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Departing head of SF AIDS legal agency reflects on tenure

NEWS | November 29, 2023

When Bill Hirsh formally steps down as executive director of the AIDS Legal Referral Panel next month, he will leave the San Francisco-based nonprofit prepared for the future.

The Benefits of Studying Art in College: Why Pursue an Arts Degree?

NEWS
by Advertising Department -- Sponsored content
Mar 26, 2023

Studying in college is one of the things that bring so much value to your life. You develop a lot of skills that will be helpful in your future career and life. Even though you might feel that some tasks are boring or that they do not help you in any way,

B.A.R. election endorsements

NEWS
by BAR Editorial Board
Jan 24, 2022

The Bay Area Reporter's endorsements for the Consolidated Special Municipal Election of February 15, 2022.

B.A.R. ballot measure endorsements, Props A-C & 13

NEWS
Feb 26, 2020

The Bay Area Reporter recommends YES votes for city Propositions A, B, C and state Proposition 13 on the March 3 ballot.

Write for America's highest circulation LGBTQ weekly!

NEWS
by Bay Area Reporter
Mar 8, 2019

Write for America's highest circulation LGBTQ weekly!

Adult contemporary charlatan onstage

NEWS
by Jim Gladstone
Oct 30, 2018

In 1981, "Fly Away" flapped its way to a middling #55 on the Billboard Hot 100. The record was Aussie singer-songwriter Peter Allen's biggest American hit.

Editorial: SF judges deserve re-election

NEWS
by BAR Editorial Board
May 9, 2018

The Bay Area Reporter recommends re-electing San Francisco Superior Court Judges Andrew Cheng, Curtis Karnow, Cynthia Ming-Mei Lee, and Jeffrey Ross, and Alameda County Superior Court Judge Tara Flanagan.

Bay Area Cannasseur: For collective, legal pot could put wrinkle in free program

NEWS
by Sari Staver
Jan 4, 2018

For collective, legal pot could put wrinkle in free program

Healey brings Trump resistance to SF

NEWS
by Sari Staver
Oct 18, 2017

When Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey sued the Trump administration for the seventh time this month, pundits speculated that the state's top law enforcement official might be eying a run for governor.

Manuel Edwin Mingoia

NEWS
Sep 28, 2017

Making (New) Waves At 'Boy Division'

EVENTS
by Jim Provenzano
Mar 13, 2016

The lack of a dance night dedicated to "rather queer" 1980s hits inspired DJ Alex Westhoff (aka Xander) to create Boy Division, the new monthly LGBTQ night at CodeWord.

Drag King Rappers Get Real

EVENTS
by Liz Highleyman
Mar 13, 2016

Drag kings may not yet be as well known as drag queens, but Alex U. Inn and the Momma's Boyz are doing their part to change that with their new monthly showcase, Kingdom!

The Gangway: The Historic Bar's Not Gone Yet

EVENTS
by David-Elijah Nahmod
Feb 27, 2016

Don't say your goodbyes to The Gangway just yet. The historic gay dive in the Tenderloin may not be closing right away, as has been previously reported.

No Love Lost Between Castro Merchants and Super Bowl

NEWS
by Matthew S. Bajko
Feb 13, 2016

There was little for many merchants in San Francisco's gay Castro district to love about the city playing host to the annual football championship game.

Out There : New Year, Still Queer

EVENTS
by Roberto Friedman
Jan 9, 2016

Yes indeed, Brava's 4th Annual New Year's Eve Comedy Fiesta: Latino Power Edition! was everything we wanted from our NYE: hilarity, festivity, and sexual innuendo.

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