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Editorial: Newsom's health vetoes send wrong message

Editorial: Newsom's health vetoes send wrong message

  • NEWS
  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Oct 11, 2023

Governor Gavin Newsom's vetoes over the weekend of two health-related bills send the wrong message to LGBTQs and straights alike.

Guest Opinion: Attacks on queer youth ramp up in CA

Guest Opinion: Attacks on queer youth ramp up in CA

  • NEWS
  • by Paulina Angel
  • Oct 11, 2023

There is an attack going on here in California, and the victims are transgender and gender non-conforming youth.

Breed presents Fauci with key to city

Breed presents Fauci with key to city

  • NEWS
  • by BAR staff
  • Oct 11, 2023

San Francisco Mayor London Breed, left, presented the key to the city to Dr. Anthony Fauci during a ceremony in the mayor's office at City Hall Wednesday, October 4.

Out in the World: SF gay Jewish business owner caught in Israel after Hamas attack

Out in the World: SF gay Jewish business owner caught in Israel after Hamas attack

  • NEWS
  • by Heather Cassell
  • Oct 11, 2023

San Francisco gay Jewish cafe owner Emanuel "Manny" Yekutiel finds himself in an unimaginable situation following the surprise attack by Hamas in Israel October 7.

HRC, other LGBTQ groups, endorse Biden-Harris for 2024

HRC, other LGBTQ groups, endorse Biden-Harris for 2024

  • NATIONAL
  • by John Ferrannini
  • Oct 10, 2023

Three national LGBTQ groups — including the Human Rights Campaign's political action committee — endorsed President Joe Biden's re-election campaign October 10 in their first joint endorsement.

LGBTQ Agenda: Man sentenced in federal hate crime against Seattle LGBTQ nightclub

LGBTQ Agenda: Man sentenced in federal hate crime against Seattle LGBTQ nightclub

A Washington state man was sentenced October 3 to four years in prison after being convicted of a federal hate crime in an arson incident three years ago near an LGBTQ nightclub in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood.

Newsom nixes trio of bills covering LGBTQ health concerns

Newsom nixes trio of bills covering LGBTQ health concerns

  • NEWS
  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Oct 9, 2023

Governor Gavin Newsom over the weekend nixed three pieces of legislation aimed at addressing health concerns facing LGBTQ individuals.

Selling CS:GO Skins in 2023: Pros and Cons

Selling CS:GO Skins in 2023: Pros and Cons

  • NEWS
  • by Advertising Department -- Sponsored content
  • Oct 9, 2023

Today, few people exchange skins with each other. The relationship between seller and buyer has reached a new level.

Political Notes: Black Cat Tavern, 1st California LGBTQ state landmark, receives its plaque

Political Notes: Black Cat Tavern, 1st California LGBTQ state landmark, receives its plaque

Across California are hundreds of sites designated as official state historical landmarks, from the homes of prominent individuals and locations of important businesses to religious structures and arts institutions.

Newsom names lesbian family lawyer Crocker to Sonoma bench

Newsom names lesbian family lawyer Crocker to Sonoma bench

  • NEWS
  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Oct 6, 2023

Governor Gavin Newsom has named Kinna Crocker, an attorney of East Indian ancestry who specializes in family law, to a vacancy on the Sonoma County Superior Court.

Feinstein, SF's 'forever mayor,' lionized at City Hall memorial

Feinstein, SF's 'forever mayor,' lionized at City Hall memorial

  • NEWS
  • by John Ferrannini
  • Oct 5, 2023

After America's powerful raised their voices in praise of Dianne Feinstein at her memorial service Thursday, the late senator's granddaughter reminded San Franciscans what made her, in the words of another speaker, their "forever mayor."

News Briefs: SF library panel discusses banned books

News Briefs: SF library panel discusses banned books

  • NEWS
  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Oct 4, 2023

This week is Banned Books Week, and the San Francisco Public Library and Litquake will host a panel of children's and young adult authors who will discuss what it's like to write as a creator whose work has been banned or censored.

Editorial: Butler should seek full Senate term

Editorial: Butler should seek full Senate term

  • NEWS
  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Oct 4, 2023

Governor Gavin Newsom's selection of Black lesbian Laphonza Butler to replace the late senator Dianne Feinstein in the U.S. Senate fulfilled his promise to pick a Black woman should he need to appoint someone.

Editorial: Feinstein was a trailblazer

Editorial: Feinstein was a trailblazer

  • NEWS
  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Oct 4, 2023

U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-California), who died last week at the age of 90, will be remembered for a lot of things, but to many older LGBTQ people, she is recalled as the steadfast leader who worked to heal San Francisco following a tragedy.