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SF LGBTQ bar vandalized with anti-trans slur

September 27, 2023

The Cinch Saloon, the last LGBTQ bar on Polk Street in downtown San Francisco, was vandalized with graffiti containing an anti-trans slur.

B.A.R.'s Bestie balloting begins

by Cynthia Laird
Sep 25, 2023

It's time for Bay Area Reporter readers to cast their ballots for the LGBTQ newspaper's annual Best of the Bay contest.

SF DA says Tenderloin stabbing was alleged anti-LGBTQ hate crime

by John Ferrannini
Sep 21, 2023

A stabbing inside a permanent supportive housing building in the Tenderloin that left a man seriously injured was an anti-LGBTQ hate crime, San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins stated in a news release Thursday.

Editorial: Oakland NAACP should cut ties with Scott

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.

FBI agents come to Castro as part of anti-hate crimes fight

by John Ferrannini
Aug 31, 2023

With seven-in-10 reported hate crimes in San Francisco occurring against gay men — the FBI is fully committed to enforcing federal hate crimes statutes regardless of who is in the White House, agents told an audience in the Castro.

Queer orgs grateful for Stop the Hate state funding

by John Ferrannini
Aug 30, 2023

A number of nonprofits representing minority groups, including the LGBTQ community, are grateful for grants from the state aimed at fighting prejudice.

Man charged with hate crime in Emeryville senior housing incident

by John Ferrannini
Aug 25, 2023

The Alameda County District Attorney's office has charged a 64-year-old man with hate crime vandalism alleged to have happened in the lobby of a senior housing facility.

Editorial: Killed over a Pride flag

by BAR Editorial Board
Aug 23, 2023

In a shocking and horrific incident, a Southern California woman was shot to death because she had a rainbow flag flying outside her shop in Cedar Glen, a small town near Lake Arrowhead in Southern California.

Belmont police investigate vandalism of Pride banner at church

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.

SF hate crimes defendant indicates he wants another evaluation

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.

Eyed for repeal, California travel ban to states with anti-LGBTQ laws expands

by Matthew S. Bajko
Jul 14, 2023

Even as the policy is being eyed for repeal this year, California's ban on state-funded travel to states with anti-LGBTQ laws is expanding.

Discovery woes may cause further delays in gay Oakland murder case

by John Ferrannini
Jul 7, 2023

The attorney defending the UC Berkeley employee charged in the killing of a Black gay man in Oakland earlier this year said outstanding discovery in the case may lead to further delays.

Out in the World: Report finds global LGBTQ activists observe Pride in the face of growing attacks

by Heather Cassell
Jul 6, 2023

While Pride Month in much of the U.S. results in jovial LGBTQ street celebrations throughout June, in many parts of the world Pride remains a protest — at times a dangerous demonstration where LGBTQ people demanding to live openly and freely are attacked.

SF leather district deals with vandalism

by John Ferrannini
Jul 5, 2023

An impromptu street party in the South of Market neighborhood over Pride weekend left thousands of dollars in damage in its wake — including to an LGBTQ historic site.

Hate crimes defendant may enter diversion program

by John Ferrannini
Jul 5, 2023

The man who faces trial in a Castro-area hate crime case may enter the state's mental health diversion program instead, a judge indicated July 5.

News :: Anti-Hate

SF LGBTQ bar vandalized with anti-trans slur

B.A.R.'s Bestie balloting begins

SF DA says Tenderloin stabbing was alleged anti-LGBTQ hate crime

Editorial: Oakland NAACP should cut ties with Scott

FBI agents come to Castro as part of anti-hate crimes fight

Queer orgs grateful for Stop the Hate state funding

Man charged with hate crime in Emeryville senior housing incident

Editorial: Killed over a Pride flag

Belmont police investigate vandalism of Pride banner at church

SF hate crimes defendant indicates he wants another evaluation

Eyed for repeal, California travel ban to states with anti-LGBTQ laws expands

Discovery woes may cause further delays in gay Oakland murder case

Out in the World: Report finds global LGBTQ activists observe Pride in the face of growing attacks

SF leather district deals with vandalism

Hate crimes defendant may enter diversion program

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