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SF's Castro shows its holiday spirit

SF's Castro shows its holiday spirit

  • NEWS
  • by BAR staff
  • Dec 20, 2023

Holiday lights bring a festive air to San Francisco's LGBTQN Castro district,

B.A.R. asks readers to complete survey

B.A.R. asks readers to complete survey

  • NEWS
  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Dec 20, 2023

The Bay Area Reporter is conducting a short online survey and is asking readers to participate.

Political Notebook: Former Oakland resident aims to make US congressional history

Political Notebook: Former Oakland resident aims to make US congressional history

  • NEWS
  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Dec 20, 2023

Along the West Coast just California has sent LGBTQ people to serve in Congress.

Mayoral candidate Lurie banks on SF ties

Mayoral candidate Lurie banks on SF ties

  • NEWS
  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Dec 20, 2023

For Daniel Lurie, a major talking point for why he is seeking to become San Francisco's next mayor is his deep connections to the city.

News Briefs: SF Eagle Bar receives $10K in grant funds

News Briefs: SF Eagle Bar receives $10K in grant funds

  • NEWS
  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Dec 20, 2023

The SF Eagle Bar held a special ceremony last weekend in recognition of it being awarded a $10,000 arts and culture grant from SF New Deal via a partnership with the city's Shared Spaces program.

MTT gets his Way

MTT gets his Way

  • NEWS
  • by BAR staff
  • Dec 20, 2023

City officials unveiled MTT Way next to Davies Symphony Hall in honor of former San Francisco Symphony music director Michael Tilson Thomas.

Sex worker advocate Priscilla Alexander dies

Sex worker advocate Priscilla Alexander dies

  • NEWS
  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Dec 20, 2023

Priscilla Alexander, a lesbian and sex worker advocate who worked with the late Margo St. James in San Francisco, died November 18 in New York City.

Guest Opinion: Pope's directive represents progress

Guest Opinion: Pope's directive represents progress

  • NEWS
  • by Jim Mitulski
  • Dec 20, 2023

This week something unprecedented happened at the Vatican's Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith. Pope Francis quietly, yet unmistakably, shifted the rules regarding the honoring of LGBTQ relationships.

B.A.R. takes honors at SF press club awards

B.A.R. takes honors at SF press club awards

  • NEWS
  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Dec 20, 2023

The Bay Area Reporter won several honors at the San Francisco Press Club's journalism awards dinner December 13.

Editorial: Lumps of coal bestowed on Newsom, Atkins

Editorial: Lumps of coal bestowed on Newsom, Atkins

  • NEWS
  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Dec 20, 2023

While there were a lot of good LGBTQ-related bills that came out of Sacramento this year, Governor Gavin Newsom and lesbian outgoing state Senate President pro Tempore Toni Atkins (D-San Diego) whiffed on a couple of things.

Out in the World: Uganda's highest court starts hearing on anti-LGBTQ law

Out in the World: Uganda's highest court starts hearing on anti-LGBTQ law

  • NEWS
  • by Heather Cassell
  • Dec 20, 2023

Landmark hearings challenging the constitutionality of Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Act began at the East African country's Constitutional Court December 18.

Difference between kleptomania and shoplifting addiction

Difference between kleptomania and shoplifting addiction

  • NEWS
  • by Advertising Department -- Sponsored content
  • Dec 20, 2023

Shoplifting is a very common issue all throughout the world, and the US is no exception, with approximately one in every eleven Americans having shoplifted at least once in their lives.

AG mum on Brown inquiry, but big announcement in Monterrosa case

AG mum on Brown inquiry, but big announcement in Monterrosa case

  • LEGAL
  • by John Ferrannini
  • Dec 19, 2023

California Attorney General Rob Bonta's office is still investigating the shooting death of Banko Brown, but announced there is inclusive evidence to prosecute a Vallejo officer in the death of Sean Monterrosa back in 2020.

Sex worker confessed to killing man at Crissy Field, feds say

Sex worker confessed to killing man at Crissy Field, feds say

  • CRIME
  • by John Ferrannini
  • Dec 19, 2023

A transgender woman working as a sex worker confessed to killing a man at San Francisco's Crissy Field, federal prosecutors state in court documents, though she has pleaded not guilty to homicide charges.