Opinion

Letters to the editor

Letters to the editor

Readers weigh in on SF Pride, the mayor's recent trip to Israel, and the co-founder of the pink triangle installation thanks those who helped out.

Guest Opinion: Trans rights are human rights: Advocating for equality and understanding

Guest Opinion: Trans rights are human rights: Advocating for equality and understanding

Over the last few years, LGBTQIA+ community members have been hit with an onslaught of legislation aimed at silencing their voices, hiding their identities, and stripping them of their rights.

Editorial: Grim report on CA hate crimes

Editorial: Grim report on CA hate crimes

  • EDITORIAL
  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Jun 28, 2023

Two days after California Attorney General Rob Bonta rode in the San Francisco Pride parade to the cheers of thousands, he issued the California Department of Justice's annual hate crimes report.

Guest Opinion: Our LGBTQ students need a voice at the table

Guest Opinion: Our LGBTQ students need a voice at the table

Last year, Paso Robles High School, located in my state Senate District 17, experienced a deeply disturbing incident.

Editorial: Sticking up for LGBTQ Hayward students

Editorial: Sticking up for LGBTQ Hayward students

  • EDITORIAL
  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Jun 21, 2023

The Hayward Unified School District Board of Trustees stuck up for LGBTQ students, faculty, and staff last week despite the outrageous homophobic comments made by board member Joe Ramos.

Guest Opinion: LGBTQ+ youth + mental health is top priority for Pride 2023

Guest Opinion: LGBTQ+ youth + mental health is top priority for Pride 2023

I've been a San Francisco resident for all of my adult queer life. Thirty of those I've spent inside my current tiny Tenderloin apartment — when I swing open the door, I pass by 20 feet of salon-style, self-commissioned artwork.

Letters to the editor

Letters to the editor

A former city resident recalls the heady days of the early 1980s in the South of Market and the Castro.

Editorial: SFAF should rethink overdose messaging

Editorial: SFAF should rethink overdose messaging

  • EDITORIAL
  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Jun 14, 2023

We fully support the San Francisco AIDS Foundation's expressed interest in helping to run an overdose prevention center, but we think the agency stumbled with recent messaging equating needles to life and police to death.

Guest Opinion: SF DA pledges support for LGBTQ community

Guest Opinion: SF DA pledges support for LGBTQ community

I am looking forward to marching in San Francisco's 53rd annual Pride parade this year, alongside members of the San Francisco District Attorney's office, other elected officials, community members, family, friends, and allies.

Letters to the editor

Letters to the editor

A reader appreciates a recent story on Chita Rivera.

Editorial: Anti-LGBTQ backlash means we're winning

Editorial: Anti-LGBTQ backlash means we're winning

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.