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LGBTQ Asians push to stem hate crimes tide

LGBTQ Asians push to stem hate crimes tide

NEWS | August 1, 2022

LGBTQ Asian and Pacific Islander Californians are part of a coalition of community groups and state lawmakers pushing to stem a tide of hate crimes against API individuals and others that has been rising since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Out in the World: LGBTQ Azerbaijani activists angered by lenient sentence in gay journalist's murder

Out in the World: LGBTQ Azerbaijani activists angered by lenient sentence in gay journalist's murder

  • NEWS
  • by Heather Cassell
  • Aug 5, 2022

LGBTQ activists in Azerbaijan are angered that the Baku Court of Grave Crimes gave the lightest sentence possible to the man convicted of the murder of a prominent Azerbaijani gay activist and journalist.

SF DA Jenkins addresses Castro merchants, lays out ideas

SF DA Jenkins addresses Castro merchants, lays out ideas

At Thursday's meeting of the Castro Merchants Association, members had the chance to speak with District Attorney Brooke Jenkins, who laid out ideas to help the neighborhood's business owners tackle the ongoing issues of petty theft and vandalism.

News Briefs: B.A.R.'s Besties voting is now underway

News Briefs: B.A.R.'s Besties voting is now underway

  • NEWS
  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Aug 4, 2022

Voting is open for the Bay Area Reporter's readers' poll known as the Besties.

US declares public health emergency for monkeypox

US declares public health emergency for monkeypox

The U.S. declared a public health emergency for the monkeypox outbreak and federal officials are considering a new way to get more doses out of a vial of Jynneos, the vaccine currently used.

Russian court convicts Brittney Griner, who's sentenced to 9 years in penal colony

Russian court convicts Brittney Griner, who's sentenced to 9 years in penal colony

  • LATEST NEWS
  • by Michael K. Lavers, Washington Blade
  • Aug 4, 2022

A Russian court on Thursday found WNBA star Brittney Griner guilty of charges that she smuggled drugs into the country.

Wiener to chair new Senate committee on monkeypox

Wiener to chair new Senate committee on monkeypox

  • HEALTH
  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Aug 3, 2022

With monkeypox cases rising in California, state Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) has been tapped to chair a new senate committee on the virus.

SF ushers in trans history month

SF ushers in trans history month

  • NEWS
  • by BAR staff
  • Aug 3, 2022

Mayor London Breed, center, on August 1 joined elected and city officials and community members to raise the transgender flag at City Hall in honor of San Francisco's Transgender History Month.

Hangin' on at Up Your Alley

Hangin' on at Up Your Alley

  • NEWS
  • by BAR staff
  • Aug 3, 2022

The Up Your Alley fetish and kink street fair returned in all its glory July 31 in San Francisco's South of Market neighborhood.

Guest Opinion: I caught monkeypox

Guest Opinion: I caught monkeypox

  • NEWS
  • by Kevin Stone
  • Aug 3, 2022

An internet friend, a Berlin artist, sent me a WhatsApp message in May: "Excited we'll finally meet. But a little worried for you — you've heard about this, right? Happening all over the venues I think you'll be interested in."

Gay SF men share monkeypox stories

Gay SF men share monkeypox stories

  • NEWS
  • by Eric Burkett
  • Aug 3, 2022

With 386 confirmed cases of monkeypox in San Francisco as of August 2, it's getting to the point where probably just about everyone in the city's LGBTQ community knows someone who has had or has the virus.

Obituaries: Randy P. Conner

Obituaries: Randy P. Conner

The obituary for Randy P. Conner, who was a Radical Faerie and a gay spiritual seeker, activist, author, artist, and teacher.

Obituaries: David Roos

Obituaries: David Roos

  • NEWS
  • by BAR staff
  • Aug 3, 2022

The obituary for David Roos, who ran the Perfect Paws doggie daycare in San Francisco for many years until he closed the business and moved to Chicago.

Editorial: Newsom must sign SB 57

Editorial: Newsom must sign SB 57

  • NEWS
  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Aug 3, 2022

San Francisco is in the midst of a drug overdose crisis. And Governor Gavin Newsom can do something about it by signing Senate Bill 57.

As gay manager retires, SF LGBTQ aging plan gets reviewed

As gay manager retires, SF LGBTQ aging plan gets reviewed

  • NEWS
  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Aug 3, 2022

Nearly a decade after it was released, a groundbreaking LGBTQ aging policy plan received a three-month review this year to examine how San Francisco city officials are implementing its proposals.

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