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Besieged Castro Pride flag still flying on 18th Street

Besieged Castro Pride flag still flying on 18th Street

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  • by John Ferrannini
  • Aug 8, 2023

The rainbow Pride flag that new landlords had wanted removed at the start of this month from an apartment building in San Francisco's LGBTQ Castro neighborhood is still flying.

LGBTQ Agenda: House GOP nixes millions in proposed funds for queer groups

LGBTQ Agenda: House GOP nixes millions in proposed funds for queer groups

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  • by John Ferrannini
  • Aug 8, 2023

The United States House of Representatives Appropriations Committee voted on party lines last month to strip funding for three LGBTQ groups in a decision Democrats said was motivated by bigotry.

SF's Castro aims to reboot Halloween with costume contest, films

SF's Castro aims to reboot Halloween with costume contest, films

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  • by John Ferrannini
  • Aug 7, 2023

After years of not having organized festivities, plans for Halloween in the LGBTQ Castro neighborhood are moving forward — but it won't be the block party that was quashed by San Francisco leaders 16 years ago after violence marred previous events.

SF DA Jenkins drops misdemeanor 'hill bomb' riot charges

SF DA Jenkins drops misdemeanor 'hill bomb' riot charges

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  • by John Ferrannini
  • Aug 7, 2023

San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins announced she's dropping misdemeanor riot charges against those arrested after chaos and violence related to the Dolores Street Hill Bomb skateboard event last month near Mission Dolores Park.

HIV confab hears news about heart disease, mpox

HIV confab hears news about heart disease, mpox

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  • by Liz Highleyman
  • Aug 7, 2023

The International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Science, held recently in Brisbane, Australia, included new findings on a medication to prevent heart disease and the risk of severe mpox among people living with HIV.

Political Notes: Nonbinary labor activist Thompson seeks Santa Cruz council seat

Political Notes: Nonbinary labor activist Thompson seeks Santa Cruz council seat

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  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Aug 7, 2023

After falling short in their bid for a state Assembly seat last year, nonbinary former union organizer Joe Thompson now has their sights set on being elected to the Santa Cruz City Council.

SF Mayor Breed opens Transgender History Month

SF Mayor Breed opens Transgender History Month

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  • by BAR staff
  • Aug 2, 2023

San Francisco Mayor London Breed, center, was joined by trans performer and activist Donna Personna, second from right, in raising the trans flag Wednesday, August 2, to open Transgender History Month.

News Briefs: US Mint discloses design of Rev. Pauli Murray quarter

News Briefs: US Mint discloses design of Rev. Pauli Murray quarter

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  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Aug 2, 2023

The design has been released for the U.S. quarter that will posthumously honor Reverend Dr. Pauli Murray as part of the U.S. Mint's American Women Quarters program.

East Bay's Rainbow center has new ED

East Bay's Rainbow center has new ED

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  • by John Ferrannini
  • Aug 2, 2023

Christian Aguirre, an eight-year veteran of the Rainbow Community Center, is the new executive director of the only LGBTQ community center in Contra Costa County.

California Humanities leader aims to amplify LGBTQ voices

California Humanities leader aims to amplify LGBTQ voices

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  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Aug 2, 2023

With LGBTQ issues again a flashpoint in the country's cultural and political arenas, the new leader of a statewide humanities organization in California is aiming to amplify the voices of LGBTQ individuals and organizations.

Editorial: Congress must reauthorize PEPFAR

Editorial: Congress must reauthorize PEPFAR

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  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Aug 2, 2023

It is critical that Congress reauthorize the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, better known as PEPFAR.

Out in the World: Italian cities tighten up on kids' birth certificates

Out in the World: Italian cities tighten up on kids' birth certificates

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  • by Heather Cassell
  • Aug 2, 2023

Padua recently became Italy's first city to retroactively remove non-biological same-sex parents from children's birth certificates as other jurisdictions alter their processes.

LGBTQ leaders mostly OK with repealing travel ban

LGBTQ leaders mostly OK with repealing travel ban

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  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Aug 2, 2023

In interviews with the Bay Area Reporter in recent months a number of LGBTQ leaders in other states and across California said they have no issue with Golden State legislators ending the travel ban to states with anti-LGBTQ laws.

Guest Opinion: Mayor George Christopher: A man misunderstood

Guest Opinion: Mayor George Christopher: A man misunderstood

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  • by Evelyn Rose
  • Aug 2, 2023

Christopher Park in Diamond Heights is named for San Francisco's last Republican mayor, George Christopher.