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Retiring lesbian SF Fire Chief Nicholson celebrates SFFD wins in her tenure

Retiring lesbian SF Fire Chief Nicholson celebrates SFFD wins in her tenure

  • NEWS
  • by John Ferrannini
  • Aug 14, 2024

Lesbian outgoing San Francisco Fire Chief Jeanine Nicholson said she is stepping aside amid health matters at a noontime news conference August 14 intended to highlight her trailblazing career.

Trans entrepreneurs empower queer community through apparel

Trans entrepreneurs empower queer community through apparel

  • NEWS
  • by JL Odom
  • Aug 14, 2024

Length, width, fabric type, looseness or tightness — there are a number of reasons why a clothing item doesn't work for a person.

Golden State queer Dems among those gathering in Chicago for DNC

Golden State queer Dems among those gathering in Chicago for DNC

  • NATIONAL
  • by John Ferrannini
  • Aug 14, 2024

Sal Rosselli is no stranger to the Democratic National Convention. The gay labor leader has been to "almost all of them" since 1984, the last time the confab was in the City by the Bay.

Political Notebook: Gay SF treasurer Cisneros set to extend his historic tenure

Political Notebook: Gay SF treasurer Cisneros set to extend his historic tenure

  • NEWS
  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Aug 14, 2024

With no one filing to run against him in November, gay San Francisco Treasurer-Tax Collector José Cisneros will cakewalk into a sixth term through 2028, giving him a historic 24-year tenure.

SF workshop to assist trans collectors of history

SF workshop to assist trans collectors of history

  • NEWS
  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Aug 14, 2024

Local transgender residents who have personal collections of historical items about their community are invited to a workshop San Francisco Public Library staff are hosting to learn how to best protect their individual archives.

SF mayor candidate Lurie talks Castro at LGBTQ meet-and-greet

SF mayor candidate Lurie talks Castro at LGBTQ meet-and-greet

  • NEWS
  • by John Ferrannini
  • Aug 14, 2024

San Francisco mayoral candidate Daniel Lurie sounded off about the long-shuttered Castro Pottery Barn and the eponymous theater and the recent fire next door to it as he made his pitch to voters at an LGBTQ nightclub August 12.

News Briefs: New LGBTQ wellness center opens in San Jose

News Briefs: New LGBTQ wellness center opens in San Jose

  • NEWS
  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Aug 14, 2024

Santa Clara County has officially opened a new LGBTQ wellness center in San Jose. County leaders were on hand Friday, August 9, to cut the ribbon at the colleQTIve Wellness Center.

Guest Opinion: My prostate cancer journey

Guest Opinion: My prostate cancer journey

  • NEWS
  • by David-Elijah Nahmod
  • Aug 14, 2024

"We found some cancer," said the doctor. My heart skipped a beat.

Gay former SF political aide Nathan Purkiss dies

Gay former SF political aide Nathan Purkiss dies

  • NEWS
  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Aug 14, 2024

Nathan Purkiss, a gay man who worked for gay former San Francisco supervisor Mark Leno at City Hall and in Sacramento after Leno was elected to the state Assembly, died July 25, at his home in Davis, California.

Music to their ears

Music to their ears

  • NEWS
  • by BAR staff
  • Aug 14, 2024

The new Queer Silicon Valley Gallery opened last weekend and features a special exhibit about the Rainbow Women's Chorus and the Silicon Valley Gay Men's Chorus.

Gonorrhea persistent foe as other STIs plunge in SF

Gonorrhea persistent foe as other STIs plunge in SF

  • HEALTH
  • by John Ferrannini
  • Aug 14, 2024

Rates of syphilis and chlamydia in San Francisco have been trending down since the start of 2023, city data shows.

Editorial: GLAAD board should rein in CEO's spending

Editorial: GLAAD board should rein in CEO's spending

  • NEWS
  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Aug 14, 2024

The editorial board calls on the GLAAD board to rein in CEO Sarah Kate Ellis' spending following a New York Times report.

LGBTQ Agenda: New film centering allyship gets nod from Canadian PM

LGBTQ Agenda: New film centering allyship gets nod from Canadian PM

  • NEWS
  • by John Ferrannini
  • Aug 13, 2024

A new film already available to see online seeks to center the importance of allyship — and got a nod from Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

SF's Castro Theatre spared after weekend bank fire

SF's Castro Theatre spared after weekend bank fire

  • NEWS
  • by John Ferrannini
  • Aug 12, 2024

The historic Castro Theatre was spared during a weekend fire at a bank next door in San Francisco's LGBTQ neighborhood.