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You can help support the Bay Area Reporter fundraising campaign

You can help support the Bay Area Reporter fundraising campaign

  • by Michael Yamashita
  • Apr 15, 2020

San Francisco is one of 11 US cities that is fortunate to have a legacy LGBT publication by us, for us, and about us. Help preserve the BAR as an historic and important community institution for the future.

Going solosexual: Keeping an erotic spark alive

Going solosexual: Keeping an erotic spark alive

  • by Race Bannon
  • Apr 7, 2020

How to handle sexual urges in social distancing? Let technology give you a helping hand, as it were. But even solo-sex online needs precaution.

The Life of the Party

The Life of the Party

  • by Juanita MORE!
  • Oct 3, 2018

When I first moved to San Francisco, one of my roommates sold a little coke and meth to help him make some extra cash while working his way through college. By that time, I had already made it through school as a devoted pot smoker.

Douche character promotes anal health

Douche character promotes anal health

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Sep 26, 2018

San Francisco health officials over the years have turned to cartoon characters in order to relay important health messages to men who have sex with men in attention grabbing ways.

Public weighs in on next SF health dept. head

Public weighs in on next SF health dept. head

  • by Alex Madison
  • Sep 19, 2018

The most common attributes people want to see in the next San Francisco health director are prioritizing collaboration, support for nonprofits, and mitigating health disparities among minority communities.

Kaiser doctor receives leadership award

Kaiser doctor receives leadership award

  • by Sari Staver
  • Aug 1, 2018

A gay Union City Kaiser Permanente physician has been awarded the LGBTQ Leadership Award by the California chapter of the National Diversity Council for his longtime advocacy work.