Opinion

Editorial: Johnson recommended for Alameda bench

Editorial: Johnson recommended for Alameda bench

The Bay Area Reporter recommends attorney Michael Johnson for an open seat on the Alameda County Superior Court.

Editorial: 2 out candidates for Alameda supe

Editorial: 2 out candidates for Alameda supe

We've been waiting a long time to have a member of the LGBTQ community elected to the Alameda County Board of Supervisors.

Letters to the editor

Letters to the editor

Readers write in about the HONOR PAC endorsement in the SF District 9 supervisor race and about how we forgot a nugget of history in the story about the old Harvey's bar in the Castro. (We fixed it.)

Editorial: Beckles' voice is needed in CA Senate

Editorial: Beckles' voice is needed in CA Senate

  • EDITORIAL
  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Jan 31, 2024

Jovanka Beckles, a queer Black Latina immigrant woman, is making her second bid for a state legislative seat.

Editorial: Stefani is best choice for SF Assembly

Editorial: Stefani is best choice for SF Assembly

  • EDITORIAL
  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Jan 31, 2024

San Francisco residents on the city's west side have an opportunity to elect a new member of the state Assembly and, for the March 5 primary, we recommend District 2 Supervisor Catherine Stefani.

Editorial: Cabaldon would bring experience to Senate

Editorial: Cabaldon would bring experience to Senate

  • EDITORIAL
  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Jan 31, 2024

Voters in the state's sprawling Senate District 3 would do well to elect gay former West Sacramento mayor Christopher Cabaldon in the March 5 primary.

Letters to the editor

Letters to the editor

Readers weigh in on Another Planet Entertainment and the Israel-Hamas war.

Editorial: Barbara Lee for US Senate

Editorial: Barbara Lee for US Senate

  • EDITORIAL
  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Jan 24, 2024

There is one Democratic U.S. Senate candidate who stands above the others when it comes to LGBTQ and HIV/AIDS issues and that's why we're recommending Congressmember Barbara Lee of Oakland for the U.S. Senate in the March 5 primary.

Editorial: Simon, Low for Congress

Editorial: Simon, Low for Congress

  • EDITORIAL
  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Jan 24, 2024

It's rare that a congressional seat opens up in the Bay Area, and we are fortunate to have extremely supportive representatives here.

Editorial: Vote for Biden in the primary

Editorial: Vote for Biden in the primary

  • EDITORIAL
  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Jan 24, 2024

There's not much excitement in the upcoming primary as far as the presidential race goes.

Letters to the editor

Letters to the editor

A reader weighs in on last week's story about a San Francisco educator.

Editorial:  SF school board should review false sexual abuse cases

Editorial: SF school board should review false sexual abuse cases

  • EDITORIAL
  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Jan 17, 2024

It's one of the oldest — and most damaging — of tropes: that gay people molest children.

Guest Opinion: Author writes of foster care system in new memoir

Guest Opinion: Author writes of foster care system in new memoir

A few nights earlier, I'd gone down a research rabbit hole. What began with one question — was there one singular risk factor that could forecast child abuse or neglect? — quickly budded into dozens more.

Guest Opinion: San Francisco needs more housing

Guest Opinion: San Francisco needs more housing

In 2019, right after graduating from the University of Toronto, I came out to my parents as transgender.