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Milk club president steps down amid endorsement snafu

Milk club president steps down amid endorsement snafu

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Sep 3, 2024

Some of the November endorsements of San Francisco's leading progressive LGBTQ Democratic organization were "potentially fraudulent" and "compromised," according to a stunning statement from the club posted to Facebook on August 31.

SF AIDS agency ends direct services as disparity seen in local, federal new Latino HIV diagnoses

SF AIDS agency ends direct services as disparity seen in local, federal new Latino HIV diagnoses

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Aug 30, 2024

A longtime San Francisco Latino HIV/AIDS nonprofit is hanging on by a thread and has stopped providing direct services after losing city funding at the end of the last budget year.

Legislators send myriad LGBTQ bills to Newsom

Legislators send myriad LGBTQ bills to Newsom

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Aug 30, 2024

California legislators have sent Governor Gavin Newsom myriad bills aimed at protecting the rights of LGBTQ state residents and improving their health care needs.

Pioneering bi activist Marguerite 'Maggi' Rubenstein dies

Pioneering bi activist Marguerite 'Maggi' Rubenstein dies

  • by Liz Highleyman
  • Aug 30, 2024

Marguerite "Maggi" Rubenstein, Ph.D., a pioneering bisexual activist dubbed the Godmother of Sex Ed, died August 19 at her home in Red Bluff, California.

Census LGBTQ questions test underway with monthly survey

Census LGBTQ questions test underway with monthly survey

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Aug 29, 2024

The U.S. Census Bureau is now testing sexual orientation and gender identity questions on its American Community Survey.

Jones details new fund ahead of 70th b-day bash

Jones details new fund ahead of 70th b-day bash

  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Aug 28, 2024

Grateful to be alive, longtime gay and AIDS survivor Cleve Jones is planning an "epic" party for his 70th birthday this fall.

Political Notebook: Gay Pinole Councilmember Murphy faces contested election

Political Notebook: Gay Pinole Councilmember Murphy faces contested election

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Aug 28, 2024

Four years ago when he sought his City Council seat, gay Pinole resident Devin Murphy was facing the prospect of having to campaign amid the COVID pandemic when most in-person activities were curtailed.

SF mayoral hopefuls detail LGBTQ senior housing plans

SF mayoral hopefuls detail LGBTQ senior housing plans

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Aug 28, 2024

With San Francisco's LGBTQ residents rapidly progressing to their golden years, housing specific to their cultural needs is expected to be in high demand.

LGBTQ wellness festival returns to Northern California

LGBTQ wellness festival returns to Northern California

  • by Camille Cypher
  • Aug 28, 2024

At the Sum of Us Festival, community is key. It is the foundation and motivation for the wellness retreat, which aims to foster friendship and collective self-discovery between LGBTQ women, trans, and nonbinary folks.

Trans district accelerator clients graduate

Trans district accelerator clients graduate

  • by BAR staff
  • Aug 28, 2024

It was a celebratory night at San Francisco's Strand Theater August 22 when 12 of the 14 participants of the Transgender District's Entrepreneurship Accelerator Program graduated during a small ceremony and presented their ideas for future enterprises.

Editorial: Stop hiding same-sex couples

Editorial: Stop hiding same-sex couples

  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Aug 28, 2024

The B.A.R. editorial board was surprised to see a heterosexual couple featured as the lead image on the Yes on 3 campaign site. The state proposition aims to remove the anti-same-sex language from the old Prop 8 that remains in the constitution.

Book chronicles rise of gay Republicans

Book chronicles rise of gay Republicans

  • by Brian Bromberger
  • Aug 28, 2024

From the get-go, Neil J. Young's "Coming Out Republican: A History of the Gay Right" makes it manifestly clear that gay Republicans face condemnation both from the queer community and their own political party, which never has fully accepted them.

Guest Opinion: Support Prop B: Crucial investments in the LGBTQ+ community

Guest Opinion: Support Prop B: Crucial investments in the LGBTQ+ community

  • by Brian Springfield, Jeffrey Kwong, Mawuli Tugbenyoh, and Olivia Parker
  • Aug 28, 2024

San Francisco stands as a beacon of diversity and inclusion, largely due to its vibrant and resilient LGBTQ+ community.

Obituaries: Erik Butterfield

Obituaries: Erik Butterfield

  • by BAR staff
  • Aug 28, 2024

The obituary for Erik Butterfield, who brought light and joy to all who knew him.