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Editorial: FDA misses with blood ban revisions

Editorial: FDA misses with blood ban revisions

  • NEWS
  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Feb 1, 2023

The news that the federal Food and Drug Administration would ease guidelines on blood donations by gay and bisexual men at first blush seems like a positive development — and in a small way it is.

News Briefs: Project Open Hand gets $1.4M in federal funds

News Briefs: Project Open Hand gets $1.4M in federal funds

  • NEWS
  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Feb 1, 2023

Project Open Hand has announced that it will receive over $1.4 million in federal funding to support its efforts to provide life-saving, nutrition intervention services to its clients.

Peninsula art installation highlights LGBTQs

Peninsula art installation highlights LGBTQs

  • NEWS
  • by Marijke Rowland
  • Feb 1, 2023

The creator of a new public art installation showcasing everyday LGBTQ people in Redwood City hopes it will help counter harmful political rhetoric about the community.

Guest Opinion: SF drag artists should apply for inaugural laureate position

Guest Opinion: SF drag artists should apply for inaugural laureate position

  • NEWS
  • by Sister Roma
  • Feb 1, 2023

The art of drag has never been more celebrated and simultaneously more under attack than it is today.

Remembering the Holocaust

Remembering the Holocaust

  • NEWS
  • by BAR staff
  • Feb 1, 2023

LGBTQ organizations took part in an observance for International Holocaust Remembrance Day at Pink Triangle Park in the Castro Friday, January 27.

Obituaries: Rick Emmons

Obituaries: Rick Emmons

  • NEWS
  • by BAR staff
  • Feb 1, 2023

The obituary for Rick Emmons, a former San Francisco resident who was an architect and loved country western dancing.

Out in the World: OutRight launches humanitarian and global development program

Out in the World: OutRight launches humanitarian and global development program

OutRight Action International is launching a new humanitarian and global development initiative.

Political Notebook: Transgender Orange County candidate Wade falls short

Political Notebook: Transgender Orange County candidate Wade falls short

  • NEWS
  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Feb 1, 2023

A transgender veteran has fallen short in her bid for a city council seat in the seaside town of Seal Beach, California.

Harvey Milk school not slated for closure, SF district says

Harvey Milk school not slated for closure, SF district says

First it was Harvey's bar and restaurant in the Castro that abruptly closed January 22, now, rumors are swirling that Harvey Milk Civil Rights Academy in the LGBTQ neighborhood might shutter.

Gay former mayor pleads no contest in child sex abuse case

Gay former mayor pleads no contest in child sex abuse case

  • CRIME
  • by Sari Staver
  • Jan 31, 2023

A gay former Sebastopol mayor and cannabis entrepreneur was convicted of six felony crimes involving the sexual abuse of a child.

Utah trucker arrested in Concord trans cold case murder

Utah trucker arrested in Concord trans cold case murder

  • NEWS
  • by John Ferrannini
  • Jan 31, 2023

A Utah man was arrested January 27 in the 29-year-old cold case murder of a trans woman in Concord.

Biden administration aims to improve LGBTQ data

Biden administration aims to improve LGBTQ data

The Biden administration is moving forward on a plan aimed at improving the federal government's knowledge about the needs of LGBTQ Americans.

LGBTQ Agenda: MCC minister takes helm of LGBTQ religious studies center this year

LGBTQ Agenda: MCC minister takes helm of LGBTQ religious studies center this year

The Reverend Dr. Roland Stringfellow was already in Baptist ministry when he came out of the closet as a gay man in 2003.

Political Notes: Transit, safety, budget issues top focuses of out Bay Area politicians

Political Notes: Transit, safety, budget issues top focuses of out Bay Area politicians

Budgetary matters, public safety policies, and assisting transit agencies will be top focuses in 2023 for San Francisco's trio of gay supervisors.