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Castro sees progress on streets, D8 liaison says

Castro sees progress on streets, D8 liaison says

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  • by John Ferrannini
  • Jun 14, 2023

Two and a half years into his time as District 8's public safety liaison, Dave Burke said street conditions in the LGBTQ Castro area are improving.

Guest Opinion: SF DA pledges support for LGBTQ community

Guest Opinion: SF DA pledges support for LGBTQ community

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  • by Brooke Jenkins
  • Jun 14, 2023

I am looking forward to marching in San Francisco's 53rd annual Pride parade this year, alongside members of the San Francisco District Attorney's office, other elected officials, community members, family, friends, and allies.

News Briefs: Alameda County Fair to hold Pride celebration

News Briefs: Alameda County Fair to hold Pride celebration

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  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Jun 14, 2023

The Alameda County Fair kicks off Friday, June 16, and will include a special Pride celebration Sunday, June 18, featuring Out at the Fair, an organization that works to increase LGBTQ presence at county fairs in California and other states.

Horizons grant recipients celebrate

Horizons grant recipients celebrate

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  • by BAR staff
  • Jun 14, 2023

Recipients of grants through Horizons Foundation's Community Issues Funding Program celebrated during a Pride Month breakfast at the City Club June 7.

Los Angeles shows its Pride

Los Angeles shows its Pride

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  • by BAR staff
  • Jun 14, 2023

Los Angeles held its Pride parade June 11 under sunny skies and drew lots of people.

Transmissions: Stand in joy and Pride

Transmissions: Stand in joy and Pride

Pride, in 2023, feels a bit surreal. For months, we have heard the worst people on the right relentlessly labeling LGBTQ people — and in particular transgender people — as groomers, preying on the nation's children.

Letters to the editor

Letters to the editor

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  • by BAR staff
  • Jun 14, 2023

A reader appreciates a recent story on Chita Rivera.

Obituaries: Robert Neal Thornton

Obituaries: Robert Neal Thornton

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  • by BAR staff
  • Jun 14, 2023

The obituary for Robert Neal Thornton, who owned The Cinch Saloon on San Francisco's historic Polk Street.

Gay glass artist Bruce St. John Maher dies

Gay glass artist Bruce St. John Maher dies

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  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Jun 14, 2023

Bruce St. John Maher, a gay man and glass artist, died peacefully in his sleep at his home in Monte Rio on April 9, Easter Sunday.

Dancers impressed at Fantastic Field Day

Dancers impressed at Fantastic Field Day

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  • by BAR staff
  • Jun 14, 2023

Fantastic Field Day, and LGBTQ-themed event, was held at the Presidio Tunnel Tops June 11.

Castro remembers Pulse tragedy

Castro remembers Pulse tragedy

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  • by BAR staff
  • Jun 14, 2023

Christopher Vasquez, joined by others, placed a flower at the Pulse Nightclub memorial at 18th and Castro streets Monday, June 12, the seventh anniversary of the mass shooting at the LGBTQ nightclub in Orlando, Florida that left 49 people dead.

SF supe Dorsey critiques AIDS agency's messaging on drug overdose centers

SF supe Dorsey critiques AIDS agency's messaging on drug overdose centers

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  • by John Ferrannini
  • Jun 13, 2023

A gay city supervisor is taking issue with some of the San Francisco AIDS Foundation's messaging in support of overdose prevention centers, saying it is endangering law enforcement and drug users in addition to being irresponsible and tone-deaf.

Effort to excise California same-sex marriage ban heats up

Effort to excise California same-sex marriage ban heats up

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  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Jun 13, 2023

With the start of Pride Month has come a concerted effort to see that the homophobic legacy of the 2008 same-sex marriage ban Proposition 8 be fully erased from the California Constitution.

LGBTQ Agenda: White House announces new LGBTQ civil rights measures

LGBTQ Agenda: White House announces new LGBTQ civil rights measures

The Biden administration will be appointing a coordinator to work on the issues and threats that book bans pose for civil rights, according to a June 8 statement from the White House.