Last week, the state Assembly Women's Caucus named lesbian Assemblywoman Susan Talamantes Eggman as its acting interim chair.

Kern County Superior Court Judge David Lampe got it wrong last week when he ruled in favor of a woman who said that her religious beliefs against same-sex marriage prevented her from making a cake for a lesbian couple's wedding reception.

Seattle-based Amazon recently revealed a list of 20 cities that are finalists for a future second headquarters, or HQ2.

The Bay Area Reporter values the trust that readers place in us. As the oldest, continuously published LGBTQ newspaper in the country, we take our responsibility to the community seriously. That's why when we get it wrong, we owe you an explanation.

The Trump administration is making good on its pledge to social conservatives that the federal government would cater to their wishes (whether legal or not).

We have thought a lot about San Francisco's succession laws since Mayor Ed Lee unexpectedly died December 12.

As California Governor Jerry Brown begins his last year in office, we say it's time for him to name an out LGBT person to a long-vacant seat on the California Supreme Court.

When the Washington Post broke the story of the seven words banned from budget documents at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, we were both outraged and unfazed.

San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee, who died unexpectedly Tuesday of an apparent heart attack, was a steadfast ally to the LGBTQ community.

The Republicans are intent on screwing over blue states. Led by President Donald Trump, conservatives are closer than ever to passing a tax reform package that will be devastating to California and other coastal states.

Ajit Pai, the conservative chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, has announced plans to institute a rule change that would repeal network neutrality.

It's not surprising that the number of hate crimes in the state jumped more than 11 percent in 2016.

A year after Donald Trump shocked the world by winning the presidency, voters in local and state elections across the country sent a message: now is the time for the next generation of leaders.

Billionaire Democratic donor Tom Steyer seems to have hit a nerve with his TV ads calling for the impeachment of President Donald Trump.