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Editorial: Anti-LGBTQ backlash means we're winning

Editorial: Anti-LGBTQ backlash means we're winning

EDITORIAL | June 7, 2023 | by BAR Editorial Board

With all the headlines about retailers coming under fire for selling Pride-themed merchandise and legislation trying to curb drag performers, it's important to remember that overall, the LGBTQ community is winning.

Guest Opinion: Addressing California's mental health crisis

Guest Opinion: Addressing California's mental health crisis

We, as Californians, have made significant progress in recognizing and affirming the rights of the LGBTQ community.

Letters to the editor

Letters to the editor

A reader writes about the Tennessee anti-drag law that a federal judge recently ruled was unconstitutional.

Editorial: There's no going back

Editorial: There's no going back

  • EDITORIAL
  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • May 31, 2023

Last week, Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced his 2024 presidential campaign with the tagline "Make America Florida." But the way things are going, he may not have to win the GOP nomination to do that.

Guest Opinion: Breaking barriers: Advocating for diversity in tech

Guest Opinion: Breaking barriers: Advocating for diversity in tech

I recall interviewing for my first role at The Walt Disney Co. almost 17 years ago. I had 14 interviews.

Editorial: Los Angeles Dodgers get a save

Editorial: Los Angeles Dodgers get a save

  • EDITORIAL
  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • May 24, 2023

Like a thrilling baseball contest that goes down to the ninth inning, a team that is only a couple of runs ahead needs a pitcher who can save the game, preferably with a wicked fastball.

Letters to the editor

Letters to the editor

A reader opines on the Political Notebook column about the late gay San Francisco supervisor Harvey Milk's trip to Disneyland.

Guest Opinion: Helping foster youth

Guest Opinion: Helping foster youth

Standing at the center of New York City's Grand Central Terminal's main concourse bedraggled and rank in filthy clothes, I watched as the commuters ignored my pleas begging for "just a dollar, sir."

Editorial: Release of Brown video raises questions

Editorial: Release of Brown video raises questions

  • EDITORIAL
  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • May 17, 2023

SF DA Brooke Jenkins did release the Walgreens video of the shooting death of unarmed Black trans man Banko Brown this week, but it has led to more questions about why she has declined to file charges against the store security guard who shot him.

Letters to the editor

Letters to the editor

A reader writes about the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision upholding California's Proposition 12.

Requiem for a Drag Queen

Requiem for a Drag Queen

  • EDITORIAL
  • by Michael Yamashita | NewsIsOut.com
  • May 12, 2023

The New York Times obituary for Barry Humphries extolled the life and career of a beloved actor of stage, screen, and television. You could be forgiven if you didn't recognize his name, but surely not if you did not recognize his alter ego.

Editorial: Jenkins must release Brown video

Editorial: Jenkins must release Brown video

When you've got two gay elected leaders who were among your staunchest supporters calling for the release of video in the Banko Brown shooting, as San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins has, it's time to disclose the footage.

Guest Opinion: It's time for CA to take LGBTQ health seriously

Guest Opinion: It's time for CA to take LGBTQ health seriously

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, I told my team to pause everything we were working on to focus on providing whatever direct services we could to our community.

Editorial: CA DPH's woes must be addressed

Editorial: CA DPH's woes must be addressed

State Auditor Grant Parks released the long-awaited report on the California Department of Public Health's abysmal effort collecting, reporting, and using sexual orientation and gender identity data and it's as bad as we'd feared.

Guest Opinion: The Castro Theatre can thrive again — but it must adapt

Guest Opinion: The Castro Theatre can thrive again — but it must adapt

In January 2022, Another Planet Entertainment announced an agreement with the Nasser family, which owns the century-old Castro Theatre.

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