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Beat generation's Jane 'Jae' Whitaker dies

NEWS | April 17, 2024

Jane Ethel "Jae" Whitaker, a Black lesbian who experienced San Francisco at the height of the Beat generation, died March 27. She was 86.

Public chimes in on Sacramento LGBTQ history efforts

NEWS
by John Ferrannini
Apr 19, 2024

While some community members were a little skeptical about the prospect of an LGBTQ historic district in Sacramento, many expressed their desire to see the role queer people played in the River City's past be told.

Biden administration finalizes protections for LGBTQ students

NEWS
by Christopher Kane, Washington Blade
Apr 19, 2024

National LGBTQ organizations praised the Biden administration Friday after the U.S. Department of Education issued its final rule that revises Title IX, a federal civil rights law, and addresses trans students.

Political Notes: Queer UC Berkeley student activist Lunaparra wins City Council seat

NEWS
by Matthew S. Bajko
Apr 19, 2024

UC Berkeley senior Cecilia Lunaparra won the special April 16 election for the vacant District 7 seat on the Berkeley City Council.

Civil rights groups speak out on California same-sex wedding cake case

NEWS
by John Ferrannini
Apr 17, 2024

A Bay Area legal group was one of several organizations that filed amicus briefs in support of the state's appeal of a lower court decision that a Bakersfield bakery has a right not to sell a wedding cake to a same-sex couple.

Out in the World: Anti-LGBTQ bills, laws are spreading around the world

NEWS
by Heather Cassell
Apr 17, 2024

Anti-LGBTQ bills and new laws are spreading around the world, including in several African nations and the former Soviet republic of Belarus.

Guest Opinion: Nature's way

NEWS
by Jonathan Vigliotti
Apr 17, 2024

In Northern California, a month's worth of rain poured on a burn scar in a single day.

With book, CBS reporter Vigliotti recounts covering a warming planet

NATIONAL
by Matthew S. Bajko
Apr 17, 2024

In 2018, Jonathan Vigliotti was working as a foreign correspondent based out of CBS News' London bureau. To say it was a coveted journalism job would be an understatement.

Business Briefing: Couple crafts kink lifestyle for clients

BUSINESS
by Matthew S. Bajko
Apr 17, 2024

Mel Andre long had worked in the building trade, serving as a contractor in their professional capacity.

Transmissions: Embracing trans dignity

NEWS
by Gwendolyn Ann Smith
Apr 17, 2024

There are three stories that have recently crossed my desk, each of which are unrelated, but together paint a very descriptive image of what's wrong with the way non-trans people are speaking about trans lives.

Editorial: Name new SOMA park for Sullivan

NEWS
by BAR Editorial Board
Apr 17, 2024

There's a final online public survey being commissioned by the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department and South of Market community organizations to determine the name of a new park at Natoma and 11th streets.

News Briefs: Soccer and cider team up for Earth Day

NEWS
by Cynthia Laird
Apr 17, 2024

The Oakland Roots Sports Club, a professional soccer team in the East Bay city, has announced a partnership with the local queer-owned Sincere Cider company timed with Earth Day, which is formally observed Monday, April 22, but celebrated all month.