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Hawaii retains strong bond with Bay Area: Besties

Hawaii retains strong bond with Bay Area: Besties

  • BESTIES
  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Oct 25, 2023

After deadly fires ravaged the island of Maui this summer, Bay Area residents mobilized to help out by donating to various charities.

New Ikea is a hit with readers: Besties

New Ikea is a hit with readers: Besties

  • BESTIES
  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Oct 25, 2023

It might be the Swedish meatballs. Or maybe it's the fact that after you have assembled much of the furniture on your own, you derive a sense of accomplishment when the project is completed.

Readers love their Pride, the Castro, and the Dubs: Besties

Readers love their Pride, the Castro, and the Dubs: Besties

  • BESTIES
  • by John Ferrannini
  • Oct 25, 2023

It's no surprise that the San Francisco Pride parade and celebration has been chosen by Bay Area Reporter readers as the Bay's best LGBTQ event.

Search goes on in SF for LGBTQ history museum space

Search goes on in SF for LGBTQ history museum space

  • NEWS
  • by John Ferrannini
  • Oct 25, 2023

Officials at the GLBT Historical Society want to bid on a proposal to secure and operate a full-scale, free-standing museum even though they don't have a site located.

LGBTQ HIstory Month: SF LGBTQ pioneers helped form the community

LGBTQ HIstory Month: SF LGBTQ pioneers helped form the community

  • HISTORY
  • by Chuck Forester
  • Oct 25, 2023

That gay person at the Pride parade is the result of an unusual social experiment that started in 1970 in San Francisco.

Editorial: B.A.R. endorses 2 in special school elections

Editorial: B.A.R. endorses 2 in special school elections

  • NEWS
  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Oct 25, 2023

Voters in the Fruitvale neighborhood in Oakland and downtown San Jose will have an opportunity to elect members of the public school board and community college board, respectively.

News Briefs: Trick-or-treaters to rejoice at 3rd 'Great Hauntway'

News Briefs: Trick-or-treaters to rejoice at 3rd 'Great Hauntway'

  • NEWS
  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Oct 25, 2023

Trick-or-treaters will have plenty to be happy about at the third annual "Great Hauntway" along the upper Great Highway on San Francisco's west side Sunday, October 29, from 1 to 4 p.m.

LGBTQ History Month: LGBTQ+ online dating was created for community

LGBTQ History Month: LGBTQ+ online dating was created for community

  • HISTORY
  • by Michele Zipkin
  • Oct 25, 2023

From casual hookups to friendships to meeting the love of your life, LGBTQ+ online dating was created out of a need for community.

Political Notebook: Time for Rustin stamp, national LGBTQ Black leader says

Political Notebook: Time for Rustin stamp, national LGBTQ Black leader says

  • NEWS
  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Oct 25, 2023

For the past several years the National Black Justice Coalition has called for the U.S. Postal Service to honor deceased gay Black civil rights leader Bayard Rustin with a stamp.

LGBTQ History Month: Online archive features Gerharter's B.A.R. photos

LGBTQ History Month: Online archive features Gerharter's B.A.R. photos

  • NEWS
  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Oct 25, 2023

Two decades ago the San Francisco Public Library purchased a portfolio of photos from longtime Bay Area Reporter photographer Rick Gerharter.

Obituaries: Jamie Summers

Obituaries: Jamie Summers

  • NEWS
  • by BAR staff
  • Oct 25, 2023

The obituary for Jamie Summers, a chiropractor and body worker who had a gift for seeing beauty.

Former B.A.R. columnist receives Waddell award

Former B.A.R. columnist receives Waddell award

  • NEWS
  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Oct 25, 2023

Roger Brigham, the Bay Area Reporter's former sports columnist, is one of the recipients of the Dr. Tom Waddell Award from the Federation of Gay Games.

Guest Opinion: The AIDS crisis brought out the best in Dianne Feinstein

Guest Opinion: The AIDS crisis brought out the best in Dianne Feinstein

  • NEWS
  • by Sal Rosselli
  • Oct 25, 2023

The last time Dianne Feinstein ran for U.S. Senate, the member-leaders of my union voted to endorse her opponent.

New House Speaker Johnson once equated LGBTQs to pedophiles

New House Speaker Johnson once equated LGBTQs to pedophiles

  • NEWS
  • by John Ferrannini
  • Oct 25, 2023

A three-week leadership battle in the United States House of Representatives ended October 25 with Congressmember Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) selected as the body's 56th speaker.