Opinion

Guest Opinion: Stakes are high in wedding website case

Guest Opinion: Stakes are high in wedding website case

On December 5, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in 303 Creative LLC vs. Aubrey Elenis, in which the company 303 Creative preemptively seeks the right to refuse to sell wedding websites to same-sex couples.

Editorial: Log Cabin goes all-in on MAGA

Editorial: Log Cabin goes all-in on MAGA

  • EDITORIAL
  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Dec 21, 2022

The old saying, "With friends like these, who needs enemies?" certainly applies to the Log Cabin Republicans.

Guest Opinion: Work continues to advance LGBTQ equity

Guest Opinion: Work continues to advance LGBTQ equity

  • GUEST OPINION
  • by Jamie Bruning-Miles and Tye Gregory
  • Dec 21, 2022

On Tuesday, December 13, a historic event — the signing in Washington, D.C. of the Respect for Marriage Act by President Joe Biden — brought us all together from the Bay Area.

Letters to the editor

Letters to the editor

This week's letter writers sound off on the Castro Theatre and Another Planet Entertainment, which manages it.

Editorial: Marriage is good but equality is better

Editorial: Marriage is good but equality is better

  • EDITORIAL
  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Dec 14, 2022

Don't get us wrong. President Joe Biden signing the Respect for Marriage Act Tuesday is a big deal.

Guest Opinion: It's fitting that Biden signed marriage bill into law

Guest Opinion: It's fitting that Biden signed marriage bill into law

On Tuesday, December 13, President Joe Biden signed into law the Respect for Marriage Act that has passed both the House and Senate.

Letters to the editor

Letters to the editor

A reader is disappointed that the Historic Preservation Commission postponed its vote on expanding landmarking for the Castro Theatre.

Editorial: SF's unhoused addicted people need help

Editorial: SF's unhoused addicted people need help

It's distressing that Mayor London Breed and San Francisco officials closed the Tenderloin Center just as the cold weather is setting in and people who are already unhoused and struggling with substance and/or mental health issues have nowhere to turn.

Guest Opinion: SF trans immigrant summit a great first step

Guest Opinion: SF trans immigrant summit a great first step

Last month, San Francisco Mayor London Breed issued a proclamation recognizing November 18 as Transgender Immigrants Day.

Letters to the editor

Letters to the editor

A reader is pleased with Supervisor-elect Joel Engardio's win in District 4.

Editorial: Pelosi's lasting legacy

Editorial: Pelosi's lasting legacy

  • EDITORIAL
  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Nov 30, 2022

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's recent announcement that she would step down from the Democratic House leadership when the new Congress begins in January was not unexpected.

Guest Opinion: Changing the pattern for a future without AIDS

Guest Opinion: Changing the pattern for a future without AIDS

As our community comes together this World AIDS Day, it's hard not to look around and see who's missing — our friends, lovers, and family we've lost over four decades of this horrific, cruel disease.

Editorial: We are angry and grieving

Editorial: We are angry and grieving

  • EDITORIAL
  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Nov 22, 2022

We are angry and grieving after another senseless mass shooting at an LGBTQ nightclub — a venue that is supposed to be a safe space where we can be ourselves with our queer and allied friends, family, and lovers.

Guest Opinion: New governor's council is state's latest step to stop hate

Guest Opinion: New governor's council is state's latest step to stop hate

Every year, at the beginning of Pride Month, we put on our parkas and wool caps and head up to Twin Peaks to light the incredible pink triangle installation.