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CA lawmakers send governor HIV prevention bill

CA lawmakers send governor HIV prevention bill

  • NEWS
  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Sep 14, 2023

A week after one HIV prevention bill stalled in the California Legislature, a second bill focused on ending transmission of the disease and other sexually transmitted infections in the Golden State now awaits a decision by Governor Gavin Newsom.

Newsom ends California's pro-LGBTQ travel ban

Newsom ends California's pro-LGBTQ travel ban

  • NEWS
  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Sep 13, 2023

Within 24 hours of being sent a bill to repeal it, Governor Gavin Newsom ended California's ban on publicly funded travel to states with anti-LGBTQ laws.

Business Briefing: Queer owner's garage fermentation trials produce thriving cider business

Business Briefing: Queer owner's garage fermentation trials produce thriving cider business

  • BUSINESS
  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Sep 13, 2023

While working at various San Francisco restaurants in the late 1990s and 2000s, Bex Pezzullo was studying to earn her certification as a sommelier.

Political Notebook: CA US Senate candidate Reese makes her pitch to LGBTQ voters

Political Notebook: CA US Senate candidate Reese makes her pitch to LGBTQ voters

  • NEWS
  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Sep 13, 2023

During her 20s in the late 1990s while briefly living in San Francisco before enrolling in graduate school, Lexi Reese thought she had found the man she would spend the rest of her life with and marry.

Editorial: Oakland NAACP should cut ties with Scott

Editorial: Oakland NAACP should cut ties with Scott

  • NEWS
  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Sep 13, 2023

The Oakland branch of the NAACP should sever its relationship with Seneca Scott, a failed mayoral candidate whose forays into homophobia and transphobia have only escalated in recent weeks.

Oakland Pride breakfast highlights queer youth

Oakland Pride breakfast highlights queer youth

  • NEWS
  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Sep 13, 2023

Charley, a 15-year-old high school student in Hayward, doesn't think highly of the attacks on trans and nonbinary students that have been sweeping the country, even in liberal states like California.

News Briefs: SF Leather Week kickoff starts with walk

News Briefs: SF Leather Week kickoff starts with walk

  • NEWS
  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Sep 13, 2023

LeatherWalk, which kicks off Leather Week in San Francisco ahead of the Folsom Street Fair, will take place Sunday, September 17, beginning at 11 a.m. outside City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place.

Lesbians bring 'Overlooked Latinas' to SF stage

Lesbians bring 'Overlooked Latinas' to SF stage

  • NEWS
  • by J.L. Odom
  • Sep 13, 2023

It all started 18 years ago, when director Mary Guzmán took in one of Tina D'Elia's onstage performances and decided she wanted to work with her.

Guest Opinion: Let's create more indie bookstores

Guest Opinion: Let's create more indie bookstores

  • NEWS
  • by Ken White
  • Sep 13, 2023

When I worked at A Different Light Bookstore on Castro Street in the 1990s, it was the cultural hub of the LGBTQ neighborhood.

Obituaries: Ronald Charles Agnew

Obituaries: Ronald Charles Agnew

  • NEWS
  • by BAR staff
  • Sep 13, 2023

The obituary for Ronald Charles Agnew, who served in Vietnam and went on to work for the federal court system. He was also involved in drag royalty.

Civil trial underway in SFFD bias case

Civil trial underway in SFFD bias case

  • LEGAL
  • by John Ferrannini
  • Sep 13, 2023

The lesbian San Francisco Fire Department assistant chief suing the city in civil court claiming whistleblower retaliation and discrimination wept on the stand during dramatic testimony at the trial's opening day.

Oakland shows its Pride

Oakland shows its Pride

  • NEWS
  • by BAR staff
  • Sep 13, 2023

Oakland held its Pride parade Sunday, September 10, and it featured plenty of contingents.

CDC recommends updated COVID shots for all

CDC recommends updated COVID shots for all

  • HEALTH
  • by Liz Highleyman
  • Sep 13, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urges all Americans ages 6 months and older to get updated COVID vaccines that more closely match current coronavirus variants.

SFFD trial: Assistant chief, city argue over who was 'singled out' over sexual orientation

SFFD trial: Assistant chief, city argue over who was 'singled out' over sexual orientation

  • NEWS
  • by John Ferrannini
  • Sep 12, 2023

Cross-examination of the lesbian San Francisco Fire Department assistant chief suing the city for discrimination and retaliation ended mid-afternoon on the trial's fourth day, after tense exchanges about other LGBTQ members of the department.