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SF supervisors' committee backs fixed seating at Castro Theatre on divided vote

SF supervisors' committee backs fixed seating at Castro Theatre on divided vote

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Apr 17, 2023

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors' Land Use and Transportation Committee voted 2-1 April 17 in favor of an amendment to landmark the fixed orchestra seating in the Castro Theatre.

San Francisco a step closer to ending its travel ban

San Francisco a step closer to ending its travel ban

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Apr 17, 2023

San Francisco is a step closer to lifting its ban on city-funded travel to states with anti-LGBTQ bills now that a supervisors' committee has voted in support of doing away with the policy.

Political Notes: Gay leader seeks Stockton council seat

Political Notes: Gay leader seeks Stockton council seat

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Apr 17, 2023

Since 2012, when its former member Susan Talamantes Eggman departed for the state Assembly, the Stockton City Council has not had out LGBTQ representation on it.

Gay Santa Clara councilmember Becker indicted over leaked 49ers report

Gay Santa Clara councilmember Becker indicted over leaked 49ers report

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Apr 14, 2023

Gay Santa Clara City Councilmember Anthony Becker is facing one felony charge stemming from his role in leaking a report about the dealings between the South Bay city's leaders and the San Francisco 49ers football team.

Defense attorney says defendant didn't know Marsh

Defense attorney says defendant didn't know Marsh

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Apr 13, 2023

The attorney defending the UC Berkeley employee charged in the killing a gay Black man in Oakland last month said that as far as he knows, the two did not know each other.

Legendary gay pornographer David Hurles dies

Legendary gay pornographer David Hurles dies

  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Apr 13, 2023

David Hurles, a gay pornographer whose models were plucked from the obscurity of the gritty streets of San Francisco and onto rolls of film shot for his defunct company Old Reliable, died April 12.

SF Pride will allow some police to wear uniforms, extending last year's policy

SF Pride will allow some police to wear uniforms, extending last year's policy

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Apr 12, 2023

The organization that puts on the San Francisco Pride parade and celebration will allow some uniformed police to march at the event this year, under the same conditions as last year, the Bay Area Reporter has learned.

Guest Opinion: Not the Mother we wanted, but the one we needed

Guest Opinion: Not the Mother we wanted, but the one we needed

  • by Adriana Roberts
  • Apr 12, 2023

By nearly all accounts, Stefan Grygelko didn't really know what he was doing back when he created his now-legendary drag persona Heklina, on a whim in the early 1990s.

Business Briefing: For 25 years, AsiaSF choreographer has kept the beat

Business Briefing: For 25 years, AsiaSF choreographer has kept the beat

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Apr 12, 2023

Growing up in San Francisco's Little Hollywood neighborhood Ronnie Reddick began modeling at the age of 17.

Bill that would have outed trans students dies in CA Assembly

Bill that would have outed trans students dies in CA Assembly

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Apr 12, 2023

A bill that would have forced the outing of trans students introduced by two California Republican legislators is dead for the year after the chair of the Assembly's education committee opted not to schedule it for a hearing.

News Briefs: SF's Bearrison Street Fair set to return this fall

News Briefs: SF's Bearrison Street Fair set to return this fall

  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Apr 12, 2023

The Bears of San Francisco and the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence will hold the third annual Bearrison Street Fair Saturday, October 14, in the city's Leather & LGBTQ Cultural District in the South of Market neighborhood.

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.

Completion of Castro elevator now slated for 2026

Completion of Castro elevator now slated for 2026

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Apr 12, 2023

San Francisco transit officials now say the opening of a new elevator at the Castro Muni station in the city's LGBTQ district won't happen until "early 2026," a year longer than was predicted in January.

Editorial: Cautious optimism on Title IX rule

Editorial: Cautious optimism on Title IX rule

  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Apr 12, 2023

The White House's rollout last week of the Department of Education's proposed Title IX rule regarding trans student-athletes was clunky, to say the least.