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Castro Street Fair expands its footprint

Castro Street Fair expands its footprint

  • NEWS
  • by John Ferrannini
  • Sep 27, 2023

It wouldn't be the first Sunday in October without the Castro Street fair, and organizers are welcoming visitors to an expanded footprint in the LGBTQ neighborhood this year.

Political Notebook: Amid Orange County LGBTQ backlash, House candidate Min remains an advocate

Political Notebook: Amid Orange County LGBTQ backlash, House candidate Min remains an advocate

  • NEWS
  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Sep 27, 2023

California state Senator Dave Min (D-Irvine) has faced a grueling political year throughout 2023 as he runs for a U.S. House seat in the heart of Orange County.

Editorial: Newsom exhibits hypocrisy with trans veto

Editorial: Newsom exhibits hypocrisy with trans veto

  • NEWS
  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Sep 27, 2023

There was no reason for Governor Gavin Newsom to veto a bill that would have urged state judges to take into account parental support for their transgender kids.

Newsom signs book ban, other LGBTQ bills

Newsom signs book ban, other LGBTQ bills

  • NEWS
  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Sep 27, 2023

With the stroke of his pen Governor Gavin Newsom has prohibited public schools in California from banning books due to their addressing LGBTQ or race-based topics.

LGBTQ advocates slam Newsom for trans veto

LGBTQ advocates slam Newsom for trans veto

  • NEWS
  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Sep 27, 2023

LGBTQ advocates slammed Governor Gavin Newsom for vetoing a bill that would have required state judges to take into account parental support for their transgender children during custody disputes

Maui readies to reopen to tourists

Maui readies to reopen to tourists

  • NEWS
  • by Heather Cassell
  • Sep 27, 2023

Maui's LGBTQ businesses — like many others — are sorting through the ash and rubble and struggling to balance the needs of their employees and the need to reopen to visitors.

Both sides rest cases in SFFD civil trial

Both sides rest cases in SFFD civil trial

  • LEGAL
  • by John Ferrannini
  • Sep 27, 2023

The lesbian assistant fire chief suing the city for discrimination and retaliation testified one last time before both San Francisco's and her lawyer's rested their cases September 26, setting the stage for closing arguments and jury deliberations.

News Briefs: Foreman to take the helm at SF AIDS legal nonprofit

News Briefs: Foreman to take the helm at SF AIDS legal nonprofit

  • NEWS
  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Sep 27, 2023

The nonprofit AIDS Legal Referral Panel board has named Matt Foreman, a nationally recognized LGBTQ leader, to be its next executive director.

Maui's LGBTQ community steps up after fires

Maui's LGBTQ community steps up after fires

  • NEWS
  • by Heather Cassell
  • Sep 27, 2023

"Shell-shocked" is how Jim Doran, president of Aloha Maui Pride, described people in Maui more than a month after three wildfires ripped through Hawaii's most popular island, including the historic town of Lahaina.

Bay Area gay man elected Lutheran bishop

Bay Area gay man elected Lutheran bishop

  • NEWS
  • by Brian Bromberger
  • Sep 27, 2023

Jeff Johnson, a gay man and longtime minister, was elected bishop of the Sierra Pacific synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.

Remembering Ginger Casey, a news legend

Remembering Ginger Casey, a news legend

  • NEWS
  • by Hank Plante
  • Sep 27, 2023

The world lost a bright star, and I lost a lifelong friend, with the recent passing of my former TV news co-anchor Ginger Casey.

Guest Opinion: From gender-affirming care to bathroom use: DeSantis impinges on LGBTQ issues

Guest Opinion: From gender-affirming care to bathroom use: DeSantis impinges on LGBTQ issues

  • NEWS
  • by Gabbi Tuft
  • Sep 27, 2023

When Florida Governor Ron DeSantis first announced he was taking on Donald Trump in hopes of becoming the Republican nominee for president in 2024, early reports showed he held a steady lead over the former president.

Formal wear, Folsom style, hits the fair

Formal wear, Folsom style, hits the fair

  • NEWS
  • by BAR staff
  • Sep 27, 2023

The 40th annual Folsom Street Fair unleashed plenty of leather and kink in San Francisco's South of Market neighborhood.

SF LGBTQ bar vandalized with anti-trans slur

SF LGBTQ bar vandalized with anti-trans slur

  • NEWS
  • by John Ferrannini
  • Sep 27, 2023

The Cinch Saloon, the last LGBTQ bar on Polk Street in downtown San Francisco, was vandalized with graffiti containing an anti-trans slur.