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Online Extra: US appeals court puts hold on discharging HIV+ service members

Online Extra: US appeals court puts hold on discharging HIV+ service members

  • by Lisa Keen
  • Jan 13, 2020

A three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has unanimously upheld a national injunction to stop the U.S. Air Force from discharging service members just because they have HIV infection.

Decade in review: Same-sex marriage was the decade's top story

Decade in review: Same-sex marriage was the decade's top story

  • by Lisa Keen
  • Dec 23, 2019

Same-sex marriage was the decade's top LGBT story.

Online Extra: Rivals spar with Buttigieg at debate

Online Extra: Rivals spar with Buttigieg at debate

  • by Lisa Keen
  • Dec 20, 2019

Gay Democratic presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg was under fierce attack Thursday night in the sixth Democratic debate.

Year in Review: Buttigieg tops national LGBT stories of 2019

Year in Review: Buttigieg tops national LGBT stories of 2019

  • by Lisa Keen
  • Dec 18, 2019

One might argue that 2019 was a pretty good year for LGBT people. Others might argue that 2019 was a year of looming and unresolved battles over the heart and soul of American democracy.

Gay man confirmed as 9th Circuit judge

Gay man confirmed as 9th Circuit judge

  • by Lisa Keen
  • Dec 11, 2019

The Senate voted 53-40 Tuesday afternoon to confirm a gay man to the nation's largest federal appeals court.

Updated: Harris drops out of Dem presidential race

Updated: Harris drops out of Dem presidential race

  • by Lisa Keen
  • Dec 4, 2019

California Senator Kamala Harris withdrew from the Democratic presidential field Tuesday, saying her campaign "simply doesn't have the financial resources we need to continue."

Online Extra: LGBTQ Agenda: Hate crime reports rise in SF, among LGBTs

Online Extra: LGBTQ Agenda: Hate crime reports rise in SF, among LGBTs

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Nov 19, 2019

Reported hate crimes in San Francisco rose 58% in 2018 over the previous year even as hate crimes nationwide leveled off after years of increasing, according to statistics released by the FBI Tuesday, November 12.

Online Extra: Buttigieg surge in Iowa 'forever changes what is possible'

Online Extra: Buttigieg surge in Iowa 'forever changes what is possible'

  • by Lisa Keen
  • Nov 18, 2019

In a historic first, a gay presidential candidate for a major party nomination has topped the polling in Iowa, the first state that will select its delegates to the party nominating conventions.

Warren campaign opens Oakland office

Warren campaign opens Oakland office

  • by BAR staff
  • Nov 13, 2019

Democratic presidential candidate Senator Elizabeth Warren's campaign opened its Oakland office last weekend.

Online Extra: Gay convicted murderer executed in South Dakota

Online Extra: Gay convicted murderer executed in South Dakota

  • by Lisa Keen
  • Nov 13, 2019

A convicted murderer was executed in South Dakota November 4, after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to consider evidence that state court jurors had sentenced the man to death because they knew he was gay and thought he would enjoy life in prison.

Online Extra: LGBTQ Agenda: Updated: Second judge strikes down health care 'refusal rule'

Online Extra: LGBTQ Agenda: Updated: Second judge strikes down health care 'refusal rule'

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Nov 7, 2019

Two federal judges in two days have struck down the Trump administration's Denial of Care rule as a third case in San Francisco awaits a judge's decision.

LGBT candidates win in off-year elections

LGBT candidates win in off-year elections

  • by Lisa Keen
  • Nov 6, 2019

More than 75% of openly LGBT candidates running in Tuesday's off-year elections won. The total included 112, 106 Democrats, one Republican, one independent, and four with undeclared party affiliations.

Online Extra: Trump administration's HHS proposes rule that would allow bias against LGBTs

Online Extra: Trump administration's HHS proposes rule that would allow bias against LGBTs

  • by Lisa Keen
  • Nov 4, 2019

HHS announced Friday that it plans to change its rules governing federal grants it oversees.

Online Extra: Trump judicial nominee defends himself against anti-LGBT claims

Online Extra: Trump judicial nominee defends himself against anti-LGBT claims

  • by Lisa Keen
  • Oct 31, 2019

A confirmation hearing for two of President Donald Trump's nominees to the nation's largest federal appeals court snared considerable media attention Wednesday after one of them dissolved into tears.