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Editorial: Mandelman should be board president

Editorial: Mandelman should be board president

  • NEWS
  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Dec 11, 2024

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors will elect a board president in early January. The editorial board believes it should be gay District 8 Supervisor Rafael Mandelman.

Political Notebook: San Joaquin County to welcome gay mayor, council members

Political Notebook: San Joaquin County to welcome gay mayor, council members

  • NEWS
  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Dec 11, 2024

San Joaquin County is set to welcome its first gay mayor to lead one of its eight cities and the first gay male city councilmembers in Stockton.

Guest Opinion: The time for optics over action is over

Guest Opinion: The time for optics over action is over

  • NEWS
  • by Gavin Grimm
  • Dec 11, 2024

There is no doubt that when any marginalized person becomes the first of their community to do something notable, they must navigate the difficult terrain of representing the part of themselves that is making headlines along with the rest of themselves.

Transmissions: Gender outlaws once more

Transmissions: Gender outlaws once more

In my formative high school years, as I tried to figure out what my life was all about, one set of three novels proved to be pivotal: "The Illuminatus! Trilogy" by Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson.

Ex-SF gay biz association president pleads guilty to fraud charges

Ex-SF gay biz association president pleads guilty to fraud charges

  • CRIME
  • by John Ferrannini
  • Dec 11, 2024

The former president of the Golden Gate Business Association pleaded guilty in federal court December 11 as part of a plea deal on two charges stemming from the alleged embezzlement of over $1 million from law firms he worked for.

LGBTQ Agenda: Castro is No. 4 gayborhood of the year, Grindr states in year-end report

LGBTQ Agenda: Castro is No. 4 gayborhood of the year, Grindr states in year-end report

  • NEWS
  • by John Ferrannini
  • Dec 10, 2024

San Francisco's LGBTQ Castro neighborhood is the fourth "gayest gayborhood of the year," according to "Grindr Unwrapped," the queer dating and meet-up app's year-end report.

Pair in killing of SF gay photographer gets life in prison

Pair in killing of SF gay photographer gets life in prison

  • CRIME
  • by John Ferrannini
  • Dec 9, 2024

Two people convicted of first-degree murder in a retrial of the 2017 killing of a gay San Francisco photographer while he was taking pictures of the sunrise from Twin Peaks were sentenced last week to life in prison, according to the DA's office.

Political Notes: Bay Area voters elect LGBTQ leaders to education posts

Political Notes: Bay Area voters elect LGBTQ leaders to education posts

  • NEWS
  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Dec 9, 2024

Amid ongoing policy and legal fights over LGBTQ youth issues, voters around the Bay Area elected a number of out candidates to educational oversight bodies.

How Ohio's LGBTQ+ Community Is Shaping the Future of Sports

How Ohio's LGBTQ+ Community Is Shaping the Future of Sports

  • NEWS
  • by Advertising Department -- Sponsored content
  • Dec 7, 2024

Ohio, a state with distinct cultural and political challenges, has increasingly looked to San Francisco's progressive policies as a framework for creating equitable spaces, particularly within sports.

Breed names lesbian former SF supervisor Leal to airport commission

Breed names lesbian former SF supervisor Leal to airport commission

  • NEWS
  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Dec 6, 2024

Mayor London Breed has appointed lesbian former San Francisco supervisor Susan Leal to the powerful airport commission.

Out in the World: Protests erupt in Georgia over postponement of joining EU

Out in the World: Protests erupt in Georgia over postponement of joining EU

  • NEWS
  • by Heather Cassell
  • Dec 6, 2024

Georgia has been rocked by an escalating political power struggle for its future for more than a week.

SF's Castro likely to remain under Mission police precinct, Mandelman says

SF's Castro likely to remain under Mission police precinct, Mandelman says

  • NEWS
  • by John Ferrannini
  • Dec 5, 2024

The Castro neighborhood likely won't be moving into the boundaries of the San Francisco Police Department's Park Station and will remain within Mission Station's precinct, the district's supervisor confirmed to the Bay Area Reporter.

After perjury conviction over leaking 49ers report, gay Santa Clara councilmember Becker resigns

After perjury conviction over leaking 49ers report, gay Santa Clara councilmember Becker resigns

  • CRIME
  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Dec 5, 2024

A day after a jury convicted gay Santa Clara City Councilmember Anthony Becker of perjury over his lying about leaking a report detailing the dealings between the South Bay city's leaders and the San Francisco 49ers football team, he resigned.

SF supervisors settle 1 suit against trans income program

SF supervisors settle 1 suit against trans income program

  • LEGAL
  • by John Ferrannini
  • Dec 5, 2024

The SF Board of Supervisors this week voted to settle one of two lawsuits against Mayor London Breed and other city leaders brought by a conservative group due to a now-lapsed program that sought to provide guaranteed income to some transgender people.