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Cuba sees issues regarding HIV/AIDS

Cuba sees issues regarding HIV/AIDS

  • NEWS
  • by Ed Walsh
  • Feb 28, 2024

Cuba quarantined people with AIDS and HIV from 1986 to 1994 to limit the spread of the disease.

Editorial: Feds must probe Nex Benedict's death

Editorial: Feds must probe Nex Benedict's death

  • NEWS
  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Feb 28, 2024

The U.S. Department of Justice needs to open an investigation into the death of nonbinary Oklahoma high school student Nex Benedict.

Editorial: Normand for E. Bay education post

Editorial: Normand for E. Bay education post

  • NEWS
  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Feb 28, 2024

Angela Normand, who is a Black lesbian, is running for reelection to the Trustee Area 2 seat on the Alameda County Board of Education.

Letters to the editor

Letters to the editor

  • NEWS
  • by BAR staff
  • Feb 28, 2024

A reader urges people to vote no on California's Proposition 1 in the March 5 primary.

CA appeal court reverses Rickleffs' conviction in 2012 killing of SF gay stylist

CA appeal court reverses Rickleffs' conviction in 2012 killing of SF gay stylist

  • NEWS
  • by John Ferrannini
  • Feb 28, 2024

The San Francisco District Attorney's office will be going forward with a new trial after a California appellate court reversed the homicide and robbery convictions of James Rickleffs stemming from the 2012 death of a gay hair stylist.

Supes approve Stud's Davis, Schlander for entertainment commission

Supes approve Stud's Davis, Schlander for entertainment commission

  • NEWS
  • by John Ferrannini
  • Feb 27, 2024

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously voted February 27 to approve a co-owner of the Stud LGBTQ bar and an event planner to the San Francisco Entertainment Commission.

SF Imperial Court crowns royalty

SF Imperial Court crowns royalty

  • NEWS
  • by BAR staff
  • Feb 27, 2024

The Imperial Council of San Francisco held its Coronation last weekend and there is a new empress and emperor.

B.A.R. election endorsements

B.A.R. election endorsements

  • NEWS
  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Feb 27, 2024

The Bay Area Reporter has completed its editorials of endorsements for the March 5 primary.

New details emerge in death of nonbinary Oklahoma student

New details emerge in death of nonbinary Oklahoma student

  • NEWS
  • by John Ferrannini
  • Feb 26, 2024

New details have emerged in the case of the 16-year-old nonbinary student who died a day after a physical confrontation in an Oklahoma public school restroom.

Tech improvements: How the blockchain could change lives

Tech improvements: How the blockchain could change lives

  • BUSINESS
  • by Advertising Department -- Sponsored content
  • Feb 26, 2024

The blockchain has long been touted as one of the most important technologies to emerge in recent years, with the potential to cause massive changes within societies.

Political Notes: Bay Area legislative candidates would require school districts to respond to LGBTQ report card

Political Notes: Bay Area legislative candidates would require school districts to respond to LGBTQ report card

  • NEWS
  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Feb 26, 2024

Candidates in three competitive Bay Area state legislative races were asked to weigh in on whether state action is required to force public school districts to respond to the Equality California Institute's safe schools report card.

SF Bay Area staff at Good Vibrations vote to unionize

SF Bay Area staff at Good Vibrations vote to unionize

  • NEWS
  • by John Ferrannini
  • Feb 23, 2024

The staff of Good Vibrations, a Bay Area chain of sex-positive adult toy retailers, has voted to unionize.

SF butch lesbian bartender sues Red Lobster for discrimination

SF butch lesbian bartender sues Red Lobster for discrimination

  • LEGAL
  • by John Ferrannini
  • Feb 23, 2024

A San Francisco butch lesbian bartender is suing the Red Lobster casual dining chain, alleging that her supervisor discriminated against her in violation of the California Fair Employment and Housing Act.

Trial date set for trans defendant in federal homicide case

Trial date set for trans defendant in federal homicide case

  • CRIME
  • by John Ferrannini
  • Feb 23, 2024

A trial date for a transgender woman who has pleaded not guilty to charges of killing a man at San Francisco's Crissy Field in November was set during a hearing at a federal courthouse Friday.