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Drag performers of color reflect on 'queer joy' — and the current backlash to their art

Drag performers of color reflect on 'queer joy' — and the current backlash to their art

  • NEWS
  • by John Ferrannini
  • Jun 20, 2023

With roots stretching back thousands of years, drag performers have recently become a cultural Rorschach test.

SF Pride Sunday offers options

SF Pride Sunday offers options

  • NEWS
  • by John Ferrannini
  • Jun 20, 2023

Once again, two marches will take place in San Francisco on Pride Sunday.

Red Dress Bar Crawl enlivens Castro

Red Dress Bar Crawl enlivens Castro

  • NEWS
  • by BAR staff
  • Jun 20, 2023

The Red Dress Bar Crawl in the Castro last weekend enlivened the neighborhood and helped raise funds for several LGBTQ watering holes.

Gay man confirmed as federal judge in SF

Gay man confirmed as federal judge in SF

The U.S. Senate this month confirmed a gay man to a federal district court seat in San Francisco — marking the first time an openly gay nominee has been appointed to the district court for what is often considered the world's gayest city.

Challenges and obstacles LGBT students face on campus and how to overcome them

Challenges and obstacles LGBT students face on campus and how to overcome them

  • NEWS
  • by Advertising Department -- Sponsored content
  • Jun 20, 2023

Our society is gradually becoming more open-minded, but nevertheless, LGBT students still face challenges and obstacles on campus. Read the article and learn the ways out.

The Importance of Including Issues of the LGBT Community in Educational Programs

The Importance of Including Issues of the LGBT Community in Educational Programs

  • NEWS
  • by Advertising Department -- Sponsored content
  • Jun 20, 2023

New educational programs should consider enhancing the empathy and inclusivity levels of modern students. See why to incorporate LGBT issues in such lessons.

The impact of sexual orientation on student life and learning: challenges and advantages

The impact of sexual orientation on student life and learning: challenges and advantages

  • NEWS
  • by Advertising Department -- Sponsored content
  • Jun 20, 2023

Among aspects that can influence student life, sexual orientation occupies an important position. Read the article and learn what challenges and advantages students can face.

Political Notes: Confirmation hearings near for out CA appellate judges

Political Notes: Confirmation hearings near for out CA appellate judges

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

A judicial review panel in the coming weeks is expected to confirm two gay men to serve on the state's appellate courts and elevate a lesbian appeals court justice to preside over her bench.

SF commissions OK APE's plans for Castro Theatre

SF commissions OK APE's plans for Castro Theatre

  • NEWS
  • by John Ferrannini
  • Jun 15, 2023

San Francisco's historic preservation and planning commissions approved measures Thursday that pave the way for Another Planet Entertainment's plans to make major changes to the Castro Theatre.

Compromise may keep PrEP covered, for now, as federal court case proceeds

Compromise may keep PrEP covered, for now, as federal court case proceeds

  • HEALTH
  • by John Ferrannini
  • Jun 14, 2023

A potential compromise would keep PrEP covered by insurers and employers as a case that would overrule federal protection for HIV preventative care moves through the courts.

Editorial: SFAF should rethink overdose messaging

Editorial: SFAF should rethink overdose messaging

  • NEWS
  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Jun 14, 2023

We fully support the San Francisco AIDS Foundation's expressed interest in helping to run an overdose prevention center, but we think the agency stumbled with recent messaging equating needles to life and police to death.

Business Briefing: Marking 3rd anniversary, Castro chocolatier hosts drag brunch

Business Briefing: Marking 3rd anniversary, Castro chocolatier hosts drag brunch

  • BUSINESS
  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Jun 14, 2023

As it marks this month its third anniversary in business at 3901 18th Street in San Francisco's Castro LGBTQ neighborhood, Kokak Chocolates is shaking up its menu items and eying expansion into breakfast and lunch options.

Political Notebook: Home invasion spurred CA Senate candidate Beckles into politics

Political Notebook: Home invasion spurred CA Senate candidate Beckles into politics

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

Wanting to live closer to where they both worked, Jovanka Beckles and her wife, Nicole Valentino, left Alameda in 2005 for Richmond, California, where they could afford to buy a home for themselves and their then teenage son, Lucio Valentino.

Out in the World: Breed meets with LGBTQ leaders in Israel

Out in the World: Breed meets with LGBTQ leaders in Israel

  • NEWS
  • by Heather Cassell
  • Jun 14, 2023

San Francisco Mayor London Breed met with Israeli LGBTQ community leaders during her recent trip to Israel.