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Twice-yearly PrEP could be available this summer

Twice-yearly PrEP could be available this summer

  • NEWS
  • by Liz Highleyman
  • Feb 19, 2025

Twice-yearly lenacapavir PrEP could be available as early as this summer pending federal Food and Drug Administration approval, with a decision expected in mid-June, Gilead Sciences Inc. announced Tuesday.

Lurie backs Wiener bill to boost nightlife in downtown SF

Lurie backs Wiener bill to boost nightlife in downtown SF

  • NEWS
  • by John Ferrannini
  • Feb 18, 2025

State legislation to add new liquor licenses in downtown San Francisco will increase momentum to the city's economic recovery, lawmakers hope.

Year-end stats show bacterial STIs down across the board in SF

Year-end stats show bacterial STIs down across the board in SF

  • HEALTH
  • by John Ferrannini
  • Feb 14, 2025

Rates of all bacterial sexually transmitted infections in San Francisco were down by the end of 2024 compared to the previous year, according to the year-end STI report released by the health department on Valentine's Day.

State appeal court rules against Bakersfield baker in same-sex wedding case

State appeal court rules against Bakersfield baker in same-sex wedding case

  • LEGAL
  • by John Ferrannini
  • Feb 14, 2025

A state appeal court ruled February 12 that a Bakersfield bakery didn't have the right not to sell a wedding cake to a same-sex couple.

Unhoused man Dale Coverdell, known to many in the Castro, dies

Unhoused man Dale Coverdell, known to many in the Castro, dies

  • NEWS
  • by John Ferrannini
  • Feb 14, 2025

Residents in San Francisco's Castro district are reacting to the death this week of a beloved unhoused man who spent many years on the streets in the LGBTQ neighborhood.

'Transgender' and 'queer' have been removed from Stonewall Monument page

'Transgender' and 'queer' have been removed from Stonewall Monument page

  • NATIONAL
  • by Dana Piccoli, News is Out
  • Feb 13, 2025

As of February 13, the word "transgender" has been removed from the Stonewall National Monument webpage in Greenwich Village, New York.

Federal judge blocks Trump's order on trans medical care

Federal judge blocks Trump's order on trans medical care

  • NEWS
  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Feb 13, 2025

President Donald Trump suffered a legal setback Thursday when a federal judge in Baltimore issued a temporary restraining order blocking enforcement of his executive order on medical care for trans people under 19.

Castro Station escalator will be out of commission for 2.5 weeks

Castro Station escalator will be out of commission for 2.5 weeks

  • NEWS
  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Feb 13, 2025

The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency has announced that starting next week, the Castro Station south escalator will be out of service for two and a half weeks.

Editorial: At Supreme Court, Trump admin abandons trans youth

Editorial: At Supreme Court, Trump admin abandons trans youth

  • NEWS
  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Feb 12, 2025

President Donald Trump's obsession with attacking the transgender community ratcheted up a notch last week when his deputy solicitor general informed the justices that the administration was switching sides in U.S. v. Skrmetti.

Guest Opinion: What Urvashi Vaid taught me

Guest Opinion: What Urvashi Vaid taught me

  • NEWS
  • by Janelle Perez
  • Feb 12, 2025

On a recent morning, when I dropped my daughters off at school, I reflected on what America has looked like to them.

Political Notebook: In Tsai pick, Mayor Lurie ends 30+ year run of out SF health directors

Political Notebook: In Tsai pick, Mayor Lurie ends 30+ year run of out SF health directors

  • NEWS
  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Feb 12, 2025

Over a remarkable span of 31 years, San Francisco has had a series of either gay or lesbian health directors.

Business Briefing: Artwork sales sustain Oakland LGBTQ arts center

Business Briefing: Artwork sales sustain Oakland LGBTQ arts center

  • BUSINESS
  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Feb 12, 2025

For the Queer Healing Arts Center, showcasing the work of Bay Area LGBTQ artists, especially those of color and gender-nonconforming, is its main raison d'être.

Letters to the editor

Letters to the editor

  • NEWS
  • by BAR staff
  • Feb 12, 2025

A reader weighs in on the new LGBTQ Jewish group to fight antisemitism.

Obituaries: Daniel Mackey

Obituaries: Daniel Mackey

  • NEWS
  • by BAR staff
  • Feb 12, 2025

The obituary for Daniel Mackey, who worked as a server in restaurants all over San Francisco during his career.