Opinion

Letters to the editor

Letters to the editor

This week's letters to the editor.

Editorial: Lara's lack of transparency distracts

Editorial: Lara's lack of transparency distracts

Gay state Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara has been under fire in recent weeks from consumer groups who say he's too cozy with the industry he's charged with regulating

Guest Opinion: Change takes time, but action is key

Guest Opinion: Change takes time, but action is key

What is the cost of inaction to me and the people I love? This is the question I ask myself each time I find myself with a bullhorn and a group of people marching and protesting for change.

Editorial cartoon

Editorial cartoon

This week's editorial cartoon.

SF Homeless Project: Editorial: LGBT homelessness at crisis level

SF Homeless Project: Editorial: LGBT homelessness at crisis level

  • EDITORIAL
  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Jul 31, 2019

The 2019 number of LGBT homeless people should be a wake-up call to the LGBT community in San Francisco.

Letters to the editor

Letters to the editor

This week's letters to the editor.

Editorial cartoon

Editorial cartoon

This week's editorial cartoon.

SF Homeless Project: Guest Opinion: We have to raise the floor on housing

SF Homeless Project: Guest Opinion: We have to raise the floor on housing

Everyday, my staff and I at TGI Justice Project work tirelessly to find a safe place to call home for our transgender, gender variant, and intersex community. It keeps me up at night. It should keep us all up at night.

Editorial: High time for cannabis reform

Editorial: High time for cannabis reform

  • EDITORIAL
  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Jul 24, 2019

This week, Senator Kamala Harris (D-California) and House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-New York) introduced comprehensive marijuana reform legislation that is long past due.

Editorial cartoon

Editorial cartoon

This week's editorial cartoon.

Guest Opinion: Next steps for LGBTQ nonprofits

Guest Opinion: Next steps for LGBTQ nonprofits

Ever since I announced my retirement from Pacific Center, people have been asking, "What's next?"

Editorial: GLAAD's continued irrelevancy

Editorial: GLAAD's continued irrelevancy

  • EDITORIAL
  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Jul 17, 2019

Last month, the New York Times published a feature article about GLAAD, the supposed national LGBT media watchdog organization. It began, "GLAAD almost died in 2014."

Editorial cartoon

Editorial cartoon

This week's editorial cartoon.

Letters to the editor

Letters to the editor

This week's letters to the editor.