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Guest Opinion: San Francisco needs more housing

Guest Opinion: San Francisco needs more housing

  • NEWS
  • by Audrey Liu
  • Jan 10, 2024

In 2019, right after graduating from the University of Toronto, I came out to my parents as transgender.

Editorial: Judicial candidate Fickes has a serious lapse in judgment

Editorial: Judicial candidate Fickes has a serious lapse in judgment

  • NEWS
  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Jan 10, 2024

Mark Fickes, a gay man who's a commissioner with the Alameda County Superior Court and a candidate for judge in March, committed a serious lapse in judgment last week when he told local Democrats that he voted for DA Pamela Price in 2022.

Business Briefing: SF program assists leather, kink entrepreneurs

Business Briefing: SF program assists leather, kink entrepreneurs

  • BUSINESS
  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Jan 10, 2024

Licensed marriage and family therapist David Khalili opened his Rouse Relational Wellness in San Francisco's LGBTQ Castro district three years ago and now employs seven practitioners.

News Briefs: Bay Area events honor MLK

News Briefs: Bay Area events honor MLK

  • NEWS
  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Jan 10, 2024

The Bay Area will commemorate the birthday of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Monday, January 15, the federal holiday designated for the slain civil rights leader.

Obituaries: David Walter Martin

Obituaries: David Walter Martin

David Walter Martin was a longtime AIDS activist and had a career in development for universities.

Transmissions: We need you

Transmissions: We need you

I recently wrote that last year saw 589 anti-trans bills that were introduced within 49 states. Of those introduced, 85 passed into law.

Out in the World: Pope Francis issues call to ban surrogacy

Out in the World: Pope Francis issues call to ban surrogacy

  • NEWS
  • by Heather Cassell
  • Jan 10, 2024

During a January 8 speech, Pope Francis called for a global ban on surrogacy, claiming the practice, which helps couples have children, exploits the women who carry the babies.

Out in the World: Gay Ugandan activist blames government for stabbing

Out in the World: Gay Ugandan activist blames government for stabbing

  • NEWS
  • by Heather Cassell
  • Jan 9, 2024

Prominent Ugandan gay activist Steven Kabuye blames the East African country's government for his being viciously stabbed by two unknown assailants.

Puerto Vallarta's LGBTQ center closes

Puerto Vallarta's LGBTQ center closes

  • NEWS
  • by Ed Walsh
  • Jan 9, 2024

Puerto Vallarta's LGBTQ center, SETAC, which focused on health and wellness and ran the city's PrEP program, effectively closed late last month amid financial struggles and allegations from employees of mistreatment and management.

Trans woman sues SF-based nonprofit for retaliation

Trans woman sues SF-based nonprofit for retaliation

  • LEGAL
  • by John Ferrannini
  • Jan 9, 2024

A transgender woman fired by a San Francisco-based nonprofit has filed a lawsuit alleging retaliation after she said that she was harassed by a supervisor and terminated after she complained.

Political Notebook: Gay GOPer DeMaio could find cold welcome from LGBTQ caucus

Political Notebook: Gay GOPer DeMaio could find cold welcome from LGBTQ caucus

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

LGBTQ state lawmakers are wondering if gay Republican Carl DeMaio would want to join their affinity group if he is elected to an Assembly seat.

LGBTQ Agenda: Documentary asks how 'homosexuals' ended up in English-language Bibles

LGBTQ Agenda: Documentary asks how 'homosexuals' ended up in English-language Bibles

  • NEWS
  • by John Ferrannini
  • Jan 9, 2024

A filmmaker's efforts to find affirmation from her parents led her on a journey culminating in a documentary on how a translation of the Bible lent justification to homophobia.

Political Notes: Low, Bauters rack up endorsements in their House, supervisor races

Political Notes: Low, Bauters rack up endorsements in their House, supervisor races

  • NEWS
  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Jan 8, 2024

Gay men Assemblymember Evan Low and Emeryville City Councilmember John Bauters have racked up endorsements in their respective U.S. House and Alameda County supervisor races.

Gay Alameda County judicial candidate blasted for possible ethics breach

Gay Alameda County judicial candidate blasted for possible ethics breach

  • NEWS
  • by John Ferrannini
  • Jan 5, 2024

A gay Alameda County Superior Court commissioner who is running for judge said that he voted for District Attorney Pamela Price in 2022, a move that could violate judicial ethics and raises questions about impartiality.