have to register as a sex offender for life and was ordered to undergo therapy and counseling, among other conditions.

Brinkin read a statement in court Wednesday morning, saying, "I deeply, deeply apologize for my actions."

He said his apology was for his family, friends, community and "most importantly, to any and all children across the globe."

Outside of court, his defense at