San Jose Sharks goaltender James Reimer will boycott the team s warmup skate before its home game against the New York Islanders on Saturday because his teammates will wear jerseys that support the LGBTQIA+ community on Pride Night.
San Jose s Qmunity District unveiled its first mural April 30 as members of the South Bay LGBTQ community continued to mourn a transgender woman and drag performer who was killed last week.
As the Bay Area Reporter previously reported, Natalia Smüt Lopez, 24, of San Jose was killed April 23. Elijah Cruz Segura, 22, who she d been romantically involved with according to prosecutors, was formally charged with her murder April 29 but has not yet entered a plea. Lopez was featured in the mural, and her family was present at the midday news conference for the unveiling of the 864 square foot public art located on the side of the Splash Video Dance Bar, at the corner of Lightston Alley and Post Street.