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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.

In Sacramento, LGBTQ bills largely focus on youth, health issues

In Sacramento, LGBTQ bills largely focus on youth, health issues

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Apr 5, 2023

Issues related to health and transgender individuals, particularly youth, are the main focus of the LGBTQ bills making their way through the legislative process in Sacramento this year.

Political Notebook: List of LGBTQ 2024 CA legislative candidates expands

Political Notebook: List of LGBTQ 2024 CA legislative candidates expands

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Apr 5, 2023

With the filing deadline just eight months away, the list of LGBTQ candidates seeking California legislative seats in 2024 continues to expand.

Ocean film fest to feature trans bodysurfer

Ocean film fest to feature trans bodysurfer

  • by Marijke Rowland
  • Apr 5, 2023

When two people met in the water near the Manhattan Beach Pier, their shared love of surfing overcame their outward differences and became the basis for a new short documentary about the sport and trans joy.

Editorial: Amend, don't repeal, CA travel ban

Editorial: Amend, don't repeal, CA travel ban

  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Apr 5, 2023

Lesbian state Senate President pro Tempore Toni Atkins (D-San Diego) surprised many last week — including us — when she introduced legislation that would repeal California's law prohibiting publicly funded travel to states that have anti-LGBTQ laws.

News Briefs: Berkeley seminary to hold 'Souls A'Fire' conference

News Briefs: Berkeley seminary to hold 'Souls A'Fire' conference

  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Apr 5, 2023

The Reverend Dr. Roland Stringfellow will be hosting Berkeley's Pacific School of Religion's "Souls A'Fire" conference, which focuses on the intersection between the Christian church, queer identity, and the African American perspective.

Transmissions: Weapons

Transmissions: Weapons

  • by Gwendolyn Ann Smith
  • Apr 5, 2023

On March 27, a gunman used an AR-15 military-style weapon to shoot open a lock to a door at The Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee.

Despite report findings, LGBTQ groups say CA prisons failing trans people

Despite report findings, LGBTQ groups say CA prisons failing trans people

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Apr 5, 2023

A state commissioned report on a law that governs the placement of trans people in California's prison system has drawn criticism from LGBTQ advocates.

Obituaries: Rama Selassie Barnwell

Obituaries: Rama Selassie Barnwell

  • by BAR staff
  • Apr 5, 2023

The obituary for Rama Selassie Barnwell, who worked as an HIV test counselor in San Francisco, beginning in the late 1980s.

Guest Opinion: Reclaiming the Resurrection

Guest Opinion: Reclaiming the Resurrection

  • by Jim Mitulski
  • Apr 5, 2023

There is nothing like spending two winters in Duluth, Minnesota to make one appreciate the San Francisco Bay Area and all that it has to offer.

St. James told to 'pause' eviction of trans woman

St. James told to 'pause' eviction of trans woman

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Apr 5, 2023

St. James Infirmary has been instructed to "pause" the eviction of a trans woman from a transitional housing facility as an investigation into her claims of sexual retaliation against the nonprofit proceed, the Bay Area Reporter has learned.

Letters to the editor

Letters to the editor

  • by BAR staff
  • Apr 5, 2023

This week, a reader takes issue with the paper's television columnist.

LGBTQ Agenda: US bishops' document on trans health care 'harms people,' queer Catholics say

LGBTQ Agenda: US bishops' document on trans health care 'harms people,' queer Catholics say

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Apr 4, 2023

LGBTQ Roman Catholics are responding to a document from the United States bishops about how the church's health care services should respond to requests for gender-affirming care.