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Political Notebook: Advocates want SF City Hall to rethink lifting of travel ban policy

Political Notebook: Advocates want SF City Hall to rethink lifting of travel ban policy

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Apr 12, 2023

As lawmakers in other states continue to pass anti-LGBTQ bills, advocates in San Francisco are calling on city leaders to rethink their push to repeal the ban on using taxpayer money to travel to those states.

Out in the World: Ugandan prez rejects promoting homosexuality

Out in the World: Ugandan prez rejects promoting homosexuality

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Apr 12, 2023

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni used a recent two-day conference to call on African countries to save Africa from homosexuality.

Hunky Jesus is in the haus

Hunky Jesus is in the haus

  • by BAR staff
  • Apr 12, 2023

The ensemble group Haus of Jesus won the Hunky Jesus contest at the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence's annual Easter party in Mission Dolores Park Sunday, April 9.

Letters to the editor

Letters to the editor

  • by BAR staff
  • Apr 12, 2023

Readers write to us about the Castro Theatre and a recent essay about the closure of gay bars.

Obituaries: Tomas H. Ramirez

Obituaries: Tomas H. Ramirez

  • by BAR staff
  • Apr 12, 2023

The obituary for Tomas H. Ramirez, who held a number of positions in the hospitality industry and was involved with his union.

Drag march draws thousands in SF

Drag march draws thousands in SF

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Apr 11, 2023

Kye Timmons, 33, a queer transgender therapist who works with transgender youth, said they were marching because, "I want young people to grow up into adults."

Heklina to be inducted on LGBTQ Wall of Honor

Heklina to be inducted on LGBTQ Wall of Honor

  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Apr 11, 2023

The late drag artist Heklina will be inducted onto the National LGBTQ Wall of Honor at the Stonewall Inn in New York City in June, according to Nicole Murray Ramirez, a Latino drag queen and community leader.

LGBTQ Agenda: Onslaught of anti-LGBTQ bills continues in North Dakota, Kansas

LGBTQ Agenda: Onslaught of anti-LGBTQ bills continues in North Dakota, Kansas

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Apr 11, 2023

The onslaught of anti-LGBTQ legislation is intensifying — with the North Dakota state Senate passing 10 bills that would restrict the LGBTQ community in a single day last week.

Biden administration crafts moderate proposal on trans athletes

Biden administration crafts moderate proposal on trans athletes

  • by Lisa Keen
  • Apr 10, 2023

Transgender athletes saw two significant victories last week: one from the conservative U.S. Supreme Court and the other from the LGBTQ-friendly White House of President Joe Biden.

Political Notes: Amid retirement talk, Pelosi hits the LGBTQ gala circuit

Political Notes: Amid retirement talk, Pelosi hits the LGBTQ gala circuit

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Apr 10, 2023

As speculation builds that Congressmember Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco) could opt to retire rather than run for reelection in 2024, the former House speaker is making the rounds of the LGBTQ gala circuit this spring.

Foul play not suspected in Heklina's death

Foul play not suspected in Heklina's death

  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Apr 7, 2023

Drag star Heklina apparently did not die of assault or foul play, according to a post mortem conducted by London officials, her good friend Peaches Christ wrote on Facebook April 6.

SF tenants' long eviction nightmare ends with building sold to nonprofit

SF tenants' long eviction nightmare ends with building sold to nonprofit

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Apr 6, 2023

The end of a stalemate between landlords and tenants in an apartment building near Mission Dolores Park was heralded with a jubilant news conference April 6, at which it was announced that a nonprofit has acquired the building.

Castro Merchants group votes to conditionally endorse APE theater plans

Castro Merchants group votes to conditionally endorse APE theater plans

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Apr 6, 2023

The Castro Merchants Association voted Thursday to endorse Another Planet Entertainment's plans for the Castro Theatre without demanding a contractual agreement with the concert promotion company.

UC Berkeley employee pleads not guilty in Marsh killing

UC Berkeley employee pleads not guilty in Marsh killing

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Apr 5, 2023

A UC Berkeley employee charged in the stabbing death of a Black gay Oakland man pleaded not guilty in an Alameda County courtroom Wednesday — but his attorney is requesting documentation from the district attorney's office to explain the charges.