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SF budget adds $5.4M for LGBTQ needs

SF budget adds $5.4M for LGBTQ needs

  • NEWS
  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Jul 20, 2023

The two-year budget San Francisco leaders have crafted includes funding for various LGBTQ needs, from beefing up security at nonprofits to assisting the local transgender community through an array of programs.

SF budget includes boost for HIV agencies, housing subsidies

SF budget includes boost for HIV agencies, housing subsidies

  • NEWS
  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Jul 20, 2023

HIV advocates were unable to secure all of the $7 million funding ask they were seeking in San Francisco's budget this year.

SF leather district board member resigns over tweets

SF leather district board member resigns over tweets

  • NEWS
  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Jul 20, 2023

A member of the San Francisco Leather & LGBTQ Cultural District board resigned Thursday, a couple of weeks after he posted tweets that some viewed as racist and anti-trans.

Belmont police investigate vandalism of Pride banner at church

Belmont police investigate vandalism of Pride banner at church

  • CRIME
  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Jul 20, 2023

Belmont police have launched a hate crime investigation after a rainbow banner at a local church was vandalized earlier this week.

SFPD chief defends mass arrests at 'hill bomb'

SFPD chief defends mass arrests at 'hill bomb'

  • CRIME
  • by John Ferrannini
  • Jul 20, 2023

San Francisco Police Chief William Scott gave a dramatic multimedia presentation to the Police Commission July 19 in an attempt to quell criticism of the department's mass arrest of teenagers during the Dolores "hill bomb" event.

SF hate crimes defendant indicates he wants another evaluation

SF hate crimes defendant indicates he wants another evaluation

  • CRIME
  • by John Ferrannini
  • Jul 19, 2023

The man who faces trial in a Castro-area hate crime case will have the opportunity for another meeting with mental health experts before it's decided whether he will enter a diversion program in lieu of prosecution.

Bay Area lawyers use drag to benefit out-of-state LGBTQ groups

Bay Area lawyers use drag to benefit out-of-state LGBTQ groups

  • NEWS
  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Jul 19, 2023

Texas families and health care providers this month filed suit against Lone Star State officials in a bid to block a law banning medical procedures for transgender youth from going into effect on September 1.

Political Notebook: Former Pelosi, Breed aide Lazar enters tough Sacto Assembly race

Political Notebook: Former Pelosi, Breed aide Lazar enters tough Sacto Assembly race

  • NEWS
  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Jul 19, 2023

Alex Lazar, a former aide to San Francisco Democrats Mayor London Breed and Congressmember Nancy Pelosi, is aiming to be one of the first out gay members of the state Legislature elected from the Sacramento region.

With no LGBTQ SF mayoral candidate expected in 2024, past contenders recall steep hill they faced

With no LGBTQ SF mayoral candidate expected in 2024, past contenders recall steep hill they faced

  • NEWS
  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Jul 19, 2023

Gay former state senator and city supervisor Mark Leno perhaps came closest when he was in first place for several hours in San Francisco's June 2018 special mayoral election.

News Briefs: Leather district, SF LGBTQ center announce murals

News Briefs: Leather district, SF LGBTQ center announce murals

  • NEWS
  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Jul 19, 2023

A new mural has been completed on the side of Mr S Leather in San Francisco's South of Market neighborhood while plans are underway for the next in a series of temporary murals on the exterior of the city's LGBTQ community center.

Editorial: Newsom right to stand tough on textbooks

Editorial: Newsom right to stand tough on textbooks

  • NEWS
  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Jul 19, 2023

The state of California will not tolerate public school districts that ban textbooks based on false claims by district officials.

Guest Opinion: Book details US fight for LGBTQ equality

Guest Opinion: Book details US fight for LGBTQ equality

  • NEWS
  • by Kevin Naff
  • Jul 19, 2023

The exhilarating days of Obama-era LGBTQ activism have given way to a dangerous complacency that threatens all the unprecedented gains of the past 20 years.

Letters to the editor

Letters to the editor

  • NEWS
  • by BAR staff
  • Jul 19, 2023

A reader thanks those who helped install the pink triangle display atop Twin Peaks.

Out in the World: Budapest Pride gets strong support from US and EU

Out in the World: Budapest Pride gets strong support from US and EU

  • NEWS
  • by Heather Cassell
  • Jul 19, 2023

Thousands of marchers recently took to the streets of Budapest, Hungary for the city's 28th annual Pride parade and festival.